COMPATIBLE ELECTRONICS,
INC. E-NEWSArchive
(EU and FCC changes)
The new EMC
Directive 2004/108/EC soon to replace 89/336/EEC
The
new EMC directive will repeal 89/336/EEC on 7/20/2007. Read about
some of the changes that may affect product bound for Europe. "The
New EMC Directive And The Impact Posed To EU Market Entry"
J.K.
- 06.26.07
EN
55022:1998 A1+A2 and EN55022:2005
The CENELEC Technical Board (BT), at its meeting on 13
September, ratified EN 55022:2005 with the date of withdrawal of the
superseded standard of 1 October 2008. At the same meeting, BT agreed
to the TC210 proposal to postpone the dates of withdrawal associated
with A1 and A2 to EN 55022:1998 to 1 August 2007 to align with the
date of withdrawal associated with the base 1998 EN55022 standard.
These
two decisions, taken together, would mean that a manufacturer using
the 1998 edition to its final date of withdrawal in 2008 would
have to apply A1 and A2 between 1 August 2007 and 30 September 2008.
This would mean employing the ferrite clamps specified in A1 for
a period of 14 months only. Of course, they could apply the 2005 edition
from 1 August 2007, or earlier, to avoid the use of the ferrite clamps.
(Link to DoW issued by
CENELEC for A1 and A2). Information from TC210 meeting report.
J.K. - 01.27.06
New
EMC directive (2004/108/EC)
Published
in the official journal of the EU December 2004, repeals 89/336/EEC
on July 20, 2007.
Link
to the Directive text (2004/108/EC)
INFO
DAY “Revised EMC Directive” -
Brussels, 3rd February 2005
Press Release
J.K.
- 03.20.05
EN 55022:1998 (EU) (information technology
equipment)
The
new EN55022:1998 +A1 & A2 was
set to be mandatory by August 1, 2003. It is now official as posted
in the R&TTE directive list of harmonized standards that the
DoW (Date of Withdrawal) will be extended to August 1, 2005 for EN55022:1998+A1,
and December 1, 2005 for EN55022:1998+A2.
Although
this new DoW is set in the R&TTE directive list of harmonized
standards, we expect it to be ratified in the EMC list soon.
Please
click here for a list of harmonized standards published in the
Official Journal of the EU.
J.K. - 07.24.03
EN50130-4
(EU) (alarm systems)
As
of Sep. 1, 2007 the immunity standard EN50130-4:1995 +A1: 1998
will be replaced by EN50130-4:1995+A1:1998 +A2:2003. The major
change is that the new version requires Radiated Immunity testing
up to 2 GHz. This may have a significant impact on your new and
existing products, so keep that in mind during
product development.
R.H.
- 7.09.03
Proposal for a new EMC Directive (EU)
(EMC related)
It has been in
the works for some time (5 years), but it appears that the date of
publication in the official journal of the European Union is drawing
near. I have included for your reference, the proposal for a new
EMC Directive, officially submitted on the 23rd of December, 2002.
It is expected that this new Directive will actually be published
within the next two years. The directive allows for a two year transition
from the date of publication.
Proposal
for a new EMC Directive
J.K.
- 7.30.03
Major
Changes to FCC Rules (US) (intentional and unintentional radiators)
The FCC recently
released a Report and Order announcing the latest rule changes. We
have provided a link to the document at the bottom. The actual new
rules are located at the rear of the document (as always).
Highlights:
-NVLAP and A2LA
accredited labs need no longer file site descriptions with the FCC.
-ANSI C63.4: 2001 is now adopted
-DoC label has changed (removed "for home or office use")
-Transmitters operating under 15.211, 15.213, 15.221, and transmitters operating
below 490 kHz, which have at least 40 dB of margin, can now be approved via
verification approval process
-Made the limits higher for 13.56 MHz devices (RFID)
-Removed the restriction of not sending data under 15.231
There are more
changes, but this summarizes some of the ones that effect most of
our customers. I would
recommend reading the document (or at least the rule changes in the back).
Please
click here for the FCC RO.
CISPR 16-2
The
IEC has an announcement on the availability of the Second Edition
of CISPR 16-2
- "Specification for Radio Disturbance and Immunity Measuring
Apparatus and Methods - Part 2: Methods of Measurement of Disturbances
and Immunity." The standard specifies the methods of measurement
of EMC phenomena in the frequency range 9 kHz to 18 GHz.
Please visit http://www.iec.ch/online_news/justpub/ for
details.
J.K. - 07.31.03
EN
55022:1994
As
reported in Issue 4, the Dow for EN 55022:1994 has been officially
deferred until 2005, I have included a link to the list of harmonized
standards published in the official journal of the EU, this time
for the EMC directive.
Link
to EMC directive list of harmonized standards
J.K. - 07.31.03
ACTA
News
The
Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments (ACTA) has revised
its "Guidelines & Procedures for submittal of information
to ACTA for
inclusion in the database of approved Telephone Terminal Equipment
("TTE")" and
released Version 2.5.
Version
2.5 includes further clarification of guidelines and procedures
for submittal of information for equipment re-certifications and
re-approvals. In addition, the Customer Information has been revised to remove
a perceived restriction on the connection of certain terminal
equipment to the Public Switched Telephone Network ("PSTN") and
certain private-lines services.
To download the revised document, please visit http://www.part68.org.
Questions
about ACTA should be submitted to the ACTA Secretariat via
E-mail at acta@atis.org, or by phone at +1.202.628.6380.
ACTA. - 07.30.03
