VIETNAM: MIC to Allow Type Approval Applications for LTE Technology this October
On January 12, 2017, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) of Vietnam officially announced a 3rd draft, Circular 42/2016/TT-BTTTT, which is set to replace 05/2014/TT-BTTTT on October 1, 2017. It is worth noting: Type Approval certificates issued under Circular 05/2014/TT-BTTTT will remain valid until their expiry dates. Circular 42/2016/TT-BTTTT is set to allow Type […]
Brazil: ANATEL Releases Regulatory Agenda for 2017-2018
The Board of Directors of Anatel approved last Tuesday a Regulatory Agenda for 2017-2018. The agenda contains a total of 56 planned items impacting many processes for ANATEL. It is planned to discuss new regulations in all sectores related to Telecommunications in Brazil, among which reassessment and repeal of standards. One of the actions that […]
ARGENTINA: The Argentinean Ministry of Production Publishes Disposition 578 – E / 2016
On January 3, 2017, the Argentinean Ministry of Production published on its official gazette Disposition 578 – E / 2016 in order to promote the validity of reciprocal recognition agreements with all functions inherent to certification between national and foreign entities. This empowers The National Internal Trade Directorate under the Secretariat of Interior Decade of […]
SOUTH KOREA: RRA Updates Regulation with Notice 2016-24
On December 7, 2016 the Radio Research Agency (RRA) published on its website notice 2016-24, which is a notice regarding the conformity assessment of broadcasting and communication equipment. According to the updated regulation, it is now allowed to apply KN20 or KN24 instead of KN35 for PC changes; KN24 is still allowed to be applied; […]
CHILE: SEC Announces Certification Procedure for Cellphone Chargers
During the end of November, the Regulator SEC (Superintendence of Electricity and Fuels) published a draft related to certification procedures for cell phone chargers. This protocol is directed to the analysis and/or testing of cellphone chargers using switch mode power supply units, and it is in accordance with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard No. […]
MEXICO: CCNNPURRE to Regulate Marking And Testing Limits for External Power Supplies
On December 5, 2016, the Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización para la Preservación y Uso Racional de los Recursos Energéticos (CCNNPURRE) published on its official gazette, a project which aims to establish the Mexican Official Norm with the general requirements, testing limits, methods and labeling guidelines for external power supplies. The main purpose of this […]
PARAGUAY: CONATEL Publishes Resolutions 1597/2016 and 1762/2016 for Telecommunication Equipment and Devices
IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: YES IMPACT FOR ITE: YES On September and October 2016, The National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) published on the official gazette, Resolutions 1597/2016 and 1762/2016 with a National Technical Specification set to evaluate Electromagnetic Compatibility for the certification and homologation of telecommunication equipment and devices. From Resolution 1597/2016 comes the Technical Specification NTC-T-EMC.EMI:2016 […]
MEXICO: CCONNSE Public Consultation of the PROY-NOM-106-SCFI-2016, “Design Features and Conditions of Use of the Mark Requirement”
On November 1, 2016, The National Consultative Committee for Standardization of the Ministry of Economy (CCONNSE) published on the Mexican Gazette (DOF), a public consultation related to “design features and conditions of use of the mark requirement” in order to obtain comments, opinions, proposals or suggestions from any person who has an interest in the […]
VENEZUELA: CONATEL Announces New President and Informs List of Certified Equipments Expecting Delay
The Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL), published on October 21, 2016, through its official gazette # 41.014, the presidential designation of Andrés Eloy Méndez. He was designed by the presidential decrete # 2.494. Due to this change, and all the bureaucratic turmoil it caused, the list of equipments that were certified between October and November […]
INDIA: MEITY Approves Indian Language Requirement for Mobile Phones
On October 24, 2016, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) published on the official gazette, the schedule for the “Electronics and information Technology Goods Order, 2012”, which enforces the mandatory use of Indian language as a requirement for compulsory registration. This new requirement is supported by the Indian Standard IS16333 part-3 issued by […]