. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/EEC/37
7 October 2003
(03-5274)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
European Commission
EC-TBT Enquiry Point,
Fax: 0032 2 299 80 43,
E-mail: ec-tbt@cec.eu.int
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   All equipment liable to
generate electromagnetic disturbance or which can be affected by it.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Title: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility
(reference COM(2002)759).
Number of pages : 36 (in English – other languages available : Spanish, Danish, German,
Greek, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish)
6. Description of content:
This proposal provides for a revision of Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May 1989 on
the approximation of laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility
(EMC Directive).
The Directive covers all equipment liable to generate electromagnetic disturbance or which
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The Directive sets the requirements these equipment are subject to:
• Protection requirements: electromagnetic disturbance shall not exceed a level allowing
other equipment or radio and telecommunication equipment to operate as intended and
shall be sufficiently immune to such disturbance. Compliance with standards published
in the Official Journal of the European Union gives a presumption of conformity with
the above requirement, but observance of standards is not mandatory.
• Information requirement : Unique identification of equipment, identification of
manufacturer and importer, restrictions on use
• Marking requirements : CE marking
Conformity assessment procedure: Manufacturer's self-declaration after self-assessment.
Intervention of a conformity assessment body is optional. A technical construction file has
to be made available. No conformity assessment procedure is required for installations.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The objective of the EMC Directive is to guarantee the free movement of electrical
equipment whilst creating an acceptable electromagnetic environment within the EU. TheDirective therefore seeks to ensure that electromagnetic disturbances produced by electrical
equipment do not affect the correct functioning of other such equipment, including
telecommunication and electricity distribution networks, and that such equipment has an
appropriate level of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances so that it can function as
intended.
8. Relevant documents:   COM(2002)759 . EU Bulletin 12/2002, Section 1.3.35
Related documents are available on the following internet address:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/revision/proposal.htm
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 01/01/2004
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after notification
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [   ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
European Commission,
EC-TBT Enquiry Point,
Fax: 0032 2 299 80 43,
E-mail: ec-tbt@cec.eu.int