Useful Links

Standards Organisations

• European Telecommunications Standards Institute ---http://www.etsi.fr/


• International Electrotechnical Commission ---http://www.iec.ch/


• CISPR ---http://www.iec.ch/cgi-bin/procgi.pl/www/iecwww.p?wwwlang=E&wwwprog
  =dirdet.p&committee=CI&number=CISPR

Government sites

• European Organization for Testing and Certification ---http://www.eotc.be/


• E.U. New Approach & Global Approach, conformity assessment, legislation & standardisation ---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/index_en.htm


• Federal Communications Commission ---http://www.fcc.gov/

Institutes & Trade Associations

• IEEE EMC Society --- http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs


• Institution of Engineering and Technology ---http://www.theiet.org/


• International Telecommunications Union ---http://www.itu.int/home/

European Directives

• ATEX - Explosive Atmospheres Directive ---Text of European ATEX Directive 94/9/EC


• Guidelines on ATEX Directive---http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/atex/guide/index.htm


• EMC - Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive---Text of European Directive 2004/108/EC (EMC)


• Guidelines for the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/guides/emcguide_may2007.pdf


• Similar links exist to other Directives including:
  LVD - EuP - WEEE - RoHS - R&TTE - Machinery etc.

Trade Journals, Magazines, & other Sources of News

• SCAN - Standards, Compliance & Approvals News---http://www.sca-website.co.uk/Newsletter/archive.html


• ITEM - Interference Technology ---http://www.interferencetechnology.com/


• Let'sRecycle.com---http://www.letsrecycle.com/go/news/

Other Useful Links

• National Physical Laboratory ---http://www.npl.co.uk/