G/IT/SPEC/Q4/28  
 
20 March 2014  
(14-1746)  Page: 1/2  
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in 
Information Technology Products  Original: English  
 
 SURVEY ON EMC/EMI 
REPLIES TO THE SURVEY 
Communication from the Russian Federation 
The following communication, dated 14 March 2 014, has been received from the Permanent 
Mission of the Russian Federation. 
  
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 1. (a) Does your Government have mandatory technical requirements for 
electromagnetic interference of Inform ation Technology equipment? If so, 
please identify. 
 
Yes. The technical regulation of the Custom Un ion "Electromagnetic compatibility of technical 
means" regulates EMC and EMI aspects in the Russian Federation. These technical regulation lays down general and essential safety and protection requirements with which products must comply. It does not prescribe specific technical requirements but, a general reference is made to 
standards, which when applied give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements. 
  (b) Are these requirements harmonized with CISPR 22? If not, please explain the 
current requirements. 
 Yes. The compliance with the Russian standard GOST R 51318.22-2006 (identical CISPR 22:2006) 
raises a presumption of conformity with the technical requirements on electromagnetic 
interference.  2. (a) Does your government have mandatory technical requirements for 
electromagnetic immunity of Informat ion Technology equipment? If so, 
please identify. 
 
Yes. Information Technology equipment shall have a level of immunity to the electromagnetic 
disturbance to be expected in its intended use which allows it to operate without unacceptable degradation of its intended use. 
 
 (b) Are these requirements harmonized with CISPR 24? If not, please explain the 
current requirements. 
 
Yes. The compliance with the Russian standard GOST 30805.24-2002 (identical CISPR 24:1997) 
raises a presumption of conformity with the technical requirements for electromagnetic immunity.  
3. (a) What conformity assessment proc edure for electromagnetic compatibility 
(EMC/EMI), which includes both inte rference and immunity, does your 
government require for approval of  information technology products? 
 
The technical regulation of the Custom Union "Electromagnetic compatibility of technical means" defines 3 groups of technical means: G/IT/SPEC/Q4/28 
 
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1. Technical means, passive with respect to electromagnetic compatibility – not covered by 
these technical regulations: wires, cords, cables, headphones without volume control, etc; 
 
2. technical means subjected to mandatory conformity assessment (certification): audio and 
video equipment, television receivers and radio broadcasting, personal electronic computers (PCs), technical means, connected to the personal electronic computers, etc; 
 
3. technical means subjected to conformity assessment in the form of manufacturers' 
declaration of conformity: other technical means. 
 
 (b) May suppliers perform these proced ures (e.g. testing, declaration of 
conformity), or must third pa rties perform these procedures? 
 
Only third parties perform conformity assessment procedures for technical means of 2
nd group (see 
response under (a)).  
Suppliers may perform and choose the scheme of conformity assessment for the technical means 
of 3
rd group (see response under (a)). 
  (c) What international guidelines or st andards, if any, are those procedures 
based on? If not, what guidelines or standards are they based on? 
 The procedures are described in the technical re gulation of the Custom Union "Electromagnetic 
compatibility of technical means" (adopted by the Decision of the Commission of the Customs 
Union No. 879 of 9 December 2011) and in the regulations on typical schemes of conformity 
assessment (adopted by the Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 621 of 
7 April 2011). Procedures are aligned with international guidelines and standards, 
e.g. ISO/IEC Guides 61 and 65 (the corresponding Russian standards (GOSTs) are identical to these).  
4. Has your regulatory authority receiv ed any complaint or had any problems 
regarding the EMC/EMI aspects of the appr oved information technology products? 
If yes, how frequent? And please identify  the nature of the complaint/problem. 
 
Yes. We have received complaints on interferences to radio communication services. The following problems have been identified: 
 
- too many products are subject to mandatory conformity assessment (certification); - too poor immunity; - emission level too high; 
- manufacturer didn't carry out a new conformi ty assessment even if the product has been 
changed; 
- bad installation and/or use. 
 
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