standard byInternational Electrotechnical Commission , 04/01/2026
This generic EMC emission standard is applicable only if no relevant dedicated product or
product family EMC emission standard has been published.
This part of IEC 61000 for emission requirements applies to electrical and electronic equipment
intended for use at residential (see 3.1.21) locations. This part of IEC 61000 also applies to
electrical and electronic equipment intended for use at other locations that do not fall within the
scope of IEC 61000-6-8 or IEC 61000-6-4.
The intention is that all equipment used in the residential, commercial and light-industrial
locations are covered by IEC 61000-6-3 or IEC 61000-6-8. If there is any doubt the
requirements in IEC 61000-6-3 apply.
Equipment that have a radio function (3.1.20) are included in the scope of this document.
However, the emission requirements in this document are not intended to be applicable to the
intentional transmissions from these radio transmitters, their harmonics and their out of band
emissions.
Not all disturbance phenomena have been included for testing purposes but only those
considered relevant for the equipment intended to operate within the locations included within
this document.
The objectives of this document are:
a) to establish requirements that provide an adequate level of protection of radio reception in
the frequency range 9 kHz to 400 GHz;
b) to establish requirements that provide an adequate level of protection against conducted
and radiated electromagnetic disturbances emitted by equipment in the scope of this
document;
c) to support the reproducibility of measurement and the repeatability of results.
NOTE 1 In special cases, situations will arise where the levels specified in this document will not offer adequate
protection; for example, where a sensitive receiver is used in close proximity to an equipment. In these instances,
special mitigation measures can be employed.
NOTE 2 Disturbances generated in fault conditions of equipment are not covered by this document.
NOTE 3 The requirements in this document are more stringent or equivalent to the requirements specified in
IEC 61000-6-4 and IEC 61000-6-8.
