G/IT/SPEC/Q4/29  
 
22 March 2017  
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Committee of Pa rticipants on the Expansion of Trade in 
Information Technology Products  Original: English  
 
SURVEY ON EMC/EMI  
REPLIES TO THE SURVE Y 
Communication from Seychelles  
The following communication, dated 19 September  2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  Seychelles . 
 
 
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1. (a) Does your Government have mandatory t echnical requirements for 
electromagnetic interference of Information Technology equipment? If so, 
please identify.  
 
There are no mandatory technical requirements for electromagnetic interference of 
Information Technology equipment.  
 
 (b) Are these require ments harmonized with CISPR  22? If not, please explain the 
current requirements.  
 
Not Applicable. Please refer to the answer of Question  1(a) above.  
 
2. (a) Does your government have mandatory technical requirements for 
electromagnetic immunity of Informat ion Technology equipment? If so, 
please identify.  
 
There are no mandatory technical requirements for electromagnetic immunity of 
Information Technology equipment.  
 
 (b) Are these requirements harmonized with CISPR  24? If not, please explain the 
current req uirements.  
 
Not Applicable. Please refer to the answer of Question  2(a) above.  
 
3. (a) What conformity assessment procedure for electromagnetic compatibility 
(EMC/EMI), which includes both interference and immunity, does your 
government require for approva l of information technology products?  
 
The Department do not perform type approval and as a result do not issue any type 
approval certificates. However, authorization from the Department is required for 
certain radio communication equipment before it is im ported in Seychelles. 
Notwithstanding the above, please find attached (Annex  1), the procedures for 
importing and obtaining a licence for radio communication equipment which are 
classified as "restricted goods " under the "Customs Management (Prohibited and  
Restricted Goods) Regulations, 2014 ". Please be advised that the procedures do not 
apply for the following equipment:  
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  1. Non radio communication equipment;  
2. Low power short range radio communication devices; and  
3. Information technology products conta ining low power short range integrated 
radio communication devices.  
 
Nevertheless, if the radio communication equipment is a low powered/Short Range Device (SRD), 
which is not a restricted good, then an import permit is not required for its importation and  the 
procedure is as per Annex  2. 
 
 (b) May suppliers perform these procedures (e.g. testing, declaration of 
conformity), or must third  parties perform these procedures?  
 
There are no restrictions of the entity performing the procedures.  
 
 (c) What interna tional guidelines or standards, if any, are those procedures 
based on? If not, what guidelines or standards are they based on?  
 
Please refer to the answers of Questions 3 (a) and 3 (b) above.  
 
4. Has your regulatory authority received any complaint or had an y problems 
regarding the EMC/EMI  aspects of the approved information technology products? 
If yes, how frequent? And please identify the nature of the complaint/problem.  
 
To date, there are no records of any complaint or any problems with regards to the 
EMC/EMI aspects of the approved information technology products.  
 
 
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  ANNEX  1 
PROCEDURES FOR IM PORTING AND OBTAININ G A LICENCE  
FOR RADIO COMMUNICAT ION EQUIPMENT  
The Communications Division of the DICT is responsible for authorizing the importat ion of 
radiocommunication equipment into the Seychelles. I f you are considering importing  
such equipment, this is informati on on procedures and guidelines  
that need to be followed.  
1. Radiocommunication (radio) equipment are restricted goods  under the Cust oms 
Management (Prohibited and Restricted Goods) Regulations, 2014.  
 
2. An import permit  is required from the Import/Export Permit Section of the Ministry of 
Finance, Trade and The Blue Economy  to import any radio equipment. An import permit is 
granted upo n authorization from the Communications Division of the Department of 
ICT (DICT), Office of the President.  
 
3. A licence  is required to possess, set -up or operate, whether assembled of otherwise any 
radio equipment, under the Broadcasting and Telecommunica tion Act, 2000 (Act  2 of 2000).  
 
4. Examples  of radio equipment are walkie -talkies, amateur radios, aeronautical radios, 
satellite dishes, satellite maritime transceivers, and jammers.  
 
5. Applications  for an Import Permit to import radio equipment should be submitted (usually 
by letter/e -mail) to either of the following : 
 
i. DICT (copy to 'ii' below).  
ii. Import/Export Permit Section (copy to 'i' above).  
 
Note 1: Import/Export Permit Section forwards all applications to DICT for processing.  
 
6. All applica nts are required to provide the following information  to DICT when asking for 
permission to import and operate any radio equipment in Seychelles:  
 
(a) The purpose of the equipment;  
 
(b) The make and model of the equipment, including the antenna; alternativ ely the 
applicant can provide a copy of the technical literature/brochure (manufacturer 's 
technical specification sheets) for the equipment;  
 
(c) The quantity of equipment to be imported;  
 
(d) The anticipated frequency band or specific frequencies of opera tion of the equipment;  
 
(e) Envisaged  location in Seychelles where the equipment will be setup and operated; and  
 
(f) Period of use of the equipment.  
 
Note 2: Other information may be requested by DICT.  
 
7. Upon receipt of all the necessary information, DI CT conducts a frequency clearance 
procedure if no frequency was previously assigned to the applicant (e.g.  no previous licence, 
no previous authorization to import and operate).  
 
8. In cases where DICT have no objection in principle  to grant authorization to the 
applicant, the applicant is requested by DICT to apply for a licence at Seychelles Licensing 
Authority (SLA) for operating the radio equipment before DICT grants the authorization.  
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  9. Once DICT receives confirmation from SLA of the applicant 's appl ication for a licence to 
operate the radio equipment, DICT formally grants authorization to the applicant ; 
copying the correspondence to relevant parties, usually the Import/Export Permit Section, 
Revenue Commission and SLA.  
 
10. In cases where DICT refuse s authorization , the applicant is formally advised of the 
decision; copying the correspondence to the relevant parties indicated in '9'. 
 
11. Based on the decision of DICT, the Import/Export Permit Section either grants or refuses  
the applicant an Import P ermit for the radio equipment.  
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  ANNEX  2 
PROCEDURE FOR APPROV AL OF LOW POWERED/SH ORT RANGE DEVICES (S RD) 
Radiocommunication equipment classified as low powered/SRD are not licensed in Seychelles 
because they operate/transmit at a very low power and/or have  a short range of operation and are 
unlikely to cause harmful interference to other radiocommunication equipment. Since low 
powered/SRD are unlicensed, the same have to accept harmful interference from other licensed 
services and cannot claim protection fr om harmful interference from authorized radio transmitters. 
Consequently, as long as the equipment meets international standards such as European 
Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and/or Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 
standards which d esignate them as low powered/SRD, then they will be accepted for usage in the 
Seychelles. In line with the same, entities (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 accredited independent test houses or laboratories having tested or 
type approved the equipment in respect to:  
i. Radio Frequency Spectrum  
ii. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)  
iii. Safety.  
 
If the documents submitted confirm that the equipment is a low powered/SRD, the Department 
will issue the entities (or their representatives) with a letter of acceptance of use of the equipment 
in Seychelle s. 
 
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