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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Standards covering 5 GHz high performance RLAN equipment

From ec.europa.eu

Shortcomings in harmonized standards covering 5 GHz high performance RLAN equipment which is used in wireless local area networks: Please read the important note for interpreting the related RLAN harmonized standards. This note adopted pursuant to Article 5.3, first sentence of the Directive, will be published in all EU languages in the OJEU soon.

Friday, June 26, 2009

SRDs in 2400-2454 MHz - TCAM 26 clarified the scope of Sub-class 22

From ec.europa.eu

TCAM 26 clarified the scope of Sub-class 22 (SRDs in 2400-2454 MHz), its relationship with EN 300 328, and its legal regime for conformity. See the clarification document.

- Class 2 equipment is equipment for which Member States apply restrictions as indicated in Article 1.2 of the Decision.

Further classes may be defined. The Commission Services however intend to associate the same alert sign as contained in Article 1.2 of the Decision to new classes.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

New version of EN55020

The following version of the specification will be mandatory 12/1/09

EN 55020:2007

Sound and television broadcast receivers and associated equipment — Immunity
characteristics — Limits and methods of measurement
(CISPR 20:2006)

Monday, June 22, 2009

New version of EN55015

The following version of specification will be mandatory on 9/1/09

EN 55015:2006
Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of electrical
lighting and similar equipment
(CISPR 15:2005)

With this amendment due 5/1/10

Amendment A1:2007 to EN 55015:2006
(CISPR 15:2005/A1:2006)

Sunday, June 21, 2009

New version of EN 61326-2-3

The following version of the specification will be mandatory 8/1/09

EN 61326-2-3:2006 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use — EMC requirements — Part 2-3: Particular requirements — Test configuration, operational conditions and performance criteria for transducers with integrated or remote signal conditioning (IEC 61326-2-3:2006)

New version of EN55022

The following version of the specification will be mandatory 10/1/09

EN 55022:2006

Information technology equipment — Radio disturbance characteristics — Limits
and methods of measurement
(CISPR 22:2005 (modified))

With the following amendment due 10/1/10

Amendment A1:2007 to EN 55022:2006
(CISPR 22:2005/A1:2005)

Saturday, June 20, 2009

New version of EN55014

The following version of the specification will be mandatory on 9/1/09

EN 55014-1:2006
Electromagnetic compatibility — Requirements for household appliances, electric
tools and similar apparatus — Part 1: Emission
(CISPR 14-1:2005)

Friday, June 19, 2009

Aftermarket equipment intended for the installation in motor vehicles - Directive 2004/104/EC

EU member state authorities to drop the attestation certificate requirement as of October 2009

While aftermarket products intended for the use in vehicles may not require type-approval, according to 3.2.9, annex I, of directive 2004/104/EC, for the past 4 years, requirements existed that a notified body would be consulted to determine if aftermarket equipment is immunity-related, and if not, an attestation certificate would be issued. Here is the directive excerpt for this requirement;

3.2.9. Components sold as aftermarket equipment and intended for the installation in motor vehicles need no type-approval if they are not related to immunity-related functions (Annex I, 2.1.12). In this case a Declaration of Conformity according to the procedures of Directive 89/336/EEC or 1999/5/EC must be issued. Part of this declaration must be that the ESA fulfils the limits defined in paragraphs 6.5, 6.6, 6.8 and 6.9 of Annex I to this Directive.
During a transition period of four years after coming into force of this Directive the responsible for placing on the market of such a product has to submit all relevant information and/or a sample to a technical service which will determine if the equipment is immunity-related or not. The result of the inspection shall be available within three weeks and not require additional testing. A document according to the example given in Annex III C shall be issued by the technical service within the same period. Member States shall report, by a date three years from the entry into force of this Directive, any cases of refusals on safety grounds. Based on the practical experience with this requirement and based on the reports submitted by Member States, it will be decided, according to the procedure referred to in Article 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC, and before the end of the transition period, if this document is still required in addition to the Declaration of Conformity.

This requirement will effectively come to an end in October 2009 with the adoption and publication of Directive 2009/19/EC. Click the directive number, or see this URL for a copy;
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:070:0017:0018:EN:PDF

Thursday, June 18, 2009

New version of EN55011

The following version of the specification is mandatory as of 11/1/09

EN 55011:2007
Industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio-frequency equipment — Electromagnetic disturbance characteristics — Limits and methods of measurement (CISPR 11:2003 (modified) + A1:2004 (modified))

Amendment A2:2007 to EN 55011:2007 (CISPR 11:2003/A2:2006)

New Version of EN 50270

The following version of the specification is mandatory as of 6/1/09

EN 50270:2006
Electromagnetic compatibility — Electrical apparatus for the detection and
measurement of combustible gases, toxic gases or oxygen

IEC 61000-4-8 Ed. 2.0 (2009-06)

IEC 61000-4-8 Ed. 2.0 (2009-06)
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-8: Testing and measurement techniques - Power frequency magnetic field immunity test.

IEC Webstore link for more information.

RFID Hands-on Training Forum this week in Los Angeles

The following meeting may be of interest to some of you - UCLA WINMEC RFID Hands-on Training Forum in Los Angeles, June 19, 2009

http://www.winmec.ucla.edu/rfid/experience/Jun2009/

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

EU Low Voltage Directive, List of Harmonized Standards

Updated 6/5/09

A new list of harmonized standards for the LVD directive has been published. To download this list, and lists related to other EU directives, please visit Compatible Electronics' European Conformity Assessment page

EMC Directive, List of Harmonized Standards

Updated 6/5/09

A new list of harmonized standards for the EMC directive has been published. To download this list, and lists related to other EU directives, please visit Compatible Electronics' European Conformity Assessment page

Monday, June 15, 2009

Guide to the R&TTE Directive

April 20, 2009

The official user's manual for the RTTE directive is out. This document assists in the interpretation of the directive, as well as providing explanation and clarification on the most important aspects of the R&TTE directive.

Get your copy here!

EICTA Position on 2.4 GHz WLAN in the EU

Brussels, February 18, 2009

The European Information, Communications and Consumer Electronics Technology Industry Association, also known as DIGITALEUROPE, issues position on Information about restrictions for WLAN products operating on 2.4 GHz.

Download the PDF

NIST/FCC Hosted 2nd MRA workshop

Gaithersburg MD

Day 1 Highlights (5/5/09)

Having heard from representatives from the United States, Europe and Canada, it seems that a common theme of market surveillance and enforcement emerged from today’s talks.

FCC’s OET Chief Julius Knapp’s presentation focused on the future of telecom regulations in the US, where he outlined a hybrid licensing approach that required the use of a Contention-based protocol (CBP). This protocol will control how two or more devices attempt to access the same channel.

EU representative, Mark Bogers, presented two presentations, the first “the future direction of conformity assessment in a globalized economy” put forth that surveillance, rather than regulatory assessment by pre-market approvals is not only more practical, but necessary for a functioning system in a global economy. Mark’s second presentation will be discussed later.

Marc Dupuis of Industry Canada gave a presentation on market surveillance. Keying on the recall of a cell phone for non-compliance with Canada’s SAR requirements after a random audit, Marc described that Canada is moving toward collaboration with industry and regulatory bodies, and is seeking to constantly re-evaluate Canada’s surveillance program in the future. It was pointed out that the method of informing the public would be a joint collaboration between the various stakeholders, and that the consumer, with respect to enforcement efforts, would be key.

Scott Pietan, of the Office of the U.S. trade Representative, indicated that while tariff barriers are being reduced, non-tariff barriers are becoming more important factors to be dealt with. One example is the non-uniformity of various technical requirements. Mutual Recognition Agreements are a means to reduce some non-tariff barriers. He indicated that the discussion so far of an MRA with China was “positive” and that at this time, China’s interest is in “understanding the process”, but gave no indication of an imminent MRA with China.

Mark Boger’s second presentation focused on R&TTE. New Legislative Framework (NLF) includes market surveillance as one of the main elements. It would organize surveillance and require member states to notify the commission on enforcement actions. Other requirements include notified bodies be accredited, and adhere to the same criteria. Mark indicated the need for clarification of terms and indicated that definitions would be clarified in the NLF. Revision of the R&TTE is imminent based on public consultation in 2007, and the draft has been shared with the member states. 2010 is the expected date of the adoption of new policy; however it does not necessarily mean change for the method of conformity assessment. Registration of equipment has been discussed, and that it may require an equipment identifier. The point of which would be non-registered, or product with fake IDs can directly be removed from the market.

To download the presentations from this workshop, visit the NIST 2009 workshop website

Day 2 Highlights (5/6/09)

George Tannahill gave a presentation on the structure of the APEC MRA and detailed information on the expansion of the MRA including equivalence of technical requirements (MRA-ETR), which does not necessarily equate to technical harmonization of requirements but can lead to that.

Melinda Tan gave information on the ATRC (ASEAN Telecommunication Regulators Council) MRA and detailed phase II-Bis with respect to technical equivalence, limited to EMC and Safety. Singapore has an MRA with India, and CAB designation is pending.

Korea to introduce interim approval, technical requirements are yet to be determined. Documents required will be user’s manual, technical description, test reports, internal and external photos and parts list. Current DoC for ITE, until 2012, will require test report from designated lab. It is expected that in 2012, a manufacturer can self-test, or testing at a non-designated lab. In 2011, DoC will be open for wired equipment, and by 2012, certain wireless device approvals.

Kit module test method IEC61967 for new VCCI kit module allows integrators to select low noise modules. New measurement probes are specified in the IEC standard, VCCI has preference to the Magnetic Probe method in part 6 of the specification.

To download the presentations from this workshop, visit the NIST 2009 workshop website

Day 3 Highlights (5/7/09)

ANSI speakers covered the changes to ISO Guide 65 (ISO/IEC 17065), and the US-India Standards and Conformance Cooperation Program (SCCP). Detailed a new web site www.StandardsPortal.org, that would provide a database of Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), trade associations, and Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs).

Donald Heirman gave a presentation on the structure, and some changes to, CISPR, in particular, testing above 1GHz, measurement uncertainty, and reverb chambers.

Mr. Haroldo Pazzini Motta, Operational Manager, Management Process of ANATEL gave a presentation on product approvals and homologation in Brazil. Indicated the requirements for testing prioritize local test labs.

Hazim Dawood of Canada pointed out, that at the time of this presentation, DC-01, Issue 3 had not been released, but was expected soon. DC-01 is the requirements of DoC, and the new issue specifically outlines the Canadian authorized representative letter requirement.

FCC wrapped up the day with three presentations, which can be downloaded from the NIST website below.

To download the presentations from this workshop, visit the NIST 2009 workshop website