Hello all. Here is a compilation of regulatory information which has been discussed by our group at some time in the past, sorted by country.
We are rather fortunate to have such a base of knowledgeable persons, thus the author of each document has been given credit. Thanks to all. This is being personally submitted only for your information, use it at your own discretion. Of course, Hughes Network Systems has no affiliation with this. Regards, Gabriel Roy Hughes Network Systems MD ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* AUSTRALIA (David Mitchell) Nick et al, A few words on the Australian EMC situation. Firstly it is not appropriate for Australia to accept the CE mark as it is a result of the European EMC Directive (and others) over which Australia has no control. "CE" does not mean any thing outside Europe. Australia is exercising its sovereign right to protect its people/markets by using its own mark. (Will the USA accept the CE mark and abandon the FCC?) The new EMC framework is based on the European model of DoCs etc. Most Australian EMC Standards are based on CISPR/IEC standards. This means product can move easily to the world market and it places no further testing/design burden on companies wishing to export to Australia. Initially the EMC Framework will cover emissions only for most products. The controlling body for EMC is the SMA it has a webpage at http://www.sma.gov.au/ The Australian "C-tick" mark does not cover safety, however there is discussion of it covering safety for Telecom Equipment. Back to the original question. You will need to apply the CE mark for an ITE product introduced after 1/1/97. The Standard for EMC emissions is AS3548 (CISPR22) The standard for safety is AS3260 (IEC950) I don't know the process and applicability of the standards as I don't deal in this area. I suggest you contact some Australian test houses for some advice/testing. I recommend this Melbourne company. Setec Pty. Ltd. 6 Holloway Drive Bayswater 3136 Victoria, Australia phone +61 3 9762 5777 fax +61 3 9762 9197 Regards, David Mitchell *** The usual Disclaimers Apply**** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Mitchell Regulatory Specialist Hewlett-Packard Australian Telecom Operation 347 Burwood Highway, Burwood East, Victoria, Australia 3151. Internet: [email protected] HPdesk: DAVID C. MITCHELL / HP-Australia, om2 Phone: +61 3 9210 5610 (Voicemail), Telnet 2105610, Fax: +61 3 92105570 ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* CHILE (Kaz Gawrzyjal) All, My thanks to all who have responded with answers; to my inquiry on regulatory approval requirements for market access into Chile. The following is a summary of the response: (Thanks Lori Wilson) Summary: Products can be imported without restrictions as there are no formal import restrictions. For products in question since Homologation is required and safety testing must be done before submitting for homologation,all is required. Product Safety Testing: Testing in labs in Chile is required. While not required, it is recommended that a Chilean Corporation request and hold Safety Certificate. Import Restrictions: Again there are none. Telecommunications: Homologation required. Testing/Review for all products that will connect to national phone network. Specific Regulations for Satellite Receivers: Conditional, In process. Key Agencies: CENET=CHILE-TELEPHONE/REGULATORY AGENCY CEO Mr. Jonny Wolf Address: Anturo Prat 1171 of 304 Saniago Chile 562-556-1535 Home Phone Connections: Standard connection is RS-11. In very limited amounts, other older types are also present. The Compliance Process: Chile has regulations requiring testing and certification. 1) Product Safety - Chile recognizes Safety Certification from other countries, as the basis for their approval. The products are required to be processed/tested in Chile. Our team in Chile reports that enforcement of the regulations is very lax. 1A) Documentation - The following is required for Product Safety submission to a Lab in Chile. A) A Spanish Language Owners/Users Manual and B) Power Supply Schematics. Recommended additional Documentation: ETL,UL,etc. Listing Letter and two (2) samples to be submitted. Timing for the typical product safety test for electronic products requires two/three weeks. 2) Certification of Testing - Only Chilean Corporations may apply for and receive Certificates. Certificates are issued by CENET (Takes 2 to 4 weeks.) They (CENET) will also require a submittal of the Manufacturer's Declaration of Quality, in Spanish. 3) Telecommunications (Homologation) Approval: A) Review/Testing - Any product that will connect to the National Phone System or use radio frequencies must be submitted for Evaluation/Testing and Licensing by the CENET. All products submitted for Evaluation/Testing must first be approved for Product Safety. Telecommunications products with FCC Part 68 approval may be submitted for Review with three (3) copies of the FCC Part 68 report (required to enter the Review Process). Products are also to submitted to the examiner. This review takes about two (2) to four (4) weeks. After this is completed the Review Report or Lab Report is submitted to CENET with an application for License. This takes approximately 20 working days from the receipt of documents for the File Number/Certificate/ 4) General Comment - Chile is a "free" market, but has a political content beyond the Certification process. Concessions have been granted to private companies to operate cable and cellular systems in Chile. Depending on the company that introduces the product into the Chilean Market, there is a potential for "Administrative Review" before Certification may be obtained. And yet another question. Does Chile require any power factor correction on equipment tied into the power grid? Is there a specification.? David? Regards, Kaz Gawrzyjal Nortel-Safety Eng. [email protected] ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* CHINA (Kelly Colon) Regarding China, there is a new Product Quality and the Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law for ITE. Under the new system, importers must have a product safety mark from CCIB (Chinese State Administration of Import and Export Commodity Inspection). The certification will involve type testing, evaluation of the quality system and factory follow-up. Products without certification will be prohibited from entering the country. This law will go into effect for ITE October 1996. I received this information from an ITI bulletin dated July 25, 1996. UL can probably assist you with this too. I hope the above helps. Regards, Kelly Colon ****************** Kelly Colon Regulatory Engineering Symbol Technologies Inc. Voice: 516 738 3480 Fax: 516 738 3318 e-mail: [email protected] The opinions expressed above are my own!!! **************************************************** ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* JAPAN (Kelly Colon) DENTORI is Japan's Material Safety Law which calls out mandatory requirements for consumer products. If a product falls under the scope of DENTORI, compliance is mandatory, and for some products, certification by MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry) is mandatory. ITE does not fit under the scope of DENTORI. In Japan there are no mandatory requirements for ITE equipment. However, there are requirements for external computer power supplies. They must meet DENTORI and requirements and require MITI Certification. As to the rationale, your guess is as good as mine. There are some voluntary schemes in Japan that may help you meet market requirements. They are: VCCI: Japan's Voluntary Council for Control of Electromagnetic Interference by Data Processing Equipment and Electronic Office Equipment VCCI certification involves emissions testing only of equipment The requirements are similar to CISPR 22. S-Mark: This is a new voluntary scheme in Japan encompassing both safety and emissions requirements. If a product does not fall under the scope of DENTORI and a manufacturer wants some third-party certification for Japan, this may be the way to go. The certification bodies involved include JET and JQA . For further information on Japan, I would suggest you contact UL's International Compliance Services Department in Melville. They have a group of engineers who are experts in Japan's requirements. Contact Mr. Hiroshi Morimoto at 516 271 6200. I hope the above helps. Regards, Kelly Colon ***************** Kelly Colon Regulatory Engineering Symbol Technologies Inc. Voice: 516 738 3480 Fax: 516 738 3318 e-mail: [email protected] The opinions expressed above are my own!!! **************************************************** ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* KOREA (Ryan Kim) We haitong EMC is the one of leading EMI and type approval for telecom, safety supporting companies in Korea. We provides EMI test and debug, type approval support service. If someone needs to get information for Korea regulation and anythingelse regarding Korea situation, just let me know. Then I will provide you with the useful information. Haitong EMC Inc. Ryan Kim / President [email protected] fax: 82-339-72-4118 thanks. ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* MEXICO (Volker Gasse/Rene Salazar) I received this useful source of information from my IBM collegue in Mexico, and think it's up to date, detailed and close to the origin. ----------------------------------------------------------------- From: RENE SALAZAR Subject: NOM information - NOM is required for all ITE equipment that connects to mains. - UL, CSA, CE, etc. are not valid in Mexico, the national product safety standard is NOM-019 - NOM-019 has to be obtained in Mexico only. - A company can make arrangements to get NOM approval by an agency in Mexico I know UL can assit. - Afirmatively, NOM-019 is based on UL478 and not on IEC 950/UL 1950 - Any ITE equipment that is going to be sold in Mexico has to comply with NOM-109, otherise you will not be able to pass the product to Mexico and the product can be confiscated at customs. - The NOM certificate will expire at year, so each year the product (if still sold in Mexico), has to be re-certified. - The product has to be tested in an approved Mexican lab. (in Mexico). - Yes, the certificate must reside with a Mexican entity (i.e. importer, distributor, etc.) - A lot of efforts have been done to review IEC 950 Mexican version by Government offices, but so far there are no results. Mexico NOM Requirements ======================= Attached are the legal requirements for products that are provided for retail distribution in Mexico. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Government of Mexico has issued several regulations related to consumer protection. Most of these regulations require compliance to Mexican national standards called Normas Oficiales Mexicanas or NOMs. There are three key NOMs that affect packages, containers, and distribution...... - NOM-024: Commercial Information for Electronic, Electrical, and Home Electronic Products - NOM-035: Off-site sales Commercial Information (telemarketing) - NOM-050: Commercial Information (for general products) Companies manufacturing or importing products into Mexico must follow these NOMs if they want to avoid penalties and fines issued by the Mexican government's Consumer Protection Agency. Inspections may occur during retail operations. Also, Mexican customs officers may inspect shipments at ports of entry, to verify NOM requirements are met. LABELING REQUIREMENTS --------------------- NOM-024: This standard covers electronic equipment. It includes requirements for three key areas..... 1) Commercial Information 2) Instructions and Warnings 3) Warranties All electronic products imported into Mexico must have the following data printed on the packaging (or printed on a label which is adhered to the packaging) in Spanish language: a) Name of the product b) Name and address of the importer c) Name and country of the exporter (with address optional) d) Marking that identifies the country of origin of the product e) Certification that the product conforms to the standard - This may be met with a NOM logo followed by Company's registration number, which is asigned by people in charge of NOM. NOTE: THE NOM LOGO MUST BE PLACED BOTH, ON THE PRODUCT AND ON THE EXTERNAL PACKAGING. f) Nominal electrical characteristics such as power requirements, current, voltage, and frequency. LABEL SAMPLE -------------------------------------------------- I IMPRESORA LASER IBM TIPO 4019 MODELO E01 I I IMPORTADA POR: IBM DE MEXICO, S.A. I I MARIANO ESCOBEDO 595 I I COL. POLANCO CHAPULTEPEC I I 11560 MEXICO, D.F. I I MEXICO I I TELEFONO 327-5000 I I EXPORTADA POR: IBM DE ARGENTINA, S.A. I I MARTINEZ, ARGENTINA I I FABRICADA EN: REPUBLICA ARGENTINA I I I I --- I I NOM-018 I I --- I I I I CORRIENTE DE CONSUMO ___XX__AMPERES I I FRECUENCIA DE OPERACION_XX__HERTZ I I TENSION DE ALIMENTACION_XX__VOLTS I ------------------------------------------------ The above information should be printed on the packaging that is offered for sale to a consumer. This information is not required on shipping containers, unless the shipping container is also the container that the product is sold in. The information should be in Spanish language and in legible and understandable terms. Note: IBM Mexico Government Relations advises that the above requirements do not apply to field replacement parts. They also advise that the Volker Gasse [email protected] Courtesy of RCIC http://uc.com/compliance_engineering/ ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* POLAND and HUNGARY (Paris Dieker) Hello Ron, Please let me answer at least some of your questions concerning Safety, EMC and PTT regulatory requirements in Poland and Hungary. 1. POLAND a) Polish Safety Standard: PN-93/T-42107 [IEC 950 (1991) + Amds. with minor deviations]. An outside CB Test Report will be accepted, but samples are required. Contact: Laboratorium Elektrotechniczne PCBC Mr. Wiktor Greviennikow ul. Klobucka 23A 02-699 Warszawa, Poland Phone: +48 22 47 99 16 Fax: +48 22 47 12 22 b) Polish EMC/RFI Standard: PN 89/E-06251. EMC/RFI test reports are only accepted from a PCBC accredited EMC lab. Contact: Laboratorium Badawcze ELTEST ul. Ratuszowa 11, Room No. 136 Warszawa, Poland Phone: +48 22 19 39 66 (Mr. Marek Jewtuch) or Phone: +48 22 18 99 92 (Mr. Edward Rudalski) c) Polish PTT approval: Contact: Institute of Telecommunications Mr. Tomasz Niewodniczanski ul. Kopernika 11 51-622 Wroclaw, Poland Phone: +48 71 72 88 12 Fax: +48 71 72 88 78 Except for the address and contact person, I do not have any further information about Polish PTT requirements and their approval procedures. Be aware, the first step in the Polish approval procedure is the EMC Test, i.e. at ELTEST before PCBC will continue the certification of your equipment. 2. HUNGARY a) Hungarian Safety Standard: MSZ EN 60950:1992 (IEC 950 + Amds.). and EMC Standard: MSZ EN 55022:1992. An outside CB Test Report and perhaps an 3rd party EMC Report will be accepted by MEEI. Contact: Hungarian Institute for Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (MEEI) Mr. Andras Vincze Vaci ut 48/A-B H-1132 Budapest, Hungary Phone: +36 1 149 4706 Fax: +36 1 129 0684 b) Hungarian PTT approval: Contact: General Inspectorate for Telecommunication Mr. Bela Nasfay Ostrom u. 23-25 Budapest, Hungary Unfortunately I don't have their Phone or Fax no., but maybe the address will help you already. The information I have is that PTT approval is mandatory for all communication devices, but for more details you may contact the General Inspectorate for Telecommunication in Hungary. Hope this information helps you a little bit to get a start. Best regards, Paris Dieker -------------- This message has been sent by Paris Dieker, @ Compaq Computer Europe, Middle East & Africa GmbH, Tel. +49 (0)89 9933-2332 Fax +49 (0)89 9933-2336 eMail: [email protected] ================================================== Ron Pickard <[email protected]> Wrote: | | Hello to all, | | I have been asked to investigate the EMC and telecom regulatory requirements | in Poland & Hungary. As I now understand the requirements: | | Poland | - Formal safety approval is waived for business systems. | - EMC compliance is based on the PN-89/E-06251 standard. | - Telecom (analog & E1) approval is on a site-by-site basis. | | Hungary | - Formal safety approval is waived for business systems. | - EMC compliance is based on the MSZ EN55022 standard. This is fully | identical to | EN55022. | - Telecom, ? | | Of those that are more familiar with the Polish and Hungarian requirements, | I ask the following: | | - Is my understanding accurate on all counts, or on some counts? | - If not accurate, what is the correct information? | - What are the Polish EMC & telecom authorities and how do I contact them? | - Are there any more specific details about EMC & telecom approvals that I | left out? | - Will any authority accept outside test reports or will testing be required | in-country? | | Thank you in advance. I look forward to your replies. | | Best regards, | Ron Pickard | [email protected] | ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* SAUDI ARABIA (Larry Todd) Concerning your request about SASO certification: SASO certification in handled by Inchcape Testing Services. You can get informaiton from their web page at http://www.worldlab.com and about halfway down the first page is a link to SASO information You also could call 1-800-WORLDLAB on Monday for more information. Larry Todd. ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* SOUTH AFRICA (Mirko Matejic) Jasmine, Mr. Wojtek Skowronski Tel: +27 12 428-6064 Manager Electronic Engineering and Physics: Standards and Mr. B. Kruger Tel: +27 12 428-7911/ext. 6677 Head of Electronics Laboratories South African Bureau of Standards Fax: +27 12 344-1568 Private Bag X191 Pretoria 0001 South Africa could be able to help you. EMC requirements are the same as in CISPR Publication 22. Good luck, Mirko Matejic The Foxboro Company --------------------------------------- From: "Jasmine Tan (Technical Coordinator)" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] List-Post: [email protected] Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 13:52:43 +0000 Subject: Requirement for South Africa Hi, Does anyone know what are the EMC & Safety requirements for products to be sold in South Africa ? The products are : - Power Adapters - Modem Is it sufficient, if the power adapter is TUV approved ?? Thanks in Advance, <jasmine>
