G/IT/W/17/Rev.9  
 
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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 assessmen t procedures adopted and used by each ITA 
participant. The list below has been drafted base d 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 specify those participants applying no 
mandatory assessment procedure:  
a. Certification by a regulator or delegated enti ty - the equipment has to be submitted to 
the regulator or its delegated entity for certification. 
b. Certification by 3
rd party - the equipment 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 re gulator 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 la boratory 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 th e regulator. Testing of the equipment by 
recognized 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 equipment 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 testing laboratory rests with supplier or manufacturer. 
                                               
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. G/IT/W/17/Rev.9 
 
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g. No mandatory assessment procedure. 
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. 
 
 
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Albania        Information no t available. 
Australia      x  Amongst the various different form s 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        Information not available. 
Canada      x  Proof of compliance is required (to be  made available upon request), but no 
registration/submission to in dustry Canada is required. 
Label requirements are mandatory. 
C h i n a   x        
Colombia   x     Terminal approval applications must  be accompanied by the following 
documents: (i) proof of paymen t 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 an d 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 pa rties. The SUTEL 
(Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones ) recognises the FCC or CE 
certificates. 
Croatia      x  In some cases, the opinion of a 3rd party needs to be sought, but only 
where a manufacture has not applied harmonised standards or these are 
not available. 
D o m i n i c a n  R e p u b l i c       x    
Egypt        Information no t available. 
El Salvador      x  Only compliance with ITU standard is required. 
European Union      x  In some cases, the opinion of a 3rd party needs to be sought, but only 
where a manufacture has not applied harmonised standards or these are 
not available. 
Georgia        Information no t available. 
Guatemala        Information no t available.  
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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 fro m other internationally recognized 
approval bodies are accepted. They  are based on OAS Inter-American 
Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) resolutions concerning the mutual 
recognition of equipmen t 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. 
I c e l a n d         I n f o rmation not available. 
India  x       
I n d o n e s i a          I n formation not available. 
Israel        Information no t available. 
J a p a n     x     M a n d a t o r y  r e q u i r e m e n t s  a r e  l i mited to EMI as for the products covered by 
Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law. 
Jordan   x      
Korea, Republic of x        
Kuwait, the State of        Information no t available. 
Kyrgyz Republic        Information not available. 
Macao, China x        
Malaysia       x  
Mauritius  x       
Moldova, Republic of        Information not available. 
Montenegro         
M o r o c c o         I n f o rmation not available. 
New Zealand      x  Supplier self-declaration and pr oduct labelling are required. 
Full mutual recognition with Australia applies to labelled products.  
Suppliers may perform these procedur es, however, for Group 2 ISM and 
telecommunications terminal equipment (TTE), the test facility must be 
accredited by IANZ or by an accredit ation body having a mutual recognition 
arrangement with IANZ. 
Nicaragua        Information not available. 
Norway      x  Norway follows the conformity asse ssment procedures according to 
Directive 89/336/EEC, Directive 73/23/EEC and Directive 1999/5/EC. 
Oman        Information no t available. 
Panama        Information no t available. 
                                               
2 Source: G/IT/SPEC/Q4/26.  
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Peru x       The approval procedure is ca rried out by the Peruvian Government through 
the Ministry of Transport and Commun ications, which issues an approval 
certificate; its purpose is to avoid electromagnetic inte rference 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 netw ork 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 of the technical manual with specifications for the equipment or appliance to be approved, indicating the mark, model, and name and address of the manufact urer. 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  
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of         I n f o r m a t ion not available. 
Singapore 
  x      Tests reports from accredited test ing laboratories for conformity 
assessment of EM Inte rference for approval of telecommunication 
equipment. 
 
Switzerland 
      x  1. For Information Technology equipment3 without radio part of which 
cannot be connected to a public telecommunication network, the 
manufacturer may choose one of the following conformity assessment 
procedures:  (a) Internal production control;  (b) Internal production control with involvement of a third party (conformity assessment body). 2. For Information Technology equipment
3 that can be connected to a 
public telecommunication network but without radio tran smitter part, the 
manufacturer may choose one of the following conformity assessment 
procedures:  (a) Internal production control;  (b) Technical construction file procedure;  (c) Full quality assurance procedure. 3. For Information Technology equipment
3 containing a radio 
transmitter part, following conformity assessment procedures are possible 
at the choice of the manufacturer if they apply in full technical standards designated by the Federal Office for Communications (OFCOM):  (a) Production control plus specific apparatus tests; 
                                               
3 Source: G/IT/SPEC/Q4/4/Rev.1.  
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 (b) Technical construction file procedure; 
 (c) Full quality assurance procedure. 
4. For these products3, the manufacturer who does not apply or apply 
only partly the technical standards de signated by the Federal Office for 
Communications (OFCOM):  (a) Technical construction file procedure;  (b) Full quality assurance procedure. 
Chinese Taipei x       There were 19 items of IT products announced as being applicable to the 
declaration of conformity procedur e from January 2002, and this has 
increased to 29 items as of October 2005. However, product testing should 
be carried out by a designated testin g laboratory recognized by the BSMI. 
Tajikistan        Information not available 
Thailand       x  
T u r k e y       x   H o w e v e r ,  i f  t h e  s u p p l i e r  chooses not to apply harmonized standards or 
there are no harmonized standards, 3rd party opinion is sought.4 
Ukraine        Information no t available. 
United Arab Emirates        Information not available. 
United States    x     
Viet Nam        Information not available 
 
 
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4 Source: G/IT/SPEC/Q4/18.