1.11 Official & Quasi-official Advice

US Department of Commerce, Office of European Union and Regional Affairs Tel: (202) 482-5279

UK DTI (Department of Trade & Industry):

Business in Europe Hotline 0117 944 4888
(for EMC Information Packs, LVD Booklet etc)

DTI Guidance Notes - EMC (Ref URN 95/683), LVD (Ref URN 95/626)
Free monographs, now only available to UK addresses and UK Government posts overseas, from DTI Publications Orderline,
Tel 0870 1502 500, Fax 0870 1502 333, email dtipubls@echristian.co.uk

DTI Technical Advice & Policy Committee http://www.tapc.org.uk

Electrical Equipment (Implementing the LVD) Guidance Notes on the UK Regulations July 1995 http://www.cix.co.uk/~approval/lvdgd.htm

European Commission Guidelines on the application of Directive 89/336/EEC (EMC):
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg03/directs/dg3d/d1/eleng/ecomp/guides/guide89.htm
on the application of Directive 73/23/EEC (LVD): http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg03/directs/dg3d/d1/eleng/esafe/guides/guidelvd.htm

CE/EMC CLUBS - UK

Location Phone E-Mail
North East 0191 377 2000 jwhaley@sgsgroup.com
North West 01257 401 401 stewart@directives.co.uk
Yorkshire 01904 434 440 enquiry@yorkemc.co.uk
Merseyside 0151 231 2626 edam@livjm.ac.uk
Midlands 01527 595 066 sales@wemtech.co.uk
Thames Valley 01865 784 888 emc@tvt.co.uk
Essex 01245 702 400 reception@amtcentre.co.uk
North London 020 8882 0180 dpearce@nltec.co.uk
S London/S East 01372 370 900 mfarnes@its-etlsemko.co.uk
Kent 01227 478 580 john.miller@lbl.co.uk
West 01793 784 414 vicclements@oakmeadhouse.freeserve.co.uk
Hants/Berks/Dorset 01256 855 409 compliance@rfi.co.uk
N. Ireland 028 9033 5434 a.edgar@qub.ac.uk
Scotland 01383 825 057 enquiry@yorkemc.co.uk
Wales 01443 482 776 alock@ugcs.co.uk
Automotive 024 7635 5495 terry.beadman@mira.co.uk

(For full list with addresses etc, contact the DTI on 020 7215 1427 or rosemary.wasserberg@tidv.dti.gov.uk)

CE MARKING ON POWER SUPPLIES - Guidance from the EPSMA
Available free of charge from
Matthew Towers - EPSMA Secretariat
The European Power Supply Manufacturers Association
6 Dencora Business Park
Booth Drive
Wellingborough, Northants NN8 6GH, UK
Telephone: +44 1933 402 255
Fax: +44 1933 402 266
email: ims.europe@virgin.net
This document is now also available at http://www.lyons.demon.co.uk/epsma.html

EUROPEAN LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MARKING OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

Free from The National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML)
Department of Trade and Industry, Stanton Avenue,
Teddington TW11 0JZ, UK.
Tel: +44 20 8943 7298 Fax: +44 20 8943 7270
email: peter.edwards@nwml.dti.gov.uk

[See also details of NWML Home Page in section 1.5.1]

IEE GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON EMC AND FUNCTIONAL SAFETY
The IEE (UK) has published a comprehensive professional guidance document on the problems caused by EMC to safety-related functions which are controlled by electronics or software. Comprises a core document and annexes relating to a number of problem areas. It is freely available for download in PDF or Word 97 format from: http://www.iee.org.uk/PAB/EMC/core.htm

"WORLD ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES" - see section 2.2.3


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