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To sell the same product in Europe, IEC 61000 testing is required to certify it for a CE mark. The CE mark simply states that the product has been tested, meets the EU standard, and is legally permitted to be sold in Europe. Needless to say, the IEC test is similar to the FCC Part 15 test, but different enough to make separate testing unavoidable. This typically costs $15,000-$20,000 for each separate product in the USA. The regulation also says that [[ESD]] (electrostatic discharge) testing is mandatory, to assure the product will not be damaged by static discharge from the user.
Other countries have their own EMC regulations, test conditions, and certifications. Japan has the [
So far, modular synthesizers have been too low in production to attract the attention of EMC regulators, in the US, in Japan or in the EU. The kit aspect of a modular synth might serve to invalidate EMC regulations, similarly to electrical-safety standards. The fact that most modules were analog (containing no RFI-generating microprocessors or other such circuits) in the past has been an advantage, since Part 15 simply doesn't apply to them. With the appearance of [[DSP]]-based or microprocessor-based modules in recent years, that could change. A legal challenge to the modular synth has not occurred to date.
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