Australia & New Zealand: Holidays Approaching

Dear All,


Please note that due to the Christmas, New Year and Summer Holidays, Australia and New Zealand services (EMC, Telecom, Safety, Energy Efficiency) will be delayed from the end of business Wednesday the 23rd December and will re-start on  Monday the 11th January 2016. 

Best Regards

Peter Merguerian
peter@goglobalcompliance.com
Go Global Compliance, Inc.
www.goglobalcompliance.com

USA: Energy Star Requirements for Large Network Equipment (LNE); Effective March 1, 2016

Energy Star LNE requirements effective March 1, 2016. For the specifications, see below link

https://www.energystar.gov/sites/default/files/ENERGY%20STAR%20LNE%20Program%20Requirements%20Including%20Version%201.0%20Specification.pdf

Large Network Equipment (LNE): Network Equipment that is mountable in a Standard Equipment Rack, supports network management protocols (e.g. SNMP) and contains at least one of the following features: a) Contains more than eleven (11) Physical Network Ports. b) Total aggregate port throughput of the product is greater than 12 Gb/s

For your global testing and certification needs please contact:

Go Global Compliance, Inc.

www.goglobalcompliance.com

Peter Merguerian

peter@goglobalcompliance.com

(408) 416-3772 Ext. 1

South Korea - EMC Standards KN32 and KN35 for Multimedia Equipment - Effective January 1, 2016

South Korea KN 32 (Emissions) KN 35 (Immunity) Standards become mandatory in on  January 1, 2016 and will replace the current Standards KN 22 and KN 24 Standards which become obsolete after 31 December 2015.

For all of your Korea certification needs please contact us: 

Go Global Compliance, Inc.

Peter Merguerian

peter@goglobalcompliance.com

www.goglobalcompliance.com

Article: Product Compliance Limiters and Their Impact on Product Shipments

Dear All,

I am delighted to share with you my article in the December issue of InCompliance Magazine

http://incompliancemag.com/article/product-compliance-limiters-and-their-impact-on-product-shipments/

Happy Holidays

Peter Merguerian
peter@goglobalcompliance.com

Malaysia - MEPS - Effective September 1, 2015

Malaysia enforces MEPS for refgrigerators, air conditioners, televisions, domestic fans and lamps

http://www.st.gov.my/images/article/polisi/circular/2015/Pemakluman_penguatkuasaan_MEPS_standard.pdf

For all of your Malaysian Approval needs

Contact Us

http://www.goglobalcompliance.com/contact_us

India - WPC Application

http://210.212.79.13/DocFiles/etaapplication.doc

Japan - Household Goods Quality and Labeling Law

This is a great link of what many household items are required to be labeled under the Hosusehold Goods Quality and Labeling Law in Japan

http://www.caa.go.jp/hinpyo/pdf_data/handbook_e.pdf

Customs Union - Common Tariff Codes and Duty Rates

Here is a link to the Customs Union Tariff Codes

http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/act/trade/catr/ett/Pages/default.aspx

Please contact Go Global Compliance, Inc. for all your Customs Union certification needs. We have wide knowledge and experience in consumer and commercial electronics products, wireless and telecom products, electrical machinery and encryption.

http://www.goglobalcompliance.com/contact_us

Australia - Product Safety Recalls

The following Australian Competition and Consumer Commission web link provides information on the product safety recalls in Australia.

https://www.recalls.gov.au

Egypt - GOEIC Controlled Goods

http://www.goeic.gov.eg/en/Goods_subject%20to_Imports%20Quality_ControL_and_their_Inspection_Fees.pdf

All Countries - Trading Across Borders

http://www.doingbusiness.org/ExploreTopics/TradingAcrossBorder

USA: ANALYSIS OF CHANGES, 2017 NEC

What changes to expect in the 2017 NEC may be found in these two links:

http://iaeimagazine.org/magazine/2015/04/30/analysis-of-changes-2017-nec/

http://iaeimagazine.org/magazine/2015/09/04/analysis-of-changes-2017-nec-part-2/

Customs Union: ​Approved Lists of Standards for Technical Regulations

The following link provides the standards (in Russian) applicable to the various Customs Union Technical Regulations


​http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/act/texnreg/deptexreg/standart/Pages/YtvPerechni.aspx

For regulatory compliance services in the Customs Union (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia), please contact:

Peter Merguerian
peter@goglobalcompliance.com
Go Global Compliance Inc.
www.goglobalcompliance.com
(408) 416-3772 Ext. 1

South America: Go Global Compliance Services South of the Border

With a combined population of more than 322 million, Brazil and Mexico alone give any company good reason to sell products south of the border. 

Go Global Compliance can provide regulatory compliance engineering services and certs for your products for any country with mandatory requirements.

Contact Peter Merguerian peter@goglobalcompliance.com  for any help with South America.


Go Global Compliance Inc.
www.goglobalcompliance.com
(408) 416-3772 Ext. 1

United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Radio Frequency Allocation Table

http://www.tra.gov.ae/files/framework/national_allocation_chart.pdf

United Arab Emirates - ROHS

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/ARE/15_3008_00_e.pdf

Malaysia - Spectrum Plan

http://www.skmm.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf/Spectrum-Plan2014.pdf

Mexico - NOM -121- SCT1-2009 Radio Standard for Frequencies in the Range 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and 5725-5850 MHz

http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/normas/noms/2010/121sct12010.pdf

EU: Ecodesign Legislation

https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/list_of_ecodesign_measures.pdf

USA: FCC AC POWER-LINE CONDUCTED EMISSIONS FAQs

https://apps.fcc.gov/kdb/GetAttachment.html?id=REAJXgAL22bcKwWcnSL%2FQA%3D%3D&desc=174176%20D01%20Line%20Conducted%20FAQ%20v01r01&trackin

USA: California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (also known as Proposition 65 or Prop 65) requires the governor (through the State's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, or OEHHA) to publish, at least annually, a list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. 

The OEHHA website can be viewed in the below link

http://oehha.ca.gov/prop65.html/

Hong Kong: List of Recognised Standards for Medical Devices

http://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/mdacs/mdacs_gn/files/RS_01_20150610.pdf

Argentina - CNC now AFTIC

In accordance to Article 77 of Law Nr. 27078 "Argentina Digital", the FEDERAL AUTHORITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS – (In Spanish “AUTORIDAD FEDERAL DE TECNOLOGÍAS DE LA INFORMACIÓN Y LAS COMUNICACIONES” – AFTIC), started its duties on June 1st 2015 and continues with the activities carried out by the former National Communications Commission - CNC. 

Due to the re-organization process at AFTIC, including management structure and staff changes, we may be experiencing some delays in the Homologation of Telecom and Radiocom products for Argentina.
There has been no announcement yet on how product markings will be impacted. We will be following up with this shortly.

For your South American and other International Approvals needs please contact:

Peter Merguerian
peter@goglobalcompliance.com
(408) 416-3772 Ext. 1
www.goglobalcompliance.com

 

Korea - K Reach

http://blogs.edf.org/health/2013/10/01/public-pressure-gets-the-job-done-south-korea-passes-new-chemicals-law-k-reach/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=envdefensefund

Gabon - PROGEC Program: Starting August 1, 2015

The Agence Gabonnaise de Normalisation (AGANOR)  will be enforcing its  Conformity Assessment Programme “PROGEC”  (Programme Gabonais
d'Evaluation de la Conformité) beginning August 1, 2015.


The PROGEC programme verifies the conformity of all regulated products ensuring they comply with applicable national, regional or international standards and technical regulations, protecting the health, safety and environment of Gabon’s citizens from sub standard imported goods. 

Exporters to Gabon will be required to provide a Certificate of Conformity for Customs clearance.

For a list of regulated products, please contact  me:

Peter Merguerian
Go Global Compliance, Inc.
(408) 416-3772 Ext. 1
e-mail: peter@goglobalcompliance.com
www.goglobalcompliance.com

South Africa: SABS Temporarily Suspends Testing and Certification Services

South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has suspended testing and issuance of certs until internal invetigation due to a complaint over its' due diligence in following procedures and procsesses is over.

https://www.sabs.co.za/docs/SABS_MEDIA_RELEASE_11_MAY_2015.pdf

USA: California Proposition 65; BPA Added to List Effective May 11, 2015

Effective May 11, 2015, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added bisphenol A (BPA) to the list of chemicals known to the state of California to cause reproductive toxicity for purposes of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, Proposition 65. 

Saudi Arabia - National Frequency Plan

http://www.citc.gov.sa/English/RulesandSystems/Bylaws/Documents/SM%20002%20E-NFP.pdf

US: FCC Electronic Labeling Guidance

https://apps.fcc.gov/kdb/GetAttachment.html?id=KvMvDHtHyDtJ4FB3x0mEwA%3D%3D

USA: FCC PERMISSIVE CHANGE POLICY

https://apps.fcc.gov/kdb/GetAttachment.html?id=2WVe%2FJ0PoOiHR8I6M85rGg%3D%3D&desc=178919%20D01%20Permissive%20Change%20Policy%20v05r04&tracking_number=33013

Europe: EN 62368-1: 2014 now listed in OJ

EN 62368-1: 2014 the new safety standard for Information Technology Equipment and Audio/Video Equipment is now officially recognized by the EU as a standard for presumption of compliance with the Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC). 

Refer to EU Official Journal below

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOC_2015_125_R_0002&from=EN

Malaysia - SRD and RFID Radio Transmitters in the range of 869 Mhz to 870 Mhz

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced that the Class Assignment issued under Section 169 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for Short Range Devices (SRD) and Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) operating in the frequency range 869MHz to 870MHz will be cancelled and thereafter will no longer be permitted effective from 1st January 2018 onwards.

This Notice is issued pursuant to Regulation 28 of the Communications and Multimedia (Spectrum) Regulations 2000

Canada: Products Containing Mercury Regulations - Effective November 8th , 2015

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2014/2014-11-19/html/sor-dors254-eng.php

EU: Statistics on the reactions on RAPEX notifications (February 2015)

http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/consumers_safety/safety_products/rapex/reports/docs/rapex_reactions_201502_en.pdf

USA: Enforcement Guidance for the Hazard Communication Standard's (HCS) June 1, 2015 Effective Date

https://www.osha.gov/dep/enforcement/hazcom_enforcement-memo.html


For all your North American Type Approval needs, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

http://www.goglobalcompliance.com/contact_us

NAMIBIA - Type Approval Regulations for Telecom and Radio Equipment; Effective August 3, 2015

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia on January 30, 2015 published  “Regulations in respect of Type Approval and Technical Standards for Telecommunications Equipment” which will be in force starting August 3, 2015.

For all your African Type Approval needs including Namibia, please do not hesitate to contact us.

http://www.goglobalcompliance.com/contact_us



Go Global Compliance has the capabilities and expertise to gain Type Approvals in the following African countries:

Angola, Benin. Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,  Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius , Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles , Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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PAKISTAN - LIST OF COMPULSORY ITEMS TO MEET PAKISTAN STANDARDS AT IMPORT STAGE

http://psqca.com.pk/test2/import%20list.htm

BENIN: RADIO FREQUENCY ALLOCATION TABLE

http://www.gouv.bj/sites/default/files/pnaf_version_finale_adoptre_en_cm.pdf

USA: PRODUCT SAFETY, RECALL & PRODUCT LIABILITY PREVENTION CONFERENCE, MILWAUKEE, WI, APRIL 2-3

http://rlgoodden.tripod.com/Seminar_Apr_2015_Milwaukee.pdf

USA: FDA Inspection Observations

http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/Inspections/ucm250720.htm

Iraq CMC Type Approval

We are proud to announce that recently we were able to secure an Iraq CMC Cert in 3 weeks, down from an average of 10 weeks

Feel free to contact us for all your Iraq regulatory approval needs

http://www.goglobalcompliance.com/contact_us


Peter Merguerian

India: BIS Registration Validity Period for Grant Registration under the Compusory Registration Scheme

Effective January 28, 2015, India BIS Registration is now 2 years instead of 1 year. For example registration granted March 24, 2014 with a validity of March 23, 2015 is automatically extended to March 23, 2016.

For all India requirements, safety, radio, telecom, environmental, please do not hesitate to contact us:


Go Global Compliance, Inc.
(408) 416-3772 Ext. 1
peter@goglobalcompliance.com
www.goglobalcompliance.com

Beginning of Drone Regulations

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/27/politics/obama-drones-fareed

INTERNATIONAL: New ISO standard on compliance management cuts challenges and costs

http://www.iso.org/iso/home/news_index/news_archive/news.htm?refid=Ref1919

USA - California Proposition 65 Plaintiff Group Seeks to Rescind “Safe Harbor” Standard for Lead

Australia - AS/ACIF or AS/CA Industry Telecom standards Available for Download

http://www.commsalliance.com.au/Documents/CE-Standards


For all your Australia New Zealand Approvals, please do not hesitate to contact us:


Go Global Compliance, Inc.
peter@goglobalcompliance.com
Tel: (408) 416-3772 Ext. 1
www.goglobalcompliance.com

Australia - Telecoms Standards List

http://www.acma.gov.au/Industry/Suppliers/Supplier-resources/Technical-standards/telecommunications-standards-list

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Europe: ECHA - Six new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) added to the Candidate List and one entry updated

http://echa.europa.eu/view-article/-/journal_content/title/six-new-substances-of-very-high-concern-svhcs-added-to-the-candidate-list-and-one-entry-updated

Customs Union: EMC Standards

http://www.tsouz.ru/db/techreglam/Documents/PerStandTREMS.pdf

Customs Union: Low Voltage Equipment Standards for Safety

http://gstandard.ru/public_images/files/Perechen__standartov2.pdf

Europe: Data Protection and Internet of Things (IoT)

http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/documentation/opinion-recommendation/files/2014/wp223_en.pdf

INDIA: Information and Technology Equipment-Safety Part 1 General Requirements IS 13252: 2010 + A1: 2003; Effective December 3, 2014

Effective December 3, 2014, India BIS will not accept any test report without the Amendment 1:2013

For registrations made before 3 December 2014, the following actions should be taken:

1. Send any affected models to a BIS Recognised lab for additional testing as per the below guidelines.
2. Send letter of undertaking to BIS as per the guideline and updated test report to BIS.
3. BIS will then review the updated test report and provide a stamped photocopy of the same as acknowledgement. No further action is required from BIS.

If the above actions are not taken before May 31st, 2015, BIS will issue a  cancellation notice to the manufacturer.

http://www.bis.org.in/cert/guidelines_13252_Amd%201.pdf

Any questions on India Testing or Registrations, please do not hesitate to contact our office

Peter Merguerian

peter@goglobalcompliance.com

Go Global Compliance, Inc.

www.goglobalcompliance.com

(408) 416-3772 Ext. 1