Electromagnetic Compatibility Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 61, 21 December 2016, pp. 2879-2891. Long titleAct on electromagnetic compatibility of equipment. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazardous substances Radiation Internal trade Public health EIA Data collection/reporting Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Act enters into force on 22 December 2012. Abstract The purpose of the present Act on the electromagnetic compatibility of equipment is to establish a legal framework for an acceptable coexistence of the growing diversity of electrical equipment (electrical appliances and equipment which can cause electromagnetic disturbance or may be affected by it). The Act regulates the marketing, distribution and exhibition, commissioning and operation of electrical equipment. The text consists of 34 articles divided into 7 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Obligation of economic actors (2); Conformity of equipment (3); Notification of conformity assessment bodies (4); Federal Network Agency (5); Penalties (6); Final provisions (7). Full text German Website www.bgbl.de