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NIST GCR 01-813

A Guide to the EU Directive on

Electromagnetic Compatibility

Helen Delaney and Rene van de Zande, Co-Editors

Global Standards Program

Office of Standards Services

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Gaithersburg MD 20899-2100

Order No. 43SBNB060086

June 2001
 

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ABSTRACT

This guide (prepared under contract by Helen Delaney and Rene van de Zande, DVZ Joint 

Ventures) is an easy-to-use introductory reference for industry and government officials on the 

requirements of the European Union’s (EU) Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 

[Directive 89/336/EEC]. It is designed to help business and government officials understand 

the purpose of the directive, its relationship to other directives, the essential requirements 

contained in the directive, and the basic steps necessary for compliance. The guide offers 

explanations of such requirements as: the products covered by the directive, the products 

excluded from coverage under the directives, differences in the essential requirements for 

components, finished product, systems and installations. The guide contains the text of the 

directive and a list of applicable standards. The guide also references appropriate sections of 

NIST Special Publication 951: A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment for 

further information on some of the generic conformity assessment concepts and requirements 

of the EU’s New Approach.

Key Words: CEN; CENELEC; conformity assessment; directives; electrical products; 

electromagnetic compatibility; EMC; European Union; New Approach directives; technical 

construction files; user manuals
 

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Contents

To Be Considered: ------------------------------------------- 1

Purpose of the Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility --- 1

Basic Steps to Compliance ----------------------------------- 2

I Determining Whether or Not the Product Has to Comply with 

 the EMC Directive --------------------------------------- 2

A. Products Totally Covered by the Directive ----------- 2 

B. Products Partially Covered by the Directive --------- 2 

C. Products Excluded from the Directive ---------------- 3 

 

II Essential Requirements --------------------------------- 4 

 

III. Understanding How the Directive Distinguishes Between 

 Components, Finished Products, Systems, and 

 Installations ------------------------------------------ 4

 A. Components ----------------------------------------- 4

 B. Finished Products ---------------------------------- 6 

 C. Systems -------------------------------------------- 6

1. System of all CE Marked Apparatuses ------------ 6

2. System of CE Marked Apparatuses and non-CE 

 Marked Apparatuses ----------------------------- 6

3. System with Various Configurations ------------- 7 

D. Installations -------------------------------------- 7

1. Fixed Installations --------------------------- 7

2. Movable Installations ------------------------- 8

IV. Understanding How the Directive Defines Used, Second-Hand, 

 and Modified Apparatuses ------------------------------- 8

A. Used Apparatus ------------------------------------- 8

B. Second Hand Apparatus ------------------------------ 9

C. Reconditioned Apparatus ---------------------------- 9

D. Reconfigured Apparatus ----------------------------- 9

E. As-New Apparatus ----------------------------------- 9

V. Determining if the Directive Must be Applied or 
 

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 Reapplied to Used, Second Hand Reconditioned, or 

 Reconfigured Parts ------------------------------------- 9

A. When the EMC Directive Must Be Applied ------------- 9

B. When the EMC Directive Does Not Have to Be Applied -10

C. Repaired Apparatus and Spare Parts -----------------10

1. Repaired Apparatus ----------------------------10

2. Spare Parts -----------------------------------10 

VI. Determining the Conformity Assessment Method -----------11

A. The Procedure with the Application of Harmonized 

 Standards -----------------------------------------11

B. The Procedure Where No EMC harmonized Standards are 

 Used, or Only Parts are Used -----------------------11

C. The Procedure for Apparatus Used for the Transmission 

 of Radiocommunications -----------------------------13

Text of the Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility 

(89/336/EEC) ------------------------------------------------15

EMC Harmonized Standards ------------------------------------23
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The Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility1

Directive EMC 89/336/EEC

Applicable since January 1, 1996

To Be Considered:

 

1. Unlike New Approach Directives that cover specific families of products (such as 

toys and simple pressure vessels), the Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility 

addresses a particular hazard and may be applicable to a wide range of products. 

In this, it is like the Low Voltage Directive.

2. The Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility has a unique feature: competent 

bodies. With the exception of radiocommunications equipment, manufacturers of 

products covered by the EMC Directive may choose the aspects of conformity 

assessment the manufacturer himself will perform, and those which will be 

performed by a competent body. Other New Approach Directives, such as the 

Medical Device Directive and Machinery Directive, may (depending on the 

product) require third party conformity assessment procedures to be carried out 

by Notified Bodies (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity 

Assessment Page 20).

3. It should also be noted that the requirements of the Low Voltage and the EMC 

Directives are integrated into the Radio Equipment and Telecommunications 

Terminal Equipment Directive. 

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Purpose of the Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility

The EMC Directive has two purposes:

(1) To Control Electromagnetic (Radiated and Power Line Conducted) Emissions: 

To ensure that electromagnetic disturbances produced by electrical and electronic 

apparatuses do not degrade the performance of other apparatuses, radio and 

telecommunications networks, electricity distribution networks and related 

equipment; i.e., to ensure that electrical and electronic products do not emit 

electromagnetic disturbances that will adversely affect other products.

 

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 Readers of this report may wish to refer to NIST SP 951: A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity 

Assessment, which is available on NIST’s website at: http://ts.nist.gov/ca. 
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(2) To Provide Immunity Against Outside Interference Sources: To protect the 

apparatus in question from electromagnetic disturbances so that it may operate 

correctly; i.e., to make the apparatus immune to electromagnetic disturbances.

Basic Steps to Compliance

I. Determining Whether or Not the Product Has To Comply with the EMC

Directive

Products in question will belong to one of three categories: (A) products totally covered 

by the Directive; (B) products partially covered by the Directive; and (C) products 

excluded from the Directive.

A. Products Totally Covered by the Directive

• The general definition of a product that must comply with the EMC Directive is any 

electrical or electronic appliance, together with equipment and installations 

containing electrical and/or electronic components (whether or not connected to the 

mains), which is liable to cause electromagnetic disturbances or is liable to be 

affected by such a disturbance.

Examples include: products that can affect the performance of radiocommunications 

devices or systems, electric energy distribution networks, and telecommunications 

networks and the equipment connected to them. Other examples include electrical 

household appliances, portable tools and similar equipment, and fluorescent lighting 

luminaries fitted with starters. 

• The Directive also applies to those products for which the European Commission has 

mandated an EMC Harmonized Standard, whether or not the product is mentioned 

explicitly in the Scope of the Directive. 

• Annex III of the Directive lists examples of apparatuses that must be protected from 

and immune to EM disturbances.

B. Products Partially Covered by the Directive

• There are products that are only partially covered by the EMC Directive because 

certain protection or immunity requirements of that product are covered by other 

regulations. For example, the EMC Directive covers the emission requirements for 

non-automatic weighing instruments. Immunity requirements for the same products 

are covered by Directive 90/384 (on Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments). 
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Emission requirements for agricultural and forestry tractors are covered by Directive 

75/322; but the EMC Directive covers immunity requirements for tractors. 

Products in question must be examined in accordance with other Directives that 

apply to them to determine if they are fully covered, partially covered, or excluded 

from the requirements of the EMC Directive. These other Directives should specify 

the EMC requirements with which to comply. 

C. Products Excluded from the Directive

• Obviously, if a product contains no electrical or electronic components, or if it is 

electromagnetically passive, it is not bound by the Directive. In other words, if 

the product cannot (without intervention) create any switching of oscillation of 

current or voltage and it is likewise not affected by EM disturbances, it is 

excluded from the Directive. 

Examples:

Cables and cabling systems and accessories;

Equipment without automatic switching devices; 

Batteries; and 

Accumulators. 

• Products whose emission levels are far below the most stringent limits of the 

EMC Harmonized Standards are exempted. 

• The same standard determination holds true for the immunity requirements of the 

Directive. Examples are protection equipment that does not contain electronic 

components, such as fuses, circuit breakers, manual switches, home and building 

switches, high voltage inductors and transformers. Other examples are capacitors, 

induction motors and filament lamp bulbs.

Note: Standards development has identified (at this point) three types of emitted 

disturbances: (1) conducted (continuous and intermittent) radio-frequency 

disturbance; (2) radiated radio frequency disturbances; and (3) harmonics, flicker 

and voltage fluctuations on the main power supply.

See: EMC Harmonized Standards listed at the end of this report. 

• Components not intended for final use and without a direct function may be exempted 

from some provisions of the Directive. 

• Products totally excluded from the Directive are

• Radio equipment used by radio amateurs (unless the apparatus is available 

commercially;
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• Motor vehicles;

• Active implantable medical devices;

• Medical devices;

• In vitro diagnostic medical devices;

• Equipment intended for use in aircraft in flight; and

• Marine equipment.

II. Essential Requirements

Following are the essential requirements of the EMC Directive, as taken directly from 

Article 4 of the Directive:

“The apparatus...shall be so constructed that:

(a) the electromagnetic disturbance it generates does not exceed a level allowing 

radio and telecommunications equipment and other apparatus to operate as 

intended; 

(b) the apparatus has an adequate level of intrinsic immunity to electromagnetic 

disturbance to enable it to operate as intended.” 

III. Understanding How the Directive Distinguishes Between Components, Finished 

Products, Systems, and Installations

A. Components

A component may or may not have to comply with the EMC Directive. The 

manufacturer must determine whether his component is considered to be an apparatus 

that must comply with the Directive, or a component (with or without a direct function) 

which does not have to comply with the Directive. 

• A component is considered an apparatus when it has a direct function and can be 

placed on the market as a single commercial unit. These kinds of components 

must comply with the EMC Directive, must be accompanied by instructions for 

use, and they must bear the CE Mark (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards 

and Conformity Assessment, Page 17), i.e., Sold Commercially, CE Marked. 
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Examples: 

o Electronic circuit boards;

o Plug-in cards for computer systems, microprocessor cards, central 

processing unit cards/motherboards, electronic mail cards, 

telecommunication cards etc.;

o Programmable logic controllers;

o Electric motors (except for induction motors);

o Computer disk drives;

o Power supply units, when they are autonomous equipment; and

o Electronic temperature controls.

• A component with a direct function that is not intended for sale to the public, but 

intended exclusively for incorporation into a final apparatus by a professional 

assembler or manufacturer, does not have to comply with any of the requirements 

of the EMC Directive except one: it must be accompanied by instructions for use. 

The instructions are intended for the manufacturer to help him solve EMC 

problems within the final apparatus. These kinds of components do not have to 

bear the CE Mark (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity 

Assessment, Page 17), i.e., Exclusively for Incorporation, No CE Mark. 

They may, however, require a Declaration of Incorporation. (See NIST SP 951 A 

Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment, Pages, 29 and 31.) 

It should be noted that nothing precludes a contractor from requiring a subcontractor to 

CE Mark his component, whether or not it is required by the Directive.

• Components, which by themselves perform no direct function, are excluded from 

the Directive; i.e., No Direct Function, No CE Mark.

Examples: 

o Electrical or electronic components which form part of electrical or 

electronic circuits, such as resistors, capacitors, coils, diodes, transistors, 

thyristors, triacs, and integrated circuits;

o Cables and cabling accessories;

o All or nothing relays;

o Plugs, sockets, terminal blocks, etc.;

o Light-emitting diodes (LED), liquid-crystal displays, etc.;

o Simple mechanical thermostats. 
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B. Finished Products

A finished product is any device or unit of equipment that always has a direct function, 

an enclosure of its own and, if applicable, ports and connections intended for end-users. 

Finished products are handled much like components. A finished product must comply 

with the EMC Directive if it is available commercially as a single unit, i.e., Sold 

Commercially, CE Marked.

A finished product that is intended exclusively for an industrial assembly operation in 

another apparatus, must only comply with the requirement that it be accompanied by 

instructions for use that indicate EMC aspects to be considered by the manufacturer of 

the final apparatus, i.e., Exclusively for Incorporation, No CE Mark.

Again, it should be noted that nothing precludes a contractor from requiring a 

subcontractor to CE Mark his finished product, whether or not it is required by the 

Directive.

C. Systems

A system is a combination of apparatuses or parts. 

1. System of all CE Marked Apparatuses

An example of a system is a computer system consisting of a CPU (central 

processing unit), keyboard, printer, and monitor. 

Each part, or apparatus, is placed on the market as a single unit that may be sold 

independently. Each part complies with the EMC Directive, and each part bears a 

CE Mark. (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity 

Assessment, Page 17.) This kind of system needs no additional CE Mark for the 

system as a whole. (Instructions for connection and use must be provided, 

however.) 

Note that the components within the CPU that come with it at time of sale (CDROM, mother board and disk drive, supplied in the enclosure) do not have to be 

CE Marked.

2. System of CE Marked Apparatuses and non-CE Marked Apparatuses

This system must be combined or connected by a professional person who is 

responsible for fulfilling the objectives of the Directive. In this situation, the 

system becomes an apparatus, and must comply as an apparatus to all provisions 

of the EMC Directive. One CE Marking (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU 

Standards and Conformity Assessment, Page 17) will be affixed to the main part 
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of the system, if all parts are supplied as one unit. (Those parts that are CE 

Marked, may, of course, be used and distributed outside the system.)

3. System With Various Configurations 

Some systems may be configured differently or be assembled in various 

combinations when they perform different tasks. In this case, the responsible 

person must define the configuration that is likely to cause the maximum 

disturbance, or is likely to be the most susceptible to disturbances. This is known 

as the worst-case configuration. In a system, then, which can be configured in 

various ways, the worst-case configuration is the guide for the manufacturer in 

complying with the EMC Directive.

In some cases, the variations in the product may not be typified by a “worst-case.” 

In these situations, the product may need to be evaluated under the Technical File 

(See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment, Page 

24) route allowed for in the Directive. This route allows a manufacturer to make 

certain engineering assumptions about a product’s EMC characteristics. The 

Technical File can be constructed to include all the variants in a product line. The 

File must, however, be evaluated by a Competent Body (See NIST SP 951 A 

Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment, Page 21) or Notified Body 

(See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment, Page 

20).

A manufacturer may want to add components that were not included in the 

original system. In that case, he must take into consideration whether or not the 

added components are electromagnetically relevant or irrelevant. 

Electromagnetically irrelevant components will not require the manufacturer to 

re-verify the system. Electromagnetically relevant components will, however, 

require the manufacturer to use the worst-case configuration concept in making 

sure that the system is in full compliance.

Under the Technical File Route, it is possible to include additional variations and 

enhancements in the original product and maintain the compliance of the entire 

system. 

D. Installations

1. Fixed Installations

A “fixed” installation has the following characteristics:

• It is a combination of several types of equipment, systems, finished products, 

and/or components (known as “parts”).

• It is assembled and/or erected by an assembler/installer at a given place.
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• It is intended to operate together in an expected environment.

• It is expected to perform a specific task.

• It is not intended for the market as a single functional or commercial unit.

Some parts of an installation may be available commercially (and CE Marked), and 

others may be intended for incorporation only (and not CE Marked), much like a 

system described above (C2). The manufacturer of each part is only responsible for 

the electromagnetic aspects of that part, but is not, under the EMC Directive, 

responsible for the electromagnetic effects of an installation as a whole.

The installation as a whole, however, must comply with the Essential Requirements

of the Directive; and the person(s) responsible for the design, engineering, and 

construction of the installation is responsible for complying with all the provisions of 

the Directive. Since the installation is not intended to move around the European 

Economic Area (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity 

Assessment, Page 1), however, it is not required to bear the CE Marking (See NIST 

SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment, Page 17). There is no 

need to involve a competent body, and there is no need for an EC Declaration of 

Conformity (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment, 

Page 26). The persons responsible, however, are required to provide clear 

instructions for operation and maintenance in a User’s Manual (See NIST SP 951 A 

Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment, Page 26). Compliance of a 

fixed installation is determined on a case-by-case basis.

2. Movable Installations

Installations which may be moved and operated within a range of locations (ex: the 

outside broadcast vehicle of a TV or radio station), may experience or cause changes 

in the electromagnetic environment. These installations, because they may move 

within the European Economic Area (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and 

Conformity Assessment, Page 1) must comply with the Directive as if they were a 

system.

IV. Understanding How the Directive Defines Used, Second-Hand, and Modified 

Apparatuses

A. Used Apparatus

A used apparatus is one that has previously and legally been placed on the market and put 

into service within the European Economic Area (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU 

Standards and Conformity Assessment, Page 1). This apparatus must have been in 

compliance with whatever European legislation was applicable to it at the time (European 

National or European Union). If it was placed on the market before the EMC Directive 
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was applicable, it is not covered by it. If it was placed on the market after the EMC 

Directive was applicable, it is covered by it. 

Used apparatus imported from a country outside the EEA, but made available in the EEA 

for the first time is not considered “used.” It is considered new apparatus and must 

comply with the EMC Directive (providing, of course, that it is electromagnetically 

relevant and within the scope of the Directive).

B. Second Hand Apparatus

Second hand apparatus is used apparatus supplied to a user. It may or may not have been 

modified by refurbishment, reconditioning, or reconfiguration.

C. Reconditioned Apparatus

Reconditioned apparatus is used apparatus whose performance has changed over time. It 

has been modified, the object being restoration. Note: A restoration could involve a 

change of electromagnetic characteristics. For example, a metallic enclosure may 

provide much better electromagnetic shielding than a plastic enclosure.

D. Reconfigured Apparatus 

A reconfigured apparatus is a used apparatus that has been upgraded or downgraded by 

the addition or removal of one or more parts.

E. As-New Apparatus

An As-New apparatus is a used apparatus that has undergone a substantial modification. 

An As-New apparatus is a used apparatus whose modification has changed it so much 

that it performs like a new apparatus, or like one that is being placed on the market at the 

same time. 

V. Determining if the Directive Must be Applied or Reapplied to Used, Second 

Hand Reconditioned, or Reconfigured Parts

A. When the EMC Directive Must Be Applied 

The first general rule of thumb is that the EMC Directive must be applied or reapplied to 

used and/or modified apparatus if 
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• It is imported from a country outside the EEA;

• It has been previously placed on the EEA market, but modified to the extent that it 

is As-New; and

• It is intended to be placed on the market again as a single commercial unit.

Note: The modifier of the apparatus, however, must have supporting documentation as 

to what has been done, plus an EMC analysis, a record of tests performed, and final 

conclusions as a result of the analysis and tests. Enforcement authorities and end users 

must be able to determine that the apparatus has been modified and to know the 

identification of the modifier; and this information must appear in the documentation or 

on the apparatus. 

B. When the EMC Directive Does Not Have to Be Applied 

The second rule of thumb is that the EMC Directive does not have to be applied or 

reapplied if repairs, restorations, or modifications do not change the intentions of the 

original manufacturer, or if the modifications do not change the manufacturer’s 

conformity assessment or the manufacturer’s conformance with the Directive. 

The EMC Directive does not apply to a used apparatus, of course, if it did not apply to it 

when it was new. Likewise, the EMC Directive will not apply to a modified apparatus if 

it did not apply to the original apparatus. 

C. Repaired Apparatus and Spare Parts

1. Repaired Apparatus

A repaired apparatus is one whose functionality has been restored without adding any 

new features. From an EMC point of view, the repaired apparatus is no different 

from the original. The Directive does not have to be applied. 

2. Spare Parts 

 

(a) Spare parts, whether they are identical to the ones being replaced or different 

ones, (due to technical progress or discontinuation of the old parts) do not 

need to be brought into conformity with the Directive if they do not cause 

the apparatus to change its EMC performance for the worse. 

 

(b) Spare parts that are commercially available as single units must be assessed as 

any other part as to whether or not the Directive applies. 
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VI. Determining the Conformity Assessment Method

There are three conformity assessment procedures prescribed in the Directive:

A. A procedure with the application of harmonized standards;

B. A procedure where no harmonized standards are used, or only parts are used;

C. A specific procedure for apparatus used for the transmission of radiocommunications.

A. The Procedure with the Application of Harmonized Standards (See NIST SP 951 

A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment, Page 11).

If the manufacturer uses EMC Harmonized Standards in the design, production, and 

testing of the apparatus, he need only

• Affix the CE Marking (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and 

Conformity Assessment, Page 17).

• Draw up a written Declaration of Conformity (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU 

Standards and Conformity Assessment, Page 26). See also Annex I of the 

Directive. 

Note: Although no Technical File (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and 

Conformity Assessment, Page 24) is required, it is recommended that manufacturers 

retain all relevant technical documentation as if it were a technical file, i.e., 10 years 

after the last apparatus was placed on the market.

B. The Procedure Where No EMC Harmonized Standards are Used, or Only Parts 

are Used

If the manufacturer has not used EMC Harmonized Standards or only parts of them, he 

must

• Compile and keep a Technical File (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards 

and Conformity Assessment, Page 24).

A Technical File should contain the following: 

o A general description of the product;

o Design and manufacturing drawings, together with layout diagrams 

covering components, subassemblies, circuits, etc.;

o Descriptions and explanations needed in order to understand the 

abovementioned drawings and diagrams as well as the operational aspects 

of the product;
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o A list of standards applied in whole or in part and a description of the 

solutions adopted in order to comply with the protection requirements of 

the Directive in cases where the standards have not been applied;

o Design calculation results arising from the EMC tests;

o The technical report or the certificate issued by a competent body (see 

below);

o A copy of the EC Declaration of conformity (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to 

EU Standards and Conformity Assessment, Page 26). See also Annex I of 

the Directive;

o A copy of the instructions for use (See Annex III of the Directive).

• Obtain a Report or Certificate from a Competent Body (See NIST SP 951 A Guide 

to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment, Page 21). 

A report or certificate from a competent body need only declare that the 

conformity assessment procedures for the parts that were not covered by 

harmonized standards have been correctly performed, regardless of whether they 

were done by the manufacturer or by the competent body.

Note: Whether or not EMC Harmonized Standards are used, the manufacturer may have 

a competent body do some or all of the testing required to complete the conformity 

assessment; or the manufacturer may do all of the testing in-house and submit 

documentary proof to a competent body for evaluation. Testing and evaluation are, 

however, required to be separate functions within a competent body. In other words, a 

person(s) evaluating a technical file cannot be involved in producing it or any test results 

being reviewed. In the final analysis, however, the manufacturer is the only one 

responsible for complying with the Directive

The technical file and the report or certification from a competent body must be kept 

available for inspection by surveillance (competent) authorities (Ministries of National 

Governments of EEA Member States) for 10 years after the last apparatus was placed on 

the market (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment, 

Manufacturer, Page 22, Importer, page 23, Authorized Representative, page 23). 
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C. The Procedure for Apparatus Used for the Transmission of 

Radiocommunications

Please note that the provisions of the Radio and Telecommunications, Terminal 

Equipment Directive (R&TTE), have superseded this section. Under the R&TTE, the 

Manufacturer may self-declare compliance. For EMC aspects, the R&TTE Directive 

supercedes the EMC Directive. It is included here to be consistent with the original 

text of the EMC Directive.

This type of apparatus must undergo a conformity assessment procedure that is different 

from the procedures described above. The procedure is known as EC type-examination 

(See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment, Page 22). 

For EC type-examinations, the manufacturer:

• Makes an application to the Notified Body of his choice, or a subcontractor of 

that Notified Body located in the U.S. (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU 

Standards and Conformity Assessment, Page 20).

• Submits a sample (a type) of the apparatus to the Notified Body or its 

subcontractor.

• Submits technical documentation to the Notified Body or its subcontractor. The 

technical documentation must cover the design, manufacture and operation of the 

apparatus, must specify which standards have been applied, and/or which 

conformity assessment solutions the manufacturer has utilized to assure that the 

apparatus has met with the provisions of the Directive. 

In turn, the Notified Body:

• Verifies that the sample has been manufactured in accordance with the technical 

documentation, i.e., that the apparatus has been designed and manufactured in 

accordance with the standards indicated by the manufacturer. 

• Performs tests to check (where standards have not been applied), whether the 

manufacturer has applied solutions that will bring the apparatus in compliance 

with the Directive.

• Issues an EC type-examination certificate. 

If a certificate is denied, the Notified Body provides the reasons for the denial. In cases 

of denial, the manufacturer may modify the apparatus; and the Notified Body may issue a 

second certificate. 

Note: Notified Bodies share information concerning EC type-examination and 

certificates issued or withdrawn. 
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The Manufacturer, upon receiving an EC-type examination certificate;

• Affixes the CE Marking (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU Standards and 

Conformity Assessment, Declaration of Conformity, Page 17).

• Draws up a written Declaration of Conformity (See NIST SP 951 A Guide to EU 

Standards and Conformity Assessment, Declaration of Conformity, Page 26). See 

also Annex I of the Directive. 

• Keeps the Declaration of Conformity, EC-Type examination certificate, and 

technical documentation available for inspection by surveillance (competent) 

authorities (Ministries of National Governments of EEA Member States) for 10 

years after the last apparatus has been placed on the market (See NIST SP 951 A 

Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment, Manufacturer, Page 22, 

Importer, page 23, Authorized Representative, page 23).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, REFER TO THE ACTUAL TEXT OF THE 

DIRECTIVE ,WHICH FOLLOWS.
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Text of Directive EMC 89/336/EEC

The following text of the Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC) has 

been taken from EUR-Lex, the digital version of the legislation issued in the Official 

Journal of the European Communities Web Site: http://www.europa.eu.int/eurlex/en/lif/dat/1989/en_389L00336.html 

Only European Community’s legislation printed in the Official Journal of the European 

Communities is deemed to be authentic.

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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 

Of 3 May 1989 

On The Approximation Of The Laws Of The Member States Relating To Electromagnetic 

Compatibility (89/336/EEC) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 

COMMUNITIES, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 

European Economic Community, and in 

particular Article 100a thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the 

Commission (1), 

In cooperation with the European Parliament 

(2), 

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic 

and Social Committee (3), 

Whereas it is necessary to adopt measures 

with the aim of progressively establishing the 

internal market over a period expiring on 31 

December 1992; whereas the internal market 

comprises an area without internal frontiers 

in which the free movement of goods, 

persons, services and capital is ensured; 

Whereas Member States are responsible for 

providing adequate protection for 

radiocommunications and the devices, 

apparatus or systems whose performance 

may be degraded by electromagnetic 

disturbance produced by electrial and 

electronic apparatus against the degradation 

caused by such disturbances; 

Whereas Member States are also 

responsible for ensuring that electric energy 

distribution networks are protected from 

electromagnetic disturbance with can affect 

them and, consequently, equipment fed by 

them; 

Whereas Council Directive 86/361/EEC of 24 

July 1986 on the initial stage of the 

recognition of type-approval for 

telecommunications terminal equipment (4) 

covers in particular the signals emitted by 

such equipment when it is operating normally 

and the protection of public 

telecommunications networks from harm; 

whereas it is therefore still necessary to 

provide adequate protection for these 

networks, including the equipment connected 

to them, against temporary disturbances 

caused by signals of an accidental nature 

that may be emitted by this equipment; 

Whereas in some Member States, mandatory 

provisions define in particular the permissible 

electromagnetic disturbance levels that this 

equipment is liable to cause and its degree of 
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immunity to such signals; whereas these 

mandatory provisions do not necessarily lead 

to different protection levels from one 

Member State to another but do, by their 

disparity, hinder trade within the Community; 

Whereas the national provisions ensuring 

such protection must be harmonized in order 

to guarantee the free movement of electrical 

and electronic apparatus without lowering 

existing and justified levels of protection in 

the Member States; 

Whereas Community legislation as it stands 

at present provides that, notwithstanding one 

of the fundamental rules of the Community, 

namely the free movement of goods, barriers 

to intra-Community trade resulting from 

disparities in national laws on the marketing 

of products have to be accepted in so far as 

those provisions may be recognized as 

necessary to satisfy essential requirements; 

whereas the harmonization of laws in the 

case in point must therefore be confined to 

those provisions needed to comply with the 

protection requirements relating to 

electromagnetic compatibility; whereas these 

requirements must replace the 

corresponding national provisions; 

Whereas this Directive therefore defines only 

protection requirements relating to 

electromagnetic compatibility; whereas, to 

facilitate proof of conformity with these 

requirements, it is important to have 

harmonized standards at European level 

concerning electromagnetic compatibility, so 

that products complying with them may 

be assumed to comply with the protection 

requirements; whereas these standards 

harmonized at European level are drawn up 

by private bodies and must remain nonbinding texts; whereas for that purpose the 

European Committee for Electrotechnical 

Standardization (CENELEC) is recognized as 

the competent body in the field of this 

Directive for the adoption of harmonized 

standards in accordance with the general 

guidelines for cooperation between the 

Commission and the European Committee 

for Standardization (CEN) and CENELEC 

signed on 13 November 1984; whereas, for 

the purposes of this Directive, a harmonized 

standard is a technical specification 

(European standard or harmonization 

document) adopted by CENELEC upon a 

remit from the Commission in accordance 

with the provisions of Council Directive 

83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a 

procedure for the provision of information in 

the field of technical standards and 

regulations (1), as last amended by Directive 

88/182/EEC (2), and pursuant to the 

abovementioned general guidelines; 

Whereas, pending the adoption of 

harmonized standards for the purposes of

this Directive, the free movement of goods 

should be facilitated by accepting, as a 

transitional measure, on a Community level, 

apparatus complying with the national 

standards adopted, in accordance with the 

Community inspection procedure ensuring 

that such national standards meet the 

protection objectives of this Directive; 

Whereas the EC declaration of conformity 

concerning the apparatus constitutes a 

presumption of its conformity with this 

Directive; whereas this declaration must take 

the simplest possible form; 

Whereas, for apparatus covered by Directive 

86/361/EEC, in order to obtain efficient 

protection as regards electromagnetic 

compatibility, compliance with the provisions 

of this Directive should nevertheless be 

certified by marks or certificates of conformity 

issued by bodies notified by the Member 

States; whereas, to facilitate the mutual 

recognition of marks and certificates issued 

by these bodies, the criteria to be taken into 

consideration for appointing them should be 

harmonized; 

Whereas it is nevertheless possible that 

equipment might disturb 

radiocommunications and 

telecommunications networks; whereas 

provision should therefore be made for a 

procedure to reduce this hazard; 
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Whereas this Directive applies to the 

appliances and equipment covered by 

Directives 76/889/EEC (3) and 76/890/EEC 

(4) which relate to the approximation of the 

laws of the Member States relating to radio 

interference caused by electrical household 

appliances, portable tools and similar 

equipment and to the suppression of radio 

interference with regard to fluorescent 

lighting luminaires fitted with starters; 

whereas those Directive should therefore be 

repealed, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 

Article 1 

For the purposes of this Directive: 

1. 'apparatus' means all electrical and 

electronic appliances together with 

equipment and installations containing 

electrical and/or electronic components. 

2. 'electromagnetic disturbance' means any 

electromagnetic phenomenon which may 

degrade the performance of a device, unit of 

equipment or system. An electromagnetic 

disturbance may be electromagnetic noise, 

an unwanted signal or a change in the 

propagation medium itself. 

3. 'immunity' means the ability of a device, 

unit of equipment or system to perform 

without degradation of quality in the 

presence of an electromagnetic disturbance. 

4. 'electromagnetic compatibility' means the 

ability of a device, unit of equipment or 

system to function satisfactorily in its 

electromagnetic environment without 

introducing intolerable electromagnetic 

disturbances to anything in that environment. 

5. 'competent body' means any body which 

meets the criteria listed in Annex II and is 

recognized as such. 

6. 'EC type-examination certificate' is a 

document in which a notified body referred to 

in Article 10 (6) certifies that the type of 

equipment examined complies with the 

provisions of this Directive which concern it. 

Article 2 

1. This Directive applies to apparatus liable 

to cause electromagnetic disturbance or the 

performance of which is liable to be affected 

by such disturbance. 

It defines the protection requirements and 

inspection procedures relating thereto. 

2. In so far as protection requirements 

specified in this Directive are harmonized, in 

the case of certain apparatus, by specific 

Directives, this Directive shall not apply or 

shall cease to apply with regard to such 

apparatus or protection requirements upon 

the entry into force of those specific 

Directives. 

3. Radio equipment used by radio amateurs 

within the meaning of Article 1, definition 53,

of the radio regulations in the International 

Telecommunications Convention, shall be 

excluded from the scope of this Directive, 

unless the apparatus is available 

commercially. 

Article 3 

Member States shall take all appropriate 

measures to ensure that apparatus as 

referred to in Article 2 may be placed on the 

market or taken into service only if it 

complies with the requirements laid down by 

this Directive when it is properly installed and 

maintained and when it is used for the 

purposes for which it is intended. 

Article 4 

The apparatus referred to in Article 2 shall be 

so constructed that: 

(a) the electromagnetic disturbance it 

generates does not exceed a level allowing 

radio and telecommunications equipment 

and other apparatus to operate as intended; 

(b) the apparatus has an adequate level of 

intrinsic immunity of electromagnetic 

disturbance to enable it to operate as 

intended. 

The principal protection requirements are set 

out in Annex III. 

Article 5 

Member States shall not impede for reasons 

relating to electromagnetic compatibility the 

placing on the market and the taking into 

service on their territory of apparatus 

covered by this Directive which satisfies the 
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requirements thereof. 

Article 6 

1. The requirements of this Directive shall not 

prevent the application in any Member State 

of the following special measures: 

(a) measures with regard to the taking into 

service and use of the apparatus taken for a 

specific site in order to overcome an existing 

or predicted electromagnetic compatibility 

problem; 

(b) measures with regard to the installation of 

the apparatus taken in order to protect the 

public telecommunications networks or 

receiving or transmitting stations used for 

safety purposes. 

2. Without prejudice to Directive 83/189/EEC, 

Member States shall inform the Commission 

and the other Member States of the special 

measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1. 

3. Special measures that have been 

recognized as justified shall be contained in 

an appropriate notice made by the 

Commission in the Official Journal of the 

European Communities. 

Article 7 

1. Member States shall presume compliance 

with the protection requirements referred to 

in Article 4 in the case of apparatus which is 

in conformity; 

(a) with the relevant national standards 

transposing the harmonized standards, the 

reference numbers of which have been 

published in the Official Journal of the 

European Communities. Member States shall 

publish the reference numbers of such 

national standards; 

(b) or with the relevant national standards 

referred to in paragraph 2 in so far as, in the 

areas covered by such standards, no 

harmonized standards exist. 

2. Member States shall communicate to the 

Commission the texts of their national 

standards, as referred to in paragraph 1 (b), 

which they regard as complying with the 

protection requirements referred to in Article 

4. The Commission shall forward such texts 

forthwith to the other Member States. In 

accordance with the procedure provided for 

in Article 8 (2), it shall notify the Member 

States of those national standards in respect 

of which there is a presumption of conformity 

with the protection requirements referred to 

in Article 4. 

Member States shall publish the reference 

numbers of those standards. The 

Commission shall also publish them in the 

Official Journal of the European 

Communities. 

3. Member States shall accept that where the 

manufacturer has not applied, or has applied 

only in part, the standards referred to in 

paragraph 1, or where no such standards 

exist, apparatus shall be regarded as 

satisfying the protection requirements has 

been certified by the means of attestation 

provided for in Article 10 (2). 

Article 8 

1. Where a Member State or the Commission 

considers that the harmonized standards 

referred to in Article 7 (1) (a) do not entirely

satisfy the requirements referred to in Article 

4, the Member State concerned or the 

Commission shall bring the matter before the 

Standing Committee set up by Directive 

83/189/EEC, hereinafter referred to as 'the 

Committee', giving the reasons therefor. The 

Committee shall deliver an opinion without 

delay. 

Upon receipt of the Committee's opinion, the 

Commission shall inform the Member States 

as soon as possible whether or not it is 

necessary to withdraw in whole or in part 

those standards from the publications 

referred to in Article 7 (1) (a). 2. After receipt 

of the communication referred to in Article 7 

(2), the Commission shall consult the 

Committee. Upon receipt of the latter's 

opinion, the Commission shall inform the 

Member States as soon as possible whether 

or not the national standard in question shall 

enjoy the presumption of conformity and, if 

so, that the references thereof shall be 

published nationally. 

If the Commission or a Member State 
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considers that a national standard no longer 

satisfies the necessary conditions for 

presumption of compliance with the 

protection requirements referred to in Article 

4, the Commission shall consult the 

Committee, which shall give its opinion 

without delay. Upon receipt of the latter's 

opinion, the Commission shall inform the 

Member States as soon as possible whether 

or not the standard in question shall continue 

to enjoy a presumption of conformity and, if 

not, that it must be withdrawn in whole or in 

part from the publications referred to in 

Article 7 (2). 

Article 9 

1. Where a Member State ascertains that 

apparatus accompanied by one of the means 

of attestation provided for in Article 10 does 

not comply with the protection requirements 

referred to in Article 4, it shall take all 

appropriate measures to withdraw the 

apparatus from the market, prohibit its 

placing on the market or restrict its free 

movement. 

The Member State concerned shall 

immediately inform the Commission of any 

such measure, indicating the reasons for its 

decision and, in particular, whether noncompliance is due to: 

(a) failure to satisfy the protection 

requirements referred to in Article 4, where 

the apparatus does not meet the standards 

referred to in Article 7 (1); 

(b) incorrect application of the standards 

referred to in Article 7 (1); 

(c) shortcomings in the standards referred to 

in Article 7 (1) themselves. 

2. The Commission shall consult the parties 

concerned as soon as possible. If the 

Commission finds, after such consultations, 

that the action is justified, it shall forthwith so 

inform the Member State that took the action 

and the other Member States. 

Where the decision referred to in paragraph 

1 is attributed to shortcomings in the 

standards, the Commission, after consulting 

the parties, shall bring the matter before the 

Committee within two months if the Member 

State which has taken the measures intends 

to uphold them, and shall initiate the 

procedures referred to in Article 8. 

3. Where apparatus which does not comply 

is accompanied by one of the means of 

attestation referred to in Article 10, the 

competent Member State shall take 

appropriate action against the author of the 

attestation and shall inform the Commission 

and the other Member States thereof. 

4. The Commission shall ensure that the 

Member States are kept informed of the 

progress and outcome of this procedure. 

Article 10 

1. In the case of apparatus for which the 

manufacturer has applied the standards 

referred to in Article 7 (1), the conformity of 

apparatus with this Directive shall be certified 

by an EC declaration of conformity issued by 

the manufacturer or his authorized 

representative established within the 

Community. The declaration shall be held at 

the disposal of the competent authority for 

ten years following the placing of the 

apparatus on the market. 

The manufacturer or his authorized 

representative established within the 

Community shall also affix the EC conformity 

mark to the apparatus or else to the 

packaging, instructions for use or guarantee 

certificate. 

Where neither the manufacturer nor his 

authorized representative is established 

within the Community, the above obligation 

to keep the EC declaration of conformity 

available shall be the responsibility of the 

person who places the apparatus on the 

Community market. 

The provisions governing the EC declaration 

and the EC mark are set out in Annex I. 

2. In the case of apparatus for which the 

manufacturer has not applied, or has applied 

only in part, the standards referred to in 

Article 7 (1) or failing such standards, the 

manufacturer or his authorized 

representative established within the 
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Community shall hold at the disposal of the 

relevant competent authorities, as soon as 

the apparatus is placed on the market, a 

technical construction file. This file shall 

describe the apparatus, set out the 

procedures used to ensure conformity of the 

apparatus with the protection requirements 

referred to in Article 4 and include a technical 

report or certificate, one or other obtained 

from a competent body. 

The file shall be held at the disposal of the 

competent authorities for ten years following 

the placing of the apparatus on the market. 

Where neither the manufacturer nor his 

authorized representative is established 

within the Community, this obligation to keep 

a technical file available shall be the 

responsibility of the person who places the 

apparatus on the Community market. 

The conformity of apparatus with that 

described in the technical file shall be 

certified in accordance with the procedure 

laid down in paragraph 1. 

Member States shall presume, subject to the

provisions of this paragraph, that such 

apparatus meets the protection requirements 

referred to in Article 4. 3. Where the 

standards referred to in Article 7 (1) are not 

yet in existence, and without prejudice to the 

provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article, the 

apparatus concerned may, on a transitional 

basis until 31 December 1992 at the latest, 

continue to be governed by the national 

arrangements in force on the date of 

adoption of this Directive, subject to the 

compatibility of such arrangements with the 

provisions of the Treaty. 

4. Conformity of apparatus covered by Article 

2 (2) of Directive 86/361/EEC with the 

provisions of this Directive shall be certified 

in accordance with the procedure laid down 

in paragraph 1 once the manufacturer or his 

authorized representative established within 

the Community has obtained an EC typeexamination certificate concerning this 

apparatus issued by one of the notified 

bodies referred to in paragraph 6 of this 

Article. 

5. The conformity of apparatus designed for 

the transmission of radiocommunications, as 

defined in the International 

Telecommunication Union Convention, with 

the provisions of this Directive shall be 

certified in accordance with the procedure 

laid down in paragraph 1 once the 

manufacturer or his authorized 

representative established within the 

Community has obtained an EC typeexamination certificate concerning this 

apparatus issued by one of the notified 

bodies referred to in paragraph 6 below. 

This provision shall not apply to the above 

apparatus where it is designed and intended 

exclusively for radio amateurs within the 

meaning of Article 2 (3). 

6. Each Member State shall notify the 

Commission and the other Member States of 

the competent authorities referred to in this 

Article and of the bodies responsible for 

issuing the EC type-examination certificates 

referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5. The 

Commission shall publish a list of those 

authorities and bodies, for information 

purposes, in the Official Journal of the 

European Communities and shall ensure that 

the list is updated. 

Such notification shall state whether those 

bodies are competent for all apparatus 

covered by this Directive or whether their 

responsibility is limited to certain specific 

areas. 

Member States shall apply the criteria listed 

in Annex II for the assessment of the bodies 

to be notified. 

Bodies which comply with the assessment 

criteria fixed by the relevant harmonized 

standards shall be presumed to comply with 

the aforementioned criteria. 

A Member State which has notified a body 

must withdraw approval if it finds that the 

body no longer meets the criteria listed in 

Annex II. It shall forthwith inform the 

Commission and the other Member States 

thereof. 
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Article 11 

Directive 76/889/EEC and Directive 

76/890/EEC shall be repealed as from 1 

January 1992. 

Article 12 

1. By 1 July 1991, Member States shall 

adopt and publish the laws, regulations and 

administrative provisions necessary to 

comply with this Directive. They shall inform 

the Commission thereof. 

They shall apply these provisions as from 1 

January 1992. 

2. Member States shall communicate to the 

Commission the texts of the provisions of 

national law which they adopt in the field 

covered by this Directive. 

Article 13 

This Directive is addressed to the Member 

States. 

Done at Brussels, 3 May 1989. 

For the Council 

The President 

P. SOLBES 

(1) OJ No C 322, 2. 12. 1987, p. 4. 

(2) OJ No C 262, 10. 10. 1988, p. 82 and OJ 

No C 69, 20. 3. 1989, p. 72. 

(3) OJ No C 134, 24. 5. 1988, p. 2. 

(4) OJ No L 217, 5. 8. 1986, p. 21. 

(1) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8. 

(2) OJ No L 81, 26. 3. 1988, p. 75. 

(3) OJ No L 336, 4. 12. 1976, p. 1. 

(4) OJ No L 336, 4. 12. 1976, p. 22. 

ANNEX I

1. EC declaration of conformity 

The EC declaration of conformity must 

contain the following: 

- description of the apparatus to which it 

refers, 

- reference to the specifications under which 

conformity is declared, and, where 

appropriate, to the national measures 

implemented to ensure the conformity of the 

apparatus with the provisions of the 

Directive, 

- identification of the signatory empowered to 

bind the manufacturer or his authorized 

representative, 

- where appropriate, reference to the EC 

type-examination certificate issued by a 

notified body. 

2. EC conformity mark 

- The EC conformity mark shall consist of the 

letters CE as set out below and the figures of 

the year in which the mark was affixed. 

- This mark should, where appropriate, be 

accompanied by the distinctive letters used 

by the notified body issuing the EC typeexamination certificate. 

- Where apparatus is the subject of other 

Directives providing for the EC conformity 

mark, the affixing of the EC mark shall also 

indicate conformity with the relevant 

requirements of those other Directives. 

ANNEX II

Criteria for the assessment of the bodies to 

be notified 

The bodies designated by the Member 

States must fulfil the following minimum 

conditions: 

1. availability of personnel and of the 

necessary means and equipment; 

2. technical competence and professional 

integrity of personnel; 

3. independence, in carrying out the tests, 

preparing the reports, issuing the certificates 

and performing the verification function 

provided for in this Directive, of staff and 

technical personnel in relation to all circles, 

groups or persons directly or indirectly 

concerned with the product in question; 

4. maintenance of professional secrecy by 

personnel; 

5. possession of civil liability insurance 

unless such liability is covered by the State 

under national law. 

Fulfilment of the conditions under points 1 

and 2 shall be verified at intervals by the 

competent authorities of the Member States. 

ANNEX III 

Illustrative list of the principal protection 

requirements 
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The maximum electromagnetic disturbance 

generated by the apparatus shall be such as 

not to hinder the use of in particular the 

following apparatus: 

(a) domestic radio and television receivers 

(b) industrial manufacturing equipment 

(c) mobile radio equipment 

(d) mobile radio and commercial 

radiotelephone equipment 

(e) medical and scientific apparatus 

(f) information technology equipment 

(g) domestic appliances and household 

electronic equipment 

(h) aeronautical and marine radio apparatus 

(i) educational electronic equipment 

(j) telecommunications networks and 

apparatus 

(k) radio and television broadcast 

transmitters 

(l) lights and fluorescent lamps. 

Apparatus, and especially the apparatus 

referred to in (a) to (l), should be constructed 

in such a way that it has an adequate level of 

electromagnetic immunity in the usual 

electromagnetic compatibility environment 

where the apparatus is intended to work so 

as to allow its unhindered operation taking 

into account the levels of disturbance 

generated by apparatus complying with the 

standards laid down in Article 7. 

The information required to enable use in 

accordance with the intended purpose of the 

apparatus must be contained in the 

instructions accompanying the apparatus.
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EMC Harmonized Standards

Note: This list of EMC Harmonized Standards is from the Web Site: 

http://www.newapproach.org

European 

Standards

Body Reference and title of the standard Reference 

document

Reference of 

the 

superseded 

standard

Date of 

cessation of 

presumption 

of conformity 

of the 

superseded 

standard

Note 1

CENELEC EN 50065-1:1991

Signalling on low-voltage electrical 

installations in the frequency range 3 kHz to 

148,5 kHz --

Part 1: General requirements, frequency 

bands and electromagnetic disturbances

NONE -

Amendment A1:1992 to EN 50065-1:1991 Note 3 Date expired 

(01.12.1994)

Amendment A2:1995 to EN 50065-1:1991 Note 3 Date expired 

(01.10.1995)

Amendment A3:1996 to EN 50065-1:1991 Note 3 Date expired 

(01.03.1997)

CENELEC EN 50081-1:1992

Electromagnetic compatibility - Generic 

emission standard --

Part 1: Residential, commercial and light 

industry

NONE -

CENELEC EN 50081-2:1993

Electromagnetic compatibility - Generic 

emission standard --

Part 2: Industrial environment

NONE -

CENELEC EN 50082-1:1992

NONE -
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Electromagnetic compatibility - Generic 

immunity standard --

Part 1: Residential, commercial and light 

industry

CENELEC EN 50082-1:1997

Electromagnetic compatibility - Generic 

immunity standard --

Part 1: Residential, commercial and light 

industry

EN 50082-

1:1992

Note 2.1

01.07.2001

CENELEC EN 50082-2:1995

Electromagnetic compatibility - Generic 

immunity standard --

Part 2: Industrial environment

NONE -

CENELEC EN 50083-2:1995

Cable networks for television signals, sound 

signals and interactive services --

Part 2: Electromagnetic compatibility for 

equipment

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.09.1996)

Amendment A1:1997 to EN 50083-2:1995 Note 3 Date expired 

(01.09.1997)

CENELEC EN 50090-2-2:1996

Home and building electronic systems (HBES) 

--

Part 2-2: System overview - General technical 

requirements

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.10.1999)

CENELEC EN 50091-2:1995

Uninterruptible power systems (UPS) --

Part 2: EMC requirements

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.03.1999)

CENELEC EN 50130-4:1995

Alarm systems --

Part 4: Electromagnetic compatibility - Product 

family standard: Immunity requirements for 

components of fire, intruder and social alarm 

systems

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

01.01.2001
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Amendment A1:1998 to EN 50130-4:1995 Note 3 01.01.2001

CENELEC EN 50148:1995

Electronic taximeters

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(15.12.1995)

CENELEC EN 50199:1995

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Product 

standard for arc welding equipment

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.07.1996)

CENELEC EN 50227:1997

Control circuit devices and switching elements 

proximity sensors, d.c. interface for proximity 

sensors and switching amplifiers (NAMUR)

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.04.1998)

CENELEC EN 50263:1999

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Product 

standard for measuring relays and protection 

equipment

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

01.08.2002

CENELEC EN 50270:1999

Electromagnetic compatibility - Electrical 

apparatus for the detection and measurement 

of combustible gases, toxic gases or oxygen

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

01.10.2001

CENELEC EN 55011:1991

Limits and methods of measurement of radio 

disturbance characteristics of industrial, 

scientific and medical (ISM) radio-frequency 

equipment

CISPR 

11:1990 

(Modified)

NONE -

Amendment A2:1996 to EN 55011:1991 CISPR 

11:1990

/A2:1996

Note 3 Date expired 

(01.01.1998)

Amendment A1:1997 to EN 55011:1991 CISPR 

11:1990

/A1:1996 

(Modified)

Note 3 Date expired 

(01.01.1998)

CENELEC EN 55011:1998

Industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radiofrequency equipment - Radio disturbance 

characteristics - Limits and methods of 

measurement

CISPR 

11:1997 

(Modified)

EN 

55011:1991

and its 

amendments

Note 2.1

01.01.2001
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Note 2.1

Amendment A1:1999 to EN 55011:1998 CISPR 

11:1997

/A1:1999

Note 3 01.08.2002

CENELEC EN 55013:1990

Limits and methods of measurement of radio 

disturbance characteristics of broadcast 

receivers and associated equipment

CISPR 

13:1975 + 

A1:1983 

(Modified)

NONE -

Amendment A12:1994 to EN 55013:1990 Note 3 Date expired 

(31.12.1998)

Amendment A13:1996 to EN 55013:1990 Note 3 Date expired 

(01.06.1999)

Amendment A14:1999 to EN 55013:1990 Note 3 01.08.2001

CENELEC EN 55014-1:1993

Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements 

for household appliances, electric tools and 

similar apparatus --

Part 1: Emission - Product family standard

CISPR 14-

1:1993

EN 

55014:1987

+A2:1990

Note 2.1

Date expired 

(31.12.1995)

Amendment A1:1997 to EN 55014-1:1993 CISPR 14-

1:1993

/A1:1996

Note 3 Date expired 

(01.01.1998)

Amendment A2:1999 to EN 55014-1:1993 CISPR 14-

1:1993

/A2:1998

Note 3 01.10.2001

CENELEC EN 55014-2:1997

Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements 

for household appliances, electric tools and 

similar apparatus --

Part 2: Immunity - Product family standard

CISPR 14-

2:1997

EN 

55104:1995

Note 2.1

01.01.2001

CENELEC EN 55015:1996

Limits and methods of measurement of radio 

disturbance characteristics of electrical 

lighting and similar equipment

CISPR 

15:1996

EN 

55015:1993

Note 2.1

Date expired 

(01.01.2000)

Amendment A1:1997 to EN 55015:1996 CISPR 

15:1996

/A1:1997

Note 3 Date expired 

(01.01.2000)
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Amendment A2:1999 to EN 55015:1996 CISPR 

15:1996

/A2:1998

Note 3 01.10.2001

CENELEC EN 55020:1994

Electromagnetic immunity of broadcast 

receivers and associated equipment

EN 

55020:1988

Note 2.1

Date expired 

(31.12.1998)

Amendment A11:1996 to EN 55020:1994 Note 3 Date expired 

(01.06.1999)

Amendment A12:1999 to EN 55020:1994 Note 3 01.08.2001

Amendment A13:1999 to EN 55020:1994 Note 3 01.08.2001

Amendment A14:1999 to EN 55020:1994 Note 3 01.08.2001

CENELEC EN 55022:1994

Limits and methods of measurement of radio 

disturbance characteristics of information 

technology equipment

CISPR 

22:1993

EN 

55022:1987

Note 2.1

Date expired 

(31.12.1998)

Amendment A1:1995 to EN 55022:1994 CISPR 

22:1993

/A1:1995

Note 3 Date expired 

(31.12.1998)

Amendment A2:1997 to EN 55022:1994 CISPR 

22:1993

/A2:1996 

(Modified)

Note 3 Date expired 

(31.12.1998)

CENELEC EN 55022:1998

Information technology equipment - Radio 

disturbance characteristics - Limits and 

methods of measurement

CISPR 

22:1997 

(Modified)

EN 

55022:1994

and its 

amendments

Note 2.1

01.08.2001

CENELEC EN 55024:1998

Information technology equipment - Immunity 

characteristics - Limits and methods of 

measurement

CISPR 

24:1997 

(Modified)

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

01.07.2001

CENELEC EN 55103-1:1996

Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family 

standard for audio, video, audio-visual and 

entertainment lighting control apparatus for 

professional use --

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.09.1999)
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Part 1: Emission

CENELEC EN 55103-2:1996

Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family 

standard for audio, video, audio-visual and 

entertainment lighting control apparatus for 

professional use --

Part 2: Immunity

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.09.1999)

CENELEC EN 55104:1995

Electromagnetic compatibility - Immunity 

requirements for household appliances, tools 

and similar apparatus - Product family 

standard

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

01.01.2001

CENELEC EN 60204-31:1998

Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of 

machines --

Part 31: Particular safety and EMC 

requirements for sewing machines, units and 

systems

IEC 60204-

31:1996 

(Modified)

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

01.06.2002

CENELEC EN 60439-1:1994

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear 

assemblies --

Part 1: Type-tested and partially type-tested 

assemblies

IEC 60439-

1:1992

- -

Amendment A11:1996 to EN 60439-1:1994 Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.11.1996)

CENELEC EN 60439-1:1999

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear 

assemblies --

Part 1: Type-tested and partially type-tested 

assemblies

IEC 60439-

1:1999

EN 60439-

1:1994

and its 

amendment

Note 2.1

01.08.2002

CENELEC EN 60521:1995

Class 0,5, 1 and 2 alternating-current watthour meters

IEC 

60521:1988

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(15.07.1995)

CENELEC EN 60555-2:1987

IEC 60555- NONE -
29

Disturbances in supply systems caused by 

household appliances and similar electrical 

equipment --

Part 2: Harmonics

IEC 60555-

2:1982 + 

A1:1985 

(Modified)

NONE -

CENELEC EN 60555-3:1987

Disturbances in supply systems caused by 

household appliances and similar electrical 

equipment --

Part 3: Voltage fluctuations

IEC 60555-

3:1982

NONE -

Amendment A1:1991 to EN 60555-3:1987 IEC 60555-

3:1982

/A1:1990

Note 3 Date expired 

(01.10.1992)

CENELEC EN 60669-2-1:1996

Switches for household and similar fixedelectrical installations --

Part 2: Particular requirements --

Section 1: Electronic switches

IEC 60669-

2-1:1994 + 

A1:1994 + 

A2:1995 

(Modified)

- -

Amendment A11:1997 to EN 60669-2-1:1996 Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.06.1999)

CENELEC EN 60669-2-2:1997

Switches for household and similar fixed 

electrical installations --

Part 2: Particular requirements --

Section 2: Electromagnetic remote-control 

switches (RCS)

IEC 60669-

2-2:1996

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.06.1999)

CENELEC EN 60669-2-3:1997

Switches for household and similar fixed 

electrical installations --

Part 2-3: Particular requirements - Time-delay 

switches (TDS)

IEC 60669-

2-3:1997

EN 60669-2-

3:1996

Note 2.1

Date expired 

(01.06.1999)

CENELEC EN 60687:1992

Alternating current static watt-hour meters for 

active energy (classes 0,2 S and 0,5 S)

IEC 

60687:1992

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.06.1993)
30

CENELEC EN 60730-1:1995

Automatic electrical controls for household 

and similar use --

Part 1: General requirements

IEC 60730-

1:1993 

(Modified)

- -

Amendment A11:1996 to EN 60730-1:1995 Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.01.1998)

Amendment A17:2000 to EN 60730-1:1995 Note 3 01.10.2002

CENELEC EN 60730-2-5:1995

Automatic electrical controls for household 

and similar use --

Part 2: Particular requirements for automatic 

electrical burner control systems

IEC 60730-

2-5:1993 

(Modified)

EN 60730-

1:1995

and its 

amendments

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(15.12.2000)

CENELEC EN 60730-2-6:1995

Automatic electrical controls for household 

and similar use --

Part 2: Particular requirements for automatic 

electrical pressure sensing controls including 

mechanical requirements

IEC 60730-

2-6:1991 

(Modified)

- -

Amendment A1:1997 to EN 60730-2-6:1995 IEC 60730-

2-6:1991

/A1:1994 

(Modified)

EN 60730-

1:1995

and its 

amendments

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(15.12.2000)

CENELEC EN 60730-2-7:1991

Automatic electrical controls for household 

and similar use --

Part 2: Particular requirements for timers and 

time switches

IEC 60730-

2-7:1990 

(Modified)

- -

Amendment A1:1997 to EN 60730-2-7:1991 IEC 60730-

2-7:1990

/A1:1994 

(Modified)

EN 60730-

1:1995

and its 

amendments

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.01.2000)

CENELEC EN 60730-2-8:1995

Automatic electrical controls for household 

and similar use --

IEC 60730-

2-8:1992 

(Modified)

- -
31

Part 2: Particular requirements for electrically 

operated water valves, including mechanical 

requirements

(Modified)

Amendment A1:1997 to EN 60730-2-8:1995 IEC 60730-

2-8:1992

/A1:1994 

(Modified)

EN 60730-

1:1995

and its 

amendments

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(15.12.2000)

Amendment A2:1997 to EN 60730-2-8:1995 IEC 60730-

2-8:1992

/A2:1997

EN 60730-

1:1995

and its 

amendments

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(15.12.2000)

CENELEC EN 60730-2-9:1995

Automatic electrical controls for household 

and similar use --

Part 2: Particular requirements for 

temperature sensing controls

IEC 60730-

2-9:1992 

(Modified)

- -

Amendment A1:1996 to EN 60730-2-9:1995 IEC 60730-

2-9:1992

/A1:1994 

(Modified)

EN 60730-

1:1995

and its 

amendments

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(15.12.2000)

Amendment A2:1997 to EN 60730-2-9:1995 IEC 60730-

2-9:1992

/A2:1994 

(Modified)

EN 60730-

1:1995

and its 

amendments

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(15.12.2000)

CENELEC EN 60730-2-11:1993

Automatic electrical controls for household 

and similar use --

Part 2: Particular requirements for energy 

regulators

IEC 60730-

2-11:1993

- -

Amendment A1:1997 to EN 60730-2-11:1993 IEC 60730-

2-11:1993

/A1:1994 

(Modified)

EN 60730-

1:1995

and its 

amendments

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.07.2000)

CENELEC EN 60730-2-13:1998

Automatic electrical controls for household 

and similar use --

IEC 60730-

2-13:1995 

(Modified)

EN 60730-

1:1995

and its 

amendments

01.08.2001
32

Part 2: Particular requirements for humidity 

sensing controls

amendments

Note 2.3

CENELEC EN 60730-2-14:1997

Automatic electrical controls for household 

and similar use --

Part 2: Particular requirements for electric 

actuators

IEC 60730-

2-14:1995 

(Modified)

EN 60730-

1:1995

and its 

amendments

Note 2.3

01.06.2004

CENELEC EN 60730-2-18:1999

Automatic electrical controls for household 

and similar use --

Part 2: Particular requirements for automatic 

electrical water and air flow sensing controls, 

including mechanical requirements

IEC 60730-

2-18:1997 

(Modified)

EN 60730-

1:1995

and its 

amendments

Note 2.3

01.04.2002

CENELEC EN 60870-2-1:1996

Telecontrol equipment and systems --

Part 2: Operating conditions --

Section 1: Power supply and electromagnetic 

compatibility

IEC 60870-

2-1:1995

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.09.1996)

CENELEC EN 60945:1997

Maritime navigation and radiocommunication 

equipment and systems - General 

requirements - Methods of testing and 

required test results

IEC 

60945:1996

EN 

60945:1995

Note 2.1

Date expired 

(01.09.1997)

CENELEC EN 60947-1:1997

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 1: General rules

Note 6

IEC 60947-

1:1996 

(Modified)

EN 60947-

1:1991

+A11:1994

Note 2.1

Date expired 

(01.06.1998)

CENELEC EN 60947-1:1999

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 1: General rules

Note 6

IEC 60947-

1:1999 

(Modified)

EN 60947-

1:1997

Note 2.1

01.11.2001

CENELEC EN 60947-2:1996

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

IEC 60947-

2:1995

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Date expired 

(01.10.1997)
33

Part 2: Circuit-breakers Note 2.3

Amendment A1:1997 to EN 60947-2:1996 IEC 60947-

2:1995

/A1:1997

EN 60947-

2:1996

/A11:1997

Note 3

Date expired 

(01.08.1998)

CENELEC EN 60947-3:1992

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 3: Switches, disconnectors, switchdisconnectors and fuse-combination units

IEC 60947-

3:1990 

(Modified)

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.03.1993)

Amendment A1:1995 to EN 60947-3:1992 IEC 60947-

3:1990

/A1:1994

Note 3 Date expired 

(01.12.1995)

CENELEC EN 60947-3:1999

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 3: Switches, disconnectors, switchdisconnectors and fuse-combination units

IEC 60947-

3:1999

EN 60947-

3:1992

and its 

amendment

Note 2.1

01.01.2002

CENELEC EN 60947-4-1:1992

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 4-1: Contactors and motor-starters -

Electromechanical contactors and motorstarters

IEC 60947-

4-1:1990

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.10.1997)

Amendment A2:1997 to EN 60947-4-1:1992 IEC 60947-

4-1:1990

/A2:1996

Note 3 Date expired 

(01.10.1997)

CENELEC EN 60947-4-2:1996

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 4: Contactors and motor-starters --

Section 2: A.C. semiconductor motor 

controllers and starters

IEC 60947-

4-2:1995 

(Modified)

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.03.1999)

Amendment A2:1998 to EN 60947-4-2:1996 IEC 60947-

4-2:1995

/A2:1998

Note 3 01.07.2001

CENELEC EN 60947-4-2:2000

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 4-2: Contactors and motor-starters - AC 

IEC 60947-

4-2:1999

EN 60947-4-

2:1996

and its 

amendment

01.12.2002
34

semiconductor motor controllers and starters Note 2.1

CENELEC EN 60947-4-3:2000

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 4-3: Contactors and motor-starters - AC 

semiconductor controllers and contactors for 

non-motor loads

IEC 60947-

4-3:1999

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

01.12.2002

CENELEC EN 60947-5-1:1991

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 5: Control circuit devices and switching 

elements --

Section 1: Electromechanical control circuit 

devices

IEC 60947-

5-1:1990

- -

Amendment A12:1997 to EN 60947-5-1:1991 Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.10.1997)

CENELEC EN 60947-5-1:1997

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 5-1: Control circuit devices and switching 

elements - Electromechanical control circuit 

devices

IEC 60947-

5-1:1997

- -

Amendment A12:1999 to EN 60947-5-1:1997 EN 60947-5-

1:1991

and its 

amendment

Note 2.1

01.10.2002

CENELEC EN 60947-5-2:1997

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 5: Control circuit devices and switching 

elements --

Section 2: Proximity switches

IEC 60947-

5-2:1992 + 

A1:1994 + 

A2:1995 

(Modified)

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.06.1999)

CENELEC EN 60947-5-2:1998

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 5-2: Control circuit devices and switching 

elements - Proximity switches

IEC 60947-

5-2:1997 

(Modified)

EN 60947-5-

2:1997

Note 2.1

01.10.2001
35

CENELEC EN 60947-5-3:1999

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 5-3: Control circuit devices and switching 

elements - Requirements for proximity devices 

with defined behaviour under fault conditions 

(PDF)

IEC 60947-

5-3:1999

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

01.05.2002

CENELEC EN 60947-5-6:2000

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 5-6: Control circuit devices and switching 

elements - DC interface for proximity sensors 

and switching amplifiers (NAMUR)

IEC 60947-

5-6:1999

EN 

50227:1997

Note 2.1

01.01.2003

CENELEC EN 60947-6-1:1991

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 6-1: Multiple function equipment -

Automatic transfer switching equipment

IEC 60947-

6-1:1989

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.10.1997)

Amendment A2:1997 to EN 60947-6-1:1991 IEC 60947-

6-1:1989

/A2:1997

EN 60947-6-

1:1991

/A11:1997

Note 3

Date expired 

(01.07.1998)

CENELEC EN 60947-6-2:1993

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear --

Part 6-2: Multiple function equipment - Control 

and protective switching devices (or 

equipment) (CPS)

IEC 60947-

6-2:1992

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.10.1997)

Amendment A1:1997 to EN 60947-6-2:1993 IEC 60947-

6-2:1992

/A1:1997

EN 60947-6-

2:1993

/A11:1997

Note 3

Date expired 

(01.07.1998)

CENELEC EN 61000-3-2:1995

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) --

Part 3-2: Limits - Limits for harmonic current 

emissions (equipment input current up to and 

including 16 A per phase)

IEC 61000-

3-2:1995

EN 60555-

2:1987

Note 2.2

Note 4

01.01.2001

Amendment A1:1998 to EN 61000-3-2:1995 IEC 61000-

3-2:1995

/A1:1997

EN 61000-3-

2:1995

/A13:1997

Note 3

01.01.2001
36

Amendment A2:1998 to EN 61000-3-2:1995 IEC 61000-

3-2:1995

/A2:1998

Note 3 01.01.2001

Amendment A14:2000 to EN 61000-3-2:1995 Note 3 01.01.2004

CENELEC EN 61000-3-3:1995

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) --

Part 3-3: Limits - Limitation of voltage 

fluctuations and flicker in low-voltage supply 

systems for equipment with rated current up to 

16 A

IEC 61000-

3-3:1994

EN 60555-

3:1987

and its 

amendment

Note 2.2

Note 5

01.01.2001

CENELEC EN 61000-3-11:2000

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) --

Part 3-11: Limits - Limitation of voltage 

changes, voltage fluctuations and flicker in 

public low-voltage supply systems -

Equipment with rated current <= 75 A and 

subject to conditional connection

IEC 61000-

3-11:2000

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

01.11.2003

CENELEC EN 61000-6-2:1999

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) --

Part 6-2: Generic standards - Immunity for 

industrial environments

IEC 61000-

6-2:1999

EN 50082-

2:1995

Note 2.1

01.04.2002

CENELEC EN 61008-1:1994

Electrical accessories - Residual current 

operated circuit-breakers without integral 

overcurrent protection for household and 

similar uses (RCCB's) --

Part 1: General rules

IEC 61008-

1:1990 + 

A1:1992 

(Modified)

- -

Amendment A2:1995 to EN 61008-1:1994 IEC 61008-

1:1990

/A2:1995

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.07.2000)

Amendment A14:1998 to EN 61008-1:1994 Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

01.01.2001

CENELEC EN 61009-1:1994

Electrical accessories - Residual current 

operated circuit-breakers with integral 

IEC 61009-

1:1991 

(Modified)

- -
37

overcurrent protection for household and 

similar uses (RCBO's) --

Part 1: General rules

(Modified)

Amendment A1:1995 to EN 61009-1:1994 IEC 61009-

1:1991

/A1:1995

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.07.2000)

Amendment A14:1998 to EN 61009-1:1994 Note 3 01.01.2001

CENELEC EN 61036:1996

Alternating current static watt-hour meters for 

active energy (classes 1 and 2)

IEC 

61036:1996

EN 

61036:1992

Note 2.1

Date expired 

(01.06.1997)

Amendment A1:2000 to EN 61036:1996 IEC 

61036:1996

/A1:2000

Note 3 01.06.2003

CENELEC EN 61037:1992

Electricity metering - Tariff and load control -

Particular requirements for electronic ripple 

control receivers

IEC 

61037:1990 

(Modified)

NONE -

Amendment A1:1996 to EN 61037:1992 IEC 

61037:1990

/A1:1996

Note 3 Date expired 

(01.12.1996)

Amendment A2:1998 to EN 61037:1992 IEC 

61037:1990

/A2:1998

Note 3 01.05.2001

CENELEC EN 61038:1992

Electricity metering - Tariff and load controls -

Particular requirements for time switches

IEC 

61038:1990 

(Modified)

NONE -

Amendment A1:1996 to EN 61038:1992 IEC 

61038:1990

/A1:1996

Note 3 Date expired 

(01.12.1996)

Amendment A2:1998 to EN 61038:1992 IEC 

61038:1990

/A2:1998

Note 3 01.05.2001

CENELEC EN 61131-2:1994

Programmable controllers --

Part 2: Equipment requirements and tests

IEC 61131-

2:1992

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(15.03.1995)
38

Amendment A11:1996 to EN 61131-2:1994 Note 3 Date expired 

(01.12.1996)

Amendment A12:2000 to EN 61131-2:1994 Note 3 01.01.2003

CENELEC EN 61268:1996

Alternating current static var-hour meters for 

reactive energy (classes 2 and 3)

IEC 

61268:1995

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.07.1996)

CENELEC EN 61326:1997

Electrical equipment for measurement, control 

and laboratory use - EMC requirements

IEC 

61326:1997

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

01.07.2001

Amendment A1:1998 to EN 61326:1997 IEC 

61326:1997

/A1:1998

Note 3 01.07.2001

CENELEC EN 61543:1995

Residual current-operated protective devices 

(RCDs) for household and similar use -

Electromagnetic compatibility

IEC 

61543:1995

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(04.07.1998)

CENELEC EN 61547:1995

Equipment for general lighting purposes -

EMC immunity requirements

IEC 

61547:1995

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.07.1996)

CENELEC EN 61800-3:1996

Adjustable speed electrical power drive 

systems --

Part 3: EMC product standard including 

specific test methods

IEC 61800-

3:1996

Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

Date expired 

(01.04.1997)

Amendment A11:2000 to EN 61800-3:1996 Note 3 01.01.2002

CENELEC EN 61812-1:1996

Specified time relays for industrial use --

Part 1: Requirements and tests

IEC 61812-

1:1996

- -

Amendment A11:1999 to EN 61812-1:1996 Relevant 

generic 

standard(s)

Note 2.3

01.01.2002
39

CEN EN 12015:1998

Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family 

standard for lifts, escalators and passenger 

conveyors – Emission

CEN EN 12016:1998

Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family 

standard for lifts, escalators and passenger 

conveyors – Immunity

CEN EN ISO 14982:1998

Agricultural and forestry machines -

Electromagnetic compatibility - Test methods 

and acceptance criteria (ISO 14982:1998)

ETSI ETS 300 086/A2 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Land mobile group;

Technical characteristics and test conditions 

for radio equipment with an internal or 

external RF connector intended primarily for 

analogue speech

None -

ETSI ETS 300 113/A1 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Land mobile service;

Technical characteristics and test conditions 

for radio equipment intended for the 

transmission of data (and speech) and having 

an antenna connector

None -

ETSI ETS 300 135/A1 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Angle-modulated Citizens Band radio 

equipment (CEPT PR 27 Radio Equipment); 

Technical characteristics and methods of 

measurement

None -

ETSI ETS 300 162 : 1996

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Radiotelephone transmitters and receivers for 

None -
40

the maritime mobile service operating in VHF 

bands;

Technical characteristics and methods of 

measurement

ETSI ETS 300 197/A2 : 1997

Transmission and Multiplexing (TM);

Parameters for radio relay systems for the 

transmission of digital signals and analogue 

video signals operating at 38 GHz

None -

ETSI EN 300 198/A1 : 1997

Transmission and Multiplexing (TM);

Parameters for radio relay systems for the 

transmission of digital signals and analogue 

video signals operating at 23 GHz

None -

ETSI EN 300 220-1 : 1997

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Short range devices;

Technical characteristics and test methods for 

radio equipment to be used in the 25 MHz to 1 

000 MHz frequency range with power levels 

ranging up to 500 mW; Part 1: Parameters 

intended for regulatory purposes

None -

ETSI ETS 300 224 : 1998

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

On-site paging service;

Technical and functional characteristics for 

on-site paging systems, including test 

methods

None -

ETSI EN 300 279 : 1999

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for Private land Mobile Radio (PMR) and 

ancillary equipment (speech and/or nonspeech)

ETS 300 

279/A1 : 

1997

30.04.2002
41

ETSI ETS 300 279/A1 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for Private land Mobile Radio (PMR) and 

ancillary equipment (speech and/or nonspeech)

None -

ETSI ETS 300 296/A1 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Land mobile service;

Technical characteristics and test conditions 

for radio equipment using integral antennas 

intended primarily for analogue speech

None -

ETSI ETS 300 328/A1 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Wideband transmission systems;

Technical characteristics and test conditions 

for data transmission equipment operating in 

the 2,4 GHz ISM band and using spread 

spectrum modulation techniques

None -

ETSI ETS 300 329 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for 

Digital Enhanced Cordless 

Telecommunications (DECT) equipment

None -

ETSI EN 300 339 : 1998

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

General Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) 

for radio communications equipment

None -

ETSI ETS 300 340/A1 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for 

European Radio Message System (ERMES) 

paging receivers

None -

ETSI ETS 300 341/A1 : 1997 None -
42

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Land mobile service;

Technical characteristics and test conditions 

for radio equipment using an integral antenna 

transmitting signals to initiate a specific 

response in the receiver

ETSI ETS 300 342-1 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for 

European digital cellular telecommunications 

system (GSM 900 MHz and DCS 1 800 MHz);

Part 1: Mobile and portable radio and ancillary 

equipment

None -

ETSI ETS 300 384/A1 : 1997

Radio broadcasting systems;

Very High Frequency (VHF), frequency 

modulated, sound broadcasting transmitters

None -

ETSI EN 300 385 : 1999

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for fixed radio links and ancillary equipment

ETS 300 

385/A1 : 

1997

31.12.2002

ETSI EN 300 385/A1 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for fixed radio links and ancillary equipment 

with data rates at around 2 Mbit/s and above

None -

ETSI EN 300 386 : 2000

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Telecommunication network equipment; 

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) 

requirements

EN 300 386-

2 : 1997

31.05.2003

ETSI EN 300 386-2 : 1997

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Relevant 

generic 

standards

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Telecommunication network equipment; 

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) 

requirements; Part 2: Product family standard

ETSI ETS 300 390/A1 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Land mobile service;

Technical characteristics and test conditions 

for radio equipment intended for the 

transmission of data (and speech) and using 

an integral antenna

None -

ETSI ETS 300 433/A2 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Double Side Band (DSB) and/or Single Side 

Band (SSB) amplitude modulated Citizens 

Band (CB) radio equipment;

Technical characteristics and methods of 

measurement

None -

ETSI ETS 300 445/A1 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for wireless microphones and similar Radio 

Frequency (RF) audio link equipment

None -

ETSI ETS 300 446 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for second generation Cordless Telephone 

(CT2) apparatus operating in the frequency 

band 864,1 MHz to 868,1 MHz, including 

public access services

None -

ETSI ETS 300 447 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for VHF FM broadcasting transmitters

None -

ETSI ETS 300 454/A1 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Wide band audio links;

None -
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Technical characteristics and test methods

ETSI ETS 300 460/A1 : 1997

Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES);

Maritime Mobile Earth Stations (MMESs) 

operating in the 1,5/1,6 GHz bands providing 

Low Bit Rate Data Communications 

(LBRDCs) for the Global Maritime Distress 

and Safety System (GMDSS);

Technical characteristics and methods of 

measurement

None -

ETSI ETS 300 487/A1 : 1997

Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES);

Receive-Only Mobile Earth Stations (ROMES) 

operating in the 1,5 GHz band providing data 

communications;

Radio Frequency (RF) specifications

None -

ETSI ETS 300 673 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for 4/6 GHz and 11/12/14 GHz Very Small 

Aperture Terminal (VSAT) equipment and 

11/12/13/14 GHz Satellite News Gathering 

(SNG) Transportable Earth Station (TES) 

equipment

None -

ETSI ETS 300 680-1 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for Citizens Band (CB) radio and ancillary 

equipment (speech and/or non-speech);

Part 1: Angle-modulated

None -

ETSI ETS 300 680-2 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for Citizens Band (CB) radio and ancillary 

equipment (speech and/or non-speech);

Part 2: Double Side Band (DSB) and/or Single 

Side Band (SSB)

None -
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ETSI ETS 300 682 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for On-Site Paging equipment

None -

ETSI ETS 300 683 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for Short Range Devices (SRD) operating on 

frequencies between 9 kHz and 25 GHz

None -

ETSI ETS 300 684 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for commercially available amateur radio 

equipment

None -

ETSI ETS 300 717 : 1998

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for 

analogue cellular radio communications 

equipment;

Mobile and portable equipment

None -

ETSI ETS 300 719-1 : 1997

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);

Private wide area paging service;

Part 1: Technical characteristics for private 

wide-area paging systems

None -

ETSI ETS 300 741 : 1998

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for wide-area paging equipment

None -

ETSI ETS 300 826 : 1997

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

None -
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for 2,4 GHz wideband transmission systems 

and HIgh PErformance Radio Local Area 

Network (HIPERLAN) equipment

ETSI EN 300 827 : 1998

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standard 

for Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) and 

ancillary equipment

None -

ETSI EN 300 828 : 1998

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for 

radiotelephone transmitters and receivers for 

the maritime mobile service operating in the 

VHF bands

None -

ETSI EN 300 829 : 1998

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for 

Maritime Mobile Earth Stations (MMES) 

operating in the 1,5/1,6 GHz bands providing 

Low Bit Rate Data Communications (LBRDC) 

for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety 

System (GMDSS)

None -

ETSI ETS 300 830 : 1998

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for 

Receive-Only Mobile Earth Stations (ROMES) 

operating in the 1,5 GHz band providing data 

communications

None -

ETSI EN 300 831 : 1999

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for 

Mobile Earth Stations (MES) used within 

Satellite Personal Communications Networks 

(S-PCN) operating in the 1,5/1,6/2,4 GHz and 

EN 300 831 : 

1998

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2 GHz frequency bands

ETSI EN 300 831 : 1998

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for 

Mobile Earth Stations (MES) used within 

Satellite Personal Communications Networks 

(S-PCN) operating in the 1,6/2,4 GHz and 2 

GHz frequency bands

None -

ETSI EN 300 832 : 1998

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for 

Mobile Earth Stations (MES) providing Low Bit 

Rate Data Communications (LBRDC) using 

satellites in Low Earth Orbits (LEO) operating 

in frequency bands below 1 GHz

None -

ETSI EN 301 011 : 1998

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for 

Narrow-Band Direct-Printing (NBDP) NAVTEX 

receivers operating in the maritime mobile 

service

None -

ETSI EN 301 090 : 1998

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio 

spectrum Matters (ERM);

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for 

maritime radiotelephone watch receivers 

operating on 2 182 kHz

None -

General remark: when there is a stroke in the column 4 (reference of the superseded standard), it 

means that the referenced standard may not be used without amendment or particular part for 

EMC purpose.

Note 1: Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of 

withdrawal ("dow"), set by the European standards body, but attention of users of these 

standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

Note 2.1: The new (or amended) standard has the same scope as the superseded standard. On 

the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the 

essential requirements of the directive.
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Note 2.2: The new standard has a broader scope than the superseded standard. On the date 

stated the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential 

requirements of the directive.

Note 2.3: The new standard has a narrower scope than the superseded standard. On the date 

stated the (partially) superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the 

essential requirements of the directive for those products that fall within the scope of the new 

standard. Presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive for products 

that still fall within the scope of the (partially) superseded standard, but that do not fall within the 

scope of the new standard, is unaffected.

Note 3: In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YY, its previous 

amendments, if any, and the new, quoted amendment. The superseded standard (column 4) 

therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YY and its previous amendments, if any, but without the new 

quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of 

conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

Example: For EN 55013:1990, the following applies :

CENELEC EN 55013:1990

Limits and methods of measurement of radio 

disturbance characteristics of broadcast 

receivers and associated equipment

[The referenced standard is EN 55013:1990]

Amendment A12:1994 to EN 55013:1990

[The referenced standard is EN 55013:1990

+A12:1994 to EN 55013:1990]

Amendment A13:1996 to EN 55013:1990

[The referenced standard is EN 55013:1990

+A12:1994 to EN 55013:1990

+A13:1996 to EN 55013:1990]

Amendment A14:1999 to EN 55013:1990

[The referenced standard is EN 55013:1990

+A12:1994 to EN 55013:1990

+A13:1996 to EN 55013:1990

+A14:1999 to EN 55013:1990]

CISPR 13:1975

+ A1:1983

(Modified)

NONE

[There is no 

superseded