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Application of EMC Directive and - or Vehicle Regulation

This document provides guidance on whether after-market equipment for vehicles needs type approval or falls under the EMC Directive. It establishes four categories: A) Vehicle/equipment subject to UNECE Regulation 10 type approval. B) Identical spare parts do not require type approval. C) Aftermarket equipment within the scope of UNECE Regulation 10 requires type approval. D) Equipment not in A-C categories falls under the EMC Directive. An annex diagram is provided to help assess if aftermarket electrical equipment falls under category C. The document aims to clarify regulatory requirements for aftermarket vehicle equipment sellers.

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Application of EMC Directive and - or Vehicle Regulation

This document provides guidance on whether after-market equipment for vehicles needs type approval or falls under the EMC Directive. It establishes four categories: A) Vehicle/equipment subject to UNECE Regulation 10 type approval. B) Identical spare parts do not require type approval. C) Aftermarket equipment within the scope of UNECE Regulation 10 requires type approval. D) Equipment not in A-C categories falls under the EMC Directive. An annex diagram is provided to help assess if aftermarket electrical equipment falls under category C. The document aims to clarify regulatory requirements for aftermarket vehicle equipment sellers.

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Industrial Transformation and Advanced Value Chains


Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Systems

Brussels, 15 January 2016

APPLICATION OF EMC DIRECTIVE AND/OR VEHICLE REGULATION TO AFTER-MARKET


EQUIPMENT

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the following question: whether equipment
sold as after-market equipment needs type approval in accordance with Regulation (EC) 661/2009 as
amended (UNECE Regulation 10) or falls within the scope of Directive 2014/30/EU (the EMC
Directive).

This document, which is not a legally binding document in the sense of a legal act, was endorsed by the
EMC Working Party1. The conclusions of this document are also reflected in Section 1.1.3 of the EMC
Guide.

Article 1(4) of Directive 2014/30/EU provides that if the EMC requirements for equipment are wholly
or partly laid down more specifically by other EU Directives, the EMC Directive shall not apply or
shall cease to apply. The Radio Equipment Directive does not include a similar exception, hence the
Table below does not make reference to the RED Directive.

Components sold as aftermarket equipment, intended for the installation in motor vehicles and which
are not subject to type approval, shall meet the essential requirements of Directive 2014/30/EU in
addition to the relevant/appropriate requirements of the EMC Vehicle legislation; to assist
manufacturers, the references of harmonised standard(s)2, addressing these requirements, are listed in
the EU Official Journal under 2014/30/EU3.

This Table provides guidance on whether equipment sold as after-market equipment needs type
approval in accordance with the Regulation (EC) 661/2009 as amended (UNECE Regulation 10) or
falls within the scope of the EMC Directive:

1
EMC WP meeting of 03.02.2016.
2
Such as EN 55012:2007.
3
Harmonised standards are voluntary; if applied, they confer a presumption of conformity with the corresponding
essential requirements.
Category Category description Declaration of
Conformity
Type Approval
Directive 2014/30/EU

Regulation (EC) 661/2009


as amended (UNECE
Regulation 10)

A Yes No
Vehicle and equipment subject to type
approval under UNECE Regulation 10

B No No

Equipment brought to the market as spare


parts which:

1. is obviously marked as a spare part


by an identification number
2. is identical and from the same
manufacturer as the corresponding
original equipment manufacturer
(OEM) part for an already type-
approved vehicle
[paragraph 3.2.8 of UNECE Regulation 10]

C Yes No
Equipment sold as aftermarket equipment,
if within the scope of UNECE Regulation
10 (see Annex), which shall ensure the
immunity of the driver and does not fall
under category B

D No Yes
Equipment not stipulated in A, B, C above

Example:
Devices connecting to the cigarette lighter
interface inside a car

2
ANNEX

In order to assess whether aftermarket electrical equipment falls within the scope of UNECE Regulation 10,
which corresponds to category C of the Table, the following diagram shall be used

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