DIRECTIVE 2014/30/EU: ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY

Manufacturers of electronics or electrical products must ensure that their products comply with the requirements of Directive 2014/30/EU.

In accordance with the Directive, at the design and manufacturing stages, it is necessary to exclude their ability to create electromagnetic interference, which can cause failures in the operation of telecommunications and other equipment, radio.
Directive 2014/30/EU applies to:
– equipment;
– apparatus;
– fixed installation.
The conformity assessment procedure takes place through the examination of technical documentation and supporting documents (type examination) according to module B of the Directive.

Directive 2014/30/EC: electromagnetic compatibility

EU countries are obliged to protect radio communications, power supply networks and telecommunication networks, as well as equipment connected to them, from electromagnetic interference. As one of the measures to solve this problem, the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive was adopted in February 2014.

It applies to goods that are supplied to the EU market for the first time. These may be new products manufactured in the EU, or products that are imported from third countries (new or used). If the product meets the requirements of the Directive, it can be freely moved around the territory of the EU countries, since the necessary level of protection against electromagnetic interference will be provided everywhere.

Scope of application

The Directive applies to equipment (including equipment and stationary installations) that is capable of creating electromagnetic interference and/or the quality of operation of which depends on the effects of external electromagnetic interference.

An instrument is a complete device or a combination of devices that are manufactured as a single functional unit. Hardware is also sometimes referred to as nodes and components.
A stationary installation is a combination of various types of equipment and, possibly, other technical devices. It is installed in a specific location and is intended for continuous use.
Electromagnetic compatibility is the ability of equipment to operate normally in a specified electromagnetic environment without creating unacceptable electromagnetic interference to other equipment in that environment.
Electromagnetic interference is a phenomenon that negatively affects the quality of equipment operation: electromagnetic noise, an unwanted signal, or a change in the propagation medium itself.

List of products subject to the Directive:

  1. Electrical appliances and household appliances:
    • for cooking and storing food and mechanization of kitchen work;
    • for processing (washing, ironing, drying, cleaning) of linen, clothes and shoes;
    • for cleaning and cleaning of premises;
    • sanitary and hygienic;
    • to maintain and adjust the indoor climate;
    • for hair, nails and skin care;
    • for body heating;
    • vibration massage.
  2. Gaming, sports and exercise equipment;
  3. Audio and video equipment, television and radio broadcasting receivers;
  4. Sewing and knitting machines;
  5. Power supplies, chargers, voltage stabilizers;
  6. Gardening equipment;
  7. Electric pumps;
  8. Lighting equipment;
  9. Automatic switches with electronic control;
  10. Protective shutdown devices with electronic control;
  11. Arc Welding Equipment;
  12. Computers;
  13. Hardware that connects to computers: printers, monitors, scanners, uninterruptible power supplies, speakers, multimedia projectors;
  14. Electrified tools (manual and portable electric machines);
  15. Electric musical instruments.

Conformity assessment

The conformity assessment procedure takes place through the examination of technical documentation and supporting documents (type design) according to module B of the Directive.