CENELEC comments on EN 61000-3-2 Harmonics

Industry has been lobbying for a long time for publication of essential changes to EN 61000-3-2 which gives a presumption of conformity to the EMC Directive. At its Technical Board meeting on the 4th October, the necessary amendment was ratified for publication by the end of the year.

During its meeting in Lucerne (October 3-5), the 105th CENELEC Technical Board ratified the amendment A14 to the standard EN 61000-3-2:1995 "Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-2: Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current up to and including 16A per phase)".

The following implementation dates were fixed:

Date of ratification:	2000-10-03
Date of announcement:	2000-12-01
Date of publication:	2001-01-01
Date of withdrawal:	2004-01-01

The rapid availability of EN 61000-3-2:1995/A14 to the National Committees will be ensured as well as the urgent transmission of the EN reference to the European Commission for immediate publication in the Official Journal under the heading of the EMC Directive.

With the present decision, it is ensured that from the first of January 2001 the relevant products will have the possibility of choice to benefit from the presumption of conformity to the essential requirements of the EMC Directive by complying either with the specifications laid down in the EN, or those of the EN as modified by its amendment 14 and this up to the first of January 2004. After this date only the latter configuration will apply. This will be welcomed by many industrial circles and manufacturers associations.

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