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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 ---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 International Standards Organization ---http://www.iso.org/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage/ ISO - International Organization for Standardization ---http://www.iso.ch 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.int European Environment Agency---http://www.eea.europa.eu/ European Organization for Testing and Certification ---http://www.eotc.be/ European Commission (main site) ---http://www.europa.eu.int/ European Agency for Safety and Health at Work --- http://osha.europa.eu/ European Radiocommunications Organisation---http://www.ero.dk/ E.U. New Approach & Global Approach, conformity assessment, legislation & standardisation ---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/index_en.htm CEOC International --- http://www.ceoc.com/ EFTA - European Free Trade Association --- http://www.efta.int/ UK Health & Safety Executive --- HSE Direct/ UK Office of Communication (Ofcom) ---http://www.ofcom.org.uk/ UK Environment Agency (AE) ---http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ UK Trading Standards ---http://www.tradingstandards.net/ 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 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.or.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/ 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
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 ATEX Directive ---Conformity Assessment Bodies UK Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR)---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 89/336/EEC (EMC) 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 EMC Directive---Conformity Assessment Bodies E.U. Electromagnetic Compatibility Webpage ---http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/index.htm LVD - Low Voltage Directive---Text of European Directive 2006/95/EC (LVD) E.U. Electrical Safety Webpage ---http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/lv/index.htm LVD Directive---Conformity Assessment Bodies Guidelines for the LVD Directive 2006/95/EC ---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/electr_equipment/lv/guides/index.htm 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/rtte/gener.htm R&TTE Directive---Conformity Assessment Bodies Application of the R&TTE Directive to Air-Traffic-Management equipment ---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/rtte/guide_atm_rtte.pdf Machinery Directive --- Text of European Directive 98/37/EC (Machinery) Machinery Directive --- Text of European revised Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery) E.U. Machinery Page ---http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/mechan_equipment/index_en.htm 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 2005/32/EC (EuP) E.U. Eco-Design Webpage ---http://ec.europa.eu/energy/demand/legislation/eco_design_en.htm Existing EuP implementing measures ---http://ec.europa.eu/energy/demand/legislation/eco_design_en.htm#measures E.U. Commission Activities related to the EuP Directive ---http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/eco_design/relactiv.htm DEFRA Guidelines on the EuP Directive --- Click Here for pdf document 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 2003/108/EC (WEEE) E.U. WEEE and RoHS Page ---http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/waste/weee_index.htm UK WEEE Page ---http://www.berr.gov.uk/sectors/sustainability/weee/page30269.html RoHS - Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment Directive---Text of European Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS) 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.berr.gov.uk/sectors/sustainability/rohs/page29048.html REACH - 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/reach/reach_more_info_en.htm European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) REACH Giudance ---http://ec.europa.eu/echa/reach_en.html

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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 Conformity magazine ---http://www.conformity.com EMC Compliance Journal---http://www.compliance-club.com The Safety Link ---http://www.safetylink.com 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://www.gnn.gov.uk/ 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. 461E --- 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/ The Sustainable Use of Materials for Electronic and Electrical Products network (SUMEEPnet) ---http://www.prc.surrey.ac.uk/sumeepnet/

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