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/

For helpful information, and background on EU directives in general, see the "Blue Guide" Guide to the Implementation of Directives Based on New Approach and Global Approach

EMC Directive - 89/336/EEC (repealed July 20, 2007) (DOW July 20, 2009)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

Guide for the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC - (pdf 340KB)

EMC Quick Guide April 2009 - (pdf 54KB)

EMC Directive list of harmonized standards - 9/30/11 (pdf 107KB) (NEW)

EN55022:1998 Extended till 10/1/11

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

Guide to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC - (pdf 606KB)

R&TTE Directive list of harmonized standards - 09/21/11 (pdf 168KB) (NEW)

Harmonised frequency bands, technical parameters for SRD - 07/01/10 (793KB)

ERC RECOMMENDATION 70-03 - 8/22/11 (pdf 440KB) (NEW)
Relating to the use of short range devices (SRD) - R&TTE Directive

List of ETSI 301 489 EMC standards - (pdf 22KB)

Low Voltage Directive - 73/23/EEC * 2006/95/EC
(*) Directive 73/23/EC has been codified, requiring a new number. Note, that the text itself is identical.

LVD Directive list of harmonized standards - 8/31/11 (pdf 367KB) (NEW)

Guidelines on the application of the Low Voltage Directive - Aug. 2007 (439KB)

Examples of product within and outside the scope of LVD - 4/17/2007 (88.2KB)

Medical Devices - 93/42/EEC

Medical Device Directive list of harmonized standards - 8/19/11 (pdf 163KB) (NEW)

Other EU documents of interest

Single reference point for uniform EU radio spectrum information (Press Release)

ERO Frequency Information System - Link to the ERO web page

harmonisation of the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices - 2009/381/EC

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