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
tutorial
How to Verify CE Documents from an Electronics Supplier
Check product identity, declarations, test reports and supplier gaps before accepting CE evidence for an electronics order.
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Official Journal monitoring for hardware compliance — a quarterly review workflow
A practical workflow for tracking EU product legislation, OJ standards citations, restrictions and transition dates, with a review record for each affected product.
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Spain — CE marking, language and MITECO requirements
Spanish CE marking rules — the key Reales Decretos that transpose LVD, EMC and RED, the castellano labelling requirement, MITECO environmental duties, and the legacy DIE regime.
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CE marking for industrial sensors and gateways
Product-specific scope and evidence checks for industrial sensors and gateways: EMC, RED, RoHS, voltage limits, ATEX, machinery transition and CRA classification.
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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.
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EN 55032 and EMC — scope and conformity-evidence checks
A scope and evidence overview for EMC assessment: radio exclusion, assessment alternatives and checking the exact standard citation. No licensed limit tables are reproduced.
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