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Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in 
Information Technology Products    
 
  
EMC/EMI PILOT PROJECT  
DRAFT LIST OF TYPES OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES FOR  
EMC/EMI USED BY ITA PARTICIPANTS  
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Revision  
1.1.  At the Committee's formal meeting of 24  February  2005, the Secretariat was asked to draw up 
a list to categorize the type of assessment procedur es adopted and used by each ITA  participant.  
The list below has been drafted based on the information available as contained in 
G/IT/SPEC/Q4  series and compiled in G/IT/SPEC/Q4/19/Rev.2.  Types of the conformity assessment 
procedures used by ITA  participants are summarized below as (a) to (f) in descending order of 
complexity as per the Guidelines for EMC/EMI  Conformity Assessment Procedures (G/IT/25), 
however, another category is added as (g) to sp ecify those participants applying no mandatory 
assessment procedure:  
a. Certification by a regulator or delegated entity – the equipment has to be submitted to the 
regulator or its delegated entity for certification.  
b. Certification by 3rd party - the equ ipment has to be submitted to certification bodies 
recognized (or approved) by the regulator for certification.  
c. Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) type  1 – the supplier or manufacturer of the 
equipment declares the equipment meets the technical  and administrative requirement.  
A testing laboratory recognized by the regulator tests the equipment and the supplier registers 
this equipment with the regulator.  
d. Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) type  2 – the supplier or manufacturer of the 
equipment declares the equipment meets the technical and administrative requirements on 
the basis of test reports by a testing laboratory recognized by the regulator.  No registration 
of the equipment with the regulator is required.  
e. Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) type  3 – the supplier or manufacturer of the 
equipment declares the equipment meets the technical and administrative requirement.  
The supplier registers the equipment with the regulator. Testing of the equipment by 
recogniz ed testing laboratory is not mandatory.  If testing is undertaken, the choice of the 
testing laboratory rests with supplier or manufacturer.  
f. Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) type  4 – the supplier or manufacturer of the 
equipment declares the e quipment meets the technical and administrative requirement. 
Registration of the equipment with the regulator is not required and testing of the equipment 
by recognized testing laboratory is not mandatory.  If testing is undertaken, the choice of the 
testin g laboratory rests with supplier or manufacturer.  
g. No mandatory assessment procedure.  
 
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  The latest update  has been 
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  1.2.  The above is a generic description of the procedures.  In practice, ITA  participants may use 
different or alternative titles and names to describe their procedures, in such case, they are specified 
as relevant information.  
1.3.  In a communication to the Secretariat , dated 24 May 2023, the Delegation of Viet Nam  
provided information regarding Viet Nam 's EMC/EMI  Conformity Assessment Procedures  (circulated 
in doc ument  G/IT/SPEC/Q4/37 ; this information has been included  and highlighted  in the table 
below . 
   
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Afghanistan         Information not available.  
Albania       x  The appropriate EU directives  shall be applied.  
Australia       x  Amongst the various different forms of EMC/EMI, only conducted and 
radiated limits of emissions are mandatory.  
The Technical Construction File (TCF) can be used in circumstances where it 
is not feasible to have the product tested.  
Bahrain, Kingdom of       x  Noting that in case of applying for equipment Type Approval, a Declaration 
of Conformity from the Manufacturer is required accompanied by 
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)  and Safety Radio Frequency test reports 
by one of the internationally accredited telecommunications laboratories for 
conformity asses sment with a detailed technical description of the equipment 
and associated units, including frequencies that can be tuned or used.  
Canada       x  Proof of compliance is required (to be made available upon request), but no 
registration/submission to indus try Canada is required.  
Label requirements are mandatory.  
China   x       
Colombia    x     Terminal approval applications must be accompanied by the following 
documents: (i)  proof of payment made to the Information and 
Communications Technology Fund for approval of the terminal  
(10 SMMLV); (ii)  documentation (FCC Grant) showing that the terminal 
complies with FCC Standards 22H and 24E; this certification must be 
submitted by the FCC to one of the authorized certification bodies; 
(iii) statement of responsibility letter on compliance with the applicable 
technical standards; (iv)  copy of the terminal's technical specifications and 
(v) labelling specifications that allow for verification of the relationship 
between the terminal model  and the FCCID.  
Costa Rica   x      The type approval of equipment operating in the unlicensed band (in 
accordance with Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission -FCC- 
rules) does not require any kind of test from third parties. The SUTEL 
(Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones ) recog nises the FCC or 
CE certificates.  
Dominican Republic       x   
Egypt     x    The supplier or manufacturer of the equipment declares the equipment meets 
the technical and administrative requirements on basis of test reports by a 
testing laboratory recognized by the regulator.  
The test reports are also submitted to the regulator and type approval for the 
equipment is required based on the documents submitted.  
No local testing is required.  
The testing labs recognized are those recognized by  the Federal 
Communication Commission (FCC) and European Council (EC).  
El Salvador       x  Only compliance with ITU standard is required.    
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European Union       x  In some cases, the opinion of a 3rd party needs to be sought, but only where 
a manufacture has not applied harmoni zed standards or these are not 
available.  
Georgia       x  The following regulations are in place in Georgia relat ing to conformity 
assessment procedures for EMC/EMI:  
– Decree of the Government of Georgia on "Defining conformity 
assessment modules, sub -modules and related procedures" (No.  134, 
31/05/2013), regulation defin ing general conformity procedures;  
– Decree of th e Government of Georgia "Recognition of Technical 
Regulations and Conformity Assessment Documents of the Foreign 
Countries and Access of the Products Bearing the Relevant Marking 
Without Additional Conformity Assessment Procedures and Free 
Placement of Pro ducts on the Market Which is Relevant to Regulated 
Area and at the Same Time are Produced in the Relevant Country" 
(No. 50, 07/03/2013), Georgia unilaterally recognizing technical 
regulations/conformity assessment documents of EU and 
OECD  member countries without additional procedures;  and 
– Decree of the Government of Georgia on approval of "Rules of 
Conformity Assessment Procedures for Imported Objects in Georgia 
Which Required Conformity Assessment" (No.  51, 07/03/2013). 
According to this regulation , conformity assessment procedures 
(regulated sectors), for the imported products from the countries 
which are not defined by Georgian G overnmental Decree (No.  50, 
07/03/2013) conformity assessment procedures are carried out 
according t o Georgian national legis lation.  
In addition, according to the obligations under the Association Agreement 
between the EU and Georgia, Georgia comm itted (within eight  years after the 
entry into force of this Agreement) to approximate its national legislation with 
the EU  Directive  2004/108/EC on electromagnetic compatibility for 2022.  
Guatemala        x Guatemala does not have any regulations on IT  products or conformity 
assessment procedures for IT  products.  
Honduras   x      The procedure is called 'Approval of Telecommunications Equipment' and it 
applies to all equipment that is to be sold and used in telecommunications 
networks in Honduras. Suppliers cannot perform these procedures 
themselves; approval certificates from other internationally recognized 
approval  bodies are accepted. They are based on OAS Inter -American 
Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) resolutions concerning the mutual 
recognition of equipment among administrations.2 
Hong Kong, China        x However, manufactures or equipment suppliers should ensure that their 
products are in compliance with EMC requirements, which are based on 
CISPR 22.  
 
2 Source:  G/IT/SPEC/Q4/26.    
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Iceland         Information not available.  
India  x       
Indonesia  x       Currently, Indonesia only obligates the conformity assessment procedures 
related to EMC/EMI for conduction and radiation of emission. Moreover, 
supplier or manufacturer for equipment needs to declare that the equipment 
has met the technical and administration requirements based on a report of 
the assessment result done by  a testing laboratory recognized by the 
regulator.  
Israel     x    The importer is required to keep the product's technical file that 
attest to the fact that the equipment meets all the necessary 
technical and administrative requirements.  
Japan     x    Mandatory requirements are limited to EMI as for the products covered by 
Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law.  
Jordan    x      
Kazakhstan   x       
Korea, Republic of  x        
Kuwait, the State of         Information not available.  
Kyrgyz Republic         Information not available.  
Macao, China  x        
Malaysia  x      x According to  a recent update, EMC for communication equipment is 
associated under category  (a), of which certification by a regulator or 
delegated entity – the equipment has to be submitted to the regulator or its 
delegated entity for certification. The delegated entity responsible for 
certification is SIRIM QAS.  
EMI remained asso ciated under category  (g). 
Mauritius   x       
Moldova, Republic of       x  Moldova follow ed the procedures for assessment of electromagnetic 
conformity in accordance with the technical regulation "Electromagnetic 
compatibility of equipment", approved by Government Decision No.  95 of 
04.02.2008.  
Recently , the Government  approved a new technical regulation 
"Electromagnetic compatibility of equipment", Decision No.  807 of 
29.10.2015, which creates the necessary framework for the application of 
the Directive No.  2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council 
of 26  February  2014 on the harmonization of the laws of member States 
relating to electromagnetic compatibility. The new regulation will enter  into 
force on 13 November  2017.  
        Radio equipment  and telecommunications terminal equipment should be in 
compliance with the technical regulation "Radio equipment, 
telecommunications terminal equipment and the recognition of their 
conformity" , which was approved by Government Decision No.  1274 of 
23 November  2007. The technical regulation partially transposes and creates 
the necessary framework for the application of the Directive  1999/5/EC of   
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the European Parliament and of the Council of 9  March  1999 on radio 
equipment and telecommunications terminal equipmen t and the mutual 
recognition of their conformity (R&TTE  Directive).  
Montenegro       x  The appropriate European or international standards shall be applied.  
Morocco         Information not available.  
New Zealand       x  Supplier self-declaration and product labelling are required.  
Full mutual recognition with Australia applies to labelled products.  
Suppliers may perform these procedures, however, for Group 2 ISM and 
telecommunications terminal equipment (TTE), the test facility mu st be 
accredited by IANZ or by an accreditation body having a mutual recognition 
arrangement with IANZ.  
Nicaragua         Information not available.  
Norway       x  Norway follows the conformity assessment procedures according to Directive 
89/336/EEC, Directive 73/23/EEC and Directive 1999/5/EC.  
Oman    x      
Panama        x  
Peru x       The approval procedure is carried out by the Peruvian Government through 
the Ministry of Transport and Communications, which issues an approval 
certificate; its purpose is to avoid electromagnetic interference and ensure 
electromagnetic compatibility of the Peruvian spectrum. Thus, the 
importation, manufacture, construction, marketing and use of 
telecommunications equipment and/or appliances that are connected to a 
public telecommunications network in order to provide any 
telecommunications service and/or are used for radio broadcasting require 
approval. This approval is subject to the payment of a processing fee and 
applicants must submit a copy o f the technical manual with specifications for 
the equipment or appliance to be approved, indicating the mark, model, and 
name and address of the manufacturer. In a case of domestically produced 
telecommunications equipment or appliances, measurements and/ or 
technical verifications are conducted.  
Peru recognizes approval certificates or similar documents from the United 
States and/or Canada as equivalent to its own approval certificates.  
Philippines        x  
Qatar       x  Supplier's or manufacturer's Declaration Conformity, and/or accompanying 
test reports from recognized Testing Laboratories is the procedure applicable.  
Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) accepts the results performed 
by one of accredited testing and measurement b odies or agencies, officially 
recognized by the Authority, which is available on CRA  website.    
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Russian Federation   x      The procedures are described in the technical regulation of the Custom Union 
"Electromagnetic compatibility of technical means" (adopted by the Decision 
of the Commission of the Customs Union No.  879 of 9  December  2011) and 
in the regulations on typical schemes of conformity assessment (adopted by 
the Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No.  621 of 
7 April 2011). Procedu res are aligned with international guidelines and 
standards, e.g. ISO/IEC Guides  61 and 65 (the corresponding Russian 
standards (GOSTs) are identical to these).3 
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of       x  For importation of unrestricted ICT  equipment (without radio part), there is 
no conformity assessment procedure required.  
For importation of restricted ICT  equipment (with radio part), suppliers 
should apply for custom release request in which they provide technical 
specification documents for the ICT  equipment and the equipment may be 
tested to confirm compliance.  
In case suppliers or manufacturer s apply for equipment approval optionally, 
applications must be accompanied by manufacturer's DOC, technical 
specifications, and expert opinion and test repo rts from a lab recognized by 
CITC that the equipment complies with the applicable technical standards.  
Seychelles        x Nevertheless, reference is made to the answer from Seychelles to question  3 
of the survey on EMC/EMI, specifically to Annex  2, regarding the use of radio 
communication  equipment classified as a low powered/Short Range Device 
(SRD) (G/IT/SPEC/Q4/29). Basically, as long as the low powered 
equipment/SRD meets international standards such as European 
Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and/or Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC) standards which designate them as low 
powered equipment/SRD, then they will be accepted for usage in the 
Seychelles. In line with the same, entiti es (or their representatives) intending 
to place their equipment on the Seychelles' market are required to submit 
the following documents: (1)  a formal letter requesting whether the 
equipment can be operated in Seychelles; (2)  technical brochure containing  
a general description of the equipment and full technical specifications, 
including operating frequency, EIRP and channel spacing of the equipment; 
and (3)  Declaration or Certificate of Conformity to Standards of the 
equipment by the manufacturer or accre dited independent test houses or 
laboratories having tested or type approved the equipment in respect to: 
(i) Radio Frequency Spectrum; (ii)  Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC); and 
(iii) safety.  
Singapore   x      Tests reports from accredited testing laboratories for conformity assessment 
of EM Interference for approval of telecommunication equipment.  
 
3 Source: G/IT/SPEC/Q4/28.    
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Switzerland       x  1. For Information Technology equipment without radio part, the 
manufacturer may choose one of the following conformity assessment 
procedures:  
 (a) Internal production control;  
 (b) Type examination and conformity to type based on internal 
production control with involvement of a third party (conformity assessment 
body).  
2. For Information Technology equipment co ntaining a radio transmitter 
part, following conformity assessment procedures are possible at the choice 
of the manufacturer who applies in full technical standards designated by the 
Federal Office for Communications (OFCOM) for the conformity assessment 
of the use of spectrum or additional requirements:  
 (a) Internal production control;  
 (b) Type examination and conformity to type based on internal 
production control with involvement of a third party (conformity assessment 
body);  
 (c) Full quality assuranc e procedure.  
3. For these products, the manufacturer who does not apply or applies  
only partly the technical standards designated by the Federal Office for 
Communications (OFCOM) for the conformity assessment of the use of 
spectrum or additional requiremen ts: 
 (a) Type examination and conformity to type based on internal 
production control with involvement of a third party (conformity assessment 
body);  
 (b) Full quality assurance procedure.4 
Chinese Taipei     x    There were 30 items of IT products announced as being applicable to the 
declaration of conformity (DoC) scheme , and has increased to 41 items as of 
March  2015. Under the DoC scheme, p roduct testing should be carried out 
by a designated testing laboratory recognized by the BSMI.  
Tajikistan         Information not available  
Thailand        x  
Türkiye       x  However, if the supplier chooses not to apply harmonized standards or there 
are no harmonized standards, 3rd party opinion is sought.5 
Ukraine       x  In some cases, the opinion of a 3rd party needs to be sought, but only where 
a manufacturer has not applied harmonized standards or these are not 
available.  
United Arab Emirates         Information not available.  
United Kingdom       x  Assessment by a third party may be sought by the manufacturer, for example 
where they have not applied or partly applied Harmonized Standards or if 
they require help by a third  party.  
 
4 Source: G/IT/SPEC/Q4/4/Rev.1.  
5 Source:  G/IT/SPEC/Q4/18.    
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United States of 
America     x     
Viet Nam    x     The National technical regulation QCVN  118:2018/BTTTT requires 
conformity testing and conformity declaration, according to 
Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) type  1 – the supplier or 
manufacturer of the equipment declares the equipment meets the 
technical and administrative requirement. A testing laboratory 
recognized by the regulator tests the equipment and the supplier 
registers this equipment with the regulator (category  (c) mentioned 
in G/IT/W/17/Rev.29). The Government does not require approva l 
of IT  products. Suppliers may perform these procedures (testing, 
declaration of conformity).  
 
These procedures are based on ISO/IEC  17050, with some 
modifications and requirements to be in line with the legislation 
framework of goods and products quality control of Viet Nam.6 
 
 
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6 Source: G/IT/SPEC/Q4/37.