Scope of this ESSENTIAL

The essential requirements (SCHEDULE 1) are electromagnetic compatibility of electronic products. Emission and immunity. This ESSENTIAL describes the UK regulations (for England, Scotland and Wales) on EMC. For all electric and electronic equipment with some exception. The scope of equipment and technical requirements is still identical to EU EMC Directive 2014/30/EU. NOTE: 1) Northern Ireland regulations are not covered by this CRF. At least use the CE mark for Northern Ireland.'

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Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

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Legislation in force for this PCT

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Responsible actors

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Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

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Penalty by this legislation

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Exemption clauses

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Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

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FTA/MRA status with EU

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Authority

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Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

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Comment on the comparability to EU legislation

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Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?

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Local representative legally required?

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Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

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Is the IECEE CB Scheme accepted by the authority/approval body?

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Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority

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Conformance document validity and renewal

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Which documents are required by an approval body?

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Is a factory inspection legally required

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Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing

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General information to the application of standards

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Source for standards for conformity assessment

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National Standardisation Organisation

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Is in-country testing legally required?

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Acceptance of foreign test reports

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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)

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Regulatory e-labelling allowed?

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Required information on the product and/or packaging

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User instructions language(s)

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User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes

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Warnings, symbols

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Code, Continent	GBR, Europe
Economic Area
Official Language	English (plus 6 regional official languages) De facto official language of the United Kingdom is English. Welsh, an official language in Wales, and the only de jure official language in any part of the UK and Scots
Standard Institute	BSI - British Standards Institution | https://www.bsigroup.com/en-US/Standards/
HS Codemember	Yes, since 1952