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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) directive

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  Directive

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Directive (2014/30/EU)

  Scope

This Directive shall apply to equipment as defined in Article 3.

EXCLUSIONS

1. This Directive shall not apply to:

  • Equipment covered by Directive 1999/5/EC;
  • The following aviation equipment, where that equipment falls within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) and is intended exclusively for airborne use:
    1. Aircraft, other than unmanned aircraft, as well as associated engines, propellers, parts and non-installed equipment;
    2. Unmanned aircraft, as well as associated engines, propellers, parts and non-installed equipment, the design of which is certified in accordance with Article 56(1) of that Regulation which are intended to operate only on frequencies allocated by the Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunications Union for protected aeronautical use;
  • Radio equipment used by radio amateurs within the meaning of the Radio Regulations adopted in the framework of the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (1), unless the equipment is made available on the market;
  • Equipment the inherent nature of the physical characteristics of which is such that:
    1. It is incapable of generating or contributing to electromagnetic emissions which exceed a level allowing radio and telecommunication equipment and other equipment to operate as intended; and
    2. It operates without unacceptable degradation in the presence of the electromagnetic disturbance normally consequent upon its intended use;
  • Custom built evaluation kits destined for professionals to be used solely at research and development facilities for such purposes.

2. For the purposes of point (c) of the first subparagraph, kits of components to be assembled by radio amateurs and equipment made available on the market and modified by and for the use of radio amateurs are not regarded as equipment made available on the market.

3. Where, for the equipment referred to in paragraph 1, the essential requirements set out in Annex I are wholly or partly laid down more specifically by other Union legislation, this Directive shall not apply, or shall cease to apply, to that equipment in respect of such requirements from the date of implementation of that Union legislation.

4. This Directive shall not affect the application of Union or national legislation regulating the safety of equipment.

DEFINITIONS

Article 3

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

  • ‘Equipment’ means any apparatus or fixed installation;
  • ‘Apparatus’ means any finished appliance or combination thereof made available on the market as a single functional unit, intended for the end-user and liable to generate electromagnetic disturbance, or the performance of which is liable to be affected by such disturbance;
  • ‘Fixed installation’ means a particular combination of several types of apparatus and, where applicable, other devices, which are assembled, installed and intended to be used permanently at a predefined location;
  • ‘Electromagnetic compatibility’ means the ability of equipment to function satisfactorily in its electromagnetic environment without introducing intolerable electromagnetic disturbances to other equipment in that environment;
  • ‘Electromagnetic disturbance’ means any electromagnetic phenomenon which may degrade the performance of equipment; an electromagnetic disturbance may be electromagnetic noise, an unwanted signal or a change in the propagation medium itself; (6) ‘immunity’ means the ability of equipment to perform as intended without degradation in the presence of an electromagnetic disturbance;
  • ‘Safety purposes’ means the purposes of safeguarding human life or property;
  • ‘electromagnetic environment’ means all electromagnetic phenomena observable in a given location;


For the purposes of this Directive, the following shall be considered as apparatus:

  • ‘Components’ or ‘sub-assemblies’ intended for incorporation into an apparatus by the end-user, which are liable to generate electromagnetic disturbance, or the performance of which is liable to be affected by such disturbance;
  • ‘Mobile installations’ defined as a combination of apparatus and, where applicable, other devices, intended to be moved and operated in a range of locations.

  Description

All electric devices or installations influence each other when interconnected or close to each other, e.g. interference between TV sets, GSM handsets, radios and nearby washing machine or electrical power lines. The purpose of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is to keep all those side effects under reasonable control. EMC designates all the existing and future techniques and technologies for reducing disturbance and enhancing immunity.

The Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2014/30/EU ensures that electrical and electronic equipment does not generate, or is not affected by, electromagnetic disturbance.

The EMC Directive limits electromagnetic emissions from equipment in order to ensure that, when used as intended, such equipment does not disturb radio and telecommunication, as well as other equipment. The Directive also governs the immunity of such equipment to interference and seeks to ensure that this equipment is not disturbed by radio emissions, when used as intended.

The main objectives of the Directives are to regulate the compatibility of equipment regarding EMC:

  • Equipment (apparatus and fixed installations) needs to comply with EMC requirements when it is placed on the market and/or taken into service
  • The application of good engineering practice is required for fixed installations, with the possibility that competent authorities of Member States may impose measures in instances of non-compliance.

  Harmonised standards

EN 1155:1997 Building hardware - Electrically powered hold-open devices for swing doors - Requirements and test methods
EN 1155:1997/A1:2002 Building hardware - Electrically powered hold-open devices for swing doors - Requirements and test methods
EN 12015:2014 Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving walks - Emission
EN 12016:2013 Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving walks - Immunity
EN ISO 14982:2009 Agricultural and forestry machinery - Electromagnetic compatibility - Test methods and acceptance criteria (ISO 14982:1998)
EN 50065-1:2011 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
EN 50065-2-1:2003 Signalling on low-voltage electrical installations in the frequency range 3 kHz to 148,5 kHz - Part 2-1: Immunity requirements for mains communications equipment and systems operating in the range of ...
EN 50065-2-1:2003/AC:2003 Signalling on low-voltage electrical installations in the frequency range 3 kHz to 148,5 kHz - Part 2-1: Immunity requirements for mains communications equipment and systems operating in the range of ...
EN 50065-2-1:2003/A1:2005 Signalling on low-voltage electrical installations in the frequency range 3 kHz to 148,5 kHz - Part 2-1: Immunity requirements for mains communications equipment and systems operating in the range of ...
EN 50065-2-2:2003 Signalling on low-voltage electrical installations in the frequency range 3 kHz to 148,5 kHz - Part 2-2: Immunity requirements for mains communications equipment and systems operating in the range of ...
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EN 1155:1997
Building hardware - Electrically powered hold-open devices for swing doors - Requirements and test m...
EN 1155:1997/A1:2002
Building hardware - Electrically powered hold-open devices for swing doors - Requirements and test m...
EN 12015:2014
Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving walks - Emi...
EN 12016:2013
Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving walks - Imm...
EN ISO 14982:2009
Agricultural and forestry machinery - Electromagnetic compatibility - Test methods and acceptance cr...
EN 50065-1:2011
Signalling on low-voltage electrical installations in the frequency range 3 kHz to 148,5 kHz - Part ...
EN 50065-2-1:2003
Signalling on low-voltage electrical installations in the frequency range 3 kHz to 148,5 kHz - Part ...
EN 50065-2-1:2003/AC:2003
Signalling on low-voltage electrical installations in the frequency range 3 kHz to 148,5 kHz - Part ...
EN 50065-2-1:2003/A1:2005
Signalling on low-voltage electrical installations in the frequency range 3 kHz to 148,5 kHz - Part ...
EN 50065-2-2:2003
Signalling on low-voltage electrical installations in the frequency range 3 kHz to 148,5 kHz - Part ...
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