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New Standards

ETSI EN 301 489-1 V2.1.0 (2016-04) Free draft standard available

Draft ETSI EN 301 489-1 V2.1.0 published ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.1(b) of the Directive 2014/53/EU and the essential requirements of article 6 of the Directive 2014/30/EU; has now entered the combined Public Enquiry and Vote phase of the ETSI standards EN Approval Procedure.
Available, (free of charge), from ETSI EN 301 489-1 V2.1.0 (2016-04)

This standard will be listed as a harmonised standard under the new EMC Directive (2014/30/EU), and the new Radio Equipment Directive (2014/30/EU).

 

ETSI EN 301 489 series of standards – overview

ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC)standard for radio equipment and services;Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements ofarticle 3.1(b) of the Directive 2014/53/EU and the essential requirements of article 6 of the Directive 2014/30/EU;

This a multi-part EMC standard for radio equipment which is structured as:

  • One EMC standard for all radio equipment made up of several parts.
  • All common technical requirements for EMC emission and immunity have been placed in the common part, which is the present document.
  • Separate parts have been developed to cover specific product related radio equipment test conditions, test arrangements, performance assessment, performance criteria, etc.
  • A clause is included in each of the specific radio parts, entitled “special conditions”, which is used as appropriate to cover any deviations or additions to the common requirements set out in the present document.

Currently there are 36 parts defined in this series:

Part Title
Part 1: “Common technical requirements”;
Part 2: “Specific conditions for radio paging equipment”;
Part 3: “Specific conditions for Short-Range Devices (SRD) operating on frequencies between 9 kHz and 246 GHz”;
Part 4: “Specific conditions for fixed radio links and ancillary equipment”;
Part 5: “Specific conditions for Private land Mobile Radio (PMR) and Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) equipment and ancillary equipment (speech and non-speech)”;
Part 6: “Specific conditions for Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) equipment”;
Part 7: “Specific conditions for mobile and portable radio and ancillary equipment of digital cellular radio telecommunications systems (GSM and DCS)”;
Part 8: “Specific conditions for GSM base stations”;
Part 9: “Specific conditions for wireless microphones, similar Radio Frequency (RF) audio link equipment, cordless audio and in-ear monitoring devices”;
Part 10: “Specific conditions for First (CT1 and CT1+) and Second Generation Cordless Telephone (CT2) equipment”;
Part 11: “Specific conditions for terrestrial sound broadcasting service transmitters”;
Part 12: “Specific conditions for Very Small Aperture Terminal, Satellite Interactive Earth Stations operated in the frequency ranges between 4 GHz and 30 GHz in the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS)”;
Part 13: “Specific conditions for Citizens’ Band (CB) radio and ancillary equipment (speech and non-speech)”;
Part 14: “Specific conditions for analogue and digital terrestrial TV broadcasting service transmitters”;
Part 15: “Specific conditions for commercially available amateur radio equipment”;
Part 16: “Specific conditions for analogue cellular radio communications equipment, mobile and portable”;
Part 17: “Specific conditions for Broadband Data Transmission Systems”;
Part 18: “Specific conditions for Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) equipment”;
Part 19: “Specific conditions for Receive Only Mobile Earth Stations (ROMES) operating in the 1,5 GHz band providing data communications”;
Part 20: “Specific conditions for Mobile Earth Stations (MES) used in the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS)”;
Part 22: “Specific conditions for ground based VHF aeronautical mobile and fixed radio equipment”;
Part 23: “Specific conditions for IMT-2000 CDMA, Direct Spread (UTRA and E-UTRA) Base Station (BS) radio, repeater and ancillary equipment”;
Part 24: “Specific conditions for IMT-2000 CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA and E-UTRA) for Mobile and portable (UE) radio and ancillary equipment”;
Part 25: “Specific conditions for CDMA 1x spread spectrum Mobile Stations and ancillary equipment”;
Part 26: “Specific conditions for CDMA 1x spread spectrum Base Stations, repeaters and ancillary equipment”;
Part 27: “Specific conditions for Ultra Low Power Active Medical Implants (ULP-AMI) and related peripheral devices (ULP-AMI-P)”;
Part 28: “Specific conditions for wireless digital video links”;
Part 29: “Specific conditions for Medical Data Service Devices (MEDS) operating in the 401 MHz to 402 MHz and 405 MHz to 406 MHz bands”;
Part 31: “Specific conditions for equipment in the 9 kHz to 315 kHz band for Ultra Low Power Active Medical Implants (ULP-AMI) and related peripheral devices (ULP-AMI-P)”;
Part 32: “Specific conditions for Ground and Wall Probing Radar applications”;
Part 33: “Specific conditions for Ultra Wide Band (UWB) devices”;
Part 34: “Specific conditions for External Power Supply (EPS) for mobile phones”;
Part 35: “Specific requirements for Low Power Active Medical Implants (LP-AMI) operating in the 2 483,5 MHz to 2 500 MHz bands”;
Part 50: “Specific conditions for Cellular Communication Base Station (BS), repeater and ancillary equipment”;
Part 51: “Specific conditions for Automotive and Surveillance Radar Devices using 24,05 GHz to 24,5 GHz or 76 GHz to 81 GHz”;
Part 52: “Specific conditions for mobile and portable (UE) radio and ancillary equipment of digital cellular radio telecommunications systems (GSM and DCS), IMT-2000 CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA and E-UTRA) and CDMA 1x spread spectrum”.

 

New BS EN PUBLICATIONS (BS EN 50561-3:2016 & BS EN 62321-7-1:2015)

BS EN PUBLICATIONS Update to standards March 2016

BS EN 50561-3:2016
Power line communication apparatus used in low-voltage installations. Radio disturbance characteristics. Limits and methods of measurement. Apparatus operating above 30 MHz (See previous post)

BS EN 62321-7-1:2015
Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Determination of the presence of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in colorless and colored corrosion-protected coatings on metals by the colorimetric method

New IEC PUBLICATIONS (IEC 60598-1, IEC 60695-1-20:2016 & IEC 62911:2016)

IEC PUBLICATIONS Update to standards March 2016

IEC 60598-1
Luminaires. General requirements and tests

IEC 60695-1-20:2016
Fire hazard testing. Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products. Ignitability. General guidance

IEC 62911:2016
Audio, video and information technology equipment. Routine electrical safety testing in production

The first Hazard Based Standard, EN 62368-1:2014 Safety of Multimedia products

EN 62368-1:2014 Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment – Part 1: Safety requirements
is coming and a date of withdrawal (DOW) for the 60950-1 and 60065 standards has been announced, with a five-year transition to 2019. Manufacturers must demonstrate compliance to EN 62368-1 for all products placed on the market after the DOW.
The recommendation is that if a product or series is going to be withdrawn from the markets by 2018, then keep the old standards in place. If it is anticipated that production will continue beyond that, then look into obtaining certification to EN 62368, but keep the 60950-1 and 60065 files current.
See the latest EU Official journal LVD for more information on changes in the pipeline.
You can also purchase the standard on the BSI website.

Latest Standards Changes 2017

Lots of changes on the horizon for 2017, to help you keep up to date here is a list of the latest.

New Standard Name Replaced Standard DoW
ICES-005, Issue 4 Lighting Equipment ICES-005, Issue 3 01/12/16
EN 50242:2016 /EN 60436:2016 Electric dishwashers for household use – Methods for measuring the performance EN 50242:2008 / EN 60436:2008. 11/4/18
EN 60601-1-2:2015 Medical electrical equipment – Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance – Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic disturbances – Requirements and tests EN 60601-1-2:2007 31/12/18
EN 60730-2-6:2016 Automatic electrical controls – Part 2-6: Particular requirements for automatic electrical pressure sensing controls including mechanical requirements EN 60730-2-6
26/02/19
EN 62841-2-8:2016 Particular requirements for hand-held shears and nibblers EN 60745-2-8:2009
20/05/20
EN 55014-2:2015 Electromagnetic compatibility – Requirements for household appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus – Part 2: Immunity – Product family standard EN 55014-2:1997 + A1 + A2 not harmonized
EN 303 345 V1.1.1 Radio Broadcast Receivers; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the Directive 2014/53/EU   not harmonized
EN 303 406 V1.1.0 (2016-05) Short Range Devices (SRD); Social Alarms Equipment operating in the frequency range 25 MHz to 1 000 MHz; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of Directive 2014/53/EU   not harmonized
EN 301 893 V2.0.7 (2016-11) 5 GHz RLAN; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of Directive 2014/53/EU   not harmonized
EN 301 489-52 V1.1.0 (2016-11) ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 52: Specific conditions for Cellular Communication Mobile and portable (UE) radio and ancillary equipment; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.1b of Directive 2014/53/EU   not harmonized
EN 301 489-50 V2.1.1 (2016-11) ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 50: Specific conditions for Cellular Communication Base Station (BS), repeater and ancillary equipment; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.1(b) of Directive 2014/53/EU   not harmonized
EN 301 489-34 V2.1.0 (2016-05) ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 34: Specific conditions for External Power Supply (EPS) for mobile phones; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.1b of the Directive 2014/53/EU and the essential requirements of article 6 of the Directive 2014/30/ EU   not harmonized
ETSI EN 301 489-17 V3.1.1 (2016-11) ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 17: Specific conditions for Broadband Data Transmission Systems; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.1(b) of Directive 2014/53/EU   not harmonized
ETSI EN 301 489-9 V2.1.0 (2016-09) ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 9: Specific conditions for wireless microphones, similar Radio Frequency (RF) audio link equipment, cordless audio and in-ear monitoring devices; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.1(b) of Directive 2014/53/EU   not harmonized
ETSI EN 301 489-3 V2.1.0 (2016-09) ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 3: Specific conditions for Short-Range Devices (SRD) operating on frequencies between 9 kHz and 246 GHz; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.1(b) of Directive 2014/53/EU   not harmonized
EN 301 489-1 V2.1.1 (2016-11) ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 1: Common technical requirements; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.1(b) of Directive 2014/53/EU and the essential requirements of article 6 of Directive 2014/30/EU   not harmonized
ETSI EN 300 440 V2.1.0 (2016-05) Short Range Devices (SRD); Radio equipment to be used in the 1 GHz to 40 GHz frequency range; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of Directive 2014/53/EU   not harmonized
ETSI EN 300 330 V2.1.1 (2016-11) Short Range Devices (SRD); Radio equipment in the frequency range 9 kHz to 25 MHz and inductive loop systems in the frequency range 9 kHz to 30 MHz; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of Directive 2014/53/EU   not harmonized
ETSI EN 300 220-1 V3.1.1 (2016-11) Short Range Devices (SRD) operating in the frequency range 25 MHz to 1 000 MHz; Part 1: Technical characteristics and methods of measurement   not harmonized
ETSI EN 300 220-2 V3.1.1 (2016-11) Short Range Devices (SRD) operating in the frequency range 25 MHz to 1 000 MHz; Part 2: Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of Directive 2014/53/EU for non specific radio equipment   not harmonized
EN 300 328 V2.1.1 Wideband transmission systems; Data transmission equipment operating in the 2,4 GHz ISM band and using wide band modulation techniques; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of Directive 2014/53/EU   13th January 2017
EN 60730-1:2016 Automatic electrical controls – Part 1: General requirements   not harmonized