John, The general approvals scheme GAS (unfortunate acronym) and Manufacturer's declaration of conformity (MDC) both have pros and cons. Both schemes are operating although there are caveats to using them.
The GAS covers single line PSTN equipment and no longer requires you to submit a sample to TAS for testing. Should you use the GAS, you are unable to apply the TAS type approval marking which is widely recognised in the Singapore marketplace. With the GAS, you are still required to comply with the relevant TAS standard (PSTN 1), so unless you have in-house facilities capable of performing this testing, you will still need to have it tested "somewhere". Should you wish to apply the TAS approval mark you can still use the standard type approval route. The MDC procedure covers most RF products and some multi line equipment and has major advantages for manufacturers with comprehensive test data. Note ISDN products must still use the standard type approval route. In practice, TAS want to see test reports answering clauses contained within the various TAS specifications. If your test reports do not address the clauses raised, you may be forced to go the standard TAS testing path (as I recently found with a low power RF device). Be aware that you still need a company or person resident in Singapore with a line transmission dealers license to hold the approval and for their dealers license number to appear on the label of the equipment (in the case of the GAS). At the risk of being accused of gratuitous advertising, our office recently gained a TAS dealers license to assist manufacturers that don't have a local office. Best Regards, -- Martin Garwood,General Manager TUV Product Service Asia Pacific Singapore Ph: +65 779 8738 Fx: 779 0879 [email protected] wrote: > Hi Treggers, > > Anyone try to use the new Singapore approval method for PSTN or > Digital leased circuit equipment (Manufacturer's Declaration of Conformity > or General Approval scheme)? The new rules came up Nov. / Dec. 98. > The documents are found on > http://www.tas.gov.sg/website/home.nsf/html/indexIndustryMgmt > > John Czyzewicz > Natural MicroSystems
