Radio Equipment Directive (RED)

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Overview

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Compliance Deadlines

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Stakeholder Roles

• manufacturer - Manufacturers of radio equipment and wireless devices
• importer - Entities placing radio equipment on the EU market
• distributor - Entities making radio equipment available in the supply chain
• authorized_representative - EU representatives for non-EU manufacturers
• notified_body - Conformity assessment bodies for radio equipment
• market_surveillance - National market surveillance authorities
• consumer - Users of radio equipment and wireless devices

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Requirement Types

• obligation - Mandatory essential requirements for radio equipment
• prohibition - Restricted equipment and practices
• right - Rights of economic operators and users
• procedure - Conformity assessment and CE marking procedures
• general - General provisions and definitions

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API Usage

# Get all RED articles
curl https://api.law4devs.eu/v1/frameworks/red/articles

# Get RED framework details
curl https://api.law4devs.eu/v1/frameworks/red

# Get RED requirements
curl https://api.law4devs.eu/v1/frameworks/red/requirements

# Get RED recitals
curl https://api.law4devs.eu/v1/frameworks/red/recitals

# Python SDK
from law4devs import Law4Devs

client = Law4Devs(api_key="your-api-key")

# List all RED articles
articles = client.articles.list("red")

# Get RED requirements by stakeholder role
requirements = client.requirements.list("red", role="manufacturer")

# Search RED articles by tag
articles = client.articles.search("red", query="cybersecurity")

// TypeScript SDK
import { Law4Devs } from '@law4devs/sdk';

const client = new Law4Devs({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });

// List all RED articles
const articles = await client.articles.list('red');

// Get RED requirements by stakeholder role
const requirements = await client.requirements.list('red', { role: 'manufacturer' });

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Key Topics

• Essential requirements for radio equipment
• Health and safety requirements (Article 3(1)(a))
• EMC requirements (Article 3(1)(b))
• Efficient use of radio spectrum (Article 3(2))
• Cybersecurity requirements for connected devices (Article 3(3)(d-f))
• CE marking and conformity assessment
• Interoperability and accessory requirements
• Software and firmware update requirements