Evaluation Roadmap for EMC Directive Launched - Closing date 7 Feb 2020
24 January 2020
The roadmap for the evaluation and fitness check of the EMC Directive, attached, has been published and is open for feedback for a 4 week period. BEAMA has the opportunity to feed into this via Orgalim. If you have any comments, please send these to Raj Vagdia by 7th February 2020. This is the first step of the EMC Directive evaluation that will assess if the Directive is still fit for purpose in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value. The evaluation intends to collect evidence and information to identify possible difficulties during the implementation that may require regulatory or/and non-regulatory corrective measures and the adequacy of the directives’ provisions in light of scientific and technological progress. The areas subject to evaluation are, but not limited to:
- the scope,
- the essential requirements
- the interaction with other EU legislations,
- such as the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU,
- the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU or
- the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
The evaluation will also consider past studies in particular focusing on :
- exclusions of certain equipment, such as cables, from the EMCD scope,
- the flexibility in the marking for the identification of the products under EMCD,
- the lighter requirements on technical documentation,
- the definition of the scope covering wide areas rather than specific products.
On the basis of the conclusions, the Commission will assess whether next steps may be necessary to improve the performance of the Directive. Feedback will be taken into account for further development and fine tuning of the initiative.
