EMC Directive guidance
September 1st 2009 UK safety and compliance
consultant, Laidler Associates, is
offering a package of services for
businesses to help them meet the
requirements of the EMC Directive.
Services include assistance with
testing, preparation of
documentation, and support for
engineers in solving any problems
encountered during the certification
and compliance processes.
The latest EMC Directive
2004/108/EC was transposed into
UK law by the EMC Regulations '06,
which came into force on 20th July
'07. Manufacturers were granted a
two-year transitional period to meet
the new requirements, during which
time it was permissible to declare
compliance with either the new
directive or its predecessor, 89/336/
EC. This period ended on 20th July
'09, from which date compliance with
the new directive has been mandatory
for apparatus sold in EU states.
All declarations of conformity
relating to the old directive ceased
to have validity on the same date
and they cannot, therefore, be used
to support CE marking.
Key changes include: improved
definitions, improved clarity of
requirements, simplification of
assessment procedures and the
introduction of the concept of fixed
installations. More articles from Laidler Associates: | 
