Publication of titles and references of harmonized standards

These documents contain lists of harmonized standards published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Please note, documents are not maintained by Compatible Electronics but rather are provided here for your convenience. The original documents can be found at http://europa.eu.int/

EMC Directive - 89/336/EEC (repealed July 20, 2007) (DOW July 20, 2009)

EMC Directive - 2004/108/EC (From July 20, 2007)
Read this article on some of the changes in the new directive (NEW)

Guide for the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC - (pdf 349KB)

EMC Directive list of harmonized standards - 09/25/07 (pdf 102KB) (NEW)

Outdated - 07/20/07 (pdf 102KB)

R&TTE Directive (Radio and Telecommunication Equipment) - 1999/5/EC

R&TTE Directive list of harmonized standards - 09/25/07 (pdf 139KB) (NEW)

Outdated - 12/21/06 (pdf 123KB)

Low Voltage Directive - 73/23/EEC * 2006/65/EC
(*) Directive 73/23/EC has recently been codified, requiring a new number. Note, that the text itself is identical.

LVD Directive list of harmonized standards - 01/31/08 (pdf 257KB)

Outdated - 08/30/06 (pdf 289KB)

Medical Devices - 93/42/EEC

Medical Device Directive list of harmonized standards - 02/27/08 (pdf 109KB)

Outdated - 04/28/05 (pdf 111KB)

Other EU documents of interest

Single reference point for uniform EU radio spectrum information (Press Release)
ERC RECOMMENDATION 70-03 - 05/30/07 (pdf 398KB) (NEW)
ERC RECOMMENDATION 70-03 - 02/09/07 (pdf 408KB) (outdated)
Relating to the use of short range devices (SRD) - R&TTE Directive

ERO Frequency Information System - Link to the ERO web page

Weee and RoHS Directive faq - 5/2005 (pdf 1.8MB)