09-12-2020
Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurumu (BTK) in Turkey has formally announced the acceptance of the Radio Equipment Directive (RED). BTK Type Approval is no longer necessary, assuming the product is compliant to the RED and a Turkish user manual and technical documentation are held locally per the RED requirements.
07-12-2020
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has issued “Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (RTTE) Type Approval Rules 2020.” The major changes and important points of the new regulation are the following:
All products will get approval under the new RTTE Type Approval Rules
All type approval certificates issued prior to December 16, 2020 under and the old rules will expire automatically on June 17, 2021
There are two approval schemes under the RTTE Type Approval Rules:
The following products are exempt:
Individuals who brought RTTE into the country for their personal use under the Section 27
Please click on the Link to find official gazette
24-10-2019
Please be kindly informed that there might be delays with respect to a timely issuance of type approval certificates due to the national riots and general strikes in Lebanon.
25-09-2016
Kenya’s Communications Authority recently introduced a new regulation on the use of Short Range Devices (SRDs). Accordingly, SRDs operating in the permitted frequency bands are now exempt from Type Approval and may be freely imported and sold in Kenya.
The new exemption includes, among other, SRDs operating at 13.56 MHz, 433-435 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands such as NFC tag / card readers, keyless vehicle entry systems, WiFi devices, etc. SRDs must however comply with the maximum permitted output powers as specified for each band; this currently follows the EU regulations
27-08-2020
Kazakhstan are reviewing their current type approval regulations, last month the authority decided that there is no need for the national CoC and only EAC is sufficient to proof the product compliance, this week the authority decided to review its last decision.
All type approval processes in Kazakhstan are now on Hold until a new regulation will be officially announced
15-09-2019
The coming holiday season will affect the efficiency of the local MoC, SII & MoE activities from 18th of September 2020 until 12th of October 2020.
There will be a full shut down on September, 28th and from October, 1st until October, 12th.
Type approval certification dalays might occur during this period.
15-10-2019
Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) released a list of products that are subject for BIS
The MEITY in India decided on 1 OCT 2020 that BIS approval is required for the following products:
Wireless microphone, Digital Camera, Video Camera, Webcam, Smart Speakers, Dimmers for LED products, Bluetooth Speakers.
Starting 1 APR 2021, such devices will require BIS approval. You may check the official Gazette under the following link.
22-06-2019
Ghana’s National Communication Authority (NCA) revised its guidelines in May 2015 as follows:
20-11-2019
Gambian Regulator PURA changed its Type Approval procedures as following:
1) All Gambia Type Approval certificates issued before 10/30/2013 will expire on 12/31/2015.
Certificates issued after 10/30/2013 will have 2 years validity.
2) Test reports to the following standards will be recognized:
3) PURA reserves the right to request a sample of the product if they have concerns about interference, EMC, health and safety of the product.
21-07-2020
In March 2020 , the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) introduced 2 additional certification schemes and further clarified the requirements for each scheme:
The light scheme applies for ISO 17025 accredited manufacturers. Provided the manufacturer does not have an ISO 17025 accreditation, the factory location determines which approval scheme should be applied:
| FACTORY LOCATION | APPROVAL SCHEME |
|---|---|
| Australia, Canada, Japan, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, USA, Western Europe | Light scheme |
| Any other country, which is not listed | Intermediate scheme |
| China and India | Tight scheme |
| Egypt | Guided scheme |
Please note: While the light and intermediate scheme follow roughly the same procedure, an application following the guided scheme will require a factory inspection of NTRA.
