Directive 2014/30/EU Electromagnetic compatibility (Directive EMC)
The EMC Directive 2014/30/EU applies to a vast range of equipment encompassing electrical and electronic appliances, systems and installations.
- Directive 2014/30/EU on Electromagnetic compatibility
- For further information on the EMC Directive 2014/30/EU please visit the Directorate-General (DG) for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs webpage dedicated to this sector by following this link: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/electrical-engineering/emc-directive_en
- For a further look at the harmonised standards for electromagnetic compatibility please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/european-standards/harmonised-standards/electromagnetic-compatibility_en
Other Directives may additionally apply depending on specific products.
Directive 2014/30/EU on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) specifies in detail the essential requirements the product has to meet in order for the manufacturer to affix the CE marking.
Directive 2014/30/EU is intended to ensure that equipment liable to generate or to be affected by electromagnetic disturbance can be used in the electromagnetic environment for which it has been designed without causing disturbances to other equipment or being affected by them. The 2014 Directive updated and replaced Directive 2004/108/EC, which had previously regulated this area.
The essential requirements regarding electromagnetic compatibility for equipment are set out in Annex I of the Directive.
The EMC Directive covers apparatus sold as single functional units to end users, which are either liable to generate electromagnetic disturbance, or could see their performance affected by it. It does not cover equipment which is specifically intended to be incorporated into a fixed installation and is not otherwise commercially available.
The EMC Directive does not apply to equipment covered by Directive 1999/5/EC. Aeronautical products and radio equipment used by radio amateurs are also excluded from the scope of the Directive.
