Regulatory Updates

Urgent News to Sellers on Amazon Amazon is cracking down and identifying ASINs on their website as products that emit radio frequencies. Amazon is requiring – and enforcing – proof of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) compliance information for these products and all products that emit radio frequencies in order to...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) aims to address the hazards associated with electric bicycles (e-bikes). Precursors to Notice of Proposed Rules (NPRs) and Final Rules, ANPRs are a critical public consultation process. This ANPR seeks to bolster the safety...

On April 17th The National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) published the new Act 5155 with testing requirements for mobile phone chargers. This act will come into effect on October 14th, 2024, replacing Act 5159   The main changes with the new Act 5155: Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Levels for Vehicular Chargers: Under...

The Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika (KOMINFO) has recently published a new technical regulation concerning non-cellular low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) for telecommunications equipment. This regulation, aimed at ensuring the efficient and effective operation of LPWAN technologies, outlines specific requirements and standards that such equipment must meet to be approved for use...

Indonesia’s SDPPI (Direktorat Jenderal Sumber Daya dan Perangkat Pos dan Informatika) has tightened the enforcement of certification and labeling requirements for importers and distributors of devices. This includes enforcing administrative sanctions, such as fines, for non-compliance with the new regulations since 2018. The SDPPI Monitoring Center will monitor all devices,...

Thailand’s NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission) has announced a public hearing from March 1 to May 1, 2024, regarding the technical standards for telecommunication equipment using the frequency of 5.725-6.425 GHz. The draft includes changes in power spectral density and acceptance of ETSI EN 303687 v1.1.1 or newer. Currently,...

In response to growing safety concerns surrounding the use of button cell and coin batteries in consumer products, the United States government enacted Reese’s Law (P.L. 117-171) in 2022. This legislation mandates comprehensive federal safety standards for these batteries and the products that incorporate them, marking a significant step towards...

New HKCA specifications have come into force for Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) Base Station, New Radio (NR) Base Station, Active Antenna System (AAS) Base Station, and other TACs (Type Acceptance Criteria) have been replaced by these HKCA specifications As of February 27, 2024, new HKCA specifications have come into force HKCA...

The Commission revises the technical rules for Part 74 low-power auxiliary station devices to permit a recently developed type of wireless microphone system Amendment of Parts 15 and 74 of the Rules for Wireless Microphones in the TV Bands, 600 MHz Guard Band, 600 MHz Duplex Gap, and the 941.5-944...

The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology has approved seven applications for automated frequency coordination systems to operate in the 6 GHz band under the FCC’s rules for unlicensed operations. This approval is a significant step towards enabling standard power Wi-Fi to operate in the 6 GHz band. “Automatic Frequency...

The Canadian ISED (Innovation, Science and Economic Development) has opened the draft of RSS-210 Issue 11, RSS-133 issue 7, and SRSP-510 issue 6 for public discussion until May 2024. RSS-210, issue 11 “License-Exempt Radio Apparatus: Category I Equipment”. Issue 11 is planned to replace the previous regulation RSS-210, Issue 10,...

On January 25, 2024, The South Korean National Radio Research Agency (RRA) initiated a public consultation process regarding partially revising the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Test Method. This development, detailed under National Radio Research Agency Director Announcement No. 2024-5, signifies the agency’s commitment to ensuring the latest standards and practices are...

A new method and standard for medical device technical review has been released, playing an important role in improving the scientific review process. The guidelines center on adhering to scientific principles and building a system that is compatible with the development of China’s medical device industry. In recent years, guiding...

On Jan 10, Vietnam Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) announced draft circular QCVN 117:2023/BTTTT for GSM/WCDMA/LTE terminal equipment, updating the previous version -117:2020. It is expected that version 2023 will be effective March 1, but compulsory for import procedures, quality inspections, CoCs and DoCs July 1 for mobile phones...

The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) published, in the Official Gazette (DOU), January 12, 2024, Act No. 17865, approving the technical requirements for human exposure to electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields in the radio frequency range from 8.3kHz to 300 GHz (CEMRF). With the publication of the act, Anatel takes a...

Morocco certification body ANRT will soon launch 5G SA. There will be a requirement for all cellular devices (telematics, cellular phones, etc.) to have 4G capabilities at the minimum. Moving forward, any 2G- and 3G-only devices will not be authorized for certification or use in Morocco anymore. More on that as we...

Effective Jan 1, 2024, SDPPI is mandating full EMC emissions testing, where previously, only conducted emissions testing was required. Note that the increase in testing could change cost and lead time of certifications. For more information about this requirement, please contact Testing Partners.   Learn more about Indonesia's general specifications...

On Dec 26, 2023, China Quality Certification Center announced a new certificate style and e-certificate document format for mandatory product certification (CCC certification). The new certificate style can be seen on the center’s official website (www.cqc.com.cn). Effective Jan 1, 2024, certificates and e-certificates will be issued in accordance with the...

On December 26, 2023, the Mexico Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) issued a significant regulatory update through the publication of an agreement. This agreement, titled “Agreement Through Which the Plenary Session of the Federal Telecommunications Institute issues the Guidelines for the Use of the IFT Seal on Approved Products, Equipment, Devices...

On November 11, 2023, China’s National Radio Office issued a notice of Technical Requirements and Test Methods for Model Approval of Wireless LAN Equipment Using IEEE 802.11be Technical Standards. Various competent departments of industry and information technology in China recently came together to discuss regulations concerning the promotion of the...