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U.S.-EU MRA

Agreement on Mutual Recognition Between the European Community and the United States of America (text of)
http://www.useu.be/docs/mra98.pdf
 PDF File

EU Guide to the Implementation of Directives Based on New Approach and Global Approach (Blue Book)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/legislation/guide/legislation.htm

A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment (NIST Special Publication 951)
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/eu-guides/text-sp951.htm

Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 99/5/EC
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/rtte/index.htm

EU Interpretation of the R&TTE Directive
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/rtte/interp.htm


More information on the R&TTE Directive
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/rtte/infor.htm

Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/directiv/dir336.htm

The new EMC Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, L 390/24, 31 December 2004, and will repeal Directive 89/336/EEC as from 20 July 2007 (see the Press Release and also the Info Day "Revised EMC Directive" held in Brussels on 3 February 2005).

Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2004/108/EC
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/directiv/text2004_108.htm

EU Guidelines on the application of the EMC Directive
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/guides/emcguide.htm


EU Review of the EMC Directive (The EMC SLIM process)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/revision/theslimprocess.htm

A [NIST] Guide to the EU Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility, NIST GCR 01-813
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/eu-guides/gcr-813/emc-guide-gcr01-813.htm
TEXT of NIST GCR 01-813 (for printing)
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/eu-guides/gcr-813/gcr-813-emc-guide.pdf
 PDF File

More information on the EMC Directive
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/index.htm

Electrical Safety Directive 73/23/EEC
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/lv/direct/present.htm

EU Guidelines on the application of the Electrical Safety Directive
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/lv/guides/index.htm


More information on the Electrical Safety Directive
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/lv/index.htm


A [NIST] Guide to the EU Low Voltage Directive, NIST GCR 01-812
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/eu-guides/gcr-812/low-voltage-guide-gcr812.htm

TEXT of NIST GCR 01-812 (for printing)
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/eu-guides/gcr-812/gcr01-812.pdf PDF File

EU Member States Frequency Allocation Authorities

Austria
   
http://www.tkc.at/web.nsf/englisch/Telekommunikation~Frequenzvergabe


Belgium
   
http://www.bipt.be


Denmark
   
http://www.tst.dk/mainpage.asp


Finland
   
http://www.ficora.fi/englanti/index.html


France
   
http://www.anfr.fr
    http://www.art-telecom.fr/eng/index.htm

Ireland
   
http://www.odtr.ie


Portugal
   
http://www.anacom.pt/index.jsp?categoryid=2958


Sweden
   
http://www.pts.se/

The Netherlands
   
http://www.at-ez.nl/nfr/index_uk.html


United Kingdom
   
http://www.ofcom.org.uk
    http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd/rtte.html

Norway
   
http://www.npt.no/eng/system/html/index.html


Switzerland
   
http://www.bakom.ch/en/index.html


Contact:  maryjo.dibernardo@nist.gov


Date created: October 11, 2000
Last updated: July 26, 2007


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