Dear TREGers, John Dorsey writes:
"I am looking for information on the authorities involved with the approvals process for the above countries. Any and all information on the appropriate contacts would be appreciated. " Although we are located in Israel, we cannot claim to be experts on the Israeli type approval process since we have not actually passed any equipment here yet. However, we recently collated the following information while making some enquiries on a client's behalf relating to type approval of an analog modem designed for connection to the PSTN. 1. Type approval authority: Telecommunications Approvals Dept. Ministry of Communication, Ehad Haam 9, Shalom Mayer Tower, Tel Aviv. Tel: +972 3 519 8167 Fax: +972 3 510 7587 The contact is Ms. Paulina Weissman, who is head of department. 2. Safety Standard All telecommunications equipment intended for connection to the electricity supply needs to meet Israeli Standard 1121 (Order No.: Group L; 1-00121-00-0), which the Israeli Standards Institute says is equivalent to IEC 950. The Ministry of Communications requires a certificate of approval from the Israeli Standards Institute, whose address is: Israeli Standards Institute, Haim Levanon 42, Tel Aviv. The electronics laboratory is responsible for issuing the safety certificate and their telephone number is: +972 3 646 5158-9 Our contact is Ms. Ella Perlman (Tel: +972 3 646 5044-7) Standards Institute library (from which Israeli Standards may be ordered): Tel: +972 3 641 2762 Fax: +972 3 646 5191. 3. EMC Standard According to the Israeli Standards Institute, the appropriate Standard is Israeli Standard 961-1 (Order No.: Group K; 1-00961-01-0), which the Israeli Standard Institute says is equivalent to CISPR 22. According to a list of Ministry of Communications requirements for analog equipment for connection to the PSTN, the appropriate EMC Standards are Ministry of Communications Specification No. 504, FCC Part 15 (Class A/B was unspecified), BABT, CNET or FTZ. The Ministry of Communications requires the full EMC test report from the equipment manufacturer, or an FCC, BABT, CNET or FTZ test report. The report should be issued in English (or Hebrew). 4. Analog Telephony Standard Analog terminal equipment: Ministry of Communications Specification No. 002/87 Analog modems: Ministry of Communications Specification No. 003/85 PBX: Ministry of Communications Specification No. 004/85. The Ministry of Communications requires the full telecom test report from the equipment manufacturer, or an FCC, BABT, CNET or FTZ test report. The report should be issued in English (or Hebrew). Parameters specified in the relevant Ministry of Communications Specification but not already tested for FCC, BABT, CNET, FTZ etc., need to be tested separately and a report prepared. Blank reports are available from the Ministry. These take the form of tables that summarize the various requirements of the relevant Specification for the equipment to be approved. The equipment manufacturer is responsible for filling out these tables with references to the test document(s) that indicate that the requirement is met (e.g., FCC Part 68 test report: page number XXX). 5. Documentation to be Presented to the Ministry a. Equipment installation manual (for equipment not connecting to the PSTN using a normal plug and wiring arrangement) b. Operation manual (needs to be translated into Hebrew) c. Safety Certificate from Israeli Standards Institute (for equipment to be connected to electricity supply) d. Technical specifications e. Technical description (electrical schematics, line interface diagrams, PCB layout, document stating the software version and date of release - for equipment including software) f. Test reports g. Filled out copy of relevant Ministry Specification tables, as mentioned above. 6. Additional Comments In order to receive a Ministry license to import telecommunications equipment into Israel, the applicant needs to provide additional papers and fill out forms associated with maintenance, etc.. There are additional documentation requirements from the Ministry (e.g., certificates of quality control of manufacturer, and of adequate support from the importer, labeling and warranty requirements, etc.), and we recommend you to apply directly to the Ministry in order to receive an English language copy of all the requirements. The Ministry has indicated that new Standards are about to be published that will simplify the requirements and procedures. However, we have no further information yet. As you can see, the whole issue is quite complicated, and in general we have much more complete information about other countries than about the local requirements. If your further enquiries reveal new information, or you discover any inaccuracies in the above summary, I would greatly appreciate it if you will share your knowledge with us! I hope you find this information useful. On the subject of Vietnam, I am attaching a copy of a letter posted by Karen Bollard on TREG at the end of January, 1996, in response to a question relating to ISDN in that country. > Vietnam have only recently enacted their 'Standard on Posts and > Telecommunications'. > > To date - I don't know what the final outcome was, but some months ago they > stated that **all ISDN equipment standards would be based on the > recommendations and resolutions on Telecommunications Standardisation of > CCITT of ITU.** > > The Approval Authority is : > > Dept. General of Posts & Telecommunications > 18 Nguyen Du Street > Hanoi > Socialist Republic of Vietnam > > Tel: +84 4 226 580 > > Hope this will be of some use, > > Karen. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > KAREN BOLLARD. > Approvals/Certification > > Eicon Technology Manufacturing Europe Ltd., > Burton Hall Road, > Sandyford Ind. Estate, > Dublin 18, > Ireland. > > Ph: +353 1 295 92 30 > Fx: +353 1 295 92 30 > Mail : [email protected] Best regards, David Drori ----------------------------------------------------------- Novarex Enterprises Ltd., POB 2833, 306-6, Mevo Hapartisanim Street, Jerusalem 91028, Israel. Tel: +972 2 810995 Fax: +972 2 813750 -----------------------------------------------------------
