Key Dates for EMC/EMI/ESD Standards for Commercial Electronic Products

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John R. Barnes KS4GL, PE, NCE, NCT, ESDC Eng, ESDC Tech, PSE, SM IEEE
December 25, 2009
jrbarnes@iglou.com

This web page summarizes key dates for worldwide electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), electromagnetic interference (EMI), and electrostatic discharge (ESD) standards for:

These EMC/EMI/ESD standards will be changing status in the near future:

While an EMC/EMI/ESD standard is being developed or revised, access to it is largely limited to the companies and organizations that have members on the Standards Committee. Sometimes, late in the process, the Standards Committee will make a draft version of the standard available for public comment, with the tacit understanding that it may:

To check on the status of European Norm (EN) standards and their amendments:

  1. Go to the CENELEC home page
  2. Type the standard number (without the "EN") in the Database search box, and hit Enter.
  3. Click on the link for the standard/ amendment (an "Fp" means that work on this document is still in process, and it has not yet been approved).
  4. If the Reference document: line says "(Modified)", the EN standard differs from the reference standard.
  5. Dor is the date of ratification-- the date that the Standards Committee aproved the standard/ amendment-- in yyyy-mm-dd format.
  6. Dav is the date of availability-- the date that the standard is made available to all of the National Standards Bodies in the official languages of the European Union (EU). This is the earliest date that National Standards Bodies can publish the standard/ amendment, and make it available to the general public.
  7. Doa is the date of announcement-- the latest date for National Standards Body to announce the existence of the EN standard.
  8. Dop is the date of publication-- the latest date for National Standards Bodies to publish identical national standards, or to endorse the EN standard.
  9. Dow is the date of withdrawal-- the latest date for National Standards Bodies to withdraw national standards that conflict with the new EN standard/ amendment (i.e. typically the previous version of the standard). The Dow is usually 36 months after the Dor.

To users of EN standards, the key dates from the CENELEC web site are the:

We use these dates when an EN standard lists another EN standard in Annex ZA as a normative reference, but does not specify the year. We are supposed to use an active (not obsolete) version of the referenced standard. In these web pages, I have indicated active standards by putting their numbers in bold text.

With regard to EN standards serving as Harmonized Standards under EU Directives, such as the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, the European Commission can override dates set by CENELEC. To check the official dates when we may/ must start/ stop using an EN standard for the EU:

  1. Go to the EUR-Lex search page.
  2. Type "2004/108/EC" in the Search for box, and hit Enter.
  3. Click on "pdf" under recent entries titled "Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 2004/108/EC ...". (For example, in mid December 2009 the most recent full listing was OJ C 126, dated 5.6.2009 (June 5, 2009), with a small correction OJ C 197, dated 21.8.2009 (August 21, 2009).

We may start using an EN EMC/EMI/ESD standard once it has been listed in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) under the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC-- and list it in Declarations of Conformity (DoC's). We must start using the standard (stop using the superceded standard) when we reach the standard's/ amendment's date of cessation of presumption of conformity of the superceded standard (DOCOPOCOSS). We then must use the standard until a superceding standard is listed in the OJ. At this point we can use this standard or the superceding standard. Then we may use the standard until the DOCOPOCOSS of the superceding standard-- at which point the DoC's must be updated to the superceding standard. The change to the DoC's may be:

In the table below I've shown the currently-active version(s) of these standards and their amendments in bold text, right after the version that they superceded in normal text.

Standard & Amendments Ratified/ Printed May use starting Must use starting Must use until May use until
ANSI C63.4-2001 6 JUN 2001 6 JUN 2001      
ANSI C63.4-2003 11 DEC 2003 11 DEC 2003      
ANSI C63.4-2009 15 SEP 2009 15 SEP 2009      
AS/NZS 4251.1:1999 5 MAR 1999 5 MAR 1999 21 DEC 2007 31 MAY 2007 31 MAY 2009
AS/NZS 4251.2:1999 5 MAR 1999 5 MAR 1999 5 MAR 2001 5 MAY 2007 5 MAY 2009
AS/NZS 61000.3.2:2007 11 SEPT 2007 11 SEP 2007 11 SEP 2009 3 AUG 2009 3 AUG 2011
AS/NZS 61000.3.2:2007 +A1:2009 3 AUG 2009 3 AUG 2009 3 AUG 2011    
AS/NZS 61000.3.3:2006 25 AUG 2006 25 AUG 2006 25 AUG 2008    
AS/NZS 61000.4.2:2002 1 NOV 2002 1 NOV 2002 1 NOV 2004    
AS/NZS 61000.4.3:2006 1 JUN 2006 1 JUN 2006 1 JUN 2008    
AS/NZS 61000.4.4:2006 1 JUN 2006 1 JUN 2006 1 JUN 2008    
AS/NZS 61000.4.5:2006 1 JUN 2006 1 JUN 2006 1 JUN 2008    
AS/NZS 61000.4.6:2006 1 JUN 2006 1 JUN 2006 1 JUN 2008    
AS/NZS 61000.4.8:2002 1 NOV 2002 1 NOV 2002 1 NOV 2004    
AS/NZS 61000.4.11:2005 19 AUG 2005 19 AUG 2005 19 AUG 2007    
AS/NZS 61000.6.1:2006 1 JUN 2006 1 JUN 2006 1 JUN 2008    
AS/NZS 61000.6.2:2006 1 JUN 2006 1 JUN 2006 1 JUN 2008    
AS/NZS 61000.6.3:2007 31 MAY 2007 31 MAY 2007 31 MAY 2009    
AS/NZS 61000.6.4:2007 31 MAY 2007 31 MAY 2007 31 MAY 2009    
AS/NZS CISPR 11:2004 25 NOV 2004 25 NOV 2004 21 DEC 2007    
AS/NZS CISPR 13:2004 6 JUL 2004 6 JUN 2004 21 DEC 2007    
AS/NZS CISPR 14.1:2003 9 OCT 2003 9 OCT 2003 21 DEC 2007    
AS/NZS CISPR 14.2:2003 9 OCT 2003 9 OCT 2003 9 OCT 2005    
AS/NZS CISPR 15:2006 2 JUN 2006 2 JUN 2006 2 JUN 2008    
AS/NZS CISPR 20:2006 2 JUN 2006 2 JUN 2006 2 JUN 2008 21 AUG 2009 21 AUG 2011
AS/NZS CISPR 20:2009 21 AUG 2009 21 AUG 2009 21 AUG 2011    
AS/NZS CISPR 22:2004 6 JUL 2004 6 JUL 2004 21 DEC 2007 2 JUN 2006 2 JUN 2008
AS/NZS CISPR 22:2006 2 JUN 2006 2 JUN 2006 2 JUN 2008 21 AUG 2009 21 AUG 2011
AS/NZS CISPR 22:2009 21 AUG 2009 21 AUG 2009 21 AUG 2011    
AS/NZS CISPR 24:2002 21 JAN 2002 21 JAN 2002 21 JAN 2004 2 SEP 2009 2 SEP 2011
AS/NZS CISPR 24:2002 +A1:2009 2 SEP 2009 2 SEP 2009 2 SEP 2011 2 SEP 2009 2 SEP 2011
AS/NZS CISPR 24:2002 +A1:2009+A2:2009 2 SEP 2009 2 SEP 2009 2 SEP 2011    
CAN/CSA-CEI/IEC CISPR 22:02 AUG 2002        
CNS 13438-1997 27 MAY 1997        
EN 55011:2007 29 MAR 2007 25 SEP 2007 1 NOV 2009 25 SEP 2007 1 NOV 2009
EN 55011:2007 +A2:2007 29 MAR 2007 25 SEP 2007 1 NOV 2009    
EN 55013:2001 +A1:2003 11 APR 2003 12 NOV 2003 1 APR 2006 21 DEC 2006 1 MAR 2009
EN 55013:2001 +A1:2003+A2:2006 28 MAR 2006 21 DEC 2006 1 MAR 2009    
EN 55014-1:2000 +A1:2001+A2:2002   26 MAR 2003 1 OCT 2005 25 SEP 2007 1 SEP 2009
EN 55014-1:2006 15 DEC 2006 25 SEP 2007 1 SEP 2009   1 MAY 2012
EN 55014-1:2006 +A1:2009 7 MAY 2009   1 MAY 2012    
EN 55014-2:1997 21 FEB 1997 3 APR 1998 1 JAN 2001 10 AUG 2002 1 DEC 2004
EN 55014-2:1997 +A1:2001 7 DEC 2001 10 AUG 2002 1 DEC 2004   1 SEP 2011
EN 55014-2:1997 +A1:2001+A2:2008 10 OCT 2008   1 SEP 2011    
EN 55015:2000 +A1:2001+A2:2002   26 MAR 2003 1 OCT 2005 25 SEP 2007 1 SEP 2009
EN 55015:2006 15 DEC 2006 25 SEP 2007 1 SEP 2009 4 NOV 2008 1 MAY 2010
EN 55015:2006 +A1:2007 15 MAY 2007 4 NOV 2008 1 MAY 2010   1 MAR 2012
EN 55015:2006 +A1:2007+A2:2009 25 MAR 2009   1 MAR 2012    
EN 55020:2002 +A1:2003+A2:2005   5 OCT 2005 1 FEB 2008 25 SEP 2007 1 DEC 2009
EN 55020:2007 9 JAN 2007 25 SEP 2007 1 DEC 2009    
EN 55022:1998 +A1:2000 2000 26 JUL 2001 1 OCT 2009 22 JUL 2003 1 OCT 2009
EN 55022:1998 +A1:2000+A2:2003 2003 22 JUL 2003 1 OCT 2009 21 DEC 2006 1 OCT 2011
EN 55022:2006 29 SEP 2006 21 DEC 2006 1 OCT 2011 4 NOV 2008 1 OCT 2010
EN 55022:2006 +A1:2007 31 OCT 2007 4 NOV 2008 1 OCT 2010    
EN 55024:1998 +A1:2001 11 OCT 2001 9 MAR 2002 1 OCT 2004 22 JUL 2003 1 DEC 2005
EN 55024:1998 +A1:2001+A2:2003 3 JAN 2003 22 JUL 2003 1 DEC 2005    
EN 61000-3-2:2000 +A2:2005   5 OCT 2005 1 JAN 2008 25 SEPT 2007 1 FEB 2009
EN 61000-3-2:2006 26 APR 2006 25 SEPT 2007 1 FEB 2009   1 JUL 2012
EN 61000-3-2:2006 +A1:2009 31 JUL 2009   1 JUL 2012   1 JUL 2012
EN 61000-3-2:2006 +A1:2009+A2:2009 31 JUL 2009   1 JUL 2012    
EN 61000-3-3:1995 +A1:2001 11 JUN 2001 9 MAR 2002 1 MAY 2004 21 DEC 2006 1 SEPT 2008
EN 61000-3-3:1995 +A1:2001+A2:2005 29 NOV 2005 21 DEC 2006 1 SEPT 2008   1 SEP 2011
EN 61000-3-3:2008 30 SEP 2008   1 SEPT 2011    
EN 61000-3-11:2000 6 NOV 2000 14 DEC 2000 1 NOV 2003    
EN 61000-4-2:1995 +A1:1998 1 APR 1998 1 APR 1998 1 JAN 2001 15 FEB 2001 1 DEC 2003
EN 61000-4-2:1995 +A1:1998+A2:2001 15 FEB 2001 15 FEB 2001 1 DEC 2003 31 MAR 2009 1 MAR 2012
EN 61000-4-2:2009 31 MAR 2009 31 MAR 2009 1 MAR 2012    
EN 61000-4-3:1996 +A1:1998+A2:2001       19 MAY 2006 1 MAR 2009
EN 61000-4-3:2006 19 MAY 2006 19 MAY 2006 1 MAR 2009 13 FEB 2008 1 FEB 2011
EN 61000-4-3:2006 +A1:2008 13 FEB 2008 15 FEB 2008 1 FEB 2011    
EN 61000-4-4:1995 +A1:2000+A2:2001       9 DEC 2004: 1 OCT 2007
EN 61000-4-4:2004 9 DEC 2004 9 DEC 2004 1 OCT 2007    
EN 61000-4-5:1995 +A1:2000       15 NOV 2006 1 OCT 2009
EN 61000-4-5:2006 15 NOV 2006 15 NOV 2006 1 OCT 2009    
EN 61000-4-6:1996 29 JUL 1996 29 JUL 1996 1 APR 2001 19 FEB 2001 1 DEC 2003
EN 61000-4-6:1996 +A1:2000 19 FEB 2001 19 FEB 2001 1 DEC 2003 15 JUN 2007 1 JUN 2010
EN 61000-4-6:2007 15 JUN 2007 15 JUN 2007 1 JUN 2010 31 MAR 2009 1 MAR 2012
EN 61000-4-6:2009 31 MAR 2009 31 MAR 2009 1 MAR 2012    
EN 61000-4-8:1993 29 SEP 1993 29 SEP 1993 1 JUN 1994 1 DEC 2000 1 DEC 2003
EN 61000-4-8:1993 +A1:2001 1 DEC 2000 1 DEC 2000 1 DEC 2003    
EN 61000-4-11:1994 +A1:2001       3 AUG 2004 1 JUN 2007
EN 61000-4-11:2004 3 AUG 2004 3 AUG 2004 1 JUN 2007    
EN 61000-6-1:2001 OCT 2001 9 MAR 2002 1 JUL 2004 25 SEP 2007 1 DEC 2009
EN 61000-6-1:2007 12 JAN 2001 25 SEP 2007 1 DEC 2009    
EN 61000-6-2:2001 OCT 2001 9 MAR 2002 1 JUL 2004 24 AUG 2006 1 JUN 2008
EN 61000-6-2:2005 26 AUG 2005 24 AUG 2006 1 JUN 2008    
EN 61000-6-3:2001 +A11:2004 JUL 2004 24 AUG 2006 1 JUL 2007 25 SEP 2007 1 DEC 2009
EN 61000-6-3:2007 12 JAN 2007 25 SEP 2007 1 DEC 2009    
EN 61000-6-4:2001 OCT 2001 9 MAR 2002 1 JUL 2004 25 SEP 2007 1 DEC 2009
EN 61000-6-4:2007 12 JAN 2007 25 SEP 2007 1 DEC 2009    
EN 61326:1997 +A1:1998+A2:2001 +A3:2003   31 MAR 2005 1 OCT 2006 25 SEP 2007 1 FEB 2009
EN 61326-1:2006 5 MAY 2006 25 SEP 2007 1 FEB 2009    
EN 61326-2-3:2006 16 AUG 2006 25 SEP 2007 1 AUG 2009    
EN 61547:1995 31 OCT 1995 6 FEB 1997 1 JUL 1996 9 MAR 2002 1 NOV 2003
EN 61547:1995 +A1:2000 8 DEC 2000 9 MAR 2002 1 NOV 2003 12 AUG 2009 1 JUL 2012
EN 61547:2009 12 AUG 2009 12 AUG 2009 1 JUL 2012    
FCC Part 15-2007 20 SEP 2007 20 SEP 2007      
FCC Part 15-2008 10 JUL 2008 10 JUL 2008      
GB 9254-1998       1 SEP 2009 1 SEP 2010
GB 9254-2008 1 SEP 2009 1 SEP 2009 1 SEP 2010    
ICES-003:1997 Issue 3 22 NOV 1997 22 NOV 1997 31 MAY 1998 FEB 2004 1 JUN 2004
ICES-003:2004 Issue 4 FEB 2004 FEB 2004 1 JUN 2004    
VCCI 2007 1 APR 2007 1 APR 2007   1 APR 2008  
VCCI 2008 1 APR 2008 1 APR 2008   1 APR 2009 1 APR 2010
VCCI 2009 1 APR 2009 1 APR 2009 1 APR 2010    


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These web pages can point you to regulations and standards applying to your product(s), but please refer to the regulations and standards themselves when deciding how to test your product(s). A regulation's or standard's title gives you strong clues as to what it covers, but its scope (usually section 1) tells you for sure. Carefully check the footnotes in tables, to see if your product falls into an exception that lets you avoid unnecessary tests (or sometimes requires additional special testing). Exceptions that can help you also sometimes hide in the Test Setup section (usually section 7). Also check the Test Report section (usually section 10) for any special documentation required.

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Robust Electronic Design, Inc. is the research arm of dBi Corporation, an A2LA-accredited EMC/EMI/ESD testing and consulting company based in Lexington, Kentucky. Our staff has been directly involved in putting over 115 major electronic products into mass production at Sycor, IBM, and Lexmark, as well as doing the EMC/ EMI/ ESD engineering tests and FCC/ CE-Marking approval tests for over 231 products and 3 testers developed by clients-- bringing them into compliance with both domestic and international laws and standards. Our staff has also served as an expert witness on electronics in three lawsuits. We have over 36 years experience in the computer and electronics industries developing electronic products and electronic equipment that:
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  2. Are safe and reliable.
  3. Can be manufactured, tested, repaired, and serviced economically.
  4. May be sold and used worldwide.
  5. Can be easily adapted/enhanced to meet new and changing requirements.

Our President, John R. Barnes, is a Professional Engineer (PE) licensed in the state of Kentucky, a NARTE-Certified Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer (NCE), a NARTE-Certified Electromagnetic Compatibility Technician (NCT), a NARTE-Certified Electrostatic Discharge Control Engineer (ESDC Eng), a NARTE-Certified Electrostatic Discharge Control Technician (ESDC Tech), a NARTE-Certified Product Safety Engineer (PSE), a Senior Member of the IEEE (SM IEEE), and an Advanced-class amateur radio operator. He has written three books: Electronic System Design: Interference and Noise Control Techniques, which was published in English in 1987 and in Russian in 1990; and Robust Electronic Design Reference Book, Volumes I and II, which came out in 2004. John has also written articles on designing electronics for electrostatic discharge (ESD) immunity for Printed Circuit Design and Conformity magazines.

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