The manufacturer or the person who places a product on the EEA market has to find out whether this product is covered or not by the EMC Directive and to apply its provisions, if required. The decision flow-chart is a practical tool which permits the simplification of the EMC analysis, defining which kind of electrical or electronic equipment is covered or not by the EMC Directive.

General - Decision Flow Chart

Equipment

Contains electrical or electronic components ? No Excluded from EMC Directive Yes

Totally excluded from the EMC directive ? Yes Excluded from EMC Directive No

Partially included in the EMC directive ? For the relevant excluded requirements Excluded from EMC Directive For the relevant included requirements

Passive EMC equipment Yes Excluded from EMC Directive No

Explicitly listed in the EMC Directive ? Yes Components Finished Product System Installation No

Covered by harmonised standards published in the OJEC under the EMC directive ? Yes Components Finished Product System Installation No

Meets the following criteria... Yes Excluded from EMC Directive No

Components Finished Product System Installation