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OFFICIAL
TITLE
Council Directive of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the
Members States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (89/336/EEC). =
The
complete text of the EMC Directive has been published in the Official
Journal of the European Communities No. L 139, 23 May 1989
AMENDMENTS TO THIS DIRECTIVE
- Directive 91/263/EEC, OJEC No. L 128, 23 May 1991,
- Directive 92/31/EEC, OJEC No. L 126, 12 May 1992,
- Directive 93/68/EEC, OJEC No. L 220, 30 August 1993,
- Directive 93/97/EEC, OJEC No. L 290, 24 November 1993.
- Directive 98/13/EEC, OJEC No.
OBLIGATORY SINCE
The EMC Directive is obligatory since January 1, 1996
SCOPE OF THE EMC DIRECTIVE
This Directive applies to all 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.
EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THE DIRECTIVE
Totally excluded:
- motor vehicles;
- medical devices;
- active implantable medical devices;
- equipment for aircraft in flight;
- radio-amateur equipment not available commercially;
Excluded from the immunity requirements:
- non automatic weighing instruments;
Excluded from the emission requirements:
- agricultural and forestry tractors.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE EMC DIRECTIVE
The EMC Directive sets the essential requirements for electrical and
electronic equipment that may disturb or even be disturbed by other
equipment. These requirements are divided into the following categories=
:
- Requirements with regard to the emission of the equipment
- Requirements with regard to the immunity of the equipment
- Requirements with regard to the users manual
MAIN OBJECTIVE
The main objective of the EMC Directives is the protection of the health
and safety of persons, and thus to prevent, as far as possible, the pla=
cing
on the market and putting into service of unsafe or otherwise non-compl=
iant
products.
CONFORMITY MARKING
Conformity with the EMC Directive is indicated with the CE Marking, whi=
ch
is a mandatory marking for products falling within the scope of this
Directive. CE stands for Conformité Européenne, French for
European conformity.
Without the CE Marking, and thus without complying with the provisions =
of the
Directive, the product may not be placed on the market or put into serv=
ice
in the European countries that form the European Economic Area (the EEA
consists of the fifteen member states of the EU and Norway, Iceland and
Liechtenstein.)
However, if the product meets the provisions of the applicable European
Directives these countries may not prohibit, restrict or impede the pla=
cing
on the market or putting into service of the product. Thus, the CE Mark=
ing
can be regarded as the products trade passport for Europe.
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