What is BS EN 55011:2016+A11:2020 about?
This European standard sets out emission requirements for industrial, scientific, medical and some domestic appliances so that they don’t cause radio frequency interference that will affect radios, TV receivers, scientific instrumentation etc.
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 55011:2016+A11:2020 will provide one means of conforming to the Directive and associated EFTA regulations.
Who is BS EN 55011:2016+A11:2020 for?
- Manufacturers and importers of industrial, scientific and medical electrical equipment
- Product testers
- Noise inspectors
- Regulatory bodies
- Test laboratories
Why should you use BS EN 55011:2016+A11:2020?
It applies to industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) electrical equipment, including lighting equipment and UV irradiators, operating in the frequency range 0 Hz to 400 GHz and to domestic and similar appliances, designed to generate and /or use locally radio frequency energy.
It covers the frequencies designated for ISM use, classification systems, measurements and limits of electromagnetic disturbances. The requirements are designed to protect equipment which is sensitive to radio frequency interference (e.g. radio or TV receivers, scientific instrumentation, etc).
This amendment adds an informative annex showing the relationship between BS EN 55011: 2016+A1: 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 55011:2016+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Union as its Annex ZZ refers only to the essential requirements of the previous EMC Directive, 2004/108/EC, which was repealed on 20 April 2016.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 55011:2016+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 55011:2016+A11:2020 now provides one means of conformity with the Directive.