Standards for LED products exported to the EU market

Exports to EU countries need to pass safety certification testing (LVD) and electromagnetic compatibility certification testing (EMC). The main certification marks are CE and ENEC.

 

Certification reference standards

IEC/EN:60598-1 (General requirements and tests for lamps)

IEC/EN:60598-2-3 (Safety requirements for road and street lighting fixtures)

IEC/EN62031 (General safety requirements for LED modules)

IEC/EN:61000-3-2 (single-phase input current ≦16A equipment harmonic current emissn limit).

IEC/EN:61000-3-3 (Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low-voltage power supply systems).

IEC/EN61547 (Electromagnetic compatibility and immunity requirements for general lighting equipment).

IEC/EN55015 (Limits and methods of measurement of electromagnetic interference characteristics of electrical lighting or type equipment).

 

The standards referenced by CE certification and ENEC certification are basically the same,but there are big differences in certification.

The main manifestations are as follows:

1. ENEC must be tested and certified by the certification body of ENEC member countries. CE is a self-declared certification. If an enterprise believes that its products have met the CE certification standards, it does not need to undergo third-party testing and certification. It can be self-declared. Post CE mark.

 

2. For ENEC certification, the manufacturer's product management must comply with ISO9002, or its equivalent standards. CE certification does not require ISO-related standards.

 

3. ENEC certification requires harmonized inspection procedures. The initial and minimum annual production will be inspected by the issuing agency. CE certified products do not require inspection by the relevant certification agency.

 

4. ENEC certification requires selective retesting of certified products every other year, and retesting fees are required. CE certified products are sustainable and valid as long as the product remains unchanged.

 

5. ENEC adopts the "Standard European Committee for Standardization (EN)" standard, and CE adopts the "International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)" standard, but the contents of the two standards are exactly the same.

 

6. ENEC certification. If the power supply is outsourced, the power supply must pass ENEC certification and then be used as a lamp for certification testing. If the power supply is produced by the applicant itself, ENEC certification is not required, but it needs to be randomly tested with the lamp. The reference standards are EN61347-1 (general requirements and safety requirements for lamp control devices), EN61347-2-13 (special requirements for LED modules controlled by AC or DC electronic devices). If the CE certified power supply has a CE certification mark, it will only The test power supply is matched with the EMC test of the lamps, and random safety tests are no longer performed on the power supply.

 

Written at the end, because the certification system of each country is different, the requirements for products will also be different. If you have any questions about the certification and compliance of products that need to be registered, you can ask me about the relevant regulatory requirements to ensure that the lamps Product compliance and compliance with European market standards. If you have any other questions about EU compliance, please leave a comment.