China MII (telecom) Approval

Regulator: http://www.mii.gov.cn

The MII (Ministry of Information Industry) stipulates the telecom approval regulations. The administration bureau under the MII takes charge of telecom products approvals granted in the form of Network Access License (NAL). Each approved product will be issued an NAI-Network Access Identifier with the certification number.

The purpose of the Licensing System of Telecommunication Equipment in China is to:

a) Strengthen the control of network access of telecom equipment
b) Ensure a smooth operation of telecom networks
c) Implement government related policies
d) Safeguard the interests of both the government and the customer

Regulated Products:


Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (Regular Equipment)

Fixed Telephone Terminal

Ordinary Punch Key Phone

Punch Key Phones with Display Screen

Card Management Phone

Record Phone

Intelligence Card Phone

IC Card Public Phone

Handless Phone

Digital phone

Cordless Telephone Terminals

Simulate Cordless Phone

Digital Cordless Phone

Group Telephones

Group Phone

Telephone Conference Devices

Facsimile Machines

Facsimile Machine

Facsimile Machine of Phone Voice

Multiple Function Facsimile Machines

Modems (Including Card)

Audio Modem

Basic Field Modem

XDSL Digital Circle Equipment

Programmer Control Exchange User Switch Machines

Digital Programmer Control User Exchange Switch Machine

Digital Programmer Control Coordinating Switch Machines

Mobile User Terminal

Simulate Mobile Phone

GSM Digital Bee Hole Mobile Devices (Cellular phone and other terminal equipment)

CDMA Digital Bee Hole Mobile Devices (Cellular phone and other terminal equipment)

Satellite Mobile Terminals

BP Machines

Wireless BP Receiver

Dialogue Wireless Speaker

Message Machine

PDA Radio BP Machine

ISDN Terminals

Network Terminal Equipment (NT1, NT1+)

Terminal Adapter

Data Terminals (including card)

Storage Transfer Card for Fax/ voice Mail

POS Terminal

Interface Converter

Others

Multiple Media Terminals

Visual Phone

Conference Television Terminals

Information Pick Up Terminals

Others

Other Tele-Terminal Equipment

Dialogue Distributing Machine


Radio Telecommunication Equipment (High-end Equipment)

Radio Station

Radio BP Station

Simulate Mobile Telecommunication Station

GSM Mobile Telecommunication Station (including macro-bee hole and micro-bee hole)

CDMA mobile telecommunication station (including macro-bee hole and micro-bee hole)

Direct Broadcasting Station

GSM Basic Station Controller

Digital Basic Station

Micro-wave Telecommunication Equipment

PDH digital Wave Telecommunication Equipment

SDH digital Wave Telecommunication Equipment

SPDH digital Wave Telecommunication Equipment

Spot to Multiple Spots Wave Telecommunication Equipment

Satellite Earth Station


Internet Equipment (High-end Equipment)

Optical Transfer Equipment

SDH Optical Transfer Equipment

PDH Transfer Equipment

WDM Equipment

Non-Fiber Optical Transfer Equipment

Optical Transfer Network Equipment

Other Digital WDM and Transfer Equipment (including pulse code modem (PCM), digital circuit multiple equipment (DCME), PDH equipment, others)

Digital Programming Control Transfer System

Fixed Programming Control Digital Phone Transfer Machine

Mobile Programming Control Digital Phone Transfer System (including MSC, VLR, HLR etc)

Digital Programming Control Coordinating Machine

Digital Line Up Machine

Telecommunication Equipment

Intelligent Network Equipment

Fixed Intelligent Network Equipment

SSP equipment
SCP equipment
SMP equipment
External IP
SCEP equipment

GSM Intelligent Network System Equipment

SSP equipment
SCP equipment
SMP equipment
External IP

CDMA Intelligent Network System Equipment

SSP equipment
SCP equipment
External IP
PINT Server
PINT Network Switch
Others

Synchronism Equipment

GPS/GLONASS Receive Equipment

BITS Equipment

SDH Timing Transfer Equipment

Network Access Equipment

Wire Access Equipment

HDSL equipment
ADSL equipment
SHDSL equipment
MS/HDSL equipment
VDSL equipment
Optic Network Access Equipment with Power
Optic Network Access Equipment without Power (PON. A-PON)
Home PNA equipment
Others

Wireless Access Equipment

SCDMA Wireless Access Equipment
450MHz Wireless Access Equipment
DECT Wireless Access Equipment
Spot -Multiple spots Wave Access Equipment
LMDS equipment
3.5G Fixed wireless Access Equipment
Others

Ethernet Network Access Equipment

Frame Relay Exchange Machine

ATM Exchange Machine

Multiple Functions Exchange System

Multiple Function Exchange Equipment

Software Exchange Equipment

Router Equipment

Main (High Terminal) Router Equipment

Edge (Low Terminal) Router Equipment

IP gateway and Network Switch

IP Phone gateway

IP PHONE Network Switch

Media gateway Equipment

WAP gateway Equipment

Software Exchange Equipment

Others

Data Telecommunication Equipment

Network Access Equipment

Digital Across Connection Equipment

Digital Data Network DDN Equipment

GPRS Network Equipment

SMS Short Message Center

BP Center Equipment



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United Arab Emirates (UAE) TRA Approval

The Country:

United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven independent emirates lying along the east central coast of the Arabian Gulf.

The seven emirates are: Abu Dhabi (capital of the UAE), Dubai, Al Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, and Al Fujairah, bounded on the north by the Arabian Gulf, on the east by Sultanate of Oman, and on the west by Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The total area of the UAE is about 83,600 sq. km (with a total of 200 islands).

Telecom Regulator:

Telecommunication Regulatory Authority: http://www.tra.ae/

Frequency and Power Levels:


Only the following frequency bands can be used for Wireless Local Area Networks inside buildings:

(2.400 – 2.4835 Giga Hertz), provided that the Max. Mean EIRP (Effective Isotropic Radiated Power) shall not exceed 100 mW.

(5.150 - 5.350, 5.470 – 5.875 Giga Hertz), provided that the Max. Mean EIRP shall not exceed 200 mW.

Where the mean EIRP refers to the EIRP during the transmission burst which corresponds to the highest power, if power control is implemented.
The frequency bands designated for use of Wireless Local Area Networks in Article 6 above are also allocated for the primary use of a number of fixed and mobile wireless telecommunication services. Operation of Wireless Local Area Networks in these frequency bands is permitted on a secondary use basis, whereby these Wireless Local Area Networks shall not claim any protection against the primary radio services frequencies assigned by the TRA within these bands, and shall not cause any interference to any of these primary radio services. In all cases of harmful interference, the WLAN user shall cease the use of related equipment.

For an access point or base station in the 5 GHz frequency range it shall have as a basic requirement the offer of dynamic frequency selection (DFS) and technical power control (TPC), to ensure the co-existence and compatibility with other systems using the frequency range.
The DFS and TPC requirements as outlined in ITU-R Recommendation M.1652 are to be observed while applying for the type approval of the devices in the 5 GHz frequency range. Parameters and values are summarized below:


DFS Detection Threshold: -62 dBm
Channel Availability Check Time: 60 sec prior to channel use
Non Occupancy Period: 30 min
Channel Move Time: 10 sec
Automatic Transmit Power Control : at least 3dB on average (all devices)
6 dB on a device level


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China SRRC Approval

Regulator:

Ministry of Information Industry http://www.mii.gov.cn/

Certification Body:

Radio Management of P.R.China http://www.srrc.org.cn/;

Frequency, Power Level, Standards:

Frequency Range:

2400-2483.5

Max transmit power:

AG <10dbi,>=10dBi, <=500mW (or 27dBm) Max Power Spectral Density: DS: AG<10dbi,>=10dBi, <=17dBm/MHz(EIRP) FH: AG<10dbi,>=10dBi, <=27dBm/MHz(EIRP) Out of Band Emission Power:<= -80dBm/Hz (eirp). Standards:

ETS 300 328
IEEE 802.11b
Bluetooth test specification V0.9
GB 15629.11-2003 (ISO/IEC 8802-11:1999 Modified)GB 15629.1102-2003

Shenzhen, China

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Russia GOST-R

WHY RUSSIAN CERTIFICATIONS?

Law of the Russian Federation No.2300-1 of 2/7/92 "On the Protection of Consumers Rights"

Law of the Russian Federation No.5151-1 of 6/10/93 "On Certification of Products and Services"

Law “On sanitary epidemiological well-being of the population” (Code of Laws of the Russian Federation, 1999, #14, Article 1650),”

Law “On radiation safety of the population” (Code of Laws of the Russian Federation, 1996, #3, Article 141),”

Law “On protection of consumers’ rights” (Code of Laws of the Russian Federation, 1996, #3, Article 140),

The basic legislation of the Russian Federation on protecting citizens’ health” (News from the People’s Deputies Congress of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation, 1993, #33, Article 13818),

Decree of the Russian Federation Government of July 24, 2000 #554,”

“On approval of the Regulation of the State sanitary epidemiological service of the Russian Federation and the Regulation on the State sanitary epidemiological regulating” (Code of Laws of the Russian Federation, 2000, #31, Article 3295).”

Other laws exist for specific equipment such as:

Gosgortechnadzor (Federal Mining and Industrial Supervision of Russia): Industrial Safety Body authorized to grant permission for use of industrial machinery intended for petroleum processing, oil-chemical and chemical equipment; mining and processing equipment; high pressure vessels; turbines; boilers; lifting-transport equipment and explosive atmospheres.

Sanepidnadsor (State Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision of Russia): Sanitary Safety Body authorized body to issue Hygienic Conclusion for machinery including food producing plants and equipment and plants producing packaging or packing materials for food and drinking water production

Medical products must also be registered with the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Registration usually requires clinical trials.

Telecommunication equipment are subject to law No.15-FZ (16 February 1995), "On Communications". Products must obtain the Certificate from the Ministry of Communications.

Certification can be voluntary or mandatory depending on the products. Mandatory certification covers all products that might be hazardous to persons or the environment. Requirements exist for product safety, EMC, telecoms, noise, sanitation and performance.


Regulated Products:

http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/bisnis/bisdoc/0307RUNomenclAmendm.htm



Mandatory GOST-R Mark:






Note: Certification body code such as "ME01" for VNIIS must be marked underneath the logo

Voltage:

220 V ac, 50 Hz single phase; 380 V, 50 Hz 3 phase 4 wire

Certificates:

Regulated products must have a GOST R certificate and additional certificates as necessary (hygienic, fire, telecom, Gosgortechnadzor, etc.). Certified copies of the cert must accompany every shipment into Russia. Additional certified copies may be requested by importers or retailers.

The GOST-R certificate validity can be one or three years. Factory inspections and reports during the second and thrird years are required for three year certificates.

For a one time contract, one time shipment certificates can also be obtained.

Certification is based upon testing at accredited laboratories using GOST R standards. Russian safety standards are to an increasing extent based on IEC standards.

Manuals for consumer type products must be in the Russian language.Highly technical equipment manuals can be in English for the GOST-R cert, however Russian manuals may be requested by the importer.

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Taiwan BSMI

Regulated Products:

http://fbfh.trade.gov.tw/rich/test/indexfhE.asp



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South Korea EK Mark

Mandatory List:

http://scs.ktl.re.kr/eng/introduction/introduction_12.asp



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India, Bureau of Indian Standards

Regulator:

http://www.bis.org.in

Regulated Products:

http://www.bis.org.in/cert/man.htm


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Armenia

Regulated Products:

http://www.customs.am/certificate/certif_cank.php



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Argentina CNC Homologation

Spread Spectrum System´s requirements: (802.11abg)

Wireless Frequency (MHz) Conducted Power Levels:

According to Resolution 302/1998 and its modifications Resolution 463/2001 and Resolution 30/2003.

902,000 – 928,000
(1W or 0,25W)*

2 400,000 - 2 483,500
1W **

5725,000 - 5850,000
1W **


*1W, for systems with 50 jumping frequencies. 0.25W for systems with from 25 to 49 jumping frequencies.
** If the antenna gain is higher than 6dBi. The Maximum transmitter's Power shall be reduced 1dB per each 3dB than the gain supersede 6dBi

According to Resolution 288/2002.

5250,000 - 5350,000
0,25W



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Israel (Safety EMC) Regulations

This document describes the process for preparation, submittal, and certification of products by the Standards Institution of Israel (SII), based on a CB Report and Certificate with an IEC based standard with a similar harmonized standard adopted in Israel.

1. Application

1.1. Scope (Products Covered)
The scope of the certification program covers:

Electrical and electronic equipment

1.2. Type of Approval

CoC - most typical of all certifications sought in Israel

Safety Mark (not part of this discussion) – however, refer to “Summary of the procedures and conditions for the granting of a license to commodities with the Standards Mark” in the following link. More information regarding the Safety Mark can be obtained from the SII.
http://www.iecee.org/CBSCHEME/Regulatory_Requirements/israel-rr.PDF

2. Additional Instructions and References

2.1. Why a compnay needs Israel Approval?

National authorities (Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Industry and Trade) requires certain products to be certified

Certain products entering the country are held at customs and required to be certified by the SII

It is mandatory for any product type to which an existing formal Israeli Standard applies, to be tested for compliance with the particular standard. Please note that this is regardless of whether the product is regulated by the Ministry of Industry and Trade which has a listing based on HS codes. http://www.moital.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/AC488E3E-DB52-4BA4-8C38-3BBE1440CB2D/0/tosefet_shnia.xls


The import licensing system in Israel is regulated primarily by:
a) Free Import Order of 2006 (replacing Free Import Order of 1978), Article 5(4) and Schedules 1 - 2, for purposes of citizens' security and safety, and consumers' welfare.

b) Israeli Customs Tariff and Exemptions and Tax Order of 2006, Schedule 5; for purposes of MFN tariff quota management, under the GATT.

These Orders establish the list of goods subject to import licensing. The first Order is administered by the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labour, at the Foreign Trade Administration. The second Order is administrated by the Israeli Tax Authority at the Israeli Ministry of Finance.

Foreign Safety Marks and/or European CE mark are not acceptable. A manufacturer is entitled to mark his product with the Israeli Safety Mark, if the product complies with the applicable standard, the quality assurance of the manufacturer complies with SII procedure 005 (similar to ISO 9000) and the manufacturer’s production line is under the surveillance of SII. However, as described above, the most common route for approval is the CoC.


2.2 Technical Country Information

Rated voltage in the country 220 V/ 50 Hz single phase and 400 V/220 V, 50 Hz, 3-phase star, four wire, earthed neutral (refer to Section 4). The plug must be certified to SI-32. SI-32 Plugs and Socket Outlets, mandatory standard, is an adoption of the IEC 60884-1+ a supplement of changes to the Israeli version. One plug type is of 2 pole with earthing (Class I) ; another plug type is of 2 pole 2 wire – europlug (Class II).


2.3 Standards - Accreditation

Israeli product standards contain requirements dealing with safety, public health, or the environment and are declared by the Israeli Ministry of Industry and Trade as mandatory standards.

Every product which falls within the scope of a mandatory standard, has to comply with all the requirements of the standard in order to be marketed or used in Israel.

Most of the products where a mandatory Israeli standard applies, a Standards Institution of Israel (SII) approval is required prior to be imported into Israel. Sample(s) of the product must be delivered to SII to be evaluated for compliance with the applicable standard(s). Once approved, a sample out of every shipment has to be tested in accordance with certain clauses of the standard before approving the shipment. This step shipment inspections are typically done between the importer and the SII.

Electrical and electronic Israeli safety standards in Israel are usually adoptions of the international standards (IEC) with some national deviations.

Testing and approval must be done in Israel according to the applicable Israeli standard(s). Israel has made a large adoption of IEC standards and is also a member of the IEC CB Scheme. SII adheres to the CB scheme to the following IEC standards: IEC60065, 60950-1, IEC60601-1 and IEC 61010-1. SII accepts CB test reports and test certificates according to the CB scheme rules. While receiving these documents, only the Israeli deviations and additional unique Israel requirements are being tested/evaluated by the SII (including EMC when mandated) for the SII approval. CB test reports and test certificates are not mandatory in Israel, but can be used to reduce costs and speed up processes.

Some of the main deviations include but are not limited to the following: Hebrew warnings and instructions, Israeli plug complying with SI 32, in-country emc testing for certain categories of products, Hebrew packaging label in contrast with the package color consisting of the name of the manufacturer, the model number, country of origin and the name and address of the importer. Regarding Hebrew markings and instructions SII will help but best to involve also the Israeli importer who will also be liable for the step shipment inspections.

Some examples of the Israeli mandatory standards that manufacturers are concerned with, are SI 250 (equivalent to IEC 60065), SI 60950-1 (equivalent to IEC 60950-1), SI 1011 (equivalent to IEC 60601-1) and SI 900 (equivalent to IEC 60335-1). For complete list, refer to
http://www.moit.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/3B119A55-718F-49C0-8B39-31B70EF53679/0/StandardsListChapter1.xls

The Israeli EMC standard is SI 961 which includes some parts, related to the relevant equipment. The parts are equivalent to the CISPR publications. The applicable parts for IT and Telecommunication equipment are equivalent to CISPR 22 and 24.

2.4 Additional Approval

Medical - http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/health/israelregs.html

Radio and Telecommunications Licensing – The Ministry of Communications (MoC) is the sole regulator; Israeli customs will not allow the import of communication devices without a written approval from the MoC. Exporters will need to work with a local agent or importer. Refer to the MoC website for a copy of the documents, http://www.moc.gov.il/ press on; 1) Organizational Structure 2) Documents for Downloading 3) Type Approval Contacts

2.5 Lead-time

Products based on a CB TR like SI-60950-1: approx. 15 working days includes emc in-country testingProducts where CB Test Reports are not accepted like SI-721 for refrigerators (based on IEC-60335-2-24 ): 60-80 working days

*Elapsed time from receipt of all necessary information.

2.6 Documentation required to begin

See below for list which is based on CB test report accepted in Israel. Where CB report/cert is not accepted, additional documentation may be required by the SII

· CB Certificates
· CB Test reports
· Application letter
· Purchase Order
· CDF
· Technical Documents (schematics, etc.).
· Component information
· Photo documentation
· Hebrew markings and instructions

2.7 Samples

Required – typically 2 samples for small samples like ITE power supplies and 1 sample for larger appliances like refrigerators

2.8 Factory Inspection

Factory inspections are not required for the CoC. Routine factory inspections by the SII only are required for products which bear the SII Mark – not part of this discussion

2.9 Marks

None for CoC. However, the customer may pursue any of the Marks offered by the SII, including the SII Safety Mark. Refer to: http://www.sii.org.il/siisite.nsf/Pages/EngMarks

2.10 Qualified testing facilities

All laboratories participating in the CB Scheme and evaluating products with Israeli harmonized and adopted standards, like SI-60950-1. Note that emc must be tested in-country.



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Argentina S (certification) or T (Type Approval) Marks

In Argentina most electrical and electronic products (see below) rated less than 5 kW are regulated for safety. EMC is not regulated at this time

Most typical schemes are mentioned below:

A. Type approval or T-Mark:

- Certification based on the evaluation of a sample of the product (type testing acc. to relevant standards)
- No annual fees
- No modifications allowed
- No assessment of the series production of the product (factory follow-up)
- The Type or T Mark Logo must be displayed on the product, but does not allow the use of an test agency Mark
of conformity
- The product is subject to a periodic market surveillance within 90 calendar days from the certificate'sdate of issuance. The verification shall consist on an identity verification on one sample per each
certificate issued. Subsequent evaluations must be carried out every 180 days from the first control, consisting in reduced tests on 1 out of 5 certificates.


B. Argentina S-mark approval:

- Certification covers series production of the product
- Annual fees payable for the use of the Argentina S-mark logo
- Modifications of the product allowed (of course, updates must be formally submitted as for other certifications
- Annual factory inspection required.
- The Argentina Safety Mark, along with the proprietary logo of test agency must be placed on the product
- Compulsory market surveillance: must be performed at least once a year, starting within the first 180 calendar days from the licence’s date of issuance. The evaluation will consist in a reduced test or an
identity verification on 1 out of 5 licenses certified for the same license holder.

Notes:

Argentina S-mark implies annual factory inspection and annual fees , but is more flexible as regards market surveillance. Type approval has no factory assesment, but requires that a market surveillance is performed on each certified product. In other words, the market surveilalnce (or in-country follow-up)is more strict for Argentina Type approved products than products certified for S-mark.

Product modifications on Type approved products require a full re-submittal, whereas S Mark allows updating of the original test reports

Regulated Products:

Products subjected to Safety Certification .

· Cables for fixed installations
· Circuit breakers for over-current protection
· Earthing installation material
· Fuses
· Incandescent and fluorescent lamps
· Energy Saving lamps
· Insulating ribbon
· Plugs for domestic use
· Residual current circuit breakers
· Sockets for domestic use, fixed and portable types Switches
· Air conditioners
· Appliances for heating liquids (coffee makers, kettles, fryers)
· Electrical heaters
· Electrical irons
· Electrical shavers
· Kitchen appliances (food processors, blender, mixers)
· Lamp-holders, sockets, starter-holders
· Lighting ancillary equipment (inductive and electronic)
· Portable electrical tools
· Range hoods
· Refrigerator ice-makers and freezers
· Refrigerators
· Skin and hair care appliances Clothes dryers
· Dishwashers
· Electrical instantaneous water heaters
· Electrical storage water heaters
· Fans
· Gas appliances with electrical devices
· Household and commercial cooking appliances
· Hydro-washers
· Lawn mowers and hand-held lawn-edge trimmers
· Luminaries
· Microwave ovens
· Vacuum cleaners, scrubbing machines and other devices for floor treatment and cleaning
· Washing machines

· Electric and electronic equipment and devices consuming less than 5kva, not included above.
· Materials for electrical installations rated under 63Amp., not included above

· Only the following products with voltage operation below 50V are required to be certified :
- Luminaries and power source systems for luminaries connected to mains.
- Dichroic lamps and its lamp holders
- Hand held tools battery operated
- Electric fences
- Muscle stimulators for gym activity


NOTE
According to Resolution 198/2004, products operating only with batteries do not need certification, except those listed above. Products rated below than 50V with dual (battery or adaptor) operation, with adaptor provided by the manufacturer must have adaptor duly certified. The owner’s manual must indicate that only the original adaptor provided can be used for safety reasons.
In case that the adaptor is not provided by the manufacturer, the main characteristics of the required power supply must be indicated in the owner’s manual.



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Brazil Anatel Homologation

Anyone Interested in Brazil Anatel homologations for telecom equipment (wired or wireless)?


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Brazil Inmetro Approvals

Regulated Products:

http://www.inmetro.gov.br/qualidade/prodCompulsorios.asp

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Japan (MIC) Approvals

Regulator:

MIC (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)

Japan Frequency Allocation Tables:

http://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/search/share/plan.htm

Japan Extreme Low Power Device License Exemption:

http://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/material/rule.htm

Japan Specified Categories of Radio Equipment:

http://www.telec.or.jp/ENG/E-002.HTM

http://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/equ/tech/techobj.htm

Japan Radiocom Conformity Mark:

http://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/monitoring_qa/purchase.htm#01



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Japan PSE Mark

Anyone interested in regulatory information regarding the Japan Denan Law and the PSE Mark for Specified Electrical Equipment and non-specified Electrical Equipment?

Regulator: http://www.meti.go.jp/

RegulatedProducts:

Specified -requires a compliance cert from an authorized METI accredited body and product must be marked with the diamond PSE Mark with the reporting supplier info and certification body logo adjacent to the Mark. Reporting supplier in Japan must register with METI and declare business activity with foreign exporter.

Non-Specified - self declaration but many reporting supplier's require a test report and/or cert from a third party certification agency. Product must be marked with the PSE Mark within a circle and reporting supplier info. Reporting suplier must register with METI and declare business activity with foreign exporter.

(Specified electrical appliances) - http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/consumer/seian/denan/hourei/denkiyouhin_ichiran/tokutei_denki.htm(Non-specified electrical appliances)http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/consumer/seian/denan/hourei/denkiyouhin_ichiran/tokuteigai_denki.htm

Standards used to show compliance:

Japanese Standards harmonized with IEC Standards or Japanese technical standards for both safety and RFI (emissions only). Reports must show proper Japan voltage and freq1uency 100 V 50 and 60 Hz or 200 V, 50 and 60 Hz.

Notes:

1) Low voltage products such as a cell phone are exempt from Denan safety regulations. However, the cell phone charger is not exempt and covered under "Specified Electrical Appliances" as "DC Power Supply"

2) Japan has 50 Hz or 60 Hz depending on region. As such test reports must cover both 50 and 60 Hz. Also make sure you cover the proper supply voltage 100 V ac or 200 Vac depending on the application.

3) Reporting supplier must keep an authorized certified copy of the certification body cert for "Specified Electrical Appliances" and ensure products are marked properly. For "Non-specified Electrical Appliances", the reporting supplier must keep a copy of the test reports and ensure products are mared properly



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Mexico NOM

- NOM Mark safety approval for safety in electrical and electronic appliances
- Dictamene for ITE highly specialized equipment, refer to attachment 1

In accordance to the Federal Law on Metrology and Standardization, the NOM Mark is mandatory for most electrical and electronic products in Mexico. Copies of NOM Certificates are required by Mexican Customs Authorities to accompany each shipment into the country.

The NOM certificate is valid for one year, and is issued in the name of the Mexican importer of record, Mexican manufacturer, or Mexican distributor registered with NYCE or ANCE as applicable. For countries where Mexico has Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), the certificate can also be issued in the foreign customer’s name. Alternatively, for a small fee (refer to price list), TUV Rheinland de Mexico can arrange for a legal licenseholder registered with NYCE or ANCE. This arrangement is especially suitable for customers who have several importers where one test report/certificate must be issued for each importer substantially increasing the overall certification costs. In addition, arrangement is suitable for customers whose importers are not registered with NYCE or ANCE which delays the overall lead time due to special legal paperwork needed for registration.

Certificate renewal in Mexico may require random sampling and retest.

Technical country information

Rated voltage in the country 127V/60 Hz, for single phase and 220/60Hz for 3 phase circuits. The plug is identical to the US-plug. One plug type is of class I with 3 pins, one plug type is of class II with 2 pins. US Listed cord sets are acceptable. The cord set (plug, cord and connector is evaluated together with the equipment under test). The test reports must specify the temperature increase of the cord.

Industrial Machinery and EMC is not regulated in Mexico.

Standards

Testing must be done according to NOM standards by an accredited testing laboratory by “ema” the Mexican Accreditation Body www.ema.org.mx . Mexico is also a member of the CB scheme and ANCE is NCB and CBTL to IEC60335-1. They will accept CB Test Reports to that standard.

The certifications are issued by Mexican certification bodies:

Electrical appliances: ANCE (National Association for Certification) www.ance.org.mx
Electronic appliances: NYCE (Standardization and Electronic Certification) www.nyce.org.mx

The most popular NOM standards for testing and certification are as follows:

NOM-001-SCFI-1993: Electronic Equipment for Domestic Use with Input from Different Electrical Power Sources, - Safety Requirements and Testing Procedures for Class Approval. This standard is based on IEC 65-1985 as amended 1987.

Product Examples: Power supply/chargers, Audio/Video receivers, TV Monitors, VCR, Audio Booster, Compact Disc Player, Speaker with integrated Booster, DVD, MDD players, Antenna booster, Microwaves Monitors, Cellular Phone, Wireless Phone, Musical Keyboards, Car charger, CRT monitor

NOM-016-SCFI-1993: Electronic Equipment for Use in Office and Operated by Different Electrical Power Sources, - Safety Requirements and Testing Procedures for Class Approval. This standard is based loosely on the 1976 edition of IEC 335.

Product Examples: Facsimile machine, copy machine, electric typewriter, electric board, calculator, electric sharpener, scanner, printing machine, point of sale keyboard, electric perforating, ID Caller.

NOM-019-SCFI-1998: Data-processing equipment appliances. This standard is based on the obsolete UL standard for electronic data processing equipment, UL 478.

Product Examples: Laptop, Notebook, PDAs, Micro-computers, PCs and accessories, printers, servers, LCD & Plasma monitors (for PC applications), CD-RW, HDVD, Hub

NOM-003-SCFI-2000: Safety Requirement of household and similar electrical appliances.

This standard is used in conjunction with NMX-J-521/1-ANCE, Safety of household and similar electrical appliances, part 1, based on IEC-60335-1-1991-04; and NMX-J-524/1-ANCE, Safety of Hand-held Motor-operated Tools, part 1, based on IEC-60745-1-1997-02.

Product Examples: Can opener, knife sharpener, air conditioner, UV/IR skin-treatment, massage apparatus blender, coffeemaker, warmers, toaster, hairdryer, electric drills, electric ovens and hair driers.

Note: For household refrigerators Safety and energy Efficiency approvals are mandatory under the standards NOM-003-SCFI (safety) & NOM-015-ENER (ennergy efficiency). For washing machines safety and energy efficieny are mandatory under the standards NOM-003-SCFI (safety) and NOM-005-ENER (energy efficiency) standards are regulated by the Mexican agency named CONAE (National commission for Energy Saving. Ffor reference go to: http://www.conae.gob.mx/wb/CONAE/CONA_1002_nom_publicadas_vigen.

During the validity of the NOM certificate, customer can apply to add models of similar construction , adding importers or adding license holders. No test is required if safety is not involved.

Family grouping criteria:


• Products must have the same supply voltage and electrical ratings

• Products must to use the same kind and number of batteries (battery operated products)

• Products must have the same physical and functional properties

• Products must have the same Protection Class (I, II, III)


Marks

NOM Mark for electronic appliances:


All appliances under the mandatory NOM must be marked with one of the above NOM logos as applicable. In addition, to company name, model, electrical ratings, tradename or trademark, and other applicable safety symbols as per the applicable standard, decimals in rated markings such as 3.5 A is not allowed (mark as 3,5 A or 3.5 A (3,5 A), ac and dc is not allowed (mark as ca or cc or use the IEC ac or dc symbols respectively).

NOM Standard: Is a Mexican Official standard that is issued by different Mexican Secretariats coordinated by DGN (General Council for Standards) with the objective to protect safety for many sectors like electric and electronic devices, telecommunications, ecology, health, construction and others. Any product that fall under NOM scope, must comply and Mexican customs and requires a NOM certificate referencing the applicable NOM standard.

NOM CERTIFICATE: Is the document that shows compliance for any product under NOM standards.

ANCE: National Association for Certification, this is the Mexican Certification Body for electric devices under NOM-003-SCFI.
NYCE: Standardization and Certification for electronics, this is the Mexican Certification Body for electronic devices under NOM-001-SCFI, NOM-016-SCFI & NOM-019-SCFI.

DICTUM: Is the document issued by NYCE used in cases of Highly Specialized Equipment that are excluded from NOM-019-SCFI, dictum certifies that the equipment is in compliance under the clause for exclusion – refer tyo attachment 1
FOLLOW UP: It is the process performed by the Certification Body to evaluate the compliance of the product in the field (at importer or distributor or market) 6 months after issuance of the certificate.



PETER S. MERGUERIAN
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Australia and C-Tick

Anyone interested to know Australian regulations and the C-Tick Mark?


Regulator: ACMA http://www.acma.gov.au/

Wireless Frequencies, Power Levels, Application and Standards:

915-928
1 W (EIRP): FH with a minimum of 20 ch
1 W (EIRP): digital modulation
Power spectral density: 25 mW/ 3kHz
6 dB bandwidth: at least 500 kHz
AS/NZS 4771

2400-2483.5
500 mW (EIRP): FH with a minimum of 15 ch
4 W (EIRP): FH with a minimum of 75 ch
4 W (EIRP): digital modulation
Power spectral density: 25 mW/ 3kHz
6 dB bandwidth: at least 500 kHz
AS/NZS 4771
ETS 300 328

5150-5250
200 mW (average over the entire transmission burst)
AS/NZS 4771
RLAN transmitters used indoors
If the emission bandwidth is 1 MHz or greater, the radiated power spectral density in any 1 MHz is limited to 10 mW per MHz.
If the emission bandwidth is less than 1 MHz, the radiated power spectral density in any 4 kHz is limited to 40 uV per 4 kHz.

5250-5350
200 mW (average over the entire transmission burst)
AS/NZS 4771
RLAN transmitters used indoors
If the emission bandwidth is 1 MHz or greater, the spectral density in any 1 MHz is limited to 10 mW (EIRP) per MHz.
If the emission bandwidth is less than 1 MHz, the spectral density in any 4 kHz is limited to 40 uV (EIRP) per 4 kHz.

5725-5850
4 W (EIRP): FH with a minimum of 75 ch
4 W (EIRP): digital modulation
Power spectral density: 25 mW/ 3kHz
6 dB bandwidth: at least 500 kHz
AS/NZS 4771



PETER S. MERGUERIAN
peter@goglobalcompliance.com
GO GLOBAL COMPLIANCE, INC.
Tel: (408) 416-3772
Fax: (408) 416-3224
Cell: (925) 487-4640
Skype: petermerguerian
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