| Brief History |
The EMC Directive
(89/336/EEC) was adopted on 3 May 1989 and came into force on 1 January 1992. An
amending Directive (92/31/EEC) adopted on 28 April 1992 introduced a
transitional period which ended on 31 December 1995. Both the original and
amending Directives were transposed into UK Law by the
Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations Statutory Instrument SI 1992/2372,
which came into force on 28 October 1992. Following the end of the transitional period, all electrical and
electronic apparatus marketed in the UK, including imports, have been required
to satisfy the requirements of the Directive, through the UK Regulations, and
carry CE Marking.
SI 1992/2372 has been amended by SI1994/3080
which implements the CE Marking Directive and by SI1995/3180 which disapplies
the 1992 Regulations in respect of vehicles, components and separate technical
units.
In 1998 the EMC Directive was the subject of a
review as part of the European Commission's SLIM exercise. This resulted in a
number of recommendations for changes to the Directive to improve its clarity.
Following the review two panels were set up. The first, called the EMC SLIM
Working Group, was established by the European Commission with the task of
proposing a revised EMC Directive. The second, known as the Standards Review
Panel, was set up under the auspices of CENELEC to carry out a strategic review
of EMC standards.
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| Guidance /
Further Information |
A comprehensive EMC
Product standards booklet is also obtainable on request or from the
STRD Downloadable Documents page.
An EMC Guide to the application of the Directive
is available on request by using any of our contact details below. It can also
be downloaded from the European Commission's
"Enterprise" website.
Further information, including lists of
harmonised standards as published periodically in the Official Journal of the
European Communities, is also available from the
"Enterprise" website.
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