Please refer to Article 17 of the Directive 2014/53/EU (RED) for detailed conformity assessment procedures. The following is a summary of the conformity assessment procedures.
- The manufacturer should perform a conformity assessment of the radio equipment with a view to meeting the essential requirements set out in Article 3 (see Section 3.1). The conformity assessment should take into account all intended operating conditions and, for the essential requirement set out in point (a) of Article 3(1) (see Section 3.1), the assessment should also take into account the reasonably foreseeable conditions. Where the radio equipment is capable of taking different configurations, the conformity assessment should confirm whether the radio equipment meets the essential requirements set out in Article 3 (see Section 3.1) in all possible configurations.
- Manufacturers should demonstrate compliance of radio equipment with the essential requirements set out in Article 3(1) of the Directive 2014/53/EU (RED) using any of the following conformity assessment procedures:
- A conformity assessment procedure based on internal production control set out in Annex II of the Directive 2014/53/EU (RED);
- A conformity assessment procedure based on EU-type examination that is followed by the conformity to type based on internal production control set out in Annex III of the Directive 2014/53/EU (RED);
- A conformity based on full quality assurance set out in Annex IV of the Directive 2014/53/EU (RED), based on full quality assurance by having a quality system approved by a “notified body”. The quality system must contain elements for design, manufacture and final radio equipment inspection and testing. The manufacturer should lodge an application for assessment of his quality system with the notified body of his choice, for the radio equipment concerned and the corresponding technical documentation as set out in Annex V of the Directive 2014/53/EU (RED).
Manufacturers of SRDs in the license-free 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands can choose to follow the procedure in Annex III, when the product conforms to harmonized standards. The applicable harmonized standards are EN 300 440 (Non-specific SRDs), EN 300 328 (Wideband transmission systems), EN 301 893 (RLAN equipment in the 5 GHz band), EN 301 489 (EMC), and EN 62368 (safety).