# The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016, Regulation 2: Interpretation Extent: E+W+S (1) In these Regulations— the “1987 Act” means the Consumer Protection Act 1987 ; the “2006 Regulations” means the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2006 ; ... ... “approved body” has the meaning given in regulation 43 (approved bodies); “apparatus” means any finished appliance or combination thereof made available on the market as a single functional unit, intended for the end-user and liable to generate electromagnetic disturbance, or the performance of which is liable to be affected by such disturbance and includes— (a)components or sub-assemblies intended for incorporation into an apparatus by an end-user, which are liable to generate or be affected by electromagnetic disturbance; (b)a mobile installation defined as a combination of apparatus and, where applicable, other devices, intended to be moved and operated in a range of locations; “authorised representative” means a person established within the United Kingdom appointed in accordance with regulation 38 (appointment of an authorised representative); ... ... “conformity assessment” means the process demonstrating whether the essential requirements relating to apparatus have been fulfilled; “conformity assessment body” means a body that performs conformity assessment activities; “conformity assessment procedure” means a procedure referred to in regulation 40; “declaration of conformity” means a declaration of conformity required to be drawn up in accordance with regulation 10(1)(a) (declaration of conformity and UK marking); “designated standard” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2A; “the Directive” means Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (recast) ...; “distributor” means any person in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer, authorised representative or importer, who makes apparatus available on the market; “district council” means a district council within the meaning of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 ; “economic operator” means a manufacturer, authorised representative, importer or distributor; “electromagnetic compatibility” means the ability of equipment to function satisfactorily in its electromagnetic environment without introducing intolerable electromagnetic disturbances to other equipment in that environment; “electromagnetic disturbance” means any electromagnetic phenomenon which may degrade the performance of equipment; an electromagnetic disturbance may be electromagnetic noise, an unwanted signal or a change in the propagation medium itself; “electromagnetic environment” means all electromagnetic phenomena observable in a given location; “enforcing authority” is to be interpreted in accordance with regulation 52 (designation of enforcing authorities); “equipment” means any apparatus or fixed installation; “essential requirements” means the requirements set out in Schedule 1; ... ... “European Commission” means the Commission of the European Union; “fixed installation” means a particular combination of several types of apparatus and, where applicable, other devices, which are assembled, installed and intended to be used permanently, at a predefined location; ... “immunity” means the ability of equipment to perform as intended without degradation in the presence of electromagnetic disturbance; “importer” means a person who— (a)is established in the United Kingdom and places apparatus from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market; or (b)is established in Northern Ireland and places apparatus on the market that has been supplied to them for distribution, consumption or use in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge, from an EEA state; “make available on the market” means any supply of apparatus for distribution or use on the market of Great Britain in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge, and related expressions must be construed accordingly; “manufacturer” means a person who— (a)manufactures apparatus or has apparatus designed or manufactured; and (b)markets that apparatus under that person's name or trademark; “market surveillance authority” has the meaning given in regulation 53 (designation of market surveillance authorities); “mobile installation” means a combination of apparatus and, where applicable, other devices, which are intended to be moved and operated in a range of locations; ... ... ... “OFCOM” means the Office of Communications established under the Office of Communications Act 2002 ; ... “place on the market” means the first making available of apparatus on the market of Great Britain, and related expressions must be construed accordingly; “put into service” means the first use of equipment in the United Kingdom market by its end-user for the purposes for which it was intended, and related expressions must be construed accordingly; “RAMS” means Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 ; “recall” means any measure aimed at achieving the return of apparatus that has already been made available to the end-user, and related expressions must be construed accordingly; “relevant conformity assessment procedure” means a conformity assessment procedure referred to in regulation 40 (conformity assessment procedures); “relevant economic operator” means, in relation to apparatus, an economic operator with obligations in respect of that apparatus under Part 2; “technical specification” means a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by the equipment; “UK marking” means the marking in the form set out in Annex 2 of RAMS; “UK national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of RAMS; “weights and measures authority” means a local weights and measures authority within the meaning set out in section 69 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 ; “withdrawal” means any measure aimed at preventing apparatus in the supply chain from being made available on the market, and related expressions must be construed accordingly. (2) In these Regulations, a reference to apparatus or equipment being “in conformity with Part 2” means that— (a) the apparatus or equipment is in conformity with the essential requirements; and (b) each relevant economic operator has complied with the obligations imposed on them under Part 2 which must be satisfied at or before the time at which they make the apparatus or equipment available on the market. (3) In these Regulations, “risk” means a risk to the protections against electromagnetic disturbance referred to in these Regulations. (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1091/regulation/2 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electromagnetic-compatibility-regulations-2016/regulation-2 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.