IEC GUIDE 107:2009

IEC GUIDE 107 ®
Edition 3.0 2009-02
GUIDE
GUIDE
Electromagnetic compatibility – Guide to the drafting of electromagnetic
compatibility publications
Compatibilité électromagnétique – Guide pour la rédaction des publications sur
la compatibilité électromagnétique

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IEC GUIDE 107 ®
Edition 3.0 2009-02
GUIDE
GUIDE
Electromagnetic compatibility – Guide to the drafting of electromagnetic
compatibility publications
Compatibilité électromagnétique – Guide pour la rédaction des publications sur
la compatibilité électromagnétique

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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ELECTROTECHNIQUE
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4
1 Scope.6
2 Reference publications .6
3 Terms, definitions and acronyms .6
3.1 Terms and definitions .6
3.2 Acronyms .8
4 General .8
5 Basic principles .9
5.1 General .9
5.2 Emission limits .9
5.3 Immunity requirements .10
6 Types of EMC publications .10
6.1 General .10
6.2 Basic EMC publications.10
6.3 Generic EMC standards .10
6.4 Product family EMC standards .11
6.4.1 General .11
6.4.2 Example of product family EMC standards.11
6.5 Product EMC standards.12
6.6 Comments on the application of the different types of EMC publications .12
7 Subjects of EMC publications .12
8 Development of EMC publications .13
8.1 Development of basic EMC publications .13
8.1.1 Procedure to develop basic EMC standards.13
8.1.2 Contents of basic EMC test and measurement standards .14
8.2 Development of generic EMC standards.14
8.3 Development of product family/product EMC standards .15
8.3.1 General .15
8.3.2 Contents of product family/product EMC publications .15
8.3.3 Emission requirements .15
8.3.4 Immunity requirements .16
8.4 Regulatory statements.16
9 Liaison with other organizations .16
10 Updating of the guide .16
Annex A Organization of IEC work on EMC.17
Annex B Principal electromagnetic disturbances .20
Annex C Use of dated and undated references in IEC EMC standards.22
Annex D Regulatory statements to avoid in EMC standards .24

Figure 1 – Equipment ports.8
Figure A.1 – Organisation of the technical work of the IEC on EMC .17

Guide 107 © IEC:2009 – 3 –
Table 1 – Overview of the subjects of EMC publications .13
Table B.1 – Principal electromagnetic disturbances .21

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ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY –
GUIDE TO THE DRAFTING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC
COMPATIBILITY PUBLICATIONS
FOREWORD
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This third edition of IEC Guide 107 has been prepared, in accordance with ISO/IEC
Directives, Part 1, Annex A, by the Advisory Committee on Electromagnetic Compatibility
(ACEC). This is a mandatory guide in accordance with SMB Decision 136/8.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition, published in 1998.
This guide has been revised in order to align with the second edition of Guide 108, which
states: “For safety and EMC standards the principles of this guide are addressed by the
specific technical provisions of IEC Guides 104 and 107 respectively.”

Guide 107 © IEC:2009 – 5 –
The text of this IEC Guide is based on the following documents:
Four months' vote Report on voting
C/1526/DV C/1558/RV
Full information on the voting for the approval of this Guide can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part
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