1. Definitions
Electromagnetic compatibility is the ability of a device, apparatus or system to function satisfactorily in its electromagnetic environment without itself producing electromagnetic disturbances that are intolerable for anything in that environment.
According to the European EMC Directive, an appliance is defined as "any finished device or combination of such devices placed on the market as an independent functional unit, intended for the end user and liable to produce electromagnetic disturbance, or whose operation may be affected by such disturbance". Any electronic or electrical device is therefore concerned.
Electromagnetic disturbances are electromagnetic phenomena likely to cause malfunctions in a device, appliance or system. An electromagnetic...
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AFNOR Association française de normalisation
- Transmission de signaux sur les réseaux électriques basse tension dans la bande de fréquences de 3 kHz à 148,5 kHz. Partie 1 : règles générales, bandes de fréquences et perturbations électromagnétiques (indice de classement: C 90-201-1) - NF EN 50065-1 - 05-02
- Compatibilité électromagnétique. Norme générique émission....
Regulations
Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 15, 2004 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and repealing Directive 89/336/EEC (OJ L of December 31, 2004) came into force in July 2007. It will definitively replace EMC Directive 89/336/EEC in July 2009.
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