On November 17th of 2021, ARTP informed through the decision n°2021-11, changes to be implemented in the type approval procedure, such as Certificate validity, Old certificates, Lead time, new sample requirements, new label requirements, approvals for SRD terminals.
The most important things to have into account for the new procedure:
- Certificates issued without approval number must undergo new certification to be in accordance with the new regulation.
- Old certificates are certificates that were issued without approval numbers. Certificates which fall under this category are valid until September 2024. From July 2024 Manufacturers who own such certificates are invited to submit a new application in order to get their certificates under the new standards. The certificates obtained at the end of the process will be permanent.
- The new regulation states that one normal sample is required for mobile terminals and modules. samples will be mandatory in 2022 once the laboratory is set up. So ongoing projects and projects submitted before January 1st, 2022 won’t be affected by this provision.
- With the new regulation, labels are now mandatory and include the approval number. Regarding small equipment, the manufacturer can put the label in the manual.
All telecom/radio equipment is subject to type approval except the following SRD:
- Remote control/start device in vehicles
- Switch without RF functions
- Installations used solely for the reception of radio programs (old TV)
Type Approval affected? Yes, Label requirements, sample requirements, SRD approval
Spectrum Impacted: No
Imports Impacted: No
Standards Impacted: No
Product Impact: All telecom/radio equipment