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The Mozambique Conformity Assessment Program

Mozambique Regulatory Authority: The Mozambique Conformity Assessment Program was established by the Government of the Republic of Mozambique, represented by the National Institute of Standards and Quality (INNOQ, IP), to guarantee Mozambican consumers the quality and...

Israel: Safety and Energy Efficiency Requirements

Israel Safety and Energy Efficiency Requirements: On June 1, 2022, a new standard reform effectively permitted the import of products covered by official standards through an Israeli standardization track or a foreign standardization track.  This will transfer many...

Safety Standard Update Effective Dec 31,2024

Enterprise Singapore recently announced via Circular CPSO-310323-08 an update on the safety standard for registration requirements of the 13A fused switched connection units, which are classified as Controlled Goods (CGs) under the Consumer Protection (Safety...

CHINA: China SRRC deadline for type approval applications

China SRRC deadline for type approval applications using old standards in the 2.4/5.1/5.8GHz frequency band: The State Radio Administration of MIIT recently made the following notification about the deadline for applying for SRRC type approval using the old standards...

CHILE: Update on Battery Certification Requirements

Chile Regulatory Compliance Update on Battery Certification Requirements: Effective March 31, 2024, it will be mandatory for electric battery chargers intended for domestic use to undergo a certification process. This will apply to battery chargers up to 24V DC and 50...

USA: Manufacturers of Clothing Storage Units

Manufacturers of Clothing Storage Units: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (#CPSC) recently adopted ASTM F2057-23 (updated version of ASTM F2057), as the mandatory federal standard for clothing storage units, to meet the requirements of the STURDY Act (Stop...

North America Commercial Appliance Standards Update

Commerical Appliance Standards Update: UL and CSA are retiring previously used standards for commercial refrigeration appliances and icemakers to replace them with North America specific standards of their own, in an effort to harmonize with international standard IEC...

Hong Kong OFCA New Regulation of Type Acceptance Criteria

Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced a new regulation of Type Acceptance Criteria for 5GNR Repeater Equipment Operating below 6GHz with standard no. TAC 012 ISSUE 1 MARCH 2023, effective March 28, 2023. This document sets out the...

Singapore NEA Makes Regulation Updates

Singapore NEA (National Environment Agency) recently made updates to regulations regarding air conditioners, refrigerators, and clothes dryers under their Energy Conservation Act (ECA). They extended the Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) and Mandatory Energy...

Regulatory Update: Mexico

Effective March 12, 2023: Mexico's certification body, IFETEL (Federal Institute of Telecommunications, or IFT) issued IFT-011-2022 (NOM-221 Part 3), entitled "Cellular Broadcasting Service for Notification of Risk or Emergency Situations," which sets the technical...

Vietnam Regulatory Update

Vietnam's Ministry of Trade and Industry recently released a draft of national technical regulations on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment that will be in effect Jan 1, 2026. This will apply to many ICT...

Vietnam MIC issues new regulation

Effective July 1, 2023, regulation QCVN 18:2022/BTTTT, the national technical regulation on Electromagnetic Compatibility for Radio Equipment, will apply to many short range devices with operating frequencies higher than 40GHz, and 5G mobile terminal equipment. The...

Singapore IMDA Seeking Industry Comments

IMDA is seeking public comment and feedback on the recently issued proposed allocation of the 6 GHz band in Singapore. Comments must be submitted by March 13, 2023. Details can be found on IMDA’s website...

ANATEL UPDATES ELECTRICAL SAFETY STANDARD

Brazil's certification body, ANATEL, recently published Act 17087, replacing Act 950, updating the electrical safety standard for telecom devices. The updated Act will become effective Dec 27, 2023. Changes to look for will be related to marking requirements, acoustic...

Vietnam MIC issues new standards for telecom products

MIC recently issued a new standard for telecom equipment, effective January 1, 2024. QCVN 132:2022/BTTTT will outline the national technical regulation on electrical safety requirements for telecommunication and information terminal equipment. It applies to...

South Africa SABS Announces Change to EMC CoC Requirement

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) recently announced that, effective November 1, 2022, manufacturers of non-telecommunication electronic and electrical equipment can now apply for a SABS EMC certificate of compliance (CoC) by using any laboratory that has...

MALAYSIA SIRIM REGULATORY UPDATE ON NON-MEDICAL FACE MASKS

Malaysia's certification body, SIRIM, had issued an announcement earlier this year that effective July 4, 2022, manufacturers and importers of non-medical face masks sold through both physical and online retail/distribution must apply for MS SIRIM certification and...

CHINA CQC REGULATION UPDATE

China's certification agency, CQC, releases GB 4943.1-2022 standard's technical requirements and transition details Sept 26, 2022: China Quality Center (CQC) released "Notice on the relevant requirements for the implementation of new standard GB 4943.1-2022 for...

THAILAND TISI

Re: New standard TIS 62368 Part 1-2563 Audio/video, Information and Communication Technology Equipment - Part 1: Safety Requirements. TISI recently held a meeting for discussion about implementation for the new standard, and highlights are below: - Certificates under...

Malaysia Regulatory Changes

ST/SIRIM Makes Changes to Regulatory Policies Concerning Certificate Holder Name and HS Codes In an effort to align with original requirements, ST/SIRIM has made changes to certification policies: The certification holder of CoA and PCL (Product Certification...

Egypt Customs Update for Air Shipments

Egyptian Customs published a press release on their website in April stating that its Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) platform for electronic transmission of shipment data and customs clearance is now available for all air shipments (previously available for ocean...

Cameroon Regulatory Update

ANOR Replaces Declaration of Importation (DI No.) with PR Number The Agence des Normes et de la Qualite (ANOR) has implemented the “PR Number” as mandatory information replacing the Declaration of Importation (DI No.) for its Shipment Certification application under...

Saudi Arabia: SASO RoHS Update

In January 2021, the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) published a new technical regulation called “SASO RoHS” that identifies six substances with restriction levels similar to that of EU RoHS requirements. The following categories of products...

INDIA TEC UPDATE:

India TEC recently announced it has added the following product categories to the exemption list of prior mandatory testing and certification: Mobile user equipment/mobile handsets; servers; smart watches; Smart cameras and point of sale devices. Click here for the...

Senegal ARTP Regulation

Senegal ARTP recently issued a new regulation for Short Range Devices Regulations. The new ARTP SRD regulation opens new bands for applications as per below: Inductive applications like Wireless Chargers RTTT (24.05-24.5GHZ and 77-81GHz) Non-specific applications...

Jordan TRC Update

Jordan Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) published an update to the RLAN instructions. The newly published RLAN instructions were officially approved on April 13, 2022 and are applicable to all RLAN devices. The new RLAN instructions allow TRC the usage...

UAE Telecommunication Update

The Type Approval Regime Conformity Mark that is provided by The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) of the United Arab Emirates to a registered manufacturer or importer of telecommunications equipment was changed in January 2022....

Peru Regulatory Update

Peru's certification body, The Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (MTC), recently provided a regulatory proposal through public consultation through Ministerial Resolution No. 1328-2021-MTC/01.03, in order to ensure that cell phones imported and marketed in...

RWANDA REGULATORY UPDATE

Rwanda Utilities and Regulatory Authority (RURA) replaced No. 011/R/STDICT/RURA/2020 of 29/05/2020 with No. 012/R/STDICT/RURA/2021 of December 14, 2021, establishing a regulatory framework for importation, supply and type approval of electronic communications...

Taiwan Regulatory Update

BSMI, Taiwan's regulatory authority, announced on Feb 22, 2022, that standards CNS15936 (EMC) and CNS 15598-1 (Safety) are now being introduced for IT/AV devices. New certification applications will be accepted till Jan 1, 2024.Existing certificates can be used till...

SAUDI ARABIA CITC

CITC, Saudi Arabia's certification body, has officially issued its WLAN Regulations on 10th February 2022. The regulation and specifications officially enable the introduction and use of WiFi 6e technology in Saudi Arabia over the entire 5925 – 7125 MHz band. Click...

Brazil ANATEL has published two new Acts

Act 423 – Updates Act 14448 related to the technical requirements for the assessment of restricted radiation radiocommunication devices and includes new devices allowed in Brazil. Act 237 – Revokes Act 6506 and updates testing procedures for restricted radiation...

Jordan TRC Regulatory Update

Effective Dec 19, all type approval applicants applying for Jordan TRC certification must provide a form that enables the Authority to verify and document the authenticity of the information submitted, including accredited lab test results. For more information,...

Kuwait Regulatory Update

The Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) of Kuwait announced a new regulation on type approval of telecommunications equipment. The regulation outlines requirements and conditions for manufacturers of telecommunications equipment...

JORDAN

The Telecommunications Regulation Commission (TRC) of Jordan has published an updated Short Range Device (SRD) License on September, 2021. Updates to the document include changes to the allowances for 5150-5350 MHz, 5470-5725 MHz, and 5925-6425 MHz frequency bands....

Gerber and IFC Free 3-Day Training

Gerber and IFC are hosting a free 3-Day training event on #PPE Standards, presented by Testing Partners experts. The training will take place virtually. An email with joining details will be sent as date draws nearer. Save the dates in your calendar! Please click the...

Serbian Ministry of Economy Amends Rulebooks

The Serbian Ministry of Economy, sector for quality and safety of products, has issued amendments to the LVD and EMC Rulebooks, effective January 1, 2022. Below is a summary of the amendments: Before 01/01/2022 CoCs issued by Kvalitet in 2021 will remain valid per...

Rwanda RURA Publishes Changes to Frequency Spectrum

The Rwanda Utilities and Regulatory Authority (RURA) has published the use of the unlicensed and light licensed frequency bands, No. 014/R/SM-ICT/RURA/2021. The purpose of the changes is to ensure the use of the frequency spectrum bands and the broadband service of...

Saudi Arabia Saso Requirements

The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has released a list of new products that will require a mandatory SASO IECEE/IECEX Recognition Certificate starting November 1, 2021. Below are the items that required mandatory SASO; IECEE...

Argentina Regulatory Update

ENACOM’s New Electrical Safety Resolution 1038/2021 was published in the Official Gazette on October 7th, 2021, modifying Resolution 169/2018. The new Resolution became effective on Oct. 12. Summary of changes includes new products added to the list requiring...

Saudi Arabia CITC Updates

Saudi Arabia's CITC recently published an updated document on the “Regulation and Allocation of Commercial Spectrum Bands Identified for the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT)." The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has updated...

Malaysia Regulatory Update

MCMC has published the new standards for 5G user equipment and base stations: IMT-2020 (FIFTH GENERATION) - USER EQUIPMENT: https://www.mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf/MCMC-MTSFB-TC-T016_2021-IMT2020-5G-UE.pdf IMT-2020 (FIFTH GENERATION) - BASE STATION:...

Argentina – ENACOM to Enforce Local Testing

On September 1, 2021, ENACOM published Resolution 1248/2021 which named the INTI National Lab as an Accredited Test Laboratory to carry out testing and issue reports for the following RF Testing Standards: Medical Devices (ENACOM-Q2-60.15 V19.1) User Terminals for...

Update to Act 3481

In an effort to update Act 3481 - Technical Requirements and Test Procedures for Conformity Assessment of Charger Used In Mobile Phone, ANATEL, the Brazilian certification body, released Public Consultation No. 47 (Annex). The main proposed changes are: Vehicular...

CHILE SUBTEL

The Chilean authority Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (SUBTEL), in order to bring its regulation into line with international standards, announced on July 27, 2021 Resolución 1321 Exenta, updating previous Resolución 1985 Exenta, the fixed technical standard for...

Singapore IMDA Short Range Device Updates

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore released a new version of the IMDA TS SRD on August 2, 2021 (click here for updated version). The document defines the requirements for Short Range Devices to be authorized to operate in the specific...

Egypt Regulatory Update

Mandatory requirement of Advanced Cargo Identification (ACID) number and other details in Shipment Documents The Egyptian Ministry of Finance issued Decree 222/2021 for the setting up of an Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) platform, Nafeza, for electronic transmission...

Singapore Certification

Residential Gateways (“RG”) for sale and use in Singapore are subject to compliance with IMDA’s Technical Specification for Security Requirements for Residential Gateway, IMDA TS RG-SEC (“TS RG-SEC”) and equipment registration with IMDA. The registration of RGs with...

Israel MOC Exempts Products from Type Approval

At the beginning of April, Israel’s Ministry of Communication (MoC) released a new list of products that are exempted from type approval in order to encourage the import and competition in Israel’s wireless products market. The new list of devices according to the...

Brazil Certification Renewals

Friday, May 7, ANATEL published Official Letter No. 65/2021. In summary, due to the continued impacts of COVID-19, ANATEL is extending the streamlined renewal process. For now, all type approval certificates with expiration dates between March 6th, 2020 - Dec 31st,...

Mexico Revises Conformity Assessment Regulations

A New Mexico conformity assessment procedure was entered into force on February 25, 2021, establishing procedures, periods and schemes to carry out the certification and evaluation of the conformity of a product, equipment, device, apparatus or infrastructure intended...

Qatar CRA Updates Class License for SRD

Current developments in technology required Qatar's certification authority, Communications Regulatory Authority, to update Version 3 of the Class License for Short Range Devices. This document specifies the harmonized standards to be used for Short Range Devices. The...

Egypt NRTA New SRD Radio Spectrum Guidelines

In case you missed it, Egypt NTRA issued new SRD Radio Spectrum Guidelines back in December 2020. The guidelines provide the regulatory provisions and technical limitations for using short-range device equipment including: frequency ranges, maximum permissible power...

CE – RED Directive

Effective August 6, 2021, products with wideband transmission systems transmitting in the 2400 MHz to 2483.5 MHz range will be required to comply with EN 300 328 Version 2.2.2, which will provide a presumption of conformity with the Radio Equipment Directive. If your...

Big Changes to Sri Lanka’s Type Approval Process

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has made  amendments to the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (RTTE) Type Approval Rules under Section 68, Sections 5(o), 5(q), 5 (v)& 5 (w) of the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No:...

Syria Regulatory Update

The Syrian Telecommunications & Post Regulatory Authority has started to request Safety Test Reports according to EN 62368-1, effective December 20, 2020 onwards, when type approval is requested. They will no longer accept EN 60950 reports. Previously approved...

Brazil Regulation Update on Renewal Testing

This week, ANATEL published Official Letter 646/2020. Due to the continued impact of COVID-19, ANATEL has decided to extend the renewal process defined in Letters 134/20, 194/20 and 384/20. Now, all certificates with expiration dates between March 6th, 2020 and June...

Brazil – ANATEL Proposed Regulation

Brazil's certification authority, ANATEL, published new Act 7280 last week. This act approves the updating of the Reference List of Products for Telecommunications and replaces Act 2222 of April 20th, 2020. This new Act will become in force 180 days after publication...

Commercial Displays: Transition to UL 970

ANSI/UL 970 for Retail Fixtures and Merchandise Displays is a new standard that combines two previous standards to offer a streamlined path for safety evaluation. All products must comply with this new standard by February 20, 2022. This new standard combines...

Mexico – Upcoming NOM-001-SCFI-2018

Testing Partners received notification that NOM-001-SCFI-2018, Electronic Devices – Safety Requirements and Test Methods (which cancels NOM-001- SCFI-1993) will be postponed until August 14, 2020 (previously expected to go into effect this past May 2020). In summary,...

Qatar Publishes Class License for Use of RLAN Devices

The Communications Regulatory Authority State of Qatar (CRA) released class license for the use of RLAN devices operating in 5925-7125 MHz band Wi-Fi 6 at the end of March 2021. This document was established to stay up-to-date with evolving technology as now the Wi-Fi...

MiC Vietnam Changes in the certification procedure

MiC Vietnam approval has officially released Circular 10/2020/TT-BTTTT amending and supplementing Circular 30/2011/TT-BTTTT (together with Circular 15/2018/TT-BTTTT). The new Circular shall enter in force since July 01, 2020. Summary of Circular 10/2020/TT-BTTTT: 1....

USA has published FCC 19-126 for RF exposure

The FCC certificate published the rule related to the methods that may be used for determining and achieving compliance on human exposure to radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields. It amends the rules related to an increasingly important part of demonstrating and...

ANATEL Resolution nº 726 (2020) become in force after Sep 1st

ANATEL type approval released new Resolution 726 (May 5th 2020). This resolution will become in force after Sep 1st and it replaces the restricted bands defined in the Table I of Res. 680/2017. The main change is related to the WI-FI 6E frequency range (5.9 GHz to 7.1...

Turkey introduced a new regulation on product safety

The Ministry of Commerce in Turkey introduced the new product safety regulation which covering all products intended to be placed on the market, offered or put into service. The law introduces obligations and provides notice and take-down/access ban procedures...

Potential re-allocation of the 850/900 MHz band

ACMA type approval is consulting on matters relevant to a potential re-allocation of the 850/900 MHz band by issuing spectrum licences across Australia, excluding the mid-west Radio Quiet Zone. In December 2019, Reconfiguring the 900 MHz band/Allocating the 850 MHz...

Thailand Announces Changes to Its Plug and Socket Requirement

Thailand's certification body, TISI, announced on December 21, 2020, changes to the official regulations of  “Particular Requirement” of TIS166-2549 Plugs and Socket-Outlets for Household and Similar Purposes. The proposed changes were originally scheduled to become...

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