EU Directive · EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
Directive 2014/30/EU
The EMC Directive ensures equipment neither generates electromagnetic disturbance beyond defined limits nor is unduly affected by it — covering both emissions and immunity for equipment sold in the EU.
What it covers
Electrical and electronic equipment that can cause, or be affected by, electromagnetic disturbance.
How it applies to your product
EMC conformity has two halves: emissions (the equipment must not disturb others) and immunity (it must tolerate a normal electromagnetic environment), shown through harmonised standards such as the EN 55032 and EN 55035 families. Like the Low Voltage Directive, it is a self-declaration route with no Notified Body for standard equipment.
Authoritative source
Always confirm against the primary text on EUR-Lex — the official EU legal database.
Read Directive 2014/30/EU on EUR-Lex ↗See also the EMC entry in the glossary.
Guides on EMC
From the Library
guide
CE marking for industrial sensors and gateways
EMC, LVD, RED, RoHS, ATEX, Machinery Regulation and CRA stack for industrial sensors, gateways and edge devices placed on the EU market.
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CE marking for IoT consumer products — end-to-end
End-to-end CE marking process for consumer IoT — RED, EMC, LVD, RoHS, CRA (from 11 December 2027), and GPSR — sequenced from scope to vulnerability handling.
reference
EN 55032 — EMC emissions classes A and B for ITE
Reference on EN 55032 (CISPR 32) emissions classes A and B for multimedia equipment — limits, frequency ranges, and presumption of conformity under the EMC Directive.
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EMC Directive 2014/30/EU — the complete guide
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU explained: scope, Annex I essentials, Modules A and B+C, technical file, EU DoC, CE marking, harmonised standards.
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Technical File retention requirements per EU directive
How long the Technical File must be retained under each major CE marking directive in 2026 — CRA, RED, MDR, LVD, EMC, Machinery, with the specific article cited.
tutorial
Sample Declaration of Conformity — annotated walkthrough with template
Full annotated sample EU Declaration of Conformity for a connected IoT product, citing CRA, RED, LVD, EMC, RoHS — with explanation of each of the nine elements.
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