Euro­pean Union (EU) EMC stan­dards

Euro­pean Union requires com­mer­cial elec­tronic prod­uct cer­ti­fi­ca­tion or dec­la­ra­tion of con­for­mity to meet elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity stan­dards (and other direc­tive require­ments), before they may be mar­keted and sold.

To help you find suit­able Euro­pean Union EMC stan­dards, we have sum­ma­rized them by prod­uct type for most pop­u­lar prod­uct groups on the mar­ket.


Lighting&similar


LED Certification

EN 55015:2013 Lim­its and meth­ods of mea­sure­ment of radio dis­tur­bance char­ac­ter­is­tics of elec­tri­cal light­ing and sim­i­lar equip­ment.

EN 61547:2009 Equip­ment for gen­eral light­ing pur­poses — EMC immu­nity require­ments.

EN 61000‒3‒2:2014 Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity (EMC) — Part 3 – 2: Lim­its — Lim­its for har­monic cur­rent emis­sions (equip­ment input cur­rent 16 A per phase).

EN 61000‒3‒3:2013 Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity (EMC) — Part 3 – 3: Lim­its — Lim­i­ta­tion of volt­age changes, volt­age fluc­tu­a­tions and flicker in pub­lic low-​voltage sup­ply sys­tems, for equip­ment with rated cur­rent 16 A per phase and not sub­ject to con­di­tional con­nec­tion.


Scientific&Medical

Medical Certification

EN 55011:2016 Indus­trial, sci­en­tific and med­ical equip­ment — Radio-​frequency dis­tur­bance char­ac­ter­is­tics — Lim­its and meth­ods of mea­sure­ment.

EN 61000‒3‒2:2014 Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity (EMC) — Part 3 – 2: Lim­its — Lim­its for har­monic cur­rent emis­sions (equip­ment input cur­rent 16 A per phase).

EN 61000‒3‒3:2013 Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity (EMC) — Part 3 – 3: Lim­its — Lim­i­ta­tion of volt­age changes, volt­age fluc­tu­a­tions and flicker in pub­lic low-​voltage sup­ply sys­tems, for equip­ment with rated cur­rent 16 A per phase and not sub­ject to con­di­tional con­nec­tion.


Devices with inter­nal com­bus­tion engine




EN 55012:2007+A1 Vehi­cles, boats, and inter­nal com­bus­tion engines — Radio dis­tur­bance char­ac­ter­is­tics — Lim­its and meth­ods of mea­sure­ment for the pro­tec­tion of off-​board receivers.

Infor­ma­tion technology




EN 55032:2015 Infor­ma­tion tech­nol­ogy equip­ment – Radio dis­tur­bance char­ac­ter­is­tics – Lim­its and meth­ods of mea­sure­ment.

EN 55024:2010 Infor­ma­tion tech­nol­ogy equip­ment – Immu­nity char­ac­ter­is­tics – Lim­its and meth­ods of mea­sure­ment.

EN 61000‒3‒2:2014 Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity (EMC) — Part 3 – 2: Lim­its — Lim­its for har­monic cur­rent emis­sions (equip­ment input cur­rent 16 A per phase).

EN 61000‒3‒3:2013 Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity (EMC) — Part 3 – 3: Lim­its — Lim­i­ta­tion of volt­age changes, volt­age fluc­tu­a­tions and flicker in pub­lic low-​voltage sup­ply sys­tems, for equip­ment with rated cur­rent 16 A per phase and not sub­ject to con­di­tional con­nec­tion.

Lab­o­ra­tory equip­ment



EN 61326‒1:2013 Elec­tri­cal equip­ment for mea­sure­ment, con­trol and lab­o­ra­tory use — EMC require­ments — Part 1: Gen­eral require­ments (IEC 61326 – 1:2012).

EN 61326‒2 Elec­tri­cal equip­ment for mea­sure­ment, con­trol and lab­o­ra­tory use — EMC require­ments — Part 2 – 1: Par­tic­u­lar require­ments — Test con­fig­u­ra­tions, oper­a­tional con­di­tions and per­for­mance cri­te­ria for sen­si­tive test and mea­sure­ment equip­ment for EMC unpro­tected applications.

House­hold appliances




EN 55014‒1:2006 Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity — Require­ments for house­hold appli­ances, elec­tric tools and sim­i­lar appa­ra­tus — Part 1: Emis­sion.

EN 55014‒2:2015 Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity — Require­ments for house­hold appli­ances, elec­tric tools and sim­i­lar appa­ra­tus — Part 2: Immu­nity prod­uct fam­ily stan­dard.

EN 55013 Sound and tele­vi­sion broad­cast receivers and asso­ci­ated equip­ment — Radio dis­tur­bance char­ac­ter­is­tics — Lim­its and meth­ods of mea­sure­ment.

EN 55020 Sound and tele­vi­sion broad­cast receivers and asso­ci­ated equip­ment — Immu­nity char­ac­ter­is­tics — Lim­its and meth­ods of mea­sure­ment — Inter­pre­ta­tion of Clause I.7.

Radio equip­ment


ETSI EN 301 489‒1 Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ityand Radio spec­trum Mat­ters (ERM); Elec­tro­Mag­netic Com­pat­i­bil­ity (EMC) stan­dard for radio equip­ment and ser­vices.

ETSI EN 301 489‒4 Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity and Radio spec­trum Mat­ters (ERM); Elec­tro­Mag­netic Com­pat­i­bil­ity (EMC) stan­dard for radio equip­ment and ser­vices; Part 4: Spe­cific con­di­tions for fixed radio links, Broad­band Data Trans­mis­sion Sys­tem Base stations,ancillary equip­ment and ser­vices.

ETSI EN 301 489‒.. series

Indus­trial & commercial




EN 61000‒6‒1:2007 Generic Stan­dards — Immu­nity for Res­i­den­tial, Com­mer­cial and Light-​Industrial Envi­ron­ments.

EN 61000‒6‒2:2005 Generic Stan­dards — Immu­nity for Indus­trial Envi­ron­ments.

EN 61000‒6‒3:2007+A1 Generic Stan­dards — Emis­sion Stan­dard for Res­i­den­tial, Com­mer­cial and Light-​Industrial Envi­ron­ments.

EN 61000‒6‒4:2007+A1 Generic Stan­dards — Emis­sion Stan­dard for Indus­trial Envi­ron­ments.









Mul­ti­me­dia equip­ment


EN 55032:2015 Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity of mul­ti­me­dia equip­ment– Emis­sion require­ments.

EN 55024:2010 Infor­ma­tion tech­nol­ogy equip­ment – Immu­nity char­ac­ter­is­tics – Lim­its and meth­ods of mea­sure­ment.

EN 61000‒3‒2:2014 Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity (EMC) — Part 3 – 2: Lim­its — Lim­its for har­monic cur­rent emis­sions (equip­ment input cur­rent 16 A per phase).

EN 61000‒3‒3:2013 Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity (EMC) — Part 3 – 3: Lim­its — Lim­i­ta­tion of volt­age changes, volt­age fluc­tu­a­tions and flicker in pub­lic low-​voltage sup­ply sys­tems, for equip­ment with rated cur­rent 16 A per phase and not sub­ject to con­di­tional con­nec­tion.

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