Amund, everyone The principle is that the primary harmonised standard (in this case EN 54) sets the requirements, and the dated reference prevails over the edition listed in the OJ. However if EN 50130-4 is applied directly in its own right to a product, then the OJ dates are used.
The guidance on this is published in CENELEC Guide 25: Guide on the use of standards for the implementation of the EMC directive to apparatus, which may be downloaded free of charge from the CENELEC website here http://www.cenelec.eu/membersandexperts/referencematerial/cenelecguides.html The relevant text reads as follows: "In some cases, a harmonised standard will make reference by dated reference to another harmonised standard, each standard being listed in the OJEU for the EMC Directive. In such cases, the specific edition of the referenced EN is to be applied irrespective of whether that edition is currently listed in the OJEU. This follows the principle that the primary standard provides the requirements for the apparatus, and hence presumption of conformity in respect of the EMC Directive as described in Annex ZZ of that standard (see Annex E of this Guide). See also C.2 e) below for the specific example where the standards are based on international versions." I would also recommend Guide 24: Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Standardization for Product Committees concerned with apparatus, as useful background information on European EMC standards, which may be downloaded from the same web page. I hope this helps Best wishes Brian Brian Jones EMC Consultant -----Original Message----- From: Amund Westin [mailto:am...@westin-emission.no] Sent: 04 February 2014 08:26 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] Conflict - cited standard vs. OJ standard Some of the standards in the EN54-series (fire alarm equipment / CPR - Contruction Product Regulations) have reference to the EMC standard EN50130-4. Not only the standard is cited, but also the version (EN 50130-4:1995+A1:1998). I've been told that Notified Bodies shall use only the standards in the edition mentioned by date in hEN even if CEN has withdrawn and superseded such standards. Therefore, what happens when EN50130-4:2011 comes into force in June 2014 and EN 50130-4:1995+A1:1998 are withdrawn? Should we follow the Official Journal (OJ) or the Notified Bodies requirements? Best regards Amund - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
