Statement of reasons from the official authorities in Leipzig, Germany:
a) no Bitmain european postal address printed on the device
b) warning notes on the device not in German language
c) CE sign and test certificate for Low voltage devices is not applicable, by that falsified CE sticker (this one impresses me ... Bitmain overperform by making sure they even do the LVP test, and get punished for it ?)
We are clarifying with the official authorities in different states in Germany (expecting different statements than the one from Leipzig) , as well as we handed the whole topic to our lawyers.
On this at the moment.
Seems like the responsible government agency in Germany does list the following as a reason:
- missing or wrong CE sticker
- CE indication wrong or misleading
- not fulfilling 2001/95/EG standards
I am totally lost on where to find the issue here - and can't imagine Bitmain trying to ship hundreds of these ASICS to the EU, well knowing they will get sent back or destroyed.
There is a clear distinction between PSU and simply electrical hardware actualy.
PSU must have the CE logo but electrical hardware powered by less 50v doesn't
https[Suspicious link removed]mpt-from-emc-testing-altogether/
As a result, if you buy only the miner it is not subject to CE marking as it's doesn't have a PSU.
If you buy a PSU from bitmain and it has the CE marking, you are safe. Just check with Bitmain or other people on the forum who purchased a PSU from bitmain to check if the PSU has the CE marking.