Changing the wording of regulatory labels – while desirable from an efficiency standpoint – is risky. The regulatory labels are baked into legislation and not to be trifled with.
Thanks! Charles Grasso W: 303-706-5467 From: micha...@acbcert.com [mailto:micha...@acbcert.com] Sent: Friday, October 18, 2019 12:08 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] combined regulatory statements This message originated outside of DISH and was sent by: owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org<mailto:owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org> Hi Chester, In the example you listed here (combining the statements from 15.19(a)(3) of the FCC, and RSS-GEN section 8.4), that is perfectly acceptable. However I cannot speak for some of the other regulatory labelling statements around the world. Quick note for you: The FCC statement “This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation” should appear on the product, unless the product is too small or the labelling area is too small, in which case it can appear in the user manual. The ISED statement has changed a bit since the example you gave below; it is now: “This device contains licence-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s licence-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference. (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.” ….and that is always in the user manual, not on the product. So, if the FCC statement cannot appear on the product, and it therefore goes in the user manual, then it is ok to combine these two statements into one statement. (noting that the Canadian one must be in French too 😊 ) Merci, Michael. Michael Derby Senior Regulatory Engineer Director ACB Europe Certification Resource for the Wireless Industry Web: www.acbcert.com<http://www.acbcert.com/> e-mail: micha...@acbcert.com<mailto:micha...@acbcert.com> Mobile phone: (+44) 7939 880829 (UK area code) Corporate office phone: USA: (+1) 703 847 4700 From: Chester Summers <csummers@CHARLESMACHINE.WORKS<mailto:csummers@CHARLESMACHINE.WORKS>> Sent: 17 October 2019 19:13 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG<mailto:EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> Subject: [PSES] combined regulatory statements Dear group, Is it prohibited or frowned upon to combine similar or related regulatory statements from different government’s regulatory agencies into one statement for efficiency’s sake? For example, “This product complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules & Industry Canada license-exempt RSS-210, RSS-310, etc. … Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.” In this example Conditions of Operation from FCC and IC (ISED) are nearly identical, hence the combined statement on a product label. Whose statement gets relegated to the user manual when product label area is minimal? What if user documentation is extremely limited, such as a single safety warning/caution sheet? Looking for accounts where combining statements like the above caused issues with NRTLs or certification inspectors. Asking for instances outside of North America, as well. 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