4.5 CEマーキング及び情報

The EMCD requires that the apparatus bears the CE marking as an attestation of compliance with the EMCD.

The CE marking shall be subject to the general principles set out in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 and shall have the following format:

The CE marking shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the apparatus or to its data plate. If it is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature of the apparatus, it shall be affixed to the packaging and to the accompanying documentation. Further details on CE marking and potential exemptions from the marking requirements on the product like “not possible or not warranted on account of the nature of the product” are given in the Blue Guide, section 4.5.1 "CE marking ".

Article 19(1) sets out the exemptions of affixing CE marking (as well as other applicable requirements) on apparatus which is intended for incorporation into a particular fixed installation and is otherwise not made available on the market. However, CE marking may be required to show conformity with other Directives that require CE marking.

The EMCD requires that apparatus be identified by “type, batch or serial number or other element allowing their identification of the apparatus”.

There is flexibility in this requirement, allowing for the manufacturer to choose his own method for identification of an apparatus for regulatory purposes.

However, the identification of the apparatus must unambiguously correlate with the DoC and the technical documentation.

The Blue Guide gives more information as to which circumstances exemptions to these marking requirements can be applied.

Specific apparatus intended to be incorporated into a given fixed installation (using the provisions of Article 19(1)) and otherwise not made available may have this identification information in the accompanying documentation and not on the apparatus.

In order to facilitate traceability, manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted. The address shall indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted.

Importers (when the apparatus is imported) shall also indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted.

All contact details shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities.

The traceability requirements shall be affixed on the apparatus itself. In cases where that is not possible, it may be included on its packaging or in a document accompanying the apparatus.

A comprehensive explanation and details about the traceability requirements can be found in the Blue Guide section 4.2.2 "Traceability provisions".

Apparatus shall be accompanied by the following:

Information on any specific precautions that must be taken when the apparatus is assembled, installed, maintained or used, in order to ensure

that, when put into service, the apparatus is in conformity with the essential requirements of the EMCD,

A clear indication on restriction of use in residential areas, where appropriate also on the packaging, if the compliance with the essential requirements of the EMCD is not ensured in residential areas (further details in chapter 4.5.5 of this guidelines),

Information required to enable apparatus to be used in accordance with the intended purpose of the apparatus shall be included in the instructions accompanying the apparatus,

in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. Such instructions and information, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

Apparatus may need assembling or special consideration in respect of its installation for it to comply during use with the essential requirements of the Directive. Therefore all information necessary for correct assembly, installation and use has to be provided, see also Blue Guide section 3.1 under point 4 (Manufacturer). If no information is given with the apparatus it is presumed that users can install and use the apparatus without any special considerations regarding the EMC aspects, and the apparatus will still comply with the essential requirements of the EMCD.

Examples of cases where it is relevant to provide more detailed information:

If there are any particular earthing aspects related to the apparatus for EMC purposes, recognising of course that earthing for safety purposes cannot be compromised;

Where the apparatus is connected to other apparatus there may be a need to have specific types of cables and connectors (e.g. screened, double screened, etc). If so, this must be specified to allow for proper installation and use.

Information on any precaution that needs to be observed for the apparatus to maintain its compliance with the essential requirements regarding use and maintenance needs to be included.

residential areas

The EMCD recognises that the electromagnetic environment of residential areas needs particular attention. In such areas, broadcast receivers may be expected to be used in close proximity to other apparatus.

The EMCD requires that apparatus for which compliance with the essential requirements in residential areas is not ensured by the manufacturer (for example if there are limits for the residential environment in standards which are exceeded) shall be accompanied by a clear indication of this restriction of use, where appropriate also on the packaging. A clear indication may, for example, take one of the following forms (decided by the manufacturer on his assessment of the severity of a potential problem if the apparatus is used in such locations):

This product must not be used in residential areas.

This product may cause interference if used in residential areas. Such use must be avoided unless the user takes special measures to reduce electromagnetic emissions to prevent interference to the reception of radio and television broadcasts.

The descriptions used in harmonised standards (for example “this is a class A product”) are not suitable without further explanation, as they are not understood by the general public.

As indicated in Section 4.5.4, the information should be included on the packaging (if present) and also in the accompanying documentation for example instructions for use. This information shall be in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end users, as determined by the Member State concerned.