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Standards Organisations
European Telecommunications Standards Institute ---http://www.etsi.fr/ CEN, the European Committee for Standardization --- http://www.cen.eu/cenorm/homepage.htm CENELEC- European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization ---http://www.cenelec.org/Cenelec/Homepage.htm/ International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) ---http://www.iec.ch/ The IEC’s EMC Zone ---http://www.iec.ch/zone/emc/emc_entry.htm CISPR ---http://www.iec.ch/cgi-bin/procgi.pl/www/iecwww.p?wwwlang=E&wwwprog=dirdet.p&committee=CI&number=CISPR International Standards Organization ---http://www.iso.org/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage/ ISO - International Organization for Standardization ---http://www.iso.ch World Standards Services Network - (WSSN)---http://www.wssn.net/WSSN/index.html British Standards Institute (BSI)---http://www.bsi-global.com// UK Defense Standards ---http://www.dstan.mod.uk/ German Standards Institute (Deutsches Institut fur Normung (DIN)) --- http://www.din.de/ French national standards institute (AFNOR) --- http://www.afnor.fr/ Spanish national standards institute (AENOR) --- http://www.aenor.es/ American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International) --- http://www.astm.org/ American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ---http://www.ansi.org National Institute of Standards & Technology ---http://www.nist.gov/ Canadian Standards Authority ---http://www.csa.ca/ Swedish Standards Institute (SIS) --- http://www.sis.se/DefaultMain.aspx

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Government sites
European Union ---http://europa.eu/ European Environment Agency---http://www.eea.europa.eu/ European Commission (main site) ---http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm European Agency for Safety and Health at Work --- http://osha.europa.eu/ European Communications Office ---http://www.ero.dk/ European New Legislative Framework for marketing of products ---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/single-market-goods/regulatory-policies-common-rules-for-products/new-legislative-framework/ EUR-Lex for copies of EU legal documents---http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm Rapex. - EU Consumer alerts about unsafe products---http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/dyna/rapex/rapex_archives_en.cfm CEOC International --- http://www.ceoc.com/ EFTA - European Free Trade Association --- http://www.efta.int/ UK Government Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) --- http://www.bis.gov.uk/ UK BERR EC Product Directives listing --- http://www.berr.gov.uk/Policies/business-sectors/environmental-and-technical-regulations/technical-regulations/ec-product-directives UK Health & Safety Executive --- http://www.hse.gov.uk/ UK Office of Communication (Ofcom) ---http://www.ofcom.org.uk/ UK Environment Agency (AE) ---http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ UK National Measurement Office---http://www.nmo.bis.gov.uk/content.aspx?SC_ID=270 UK Trading Standards ---http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/ UK LACORS (the Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services)---http://www.lacors.gov.uk/lacors/Home.aspx Federal Communications Commission ---http://www.fcc.gov/

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Institutes & Trade Associations
IAF - International Accreditation Forum, Inc. --- http://www.iaf.nu/ ILAC - International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation --- http://www.ilac.org/home.html EA - European network for accreditation --- http://www.european-accreditation.org/content/ea/EuropNetwork.htm APLAC - Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation --- http://www.aplac.org/home.html UKAS - UK Accreditation Service --- http://www.ukas.com/ British Measurement and Testing Association --- http://www.bmta.co.uk/ American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) --- http://www.a2la.org/ American TCB --- http://www.americantcb.com IEEE EMC Society --- http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society --- http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. ---http://www.ieee.org Institution of Engineering and Technology ---http://www.theiet.org/ International Telecommunications Union ---http://www.itu.int/home/ IECEE (IEC System for Conformity testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment) ---http://www.iecee.org/default.html/ iNARTE, International Association for Radio, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics ---http://www.narte.org/ NVLAP - National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (USA) ---http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/214/214.htm Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) ---http://www.vcci.jp/vcci_e// Electromagnetics Society (ACES)---http://aces.ee.olemiss.edu/ EUROLAB - European Federation of National Associations of Measurement, Testing and Analytical Laboratories --- http://www.eurolab.org/ European Federation for Non-Destructive Testing (EFNDT)---http://www.efndt.org/ EURACHEM - a focus for analytical chemistry in Europe.---http://www.eurachem.org/index.html General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures, CGPM)---http://www.bipm.org/en/convention/cgpm/ British Electrotechnical & Allied Manufacturer's Association (BEAMA)---http://www.beama.org.uk/index.asp Engineering Equipment & Materials Users' Association --- http://www.eemua.co.uk/ Energy Institute (EI) --- http://www.energyinst.org.uk/ EMC Test Labs Association (EMCTLA) --- http://www.emctla.co.uk/ Electromagnetic Compatibility Industry Association (EMCIA) --- http://www.emcia.org/Default.aspx

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European Directives & Regulations (and related National Laws)
The CE Marking Directive ---Text of European CE Marking Directive 93/68/EEC E.U. CE Marking Webpage ---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/single-market-goods/regulatory-policies-common-rules-for-products/new-legislative-framework/ce-marking/index_en.htm ATEX - Explosive Atmospheres Directive ---Text of European ATEX Directive 94/9/EC Guidelines on ATEX Directive---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/mechanical/files/atex/guide/atexguidelines_june2009_en.pdf ATEX Directive ---Conformity Assessment Bodies UK Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR)---http://195.99.1.70/si/si2002/20022776.htm UK DSEAR Guidance Documents ---http://www.hse.gov.uk/fireandexplosion/dsear.htm BATTERIES - batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances Directive ---Text of European BATTERY Directive 91/157/EEC E.U. BATTERY Directive Webpage ---http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/batteries/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/sectors/electrical/files/emc_guide__updated_20100208_v3_en.pdf EMC Directive---Conformity Assessment Bodies E.U. Electromagnetic Compatibility Webpage ---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/electrical/emc/ LVD - Low Voltage Directive---Text of European Directive 2006/95/EC (LVD) E.U. Electrical Safety Webpage ---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/electrical/lvd/index_en.htm LVD Directive---Conformity Assessment Bodies Guidelines for the LVD Directive 2006/95/EC ---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/electrical/documents/lvd/guidance/ R&TTE - Radio equipment and Telecommunications Terminal equipment Directive---Text of European Directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE) E.U. R&TTE Page ---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/rtte/documents/ R&TTE Directive---Conformity Assessment Bodies Application of the R&TTE Directive to Air-Traffic-Management equipment---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/rtte/files/guide_atm_rtte_en.pdf Machinery Directive --- Text of European revised Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery) Machinery Directive --- Text of Machinery Directive 2009/127/EC amending Directive 2006/42/EC E.U. Machinery Page ---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/mechanical/documents/legislation/machinery/ Machinery Directive---Conformity Assessment Bodies General Product Safety Directive --- Text of European Directive 2001/95/EC (GPSD) Guidelines for the GPSD Directive 2001/95/EC --- http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/safety/rapex/guidelines_business_en.htm EuP - Eco-Design requirements for Energy-using Products Directive---Text of European Directive 2009/125/EC (EuP) E.U. Eco-Design Webpage ---http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/ecodesign/eco_design_en.htm Existing EuP implementing measures ---http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/ecodesign/legislation_en.htm E.U. Commission Activities related to the EuP Directive ---http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/studies/ecodesign_en.htm WEEE - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive---Text of European Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE) WEEE - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive---Text of European Amending Directive 2008/34/EC (WEEE) E.U. WEEE and RoHS Page ---http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/weee/index_en.htm UK WEEE Page ---http://www.bis.gov.uk/weee RoHS - Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment Directive---Text of European Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS) RoHS Directive---Text of European Amending Directive 2008/35/EC (RoHS) UK RoHS Decision Tree --- determine whether or not EEE you put on the market in the UK falls within the scope of the RoHS Regulations. UK RoHS Page --- http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/business-sectors/environmental-and-technical-regulations/rohs E.U.REACH Regulation - (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) --- Text of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council E.U. REACH Page ---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/chemicals/reach/index_en.htm European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) REACH Giudance ---http://echa.europa.eu/reach_en.asp

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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/ Compliance Engineering: ---http://www.ce-mag.com EMC Compliance Journal---http://www.compliance-club.com The Safety Link ---http://www.safetylink.com Printed Circuit Design and Manufacturing magazine ---http://www.pcdandf.com/cms/ The International Telecommunications Union Newsroom ---http://www.itu.int/newsroom/ News from the IEC---http://www.iec.ch/online_news/etech/etech_entry.htm UK Government News Network---http://nds.coi.gov.uk/default.aspx IHS Electronics & Telecommunications Standards News---http://electronics.ihs.com/news/index.htm Let'sRecycle.com---http://www.letsrecycle.com/go/news/ The ESD Journal --- http://www.esdjournal.com/

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Other Useful Links
ITU-T Recommendations --- http://www.itu.int/publications/itu-t PROSAFE (the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe) --- http://www.prosafe.org/ National Physical Laboratory ---http://www.npl.co.uk/ USA DoD Mil Std. 461F --- pdf Download FCC Rules & Regulations --- FCC Rules & Regulations UL Standards Information --- http://ulstandardsinfonet.ul.com/ What's New in UL Standards --- http://ulstandardsinfonet.ul.com/Whatsnew/whatsnew.html E.U. Commission's weekly overview of dangerous products --- http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/dyna/rapex/rapex_archives_en.cfm Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) --- http://www.wrap.org.uk/index.html Infonorme London Information ILI --- http://www.ili.co.uk/ Automotive EMC Club --- http://www.autoemc.net/

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