Reference
EU compliance reference
Plain-language reference pages on what applies to an electronic product in the European Union, what the testing actually involves, and what goes wrong most often. Written by engineers who run these campaigns.
Regulations and directives
What each act covers, whether it applies to your product, and how conformity is declared.
The EMC Directive (2014/30/EU)
What the EMC Directive covers, whether it applies to your product, the emissions and immunity testing involved, and the failures we see most often in the chamber.
- EMC
- CE marking
- EU
The Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU)
What RED covers, when it replaces the EMC and Low Voltage Directives, the radio, EMC and safety testing involved, and where connected products lose time.
- RED
- Radio
- CE marking
- EU
The Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU)
When the LVD applies, how EN 62368-1 works in practice, what safety testing involves, and the construction decisions that cause late redesigns.
- LVD
- Safety
- CE marking
- EU
The Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
How the Machinery Regulation replaces Directive 2006/42/EC, when your product counts as machinery, what functional safety means for your electronics, and where projects stall.
- Machinery
- Safety
- CE marking
- EU
Market access
The end-to-end route from design freeze to a signed Declaration of Conformity.
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