Electrical & Electronic products | Summer Recap 2020
Recent publications
The below table summarises the most recent publications by the Official Journal of the European Union relating to E&E:
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22/04/2020 |
C/2020/2408 |
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/553 of 21 April 2020 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/167 as regards to harmonised standards for certain international mobile telecommunications cellular networks equipment. |
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18/05/2020 |
C/2020/3213 |
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/659 of 15 May 2020 on the harmonised standard for the technical documentation required for assessing materials, components and electrical and electronic equipment drafted in support of Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. |
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03/08/2020 |
C/2020/5302 |
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1146 of 31 July 2020 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1956 as regards harmonised standards for certain household appliances, thermal-links, equipment in cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services, circuit breakers, arc quenching and welding, installation couplers intended for permanent connection in fixed installations, transformers, reactors, power supply units and combinations, electric vehicle conductive charging system, cable ties and management, control circuit devices, switching elements, emergency lighting, electronic circuits used with luminaires and discharge lamps. |
Please find below a table summarising recent regulatory proposals made to the European Commission (Non-exhaustive):
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France |
Decree relating to the repairability index of electrical and electronic equipment. |
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France |
Order regarding the display methods, markings and general parameters for calculating the repairability index. |
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France |
Order regarding the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of front-loading household washing machines. |
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France |
Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of notebook computers. |
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France |
Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of smartphones. |
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France |
Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of televisions. |
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France |
Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of battery electric lawnmowers. |
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France |
Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of corded electric lawnmowers. |
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France |
Order relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and scoring system for calculating and displaying the repairability index of robot electric lawnmowers. |
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France |
Order of 24 July 2020 amending the Order of 10 July 2020 prescribing the general measures necessary to deal with the COVID-19 epidemic in the territories where the health emergency has been lifted and those where it has been extended. |
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Luxembourg |
Amended Grand-Ducal Regulation of 7 August 2015 on the operation of the energy efficiency obligation mechanism. |
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Sweden |
Act (2016:1067) concerning tax levied on chemicals in certain electronic items. |
Please see the below table summarising the most recent standard updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive):
(*) Date of withdrawal: latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn.
(**) Date of availability: date when the definitive text in the official language versions of an approved CEN/CENELEC publication is distributed by the Central Secretariat.
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Supersedes |
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Electrical and electronic household and office equipment - Measurement of networked standby power consumption of edge equipment. |
2023-02-19 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances. |
2023-04-17 |
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Electronic components - Long-term storage of electronic semiconductor devices - Part 3: Data. |
2023-03-24 |
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Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 1: Terminology and general aspects. |
2023-03-24 |
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Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 2-1: Performance general requirements and test methods. |
2023-03-24 |
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Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 2-2: Safety requirements. |
2023-03-24 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances. |
2023-03-24 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for blankets, pads, clothing and similar flexible heating appliances. |
2023-03-24 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-27: Particular requirements for appliances for skin exposure to ultraviolet and infrared radiation. |
2023-02-12 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-27: Particular requirements for appliances for skin exposure to ultraviolet and infrared radiation. |
2023-03-24 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-30: Particular requirements for room heaters. |
2023-02-12 |
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Magnetic materials - Part 7: Method of measurement of the coercivity (up to 160 kA/m) of magnetic materials in an open magnetic circuit. |
2023-03-24 |
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Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements. |
2023-01-06 |
EN 60950-22:2017 |
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Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 1: General requirements. |
2023-02-24 |
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Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 2: Performance requirements. |
2023-02-24 |
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Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 3: Energy consumption and volume. |
2023-02-24 |
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Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for automatic electrical pressure sensing controls including mechanical requirements. |
2023-05-01 |
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Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-7: Particular requirements for timers and time switches. |
2023-05-01 |
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Automatic electrical controls for household and similar use - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for electrically operated water valves, including mechanical requirements. |
2023-05-01 |
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Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for energy regulators. |
2023-05-01 |
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Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 7: Assemblies for specific applications such as marinas, camping sites, market squares, electric vehicle charging stations. |
2023-05-01 |
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Live working - Protective clothing against the thermal hazards of an electric arc - Part 2: Requirements. |
2023-05-01 |
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Fibre optic active components and devices - Package and interface standards - Part 6: ATM-PON transceivers. |
2023-05-01 |
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High-temperature secondary batteries - Part 2: Safety requirements and tests. |
2023-04-15 |
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Information technology - Security techniques - Methodology for IT security evaluation (ISO/IEC 18045:2008). |
2020-09-30 |
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Information technology - Security techniques - Security requirements for cryptographic modules (ISO/IEC 19790:2012). |
2020-09-30 |
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General method for assessing the proportion of recycled material content in energy-related products. |
2020-10-31 |
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General requirements for Home and Building Electronic Systems (HBES) and Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) - Part 11: Smart Metering - Application Specifications - Simple External Consumer Display. |
2023-04-10 |
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Electric room heating, underfloor heating, characteristic of performance - Definitions, method of testing, sizing and formula symbols. |
2023-03-18 |
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Electrical and electronic household and office equipment - Measurement of networked standby power consumption of edge equipment. |
2023-02-19 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances. |
2023-04-17 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances. |
2023-04-17 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for blankets, pads, clothing and similar flexible heating appliances. |
2023-04-24 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-26: Particular requirements for clocks. |
2020-11-08 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-27: Particular requirements for appliances for skin exposure to ultraviolet and infrared radiation. |
2023-02-12 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-30: Particular requirements for room heaters. |
2023-02-12 |
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Medical electrical equipment - Dose area product meters. |
2023-04-03 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for electric shavers, hair clippers or trimmers. |
2023-04-13 |
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Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for automatic electrical pressure sensing controls including mechanical requirements. |
2023-05-01 |
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Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-7: Particular requirements for timers and time switches. |
2023-05-01 |
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Automatic electrical controls for household and similar use - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for electrically operated water valves, including mechanical requirements. |
2023-05-01 |
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Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for energy regulators. |
2023-05-01 |
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Optical fibre cables - Part 1-21: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - Mechanical tests methods. |
2023-04-09 |
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Components for low-voltage surge protection - Part 331: Performance requirements and test methods for metal oxide varistors (MOV). |
2023-04-23 |
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Components for low-voltage surge protection - Part 341: Performance requirements and test circuits for thyristor surge suppressors (TSS). |
2023-06-17 |
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Power systems management and associated information exchange - Data and communications security - Part 3: Communication network and system security - Profiles including TCP/IP. |
2023-04-02 |
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Electronic components - Long-term storage of electronic semiconductor devices - Part 3: Data. |
2023-03-24 |
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Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 1: General requirements. |
2023-02-24 |
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Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 2: Performance requirements. |
2023-02-24 |
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Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods - Part 3: Energy consumption and volume. |
2023-02-24 |
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In-cable control and protection device for mode 2 charging of electric road vehicles (IC-CPD). |
2023-05-08 |
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Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-4: Particular requirements for transportable bench grinders. |
2023-03-13 |
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Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-4: Particular requirements for transportable bench grinders. |
2023-03-13 |
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Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery - Safety - Part 4-1: Particular requirements for chain saws. |
2024-03-13 |
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Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 1: Terminology and general aspects. |
2023-03-24 |
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Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 2-1: Performance general requirements and test methods. |
2023-03-24 |
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Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 2-2: Safety requirements. |
2023-03-24 |
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High-temperature secondary batteries - Part 1: General requirements. |
2023-04-15 |
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High-temperature secondary batteries - Part 2: Safety requirements and tests. |
2023-04-15 |
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Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods - Part 1-3: Radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus - Ancillary equipment - Disturbance power. |
2023-02-26 |
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Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods - Part 1-4: Radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus - Antennas and test sites for radiated disturbance measurements. |
2023-07-20 |
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Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-78: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of medical robots for rehabilitation, assessment, compensation or alleviation. |
2023-04-03 |
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Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-83: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of home light therapy equipment. |
2023-04-03 |
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Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-31: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of external cardiac pacemakers with internal power source. |
2023-04-03 |
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Fuel cell technologies - Part 3-100: Stationary fuel cell power systems - Safety. |
2023-04-10 |
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Marking of electrical equipment with ratings related to electrical supply - Safety requirements. |
2023-04-10 |
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Industrial, scientific and medical equipment - Radio-frequency disturbance characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement. |
2022-11-27 |
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Power transformers - Additional European requirements: Part 1-1: Common part - General requirements. |
2023-05-22 |
EN 50588-1:2017 |
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Power transformers - Additional European requirements: Part 2-1 Medium power transformer - General requirements. |
2023-05-22 |
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Power transformers - Additional European requirements: Part 3-1 Large power transformer - General requirements. |
2023-05-22 |
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Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment - Immunity requirements. |
2022-07-28 |
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Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety - Part 1: Lamp caps. |
2023-05-05 |
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Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety - Part 2: Lampholders. |
2023-05-05 |
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Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety - Part 2: Lampholders. |
2023-06-17 |
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Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety - Part 3: Gauges. |
2023-05-05 |
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Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety - Part 3: Gauges. |
2023-06-17 |
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High-voltage fuses - Part 1: Current-limiting fuses. |
2023-05-19 |
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High-voltage fuses - Part 4: Additional testing requirements for high-voltage expulsion fuses utilizing polymeric insulators. |
2023-05-21 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-85: Particular requirements for fabric steamers. |
2023-05-15 |
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Solderless connections - Part 3: Accessible insulation displacement (ID) connections - General requirements, test methods and practical guidance. |
2023-05-14 |
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Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-010: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for the heating of materials. |
2023-05-22 |
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Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-081: Particular requirements for automatic and semi-automatic laboratory equipment for analysis and other purposes. |
2023-05-22 |
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Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Product requirements - Part 8-100: Power connectors - Detail specification for 2-pole or 3-pole power plus 2-pole signal shielded and sealed connectors with plastic housing for rated current of 20 A. |
2023-05-14 |
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Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Product requirements - Part 8-101: Power connectors - Detail specification for 2-pole or 3-pole power plus 2-pole signal shielded and sealed connectors with plastic housing for rated current of 40 A. |
2023-05-14 |
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Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Product requirements - Part 8-102: Power connectors - Detail specification for 2-pole or 3-pole power plus 2-pole signal shielded and sealed connectors with plastic housing for rated current of 150 A. |
2023-05-21 |
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Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Performance standard - Part 061-2: Single-mode fibre optic pigtailed style polarization independent isolators for category C - Controlled environments. |
2023-05-14 |
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Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Fibre optic connector interfaces - Part 35: Type LSHE connector family for harsh environments. |
2023-05-14 |
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Fibre optic sensors - Part 1-1: Strain measurement - Strain sensors based on fibre Bragg gratings. |
2023-05-01 |
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Superconductivity - Part 4: Residual resistance ratio measurement - Residual resistance ratio of Nb-Ti and Nb3Sn composite superconductors. |
2023-04-24 |
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Superconductivity - Part 7: Electronic characteristic measurements - Surface resistance of high-temperature superconductors at microwave frequencies. |
2023-04-24 |
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Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Fibre optic fixed filters - Generic specification. |
2023-05-14 |
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High frequency inductive components - Electrical characteristics and measuring methods - Part 2: Rated current of inductors for DC-to-DC converters. |
2023-05-05 |
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Dynamic modules - Part 3-3: Performance specification templates - Wavelength selective switches. |
2023-05-14 |
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Digital addressable lighting interface - Part 105: Particular requirements for control gear and control devices - Firmware Transfer. |
2023-04-30 |
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Photovoltaic (PV) systems - Requirements for testing, documentation and maintenance - Part 2: Grid connected systems - Maintenance of PV systems. |
2023-04-22 |
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Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Thermal management for cabinets in accordance with IEC 60297 and IEC 60917 series - Part 6: Air recirculation and bypass of indoor cabinets. |
2023-04-29 |
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Connectors for DC-application in photovoltaic systems - Safety requirements and tests. |
2023-04-29 |
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Photovoltaic power generating systems - EMC requirements and test methods for power conversion equipment. |
2023-04-29 |
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Electrical energy storage (EES) systems - Part 5-2: Safety requirements for grid-integrated EES systems - Electrochemical-based systems. |
2023-05-21 |
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High-temperature secondary batteries - Part 3: Sodium-based batteries - Performance requirements and tests. |
2023-05-21 |
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Accessibility of control elements, doors, lids, drawers and handles. |
2023-05-01 |
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Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Safety requirements for secondary lithium cells and batteries for use in electrical energy storage systems. |
2023-05-01 |
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Household and similar electrical air cleaning appliances - Methods for measuring the performance - Part 1: General requirements. |
2023-05-14 |
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Ferrite cores - Guidelines on dimensions and the limits of surface irregularities - Part 2: Pot-cores for use in telecommunications, power supply, and filter applications. |
2023-05-01 |
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Ferrite cores - Guidelines on dimensions and the limits of surface irregularities - Part 3: Half pot-cores made of ferrite for inductive proximity switches. |
2023-05-01 |
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Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Part 1: Detail specification for two-way, shielded or unshielded, free and fixed connectors - Mechanical mating information, pin assignment and additional requirements for Type 1 copper LC style. |
2023-05-19 |
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Electrical accessories - Methodology for determining the energy efficiency class of electrical accessories. |
2023-04-29 |
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Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Secondary lithium cells and batteries for portable applications - Part 4: Coin secondary lithium cells, and batteries made from them. |
2023-05-25 |
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Safety in installations for electroheating and electromagnetic processing - Part 1: General requirements. |
2023-04-15 |
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Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Secondary lithium cells and batteries for portable applications - Part 4: Coin secondary lithium cells, and batteries made from them. |
2023-05-25 |
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Safety in installations for electroheating and electromagnetic processing - Part 8: Particular requirements for electroslag remelting furnaces. |
2023-06-11 |
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Safety of machinery - Requirements for cableless control systems of machinery. |
2023-04-22 |
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Guidelines for the measurement method of power durability for surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) devices in radio frequency (RF) applications. |
2023-05-29 |
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Determination of inrush current characteristics of lighting products. |
2023-05-26 |
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Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving walks - Emission. |
2022-06-30 |
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Power transformers - Part 22-7: Power transformer and reactor fittings - Accessories and fittings. |
2023-06-11 |
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Underwater acoustics - Hydrophones - Calibration of hydrophones - Part 1: Procedures for free-field calibration of hydrophones. |
2023-05-29 |
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Classification of environmental conditions - Part 3-0: Classification of groups of environmental parameters and their severities - Introduction. |
2023-06-11 |
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Test methods for electrical materials, printed board and other interconnection structures and assemblies - Part 5-504: General test methods for materials and assemblies - Process ionic contamination testing (PICT). |
2023-05-26 |
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Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 1: Design guidelines. |
2023-06-16 |
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Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 3: Environmental requirements, tests and safety aspects. |
2023-07-13 |
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DC or AC supplied electronic controlgear for LED modules - Performance requirements. |
2023-06-17 |
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Cooking fume extractors - Methods for measuring performance. |
2023-07-10 |
EN 61591:1997 |
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Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 9-5: Endurance tests - Test 9e: Current loading, cyclic. |
2023-07-14 |
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EMC IC modelling - Part 1: General modelling framework. |
2020-07-24 |
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Electric dishwashers for household use - Methods for measuring the performance. |
2020-06-26 |
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Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Product requirements - Part 3-124: Rectangular connectors - Detail specification for 10-way, shielded, free and fixed connectors for I/O and data transmission with frequencies up to 500 MHz. |
2020-04-24 |
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Wind turbines - Part 22: Conformity testing and certification. |
2020-04-24 |
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Information technology - Cabling installation - Part 99-2: Mitigation and protection from electrical interference. |
2020-03-20 |
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Low resistance measurements - Methods and guidance. |
2020-04-10 |
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Space - Use of GNSS-based positioning for road Intelligent Transport System (ITS) - Specification of the test facilities, definition of test scenarios, description and validation of the procedures for field tests related to security performance of GNSS-based positioning terminals. |
2020-04-29 |
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Switches for household and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 1: General requirements. |
2020-02-21 |
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Clothes washing machines and washer-dryers for household and similar use - Method for the determination of temperature inside the laundry load. |
2020-10-13 |
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Primary batteries - Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries. |
2020-05-15 |
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Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment - Part 11: Sectional specification - Fixed polyethylene-terephthalate film dielectric metal foil DC capacitors. |
2020-05-15 |
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Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment - Part 26: Sectional specification - Fixed aluminium electrolytic capacitors with conductive polymer solid electrolyte. |
2020-05-15 |
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Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-1: Contactors and motor-starters - Electromechanical contactors and motor-starters. |
2020-05-15 |
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Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-1: Control circuit devices and switching elements - Electromechanical control circuit devices. |
2020-05-15 |
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Fibre-optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 4-1: Installed cabling plant - Multimode attenuation measurement. |
2020-05-15 |
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Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements. |
2020-05-15 |
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-11: Testing and measurement techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests for equipment with input current up to 16 A per phase. |
2020-06-19 |
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IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum; Part 2: CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD) User Equipment (UE). |
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Short Range Devices (SRD); Ground- and Wall- Probing Radio determination (GPR/WPR) devices; Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum. |
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Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS); Part 5: Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum for Multilateration (MLAT) equipment; Sub-part 1: Receivers and Interrogators. |
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Wireless Industrial Applications (WIA); Equipment operating in the 5 725 MHz to 5 875 MHz frequency range with power levels ranging up to 400 mW; Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum. |
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System Reference document (SRdoc); Security Scanners (SSc) within the frequency range from 60 GHz to 90 GHz. |
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5G; NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 1: Range 1 Standalone (3GPP TS 38.101-1 version 15.9.0 Release 15). |
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5G; NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 2: Range 2 Standalone (3GPP TS 38.101-2 version 15.9.1 Release 15). |
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5G; NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 3: Range 1 and Range 2 Interworking operation with other radios (3GPP TS 38.101-3 version 15.9.0 Release 15). |
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5G; NR; Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (3GPP TS 38.104 version 15.9.0 Release 15). |
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5G; NR; Base Station (BS) ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) (3GPP TS 38.113 version 15.9.0 Release 15). |
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5G; NR; Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements for mobile terminals and ancillary equipment (3GPP TS 38.124 version 16.0.0 Release 16). |
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5G; NR; Base Station (BS) conformance testing Part 1: Conducted conformance testing (3GPP TS 38.141-1 version 15.6.0 Release 15). |
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5G; NR; Base Station (BS) conformance testing Part 1: Conducted conformance testing (3GPP TS 38.141-1 version 16.4.0 Release 16). |
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5G; NR; Base Station (BS) conformance testing Part 2: Radiated conformance testing (3GPP TS 38.141-2 version 15.6.0 Release 15). |
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5G; NR; Base Station (BS) conformance testing Part 2: Radiated conformance testing (3GPP TS 38.141-2 version 16.4.0 Release 16). |
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5G; NR; Requirements for support of Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS) (3GPP TS 38.171 version 15.3.0 Release 15). |
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5G; NR; Requirements on User Equipments (UEs) supporting a release-independent frequency band (3GPP TS 38.307 version 15.5.0 Release 15). |
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LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Requirements for Support of Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS) (3GPP TS 36.171 version 15.1.0 Release 15). |
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LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); Derivation of test tolerances for Radio Resource Management (RRM) conformance tests (3GPP TR 36.903 version 14.4.0 Release 14). |
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LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); Derivation of test points for radio transmission and reception conformance test cases (3GPP TR 36.905 version 15.5.0 Release 15). |
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Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; Active Antenna System (AAS) Base Station (BS) Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) (3GPP TS 37.114 version 15.8.0 Release 15). |
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5G; NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 4: Performance requirements (3GPP TS 38.101-4 version 15.5.0 Release 15). |
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5G; NR; Requirements for support of Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS) (3GPP TS 38.171 version 15.3.0 Release 15). |
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System Reference document (SRdoc); Transmission characteristics; Technical characteristics for radiodetermination equipment for ground based vehicular applications within the frequency range 77 GHz to 81 GHz. |
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5G; NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission and reception; Part 3: Range 1 and Range 2 Interworking operation with other radios (3GPP TS 38.521-3 version 15.4.1 Release 15). |
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IEC Standards |
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Reference |
Title |
Publication date |
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Radio frequency beam wireless power transfer (WPT) for mobile device. |
19/02/2020 |
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Safety in installations for electroheating and electromagnetic processing - Part 1: General requirements. |
11/03/2020 |
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Medical electrical equipment - ALL PARTS. |
01/09/2020 |
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Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-8: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: General requirements, tests and guidance for alarm systems in medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems. |
23/07/2020 |
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Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-11: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Requirements for medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems used in the home healthcare environment. |
22/07/2020 |
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3: Limit - ALL PARTS. |
14/07/2020 |
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-2: Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current ≤16 A per phase). |
14/07/2020 |
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-40: Testing and measurement techniques - Digital methods for the measurement of power quantities of modulated or distorted signals. |
11/03/2020 |
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Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation, control and electrical power systems - Requirements for electromagnetic compatibility testing. |
11/03/2020 |
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-36: Testing and measurement techniques - IEMI immunity test methods for equipment and systems. |
23/03/2020 |
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-3: Generic standards - Emission standard for equipment in residential environments. |
30/07/2020 |
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-8: Generic standards - Emission standard for professional equipment in commercial and light-industrial locations. |
30/07/2020 |
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Equipment for general lighting purposes - EMC immunity requirements. |
26/03/2020 |
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Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems - Part 12: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of collaborative business relationship management systems. |
17/04/2020 |
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Corrigendum 1 - Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements. |
20/04/2020 |
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Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Aisle containment for IT cabinets - Part 2: Details of air flow, air separation and air cooling requirements. |
15/07/2020 |
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Primary batteries - ALL PARTS. |
15/04/2020 |
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Corrigendum 2 - Primary batteries - Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries. |
22/04/2020 |
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Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and |
23/04/2020 |
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Amendment 2 - Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and |
23/04/2020 |
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Guidelines for the measurement method of power durability for surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) devices in radio frequency (RF) applications. |
24/04/2020 |
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Television broadcast receivers and associated equipment - Immunity characteristics - Methods of objective picture assessment. |
07/05/2020 |
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IEC TS 62153-4-1:2014+AMD1:2020
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Metallic communication cable test methods - Part 4-1: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Introduction to electromagnetic (EMC) screening measurements. |
07/05/2020 |
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Amendment 1 - Metallic communication cable test methods - Part 4-1: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Introduction to electromagnetic (EMC) screening measurements. |
07/05/2020 |
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Metallic communication cable test methods - Part 4-10: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Transfer impedance and screening attenuation of feed-throughs and electromagnetic gaskets - Double coaxial test method. |
24/07/2020 |
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Fuel cell technologies - Part 2-100: Fuel cell modules - Safety. |
07/05/2020 |
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Harmonization of environmental performance criteria for electrical and electronic products - Feasibility study. |
07/05/2020 |
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Radio frequency beam wireless power transfer (WPT) for mobile device. |
19/02/2020 |
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Transmitting equipment for radiocommunication - Radio-over-fibre technologies for electromagnetic-field measurement - Part 2: Radio-over-fibre technologies for electric-field sensing. |
27/07/2020 |
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Organic light emitting diode (OLED) Light sources for general lighting - Safety - Part 1: General requirements and tests. |
14/05/2020 |
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Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-040: Particular requirements for sterilizers and washer-disinfectors used to treat medical materials. |
14/05/2020 |
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RLV Redline version |
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-040: Particular requirements for sterilizers and washer-disinfectors used to treat medical materials. |
14/05/2020 |
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Interpretation sheet 1 - Primary batteries - Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries. |
14/05/2020 |
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IEC 60086:2020 SER series |
Primary batteries - ALL PARTS. |
14/05/2020 |
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Corrigendum 1 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-11: Testing and measurement techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests for equipment with input current up to 16 A per phase. |
28/05/2020 |
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Interpretation sheet 1 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures "d". |
28/05/2020 |
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SER Series |
Explosive atmospheres - ALL PARTS. |
26/06/2020 |
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Electrostatics - Part 1: Electrostatic phenomena - Principles and measurements. |
10/06/2020 |
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Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods - Part 1-4: Radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus - Antennas and test sites for radiated disturbance measurements. |
15/06/2020 |
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Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 11: Effectiveness of residual current monitors (RCM) in TT, TN and IT systems. |
23/06/2020 |
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Equipment for general lighting purposes - EMC immunity requirements - Part 1: Objective light flickermeter and voltage fluctuation immunity test method. |
01/07/2020 |
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Metallic communication cable test methods - Part 4 - 9: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Coupling attenuation of screened balanced cables, triaxial method. |
06/07/2020 |
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Table summarising the most recent technical publications (non-exhaustive):
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Date |
Country |
Update |
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21/05/2020 |
Denmark |
Statutory Order on the Environmentally Friendly Design of Energy Related Products.
The aim is to promote the development and use of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly energy-related products with a view to limiting energy consumption and environmental impact during the life cycle of the products.
The Act covers all types of energy-related products that have been placed on the market, as well as components and subcomponents thereof and it does not apply to commissioned copies of an energy-related product. |
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26/06/2020 |
Germany |
The Expert Circle EK1 has published revision 3 of the PAK/PAH guideline EK1 601-15, which replaces the former version(s).
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06/05/2020 |
France |
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01/09/2020 |
UK |
UK authorities have published the following articles in relation to goods imported into Great Britain following the end of Brexit transition period:
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Proposition 65 - New fact sheets
See below a list detailing new fact sheets available on the Proposition 65 website.
A new fact sheets on Proposition 65-listed chemicals are avaialble:
- Household appliances may expose you to chemicals on the Proposition 65 list such as benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and some flame retardants and phthalates
National Supervision and Spot Check Plan 2020
On 8th May 2020, the China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published the National Product Quality Supervision and Sampling Plan for 2020.
The spot check plan covers a total of 131 products; from household textiles, to electrical and electronic products, light industrial products, construction and decoration materials, agricultural products, mechanical security products, electrical products and materials and food-related products.
For more information, please visit the SAMR website here.
Changes to the catalogue of China Compulsory Certification (CCC)
In April 2020, the Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) of China published the following announcements (only available in Chinese language):
- 18 of 2020 General Administration of Market Supervision on optimisation of the compulsory product certification catalog.
- 21 of 2020 General Administration of Market Supervision and Administration in relation to the release of compulsory product certification catalog products and announcement of the reference table corresponding to commodity numbers in 2020.
The Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) has merged and changed a few product categories in the catalogue without changing the scope of mandatory product certification. The updated compulsory product certification catalogue covers a total of 103 compulsory products with their corresponding commodity numbers listed in the annex.
Regulatory proposals notified to WTO
Please see the below table summarising the most recent notifications made to the World Trade Organization (non-exhaustive):
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Notification number / Link |
Country |
Title |
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Brazil |
Proposal for an Act containing an update of the Technical Requirements for Conformity Assessment of Analog TV Transmitter, Transmission Auxiliary Service Transmitter (TV), TV Channel Converter and Audio and Video Modulator (23 page(s), in Portuguese). |
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Brazil |
Proposal for an Act containing an update of the Technical Requirements for Conformity Assessment of Analog Terrestrial FM Broadcasting Transmitter (8 page(s), in Portuguese). |
|
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Canada |
Consultation of ICES-003, Issue 7, Information Technology Equipment (including Digital Apparatus). |
|
|
Canada |
RSS-192, Issue 4. |
|
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Canada |
RSS-125, Issue 3. |
|
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Canada |
Notice No. SMSE-010-20 — Release of ICES-001, Issue 5, Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) Equipment. |
|
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Canada |
Consultation of RSP-102, Issue 1, Draft 1. |
|
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Chile |
Energy efficiency analysis and/or test protocol for air conditioners. |
|
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Chile |
PE No. 1/06-1/2:2020: Efficiency analysis and/or test protocol for electrical products. |
|
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Chile |
Technical specifications for the design of energy efficiency labels for microwave ovens. |
|
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China |
National Standard of the P.R.C., Minimum Allowable Values of Energy Efficiency and Energy Efficiency Grades for Electric Pressure Cookers. |
|
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China |
Administrative Regulation on Radio Transmitting Equipment. |
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Europe |
Draft Commission Delegated Directive amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of certain lead and hexavalent chromium compounds in electric and electronic initiators of explosives for civil (professional) use. |
|
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Europe |
Draft Commission Delegated Directive amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the validity period of an exemption for the use of mercury in electric rotating connectors used in intravascular ultrasound imaging systems. |
|
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India |
Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order, 2020. |
|
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India |
Essential Requirements for Feedback Device. |
|
|
India |
Essential Requirements for Transmission Terminal Equipment. |
|
|
India |
Essential Requirements for PON Family of Broadband Equipment. |
|
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Indonesia |
Director General Decree No.4 year 2020 concerning Technical Requirement for Telecommunication Devices connected to Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). |
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Korea |
Draft amendment to the Technical regulations for the Telecommunication Terminal Equipment. |
|
|
Korea |
Amendment of Enforcement Rule of Electrical Appliances and Industrial Products Safety Control Act. |
|
|
Mexico |
Instalaciones de energía eléctrica-Conexión, interconexión, transmisión y distribución-Especificaciones de seguridad y procedimiento para la evaluación de la conformidad. |
|
|
Mexico |
Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-230/1-SCFI-2019, Microwave equipment for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint multichannel fixed systems. Part 1: Multiple access radio. |
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Mexico |
Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-231-SCFI-2019, Technical specifications for transmitter equipment used in specialized fleet radiocommunication mobile services. |
|
|
New Zealand |
Managing the trade in mercury and mercury products: New Zealand's approach to ratifying the Minamata Convention on Mercury. |
|
|
New Zealand |
Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-064-SE-2020: Electrical products - Lighting for indoor and outdoor use - Safety requirements and test methods (cancelling Mexican Official Standard NOM-064-SCFI-2000 and draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-064-SCFI-2017). |
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Switzerland |
Draft revision of the Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Office of Communications on telecommunications installations (OOIT). |
|
|
United Arab Emirates |
Updating the UAE Technical Regulation "Labeling – Energy Efficiency Label for Electrical Appliances Part 3: Household Refrigerating Appliances". |
|
|
United Arab Emirates |
Draft of UAE Technical Regulation "Labeling –Energy Efficiency Label for lifts". |
|
|
US |
Energy Labelling Rule. |
|
|
US |
Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and Reassessment of FCC Radiofrequency Exposure Limits and Policies. |
|
|
Vietnam |
Draft National technical regulation on safety and electromagnetic compatibility for electrical and electronic equipment. |
|
|
Vietnam |
Draft National technical regulation on electrical equipment for household electrical installations and similar installations. |
|
|
Vietnam |
Draft national technical regulation on Short Range Device (SRD)- Radio equipment to be used in the 1 GHz to 40 GHz frequency range. |
|
|
Vietnam |
Draft national technical regulation on wideband data transmission equipment operating in the 2.4 GHz band. |
|
|
Vietnam |
Draft national technical regulation on radio equipment in the Low power wide area networks (LPWAN) operating in the 920 MHz frequency range. |
|
|
Vietnam |
Draft national technical regulation on digital receiver used in DVB-T2 digital terrestrial television broadcasting. |
|
|
Vietnam |
Draft national technical regulation on VHF radiotelephone used for the maritime mobile service. |
Please see below a table summarising some recent updates to legislation and proposals (non-exhaustive):
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Date |
Country |
Update |
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22/07/2020 |
Argentina |
Nacional de Comunicaciones (ENACOM) published Resolución 771/2020, extending the validity of certain Type Approval Certificates. They have an expiry date between 16th March 2020 and 18th September 2020 will be extended by a period of 60 calendar days. |
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06/08/2020 |
Argentina |
Nacional de Comunicaciones (ENACOM) released Resolución 854/2020, introducing changes to labelling requirements and replacing former Resolución 82/2015. The new Regulation is effective immediately. |
|
31/07/2020 |
Brazil |
Agência Nacional De Telecomunicações (ANATEL) released ACT No. 4088 regarding labelling, whereby ACT No. 2221 of April 2020 is repealed and the possibility of using QR codes for labelling purposes is introduced. |
|
23/07/2020 |
China |
China Standardisation Administration (SAC) and China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved Standard GB 39177-2020 regarding Minimum Allowable Values of Energy Efficiency and Energy Efficiency Grades for Electric Pressure Cookers. It will come into force on 1st August 2021. |
|
23/07/2020 |
Indonesia |
Changes to Accredited Laboratory Lists for HKT and non-HKT Devices. |
|
17/04/2020 |
Korea |
South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) published the notice nº 2020-55 on Regulation on Energy Efficiency Labelling and Standards. |
|
21/07/2020 |
Korea |
South Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) published a notice wich indicate that KC 62133-2 will replace KC 62133 about Safety Requirements for Portable Sealed Secondary (Rechargeable) Batteries. It expands its scope to batteries installed in personal mobile devices, including electric scooters and electric bicycles with a maximum speed up to 25 km/h. It came into force on 21 July 2020. However, batteries for personal mobile devices (excluding electric bicycles) will be implemented from 1 August 2021. |
|
14/05/2020 |
Mexico |
Delay in the implementation of NOM-001-SCFI-2018.
The Mexican Secretariat of Economy (SE) has now announced the postponement of the implementation of Mexican safety standard NOM-001-SCFI-2018 because of COVID-19. The aim is to allow more time for enough laboratories and Certification Bodies to become accredited, and to adequately meet the demand for laboratory testing and certification services to this new standard.
NOM-001-SCFI-2018 will now come into force on the 14th August 2020. |
|
29/07/2020 |
Morocco |
Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT) published new regulations regarding Short-Range Devices (SRD). They were implemented on 16th July 2020. |
|
14/07/2020 |
Thailand |
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) officially announced that the current voluntary safety standard for Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes, TIS 166-2549, is now mandatory. |
|
06/04/2020 |
US |
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a proposed rule about Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields.
The aim is to compile comments on the expansion of the range of frequencies for which the radiofrequency (RF) exposure limits apply; on applying localised exposure limits above 6 GHz in parallel with the localised exposure limits already established below 6 GHz; on specifying the conditions and methods for averaging the RF exposure, in both time and area, during evaluation for compliance with the RF exposure limits in the rules; on addressing new RF exposure issues raised by wireless power transfer (WPT) devices; and on the definition of a WPT device. |
|
06/04/2020 |
US |
Federal Communications Commission published Version 2, Revision 1 of KDB 784748 D02 of its Electronic labelling guidance for electronic devices using integrated displays. |
|
16/07/2020 |
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) |
New mandatory RoHS requirements are mandatory from March 1, 2020, and electronic products must undergo conformity assurance procedures to prove their compliance with the restriction of hazardous substances and acquire the officially registered EAC Declaration of Conformity. |
|
23/06/2020 |
Vietnam |
Guidance No. 2305/BTTTT-KHCN for Implementation of Circular 11/2020/TT-BTTTT. |
