Update (Jan 2005): The review is now complete: the new
EMC Directive 2004/108/EC has been
published
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In 1998, it was decided that the EMC Directive should be included in phase 3 of the SLIM programme. The Simpler Legislation for the Internal Market (SLIM) programme, as the name suggests, is designed to enable the simplification of European Union law.
A SLIM committee was set up consisting of ten independent experts with the aim of reviewing the Directive and identifying ways in which its application could be simplified. The result of the work was that the EMC SLIM report was published which identified 20 recommendations. Additionally the SLIM committee recommended that the European Commision should review the Directive as a whole.
The Commission endorsed the view of the committee and the process of revising the EMC Directive has reached the end of the first stage with the production of EMCD 2000.7. This and the other drafts are available as working documents for download.
It is important to note that these are working documents for discussion and are subject to change.
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
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EMCD 2000.1 |
Text for discussion during the EMC SLIM WG meeting (24.02.00) |
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EMCD 2000.2 |
Recapitulation of discussions during the EMC SLIM WG meeting
(24.02.00) Presented to the EMC Working Party (25.02.00) |
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EMCD
2000.3 |
Text for discussion during the EMC SLIM WG meeting (03-04.07.00) |
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EMCD 2000.4 |
Recapitulation of discussions during the EMC SLIM WG meeting (03-04.07.00) |
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EMCD 2000.5 |
Text for discussion during the EMC SLIM WG meeting (03-04.11.00) |
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EMCD 2000.6 |
Recapitulation of discussions during the EMC SLIM WG meeting (21.11.00) |
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EMCD 2000.7 |
Text for discussion during the EMC Working Party meeting (06-07.03.01) |
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EMCD 2000.8 |
Recapitulation of discussions during the EMC Working Party meeting (06-07.03.01) |
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The Strategic Review Panel (SRP) was set up by the Commission as a result of Recommendation 16 of the SLIM report. Its purpose was to examine the EMC standardisation system and to prepare recommendations for its improvement in respect of coherence, consistency, simplification and avoidance of proliferation.
| Document | Description |
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SRP report |
Report of the Strategic Review Panel of EMC Harmonised Standards |
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The DTI encourages comments on the development of the new EMC Directive by interested parties. Comments should be sent by e-mail
Last updated: 2005-Jan-14
