European Commission Amends Harmonised Standards for Radio Equipment

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The European Commission has issued a decision (COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2025/893) on 14 May 2025, amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2191 regarding harmonised standards for digital enhanced cordless telecommunications devices, short range devices, satellite systems, broadband and wideband data transmission systems, international mobile telecommunication systems, aeronautical and meteorological radars, 5 and 6 GHz WAS/RLAN equipment, wireless digital video links, and advanced surface movement guidance and control systems. The decision aims to update the harmonised standards to ensure they meet the essential requirements set out in Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment.

Key Takeaways:

  • The European Commission has amended Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2191 to update harmonised standards for radio equipment.
  • The updated harmonised standards address digital enhanced cordless telecommunications devices, short range devices, satellite systems, broadband and wideband data transmission systems, international mobile telecommunication systems, aeronautical and meteorological radars, 5 and 6 GHz WAS/RLAN equipment, wireless digital video links, and advanced surface movement guidance and control systems.
  • Harmonised standards EN 301 908-23 V15.1.1, EN 301 908-24 V15.1.1, EN 301 908-25 V15.1.1, EN 303 363-2 V1.1.1, EN 303 661 V1.1.1, EN 303 753 V1.1.1, EN 304 220-1 V1.2.1, EN 304 220-2 V1.2.1, EN 301 893 V2.2.1, EN 301 908-3 V15.1.1, and EN 302 064 V2.2.1 satisfy the essential requirements and their references are to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
  • Harmonised standards EN 301 489-3 V2.3.2, EN 301 489-17 V3.3.1, EN 301 489-19 V2.2.1, EN 301 489-54 V1.1.1, and EN 301 489-52 V1.3.1 do not address emissions requirements in the frequency band below 9 kHz, and their references are to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union with restrictions.
  • Harmonised standard EN 301 406-2 V3.1.1 does not lay down an objective limit regarding the receiver minimum performance criterion for equipment that does not support a throughput test and packet error rate test, and its reference is to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union with restrictions.
  • Harmonised standard EN 303 213-5-1 V2.1.1 does not address requirements relating to the maximum transmission output power, and its reference is to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union with restrictions.

Statistics:

  • 16 harmonised standards have been updated to ensure they meet the essential requirements set out in Directive 2014/53/EU.
  • 8 harmonised standards do not meet the essential requirements and their references are to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union with restrictions.
  • 2 harmonised standards have not addressed emissions requirements in the frequency band below 9 kHz.
  • 1 harmonised standard does not lay down an objective limit regarding the receiver minimum performance criterion for equipment that does not support a throughput test and packet error rate test.
  • 1 harmonised standard does not address requirements relating to the maximum transmission output power.

Sources:

  • COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2025/893
  • Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 5376
  • Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2191 of 8 November 2022