LEARN ABOUT EN 55032 CISPR 32

Emission requirements & Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of multimedia equipment (MME)

EN 55032 applies to Multimedia Equipment (MME), including equipment that falls within the scope of CISPR 22 and CISPR 13, and is the European harmonized standards adoption of CISPR 32. Limits are specified within the standard for protection of radio services in industrial, commercial or residential environments and Procedures are given for the laboratory measurement (on site testing excluded) of the levels of spurious signals generated by the MME.

The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), the European organization responsible for standardization in the electrotechnical engineering field, produced this standard.

The publication was meant to define requirements that provide adequate protection to the radio spectrum and allow radio service to operate as intended without debilitating interference, as well as provide procedures to ensure repeatability and reproduction of test results.

While compliance with EN 55032 gives partial presumption of conformity with the European EMC Directive, 2014/30/EU, most products will also require assessment to an applicable immunity standard (such as EN55024 or 55035), for immunity to electromagnetic interference and transient phenomenon. Additionally, devices powered via the A.C. mains, may require additional testing for power line harmonics and power line flicker.

The prefix “EN” stands for “European Norm” which are written by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). The vast majority of ENs that are relevant for the EMC Directive are produced by the CENELEC.

Harmonized standards are European Norms produced by CEN, CENELEC or ETSI. This is following a mandate issued by the European Commission for use with one or more directives. The lists of harmonized standards suitable for each Directive are published from periodically in an official publication called the Official Journal of the European Union, often referred to as “the OJ”.

The date of publication (dop) for an EN standard is commonly 6 months from the date of availability (dav), while the date the standard becomes mandatory is its date of withdrawal (DOW).

Formed by a consensus among enterprises, public authorities, consumers, and trade unions, all European Standards, EN 55032 included, take shape through a process organized by independent, recognized standardization bodies at national, European and international level.