1. The Guidelines to EMC Directive 2004/108
Dave Imeson
Chairman ECACB
Compliance Europe Ltd 1

2. Previous Guidelines 1993 – Small booklet 33 pages
1997 – A4 size book 124 pages
Produced by the ‘Think Tank’
Approx 18 months to produce
Resolved many questions on interpretation has has generally been regarded as a useful publication.

3. New Guidelines Very small group Thierry Brefort - EU Commission
Jan Coenraads – Netherlands Authority
Jean-Pierre Isnard -Orgalime (FIEEC)
Marc Cumps -Orgalime
Per Dofnas- EICTA replaced by Thomas Jahn
John Sinclair - Eurelectric
Robert de Vre – Commission EMC Consultant
Dave Imeson - ECACB

4. SCOPE

5. Scope for Apparatus

6. Conformity assessment procedure for apparatus (Article 7)
EMC Assessment or
Application of HS
Apparatus
Optional report from
notified body
Product type
D.o.C
Name of :
manufacturer
importer
Technical
Documentation
Installation
Type : xxx-yyy
S/N :
Application
of protection
requirements

7. Unresolved Sections Fixed Installations Notified Bodies
What is an installation?
Who is the responsible person?
Notified Bodies
Role of Notified Bodies
Assessment of Notified Bodies
Existing Competent Bodies

8. Timetable Oct 04 First Meeting Apr 05
Draft Text circulated for comment
Jun 05
Final date for comments
Sept 05
Drafting group mtg >1100 comments
Jan 06
Revised Manual circulated
Feb 06
Final (?) meeting of drafting group
Mar 06
Presented to the EU Member States
May 06
Published on EU Website?

9. Publication
Guide will be published on the Europa website as a web based document.
Allows other documents to be hyperlinked
Blue Guide
List of Notified Bodies
Allows easy updates