Customs Union Technical Regulations on electromagnetic compliance.

Customs Union Technical Regulations on electromagnetic compliance will come into power in February 2013. This Technical Regulation of the Customs Union applies to technical devices placed on the market of the common customs territory of the Customs Union, which may cause electromagnetic disturbances and/or the performance of which can be affected by exterior electromagnetic disturbances.

This Technical Regulation does not apply to the following technical devices:

  • technical devices related to defense products;
  • technical devices used by manufacturers of other technical devices as components and
  • not designed for independent use;
  • technical devices passive in terms of electromagnetic compatibility

Placing on the market

Technical devices shall be placed on the market if they are in compliance with this Technical Regulation of the Customs Union as well as with other technical regulations of the Customs Union and (or) EAEC technical regulations which apply to it.

Technical devices, which fail to conform to the requirements of this Technical Regulation of the Customs Union, shall not be marked by a single mark of market access of the Member States of the Customs Union and not admitted to the market.

Compliance of a technical device with this Technical Regulation of the Customs Union shall be ensured by following the requirements for electromagnetic compatibility of a technical device directly or by following the requirements of standards interrelated with this Technical Regulation of the Customs Union.

Conformity assurance

Before placing a technical device on the market it must pass the procedure of conformity assurance with the requirements for electromagnetic compatibility of this Technical Regulation of the Customs Union. Technical devices shall be subject to conformity assurance by means of:

  • certification;
  • issuing a declaration of conformity based on the tests carried out in the accredited testing
  • laboratory (centre) and production control by a manufacturer;
  • issuing a declaration of conformity based on own proofs.

When certifying technical devices manufacturer (a person authorized by a manufacturer), importer shall submit to a certification (conformity assessment/assurance) body a set of documents for a technical device, which confirms compliance of a technical device with the requirements for electromagnetic compatibility of this Technical Regulation of the Customs Union, including:

  • technical specifications (if any);
  • operational documents;
  • list of standards interrelated with this Technical Regulation of the Customs Union, which requirements must be met by a given technical device (when applied by a manufacturer);
  • explanatory note, which contains description of the adopted technical solutions confirming compliance with the requirements for electromagnetic compatibility of a technical device of this Technical Regulation of the Customs Union, in case standards interrelated with this Technical Regulation of the Customs Union are not available or not applied

The period of validity of a certificate of conformity shall be up to 5 years. The period of validity of a declaration of conformity shall be up to 5 years.

 

List of standards interrelated with this Technical Regulation of the Customs Union with which a technical device must comply:
in Russian.
in English (auto translation).

 

Unoficial translation of Customs Union Technical Regulations for electromagnetic compliance from http://eu-rf.org