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EU Radio Equipment Directive (RED) Deadlines and Compliance Calendar

Turn dates into owned milestones and release gates.

Use this page to plan test cycles, notified body lead time, and CE evidence updates.

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Feb 21, 2026
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Feb 21, 2026
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Sorena AI
Published Feb 21, 2026
Updated Feb 21, 2026
Overview

RED compliance isn't one date - it's a set of dates that drive product roadmaps: the core RED regime, the cybersecurity activation date, and device-category amendments (like the common charging interface). Use this calendar to schedule scope decisions, standards updates, verification cycles, and documentation releases.

Section 1

Recent standards update checkpoints

The OJ list of RED standards did not stand still after 2022. Treat these publication and deferred-application dates as evidence-maintenance checkpoints.

They matter most for labs, EMF files, and RED cybersecurity projects using the EN 18031 series.

  • 4 Apr 2025: Decision (EU) 2023/2392 deferred withdrawals start to apply
  • 1 Jun 2025: Decision (EU) 2023/2669 deferred withdrawals for EN 50360 and EN 50566 start to apply
  • 15 Nov 2026 and 15 May 2028: Decision (EU) 2025/893 deferred dates for some replaced radio-spectrum standards
  • 28 Jan 2025: Decision (EU) 2025/138 adds EN 18031-1, EN 18031-2, and EN 18031-3 with restrictions for RED cybersecurity work
Section 2

Core RED dates (2016-2017)

RED replaced the previous regime with a transposition and transition timeline. These dates still matter for legacy products and for understanding how enforcement expectations evolved.

Treat them as historical anchors and ensure your internal references are aligned to RED, not the older directive.

  • By 12 Jun 2016: Member States adopt and publish transposition measures
  • From 13 Jun 2016: measures apply and the previous directive was repealed
  • Transition ended 12 Jun 2017: new products placed on the market after this date should comply with RED requirements
Section 3

Cybersecurity date: 1 Aug 2025 (EU 2022/30)

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 activates cybersecurity-related essential requirements for defined categories of radio equipment.

Regulation (EU) 2023/2444 postponed the original 2024 start date to 1 Aug 2025 so standards and test programs could catch up.

Schedule cybersecurity evidence the same way you schedule EMC and spectrum evidence: as part of a repeatable verification plan.

  • Applies from 1 Aug 2025
  • Triggers depend on product characteristics (internet-connected, data-processing, value transfer)
  • Deliverables: applicability memo + controls mapping + verification plan + technical file module
Section 4

Common charging interface dates (Directive (EU) 2022/2380)

Directive (EU) 2022/2380 amended RED to introduce common charging interface obligations for defined categories/classes of radio equipment listed in Annex Ia.

Use these dates to drive connector design decisions and procurement constraints.

  • By 28 Dec 2023: Member States adopt and publish transposition measures
  • From 28 Dec 2024: measures apply for categories/classes in Annex Ia Part I points 1.1-1.12
  • From 28 Apr 2026: measures apply for categories/classes in Annex Ia Part I point 1.13
Section 5

Calendar-ready milestone checklist (what to schedule)

Use this as your baseline project plan. If you have multiple SKUs, schedule per product family and then add variant-level tasks.

Work backwards from the applicable dates to set lab booking and evidence preparation deadlines.

  • Scope lock: product classification memo and exclusions analysis
  • Requirements matrix: Article 3 mapping to standards/tests
  • Verification: EMC/spectrum/safety test plan and reports; cybersecurity tests if applicable
  • Conformity route: notified body engagement (if needed) and lead time buffer
  • Documentation release: technical file update + DoC regeneration + labeling/user info review
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References and citations

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 (EUR-Lex)
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  • Primary source for cybersecurity activation scope. Use the amending Regulation (EU) 2023/2444 for the current 1 Aug 2025 application date.
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