Elite Electronic Engineering highlights some of the changes between the current EMC Directive 2004/30/EC and the new EMC Directive 2014/30/EU in a white paper published October 14, 2014.
It’s time for manufacturers, importers, and distributors to adapt their CE Marking conformity assessment processes to the new directive by April 2016. The new directive will be required for all EMC compliance files, and declarations referencing 2004/108/EC will no longer be valid.
Elite reports, “For the most part, compliance with the new directive 2014/30/EC will not significantly impact conformity assessment. The essential requirements listed in Annex I of the directive remain the same as before and continue to be stated in very general terms. The requirements limit electromagnetic emissions to a level that will not affect telecommunications or other equipment and require products to have immunity to electromagnetic disturbances. For permanently fixed installations, Annex I still specifies applying good engineering practices to assess compliance.”
The EN harmonized standards in the Official Journal don’t change as a result of the recast directive, so the technical requirements used previously will remain the same going forward. However, all harmonized standards are regularly updated as they evolve to adapt to new technology.
Some of the more significant changes in the recast 2014/30/EU relate to the operations of Notified Bodies and other practices that may not immediately impact manufacturers. Annex VII in the new Directive provides a helpful correlation table that relates requirements in 2004/108/EC to 2014/30/EC.
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