EMC Directive 2014/30/EU

The EMC Directive 2014/30/EU requires that electrical and electronic equipment does not generate electromagnetic disturbance that prevents other equipment from working as intended, and that it has enough immunity to keep working in its own electromagnetic environment. Equipment in scope needs CE marking and an EU Declaration of Conformity before it is placed on the EU or the Turkish market.

For CE marking of your product under the EMC Directive, apply to CE Danışmanı (CE Consultant); we manage the whole process for you.

What the Directive covers

“Equipment” means any apparatus or fixed installation.

• Apparatus: a finished appliance, or a combination of appliances made available as a single functional unit, intended for the end user and liable to generate disturbance or be affected by it. Components intended for incorporation by the end user and mobile installations are treated as apparatus.
• Fixed installations: a particular combination of apparatus and other devices assembled, installed and intended to be used permanently at a predefined location.

Typical apparatus: household appliances, consumer electronics, IT equipment, lighting, power supplies, industrial drives and controls, and electrically controlled machinery.

Not covered

• Radio equipment covered by Directive 2014/53/EU
• Aeronautical products, parts and appliances
• Equipment that is inherently benign in terms of electromagnetic compatibility
• Custom-built evaluation kits for professionals, for research and development only

Essential requirements

• Emission. The electromagnetic disturbance generated does not exceed the level above which radio and telecommunications equipment or other equipment cannot operate as intended.
• Immunity. The equipment has the level of immunity to disturbance to be expected in its intended use, so that it operates without unacceptable degradation.
• Fixed installations are installed applying good engineering practice and respecting the information on the intended use of their components.

From design to market

1. Electromagnetic compatibility assessment of the apparatus, covering all normal intended operating conditions and all possible configurations.
2. Harmonised standards selected for the product family and the environment (residential, commercial and light-industrial, or industrial).
3. Testing for emission and immunity. See EMC testing.
4. Technical documentation: description, design and manufacturing drawings, list of standards applied, design calculations and test reports.
5. EU Declaration of Conformity and CE marking. The documents are kept for 10 years after the apparatus is placed on the market.

Information that must accompany the apparatus

• Type, batch or serial number, and the name and address of the manufacturer and, where relevant, the importer
• Instructions on any precautions to be taken when the apparatus is assembled, installed, maintained or used
• A clear indication if use in residential areas is restricted

EMC together with other legislation

Most electrical products also fall under the Low Voltage Directive and RoHS. Machines with electronic control need EMC alongside machinery safety. One Declaration of Conformity lists all the legislation that applies.

EMC in Turkey and other markets

Turkey applies the Directive through its Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulation (2014/30/AB). For imports into Turkey, EMC reports and the declaration are checked through TAREKS. In the Eurasian Economic Union, EMC falls under TR CU 020/2011; see EAC certification.