# EU 1999/519/EC public magnetic field reference level, 50 Hz

> 100 µT (1000 mG) magnetic flux density and 5 kV/m electric field strength at power frequency, the values still in force across the EU.

- Canonical URL: https://emfbase.com/limits/eu-public-magnetic-field-50-hz
- Collection: Exposure limits
- Record id: `limits:eu-1999-519-magnetic-50hz`
- Status: verified
- Last verified: 2026-08-12
- JSON: https://emfbase.com/api/limits/eu-public-magnetic-field-50-hz

## Key values

- **Limit value:** 100 µT — Regulatory value — legally enforceable — Based on ICNIRP 1998. Accompanying electric field reference level is 5 kV/m. [eu-1999-519]
- **Quantity:** magnetic flux density
- **Frequency band:** 50 Hz
- **Population:** general public
- **Set by:** EU Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC (1999)
- **Kind:** Regulatory — legally enforceable

## Sources

- `eu-1999-519` Council of the European Union (1999). *Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz)*. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A31999H0519 — regulation, link checked 2026-08-12

Data licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Dataset version 2026.08.1. Retrieved from EMFBase, https://emfbase.com.

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