TABLE OF CONTENTS The structure of the bodies which are responsible for defining EMC standards for the purposes of the EMC Directive is shown in Figure 4.1.
The IEC operates in close co-operation with the International Standards Organization (ISO), and in 2006 had 68 member countries including 16 associate members. It is composed of National Committees which are expected to be fully representative of all electrotechnical interests in their respective countries. Work is carried out in technical committees and their sub-committees addressing particular product sectors, and the secretariat of each technical committee is the responsibility of one of the National Committees, which appoints a Secretary with the necessary resources. The IEC s objectives are to promote international co-operation on all questions of standardization.... (this is) achieved by issuing publications including recommendations in the form of international standards which the National Committees are expected to use for their work on national standards. [88]
Two IEC technical committees are devoted full-time to EMC work, although nearly 40 others have some involvement with EMC as part of their scope. The two full-time committees are TC77, Electromagnetic compatibility between equipment including networks, and the International Special Committee on Radio Interference or CISPR, which is the acronym for its French title. There is also the Advisory Committee on EMC (ACEC), which is expected to prevent the development of conflicting standards.
IEC standards themselves have no legal standing with regard...
