Peter Can't spare much time to this but here is some info.
The applicable directive is 95/54/EC (OJ Vol 38 L266, 8 November 1995) - and can be found at http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/dat/1995/en_395L0054.html This directive is specifically automotive EMC - and talks about ESA's and STU' as defined in C2.1.10. 'Electrical/electronic sub-assembly' (ESA) means an electrical and/or electronic device or set(s) of devices intended to be part of a vehicle, together with any associated electrical connections and wiring, which performs one or more specialized functions. An ESA may be approved at the request of a manufacturer as either a 'component' or a 'separate technical unit (STU)' (see Directive 70/156/EEC, Article 2). The technically very similar 2 & 3 wheel vehicle directive (97/24/EC - OJ Vol 40, L226, 18 August 1997) is http://eur-lex/en/lif/dat/1997/en_397L0024.html The latter covers all aspects of the vehicle and the emc stuff is at the back. In both of the above URL's you will have to get paper copies to get all the annexes and the related diagrams - which are not given in the soft copies. Both are totally different to the EMC Directive, being "old approach" directives with the technical requirements (which are also a totally different set from the EMC Directive EN standards) written directly into the directives, and requirement for 3rd party certification (not called competent body) in both cases A lot of useful information can be found on the UK Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) site: http://www.vca.gov.uk/frames/index.htm Regards John Allen ---------- From: Peter Merguerian[SMTP:pmerguer...@itl.co.il] Sent: 22 June 2000 16:26 To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Automotive EMC Directive Dear All, Does anyone know: 1) when the automotive emc directive comes into force? 2) what are the applicable standards? 3) what does a manufacturer do now, during the transition period? 4) Doers manufacturer have to go through a competent body? 5) Who are the competent bodies currently testing to the automotive emc and especially on a Global Positioning Device used in vehicles. Thanks and Best Regards Peter Merguerian Managing Director Product Testing Division I.T.L. (Product Testing) Ltd. Hacharoshet 26, POB 211 Or Yehuda 60251, Israel Tel: 972-3-5339022 Fax: 972-3-5339019 e-mail: pmerguer...@itl.co.il website: http://www.itl.co.il ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org
