Nigeria: Key Regulatory Updates for Nigeria’s NCC – August, 2024

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) published an Type Approval Business Rules 2024 this August.  The latest regulatory updates confirm significant changes to the global certification process, particularly affecting Type Approval, labeling, and technical standards compliance.  Notably, updates to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards and the introduction of stricter cybersecurity requirements for IoT devices are now mandatory […]

Mexico – Revised Certification Guidelines and Renewal Criteria – NOM-003-SCFI-2014

Starting August 16th, 2023, the Ministry of Economy’s official letter, DGN.191.01.2023.2199, supersedes the May 22nd, 2018 guideline. This guideline previously allowed a single surveillance procedure for products under “Certification scheme with product monitoring at point of sale or in commercialization” (scheme 9.6.1). However, this allowance is no longer valid.  Certificates with pre-August 15th, 2023 follow-up […]