Cal Whiteley wrote: > > Many thanks to all for your help on my first two questions- now I have > one more: on February 27th, 1999 the Official Journal of the European > Communities published a list of "titles and references of harmonized > standards". The EN 61000-3 standards are on this list but the EN 61000-4 > standards are not. Why not? Does this mean that the EN 61000-4 series > are not harmonized standards? If they are not, why aren't they? They > predate the 1999 list and I know of no alternative standards. Please > advise. > Cal
"Harmonised" in respect of the EMC Directive means published by CEN, CENELEC or ETSI, and listed in the *Official Journal of the European Communities* as a relevant standard under the EMC Directive. Complying with the appropriate standards gives a presumption of conformity with the protection objectives of the Directive. The standards in the EN 61000-4 series are *basic* standards which include test methods, and some suggestions for acceptable performance of the equipment under test. Because there are no specific performance requirements, it is not possible to claim that a product complies with a basic standard. These standards cannot, therefore, be listed in the Official Journal. They are referenced as test methods by standards which are so listed. EN 61000-3-2 and EN 61000-3-3 *do* contain specific requirements for products, as well as the test methods, and they can be (and are) listed in the Official Journal. I hope this helps. Best wishes Brian Jones --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
