CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
MANIU04.9607 GB 03/97
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technically competent in relation to requirements of EMC for the application of PDS's. For
economical reasons, the interested parties should guarantee essential requirements of EMC
protection, for the specific installation, by choosing adequate categories of emission, thanks
to in situ measurements of the actual conditions and thanks to the exchange of technical
specifications.
1.2.12
FIRST ENVIRONMENT [4]: environment that includes domestic users. It also includes all
industrial users directly connected (without intermediate transformers) to a low voltage electric
supply line that supplies buildings devoted to domestic uses.
1.2.13
SECOND ENVIRONMENT [4]: environment that includes all industrial users not connected
directly to a low voltage electric supply line that supplies buildings devoted to domestic uses.
1.2.14
IN SITU (for tests) [4]: environment where the apparatus is installed for its normal use by the
end user and where the apparatus can be tested.
1.3 Reference documents and standards
We cite the main reference documents and standards (European Community directives,
related Italian laws and reference documents), to which we refer in the text of this manual.
References in the text are in square brackets.
1.3.1 Electro Magnetic Compatibility Directive
[1]
Community Directive 89/336/EEC dtd 3 May 1989 related to Electro Magnetic
Compatibility and following modifications 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC;
[2]
Italian Decree Law 4 December 1992, n° 476 "Actuation of the directive 89/336/EEC of
the Council on 3 May 1989, on the approximation of the laws of the member states
relating to Electro Magnetic Compatibility, amended by directive 92/31/EEC of the
Council on 28 April 1992";
[3]
Italian Decree Law 12 November 1996, n° 615 "Actuation of the directive 89/336/EEC
of the Council on 3 May 1989, on the approximation of the laws of the member states
relating to Electro Magnetic Compatibility, amended and integrated by the directive
92/31/EEC of the Council on 22 July 1993 and by the directive 93/97/EEC of the
Council on 29 October 1993".
Note:
This Italian Decree Law repeals Decree Law [2], except forArt. 14, paragraph 2.
1.3.2 Low Voltage Directive
[4]
Directive 73/23/EEC dtd 1973-02-19, on the approximation of the laws of the member
states relating to the electric material intended to be used within certain voltage limits,
integrated in the directive 93/68/EEC dtd 1993-06-29.
[5]
Italian Law 18 October 1977, n° 791 "Actuation of the directive of the Council of
European Communities (n. 73/23/EEC) related to safety guarantees that the electric
material intended to be used within certain voltage limits must possess"
