EMC compliance path - EMC Compliance V1.1

From scope to signed declaration, for CE and UKCA marking of electrical apparatus

Which law covers your product?

Before choosing standards, confirm that your product falls under the EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, or in Great Britain the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016. They cover equipment that can cause electromagnetic disturbance or be affected by it. Some product types come under other legislation instead, and components and installations are treated differently from finished products.

What are you placing on the market?
About the end-user product
Shared with step 2. For IT equipment, choose “IT, multimedia, audio/video or telecom terminal equipment”.
Is it covered by other legislation?

Describe your product

These answers decide which standards apply, which limits you must meet, and which tests appear in your plan.

Identification
Product type and environment
A product family standard takes priority over the generic standards when one covers your product.
Class A products need a warning in the user information and must not be marketed for residential use.
Power and ports
Design details that change the tests
The highest clock, oscillator or switching frequency generated or used inside the product. Sets the upper limit for radiated emission testing.

Applicable standards

Your route to presumption of conformity, based on the answers in steps 1 and 2.

Emission tests and limit lines

Each limit is drawn on a receiver-style display. Move the pointer across a display to read the limit at any frequency.

Radiated measurement distance
Limits are converted at 20 log(10/3) ≈ 10.5 dB.

Immunity tests and severity levels

The test levels and the performance criterion your product must meet at each port.

Customer or enhanced levels

Test plan and progress

Every test from steps 4 and 5 in one list. Record status as you pre-scan and test; it is saved with your project.

Technical construction file

The technical documentation required by Article 14 and Annex II of the EMC Directive (Regulation 37 and Schedule 3 of the GB Regulations). Work through the route, then tick off each item as you add it to the file.

Declaration of Conformity

Fill in the details to generate a declaration in the Annex IV layout. Standards are pre-filled from your analysis; add the dated edition of each.

Manufacturer
Product and signature
Legislation and standards