Standards for the Radio Equipment Directive
General information about the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU
Directive 2014/53/EU(the so-called Radio Equipment Directive, abbreviated to RED) has regulated the provision of radio equipment within the European Union since 22 May 2014. The directive's essential requirements are protection of people and domestic animals against hazards arising from radio equipment, ensuring interference-free operation in conjunction with other devices (EMC) and ensuring efficient use of the radio spectrum so as not to cause harmful interference.
Amendments made in the course of the delegated regulation (EU) 2022/30 also mean that the requirements of the RED regarding cybersecurity are now more stringent: radio equipment connected to the internet must not have a ‘harmful effect on the network or its functioning’ and must guarantee ‘protection against fraud’ and the protection of personal data.
As a regulation of the so-called "New Legislative Framework" the RED defines only the essential requirements – detailed technical specifications for this are developed by the European standardisation organisations CEN/CENELEC and ETSI (the European Telecommunications Standards Institute) within the framework of harmonised standards.
If a manufacturer's products subsequently comply with harmonised standards (or parts thereof) ‘the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union’ , then these products are presumed to conform to the essential requirements according to Article 3 of the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU. By affixing the CE marking, the manufacturer declares that the product meets the applicable requirements and is the visible consequence of a whole process that includes the conformity assessment in the broader sense.
Harmonised standards for the RED Directive in the EU Official Journal
A publication of harmonised standards as references in the EU Official Journal for the RED occurs at irregular intervals by means of so-called implementing decisions, which amend the existing list of harmonised standards for Directive 2014/53/EU.
Within the framework of such a decision standards created on behalf of the Commission are added. This can be done by adding new standards that are listed in the EU Official Journal for the first time, or by including direct successor documents if the predecessor standard no longer corresponds to the state of the art and had to be adapted to changed requirements. An ad hoc adjustment at short notice can also be made via amending standards, which only include a targeted adjustment of a specific section of the ‘basic standard’.
When new successor standards are adopted, the predecessors are removed from the EU Official Journal after a transitional period. This is currently 18 months in order to give manufacturers sufficient time to adapt to the changed safety and health requirements.
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- Register now for the CE-InfoService to receive direct information on new and revised standards and on the end of transition periods.
- Background information on the topic "Presumption of conformity" and other aspects of standardisation can be found in our free technical article "Standards topicality vs. presumption of conformity".
- We have explained the interaction between radio systems and machines in our technical article on the significance of the Radio Equipment Directive in mechanical engineering.
- The consolidated list of standards with presumption of conformity to the RED includes a list of all LVD standards in the EU Official Journal and are always updated by the EU Commission promptly after publication of new standards
- In our "Radio Equipment Directive (EU)’" data package, the standard data on the Safexpert Live Server is updated promptly as soon as an implementing decision amends the list of harmonised standards or the end of a transition period has been reached.
- The Commission's RED Guidelines provide valuable explanations for interpreting individual contents of Directive 2014/35/EU and also list important standards for application
Updates in the Official Journal
Below we have listed the implementing decisions with amended standard data for the Radio Equipment directive, which contains the most important information as well as a link to the full text of the legal act.
2025-05-15, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/893
The list of harmonized standards which give presumption of conformity for the Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) was updated on 2025-05-15
Official Journal of the EU: C/2025/3004
Publication date: 2025-05-15
Legal basis: Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU)
NEW: 14 standards were published in the EU Official Journal for the first time
SUCCESSOR: Direct successor standards were published for 6 standards
REMOVED (WITH TRANSITION PERIOD). 6 standards will be removed with transition period as per 2026-11-15, one standard as per 2028-05-15
RESTRICTION: 9 standards have been published with restrictions
SAFEXPERT-USER:
- On the Safexpert LiveServer all adjustments have already been made available
Notes:
- There are still no national editions (ÖNORM) for some standards. As soon as these appear, they will be added immediately for each standard
- The legal information (restrictions) on the standards are available in the Safexpert Knowledge Base in a timely manner
2025-01-30, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/138
The list of harmonized standards which give presumption of conformity for the Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) was updated on 2025-01-30
Official Journal of the EU: C/2025/466
Publication date: 30.01.2025
Legal basis: Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU)
NEW: The standards EN 18031-1, EN 18031-2 and EN 18031-3 have been published in the EU Official Journal for the first time
RESTRICTION: All of the above standards only fulfil the presumption of conformity with restrictions
SAFEXPERT-USER:
- On the Safexpert LiveServer all adjustments have already been made available
Notes:
- There are still no national editions (ÖNORM) for all 3 of these standards. As soon as these appear, they will be added immediately for each standard
- The legal information (restrictions) on the standards are available in the Safexpert Knowledge Base in a timely manner
2023-12-01, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2669
The list of harmonized standards which give presumption of conformity for the Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) was updated on 2023-12-01
EU Official Journal: C/2023/8096
Publication date: 2023-12-01
Legal basis: Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU)
AMENDED: For 2 standards amendments were published
2023-10-04, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2392
The list of harmonized standards which give presumption of conformity for the Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) was updated on 2023-10-04
EU Official Journal: C/2023/6582
Publication date: 2023-10-04
Legal basis: Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU)
SUCCESSOR: For 6 standards direct successors were published
REMOVED (WITH TRANSITIONAL TIME): 6 standards will be removed with transition period as per 2025-04-04
2022-11-10, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2191
The list of harmonized standards which give presumption of conformity for the Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) was updated on 2022-11-10:
Commission Implementing Decision (EU): 2022/2191
Publication date: 2022-11-10
Legal basis: Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU)
NEW: 9 Standards were published in the Official Journal for the first time
SUCCESSOR: For 6 standards direct successors were published
RESTRICTION: 8 harmonised standards were published with restrictions
REMOVED (WITH TRANSITIONAL TIME): 11 standards will be removed with transition period as per 2024-05-10
2022-03-29, Commission Implementing Decision: 2022/498
The list of harmonized standards which give presumption of conformity for the Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) was updated on 2022-03-29:
Commission Implementing Decision: 2022/498
Publication date: 2022-03-29
Legal basis: Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU)
NEW: 11 Standards were published in the Official Journal for the first time
SUCCESSOR: For 9 standards direct successors were published
REMOVED (WITH TRANSITIONAL TIME): 9 standards will be removed with transition period as per 2023-09-29
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