What is BS EN 55014-1:2017+A11:2020 about?
This European standard sets out emission requirements that apply to the emission of radio-frequency disturbances in the frequency range 9 kHz to 400 GHz from appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus, whether powered by AC or DC (including a battery).
This amendment adds an informative annex showing the relationship between this standard and the essential requirements of Directive 2014/30/EU (the latest EMC Directive). Compliance with BS EN 55014-1:2017+A11:2020 will provide one means of conforming to the Directive and associated EFTA regulations.
Who is BS EN 55014-1:2017+A11:2020 for?
- Manufacturers and importers of household appliances and electric tools
- EMC compliance and design engineers within the domestic appliance industry
- Purchasing departments within the domestic appliance industry
- Test laboratories
- Large retailers of household appliances and electric tools
- Regulatory bodies
Why should you use BS EN 55014-1:2017+A11:2020?
This standard aims to suppress disturbances from appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus whether powered by AC or DC (including a battery) in order to achieve an adequate level of radio protection. Users adopt this standard to ensure that their products do not cause interference to radio reception.
This amendment adds an informative annex showing the relationship between BS EN 55014-1:2017 and the essential requirements of Directive 2014/30/EU. This enables the amended standard to be cited in the Official Journal of the European Union and compliance with the normative clauses given in the Annex of BS EN 55014-1:2017+A11:2020 will confer, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements of the Directive and associated EFTA regulations.
NOTE: The un-amended standard is not listed in the Official Journal of the European Union as its Annex ZZ refers only to the essential requirements of the previous EMC Directive, 2004/108/EC, which was repealed on 20 April 2016. After that date the new EMC Directive, 2014/30/EU, had to be applied. Therefore manufacturers seeking compliance with the latest EMC Directive, 2014/30/EU, were required, until publication of this amendment, to use another means of conformity to demonstrate compliance.
What’s new about BS EN 55014-1:2017+A11:2020?
The 2020 amendment adds an informative annex showing the relationship between this standard and the essential requirements of Directive 2014/30/EU (the latest EMC Directive). Compliance with BS EN 55014-1:2017+A11:2020 now provides one means of conformity with the Directive.