Ecolex Logo
The gateway to
environmental law
Search results » Legislation

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 title
Act 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