R&TTE DIRECTIVE1999/5/ECRADIO EQUIPMENT DIRECTIVE2014/53/EURADIO & TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINAL EQUIPMENT

CE MARKING REQUIREMENT

KYAW SOE HEINhotep.soe@gmail.comNovember, 2015

GENERAL KNOWLEDGECE MARKING

RF Standards (Wireless)EMC R&TTE (EMC for RF Products)

EN/IEC/CISPR (Basic Standards)For simplicity, electrical/electronics products can be broken down into two categories.

1) RF products – use Tx/Rx modules, employ radio spectrum

2) Non-RF Products- normal electrical/electronics equipment without RF communication modules and protocols.

If your product is under RF products category, it is required to go through RF, R&TTE and EN (Basic Standards). Generally, R&TTE and

EN overlap, only different in operating mode.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGER&TTE Standards will ask for Tx/Rx operating mode. Regular EMC, EN standards will ask for standby / normal operating mode.

RF standards will focus on interoperability, modulation technique and spectrum sharing policies.

Example; ITE product : Blue-tooth mouse is to be evaluated for CE (DoC) declaration.

RF standards : ETSI EN 300 328 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Wideband transmission systems; Data transmission equipment operating in the 2,4 GHz ISM band and using wide band modulation techniques; Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive

R&TTE standards: ETSI EN 301 489 – 17 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment; Part 17: Specific conditions for Broadband Data Transmission Systems

R&TTE standards: ETSI EN 301 489 – 1 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 1: Common technical requirements

R&TTE standards: ETSI EN 55022/24 Information Technology Equipment - Radio disturbance characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement , Immunity Characteristic- Limits and methods of measurement

WHAT IS R&TTE DIRECTIVE ABOUT ?The R&TTE Directive covers all equipment that uses the radio frequency spectrum, with few exceptions.

The main aspects of the Directive are:

Conformity of a product with the requirements of the Directive Obligation for network operators to publish their interfaces Obligation for Member States to publish the rules to access the

radio frequency spectrum Obligation for manufacturers to inform the end user of intended

use and limitations of use

NEW RADIO EQUIPMENT DIRECTIVE

The European Parliament and Council Directive on Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (1999/5/EC) was revised in 2014 to become the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU.

New directive will be effective from 13 June 2016.

This directive aims to ensure safety & health, EMC and the efficient use of the radio spectrum by setting essentials requirements. This applies to all products using the radio frequency spectrum.

EQUIPMENT CLASSESEquipment classes are defined by Article 4.1 of the Directive.There are two classes of Equipment :

Class 1 Equipment Radio equipment which can be placed on the market and be put into service without restrictions.

Class 2 EquipmentAll radio equipment not falling under the Class 1 definition.

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/electrical-engineering/rtte-directive/index_en.htmYou can find your equipment fall under which Class in above link. (Equipment Classes)

HARMONIZED STANDARDSDirective 1999/5/EC

Directive 2014/53/EU

You may find harmonized Radio Equipment Standards in this link

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/european-standards/harmonised-standards/rtte/index_en.htm

Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment - references of harmonized standards have not yet been published in the Official Journal

NOTIFIED BODIES

Full-list can be seen @http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.notifiedbody&dir_id=22

Body Type Name Country

NB 0086 BSI United Kingdom

NB 0413 Intertek SEMKO AB Sweden

NB 0984 UL Verification Services Inc United States(MRA)

NB 1731 UL Japan, Inc Japan (MRA)

NB 0889 UL VS Ltd United Kingdom

R&TTE DIRECTIVE The directive can be downloaded here.

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0053It consists of 7 chapters, and 8 Annex for detailed requirements.

After successfully undergoing a conformity assessment procedure and having constituted the technical documentation.

Mandatory Marking

The model, manufacturer’s name and the serial number (batch number) are indicated.

CE marking is present.(for all TTE)

Notified Body(NB) identification number is indicated if it is involved in conformity assessment (For all TTE)

The alert sign must be indicated as soon as a restriction on use applies to the equipment and must follow the CE marking. (For Class 2 equipment)