INDIA: BIS Publishes Quality Control Order

Even though the Quality control Order has been implemented for quite some times as for most of the compliance procedures were already aligned to it , BIS has now officially released the guidelines, these document includes: -Clarification of the dates of commencement (Article 4). -Penalties for contraventions (Article 7). -Role of  BIS in the implementation […]

INDIA: Amendment to “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021″

On March 2021, India’s Ministry Of Electronics And Information Technology (Meity) published the “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021″. Now Meity has published an amendment for cases where the manufacturers are already registered and that will include new locations within Indian territory. The Order shall be deferred by six months […]

INDIA: Phase V of CRO has been postponed

We recently shared a reminder about the date to entry into force for Phase V of CRO at BIS; we now come with an update as the date has been moved to October 1st, 2021, as Meity published on March 12th, 2021. This change of date comes after the requests from the industry to have […]

INDIA: MEITY Releases Series Guidelines for Product Categories Under CRO Phase-V

MEITY has released the criteria for the series formation on the Phase V devices for CRS, in the released document, they have also specified the maximum number of models that can be in a series according to the classification of the devices. The devices included are: 1. Wireless Microphone2. Digital Camera 3. Video Camera 4. […]

INDIA: DoT Publishes Consultation for Communication Security Certification Scheme

India’s Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has published the consultation for the “Communication Security Certification Scheme” covered under TEC’s MTCTE. The consultation is open for comments, so we encourage our readers to send their thoughts to help shape this content. Devices subject to TEC’s MTCTE with security scope will receive one certificate covering all aspects of […]

INDIA: Publication of BIS CRS Phase V

On October 1st, 2020. Meity has released Phase V of BIS’ CRS, the new set of products are as follow: Product Category Indian Standard Number and Version Wireless microphone IS 616:2017 Digital Camera IS 13252 (Part 1): 2010 Video Camera IS 616:2017 Webcam (Finished Product) IS 616:2017 Smart Speakers (with and without Display) IS 616:2017 […]

INDIA: MEITY Extends Phase IV of BIS CRS Date Until April 1st 2021

MEITY has published the official notification extending the date needed to enter Phase IV of BIS’ CRS into force. The extension notice sets the new date to April 01st, 2021. Some of the products covered within the scheme are: -Wireless Headphones and Earphones -Keyboards For more products covered under the Compulsory Registration Scheme. 

INDIA: TEC’s MTCTE Phase II October 2020 Implementation Reminder

We would like to set a reminder that by October 1st, 2020; the second phase of TEC’s MTCTE shall come into force. We would also like to remind you that there are currently 37 published Essential Requirements. TEC has announced that they will accept test reports from international labs as the labs in India continue to prepare […]