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G/IT/W/17/Rev.8 
19 October 2012 
 (12-5659) 
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in 
Information Technology Products  
 
 
 
EMC/EMI PILOT PROJECT 
 
Draft List of the Types of Conformity Assessment Procedures  
for EMC/EMI Used by ITA Participants 
 
Note by the Secretariat1 
 
Revision 
 
 
 At the Committee's formal meeting of 24 Februa ry 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 informati on 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 en tity - 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 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 
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.8 
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  (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. 
 
(g) No mandatory assessment procedure. 
  The above is a generic description of the proce dures.  In practice, ITA participants may use 
different or alternative titles and names to describe thei r procedures, in such case,  they are specified as 
relevant information. 
 
   
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Participant Type of conformity assessment procedure adopted Relevant Information: a b c d e f g 
Albania        Information not available. 
Australia      x  Amongst the various different forms of EMC/EMI, only conducted and 
radiated limits of em issions are mandatory. 
The Technical Construction File (TCF) can be used in circumstances where 
it is not feasible to have the product tested. 
Bahrain        Information not available. 
Canada      x  Proof of compliance is required (to be  made available upon request), but no 
registration/submission to industry Canada is required. 
Label requirements are mandatory. 
China  x       
Colombia         
Costa Rica  x      The type approval of equipment operating in the unlicensed band (in 
accordance with Part 15 of the Fe deral Communications Commission -FCC- 
rules) does not require any kind of test from third parties.  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. 
Dominican Republic      x   
Egypt        Information not 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 not available. 
Guatemala        Information not 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 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 EM C requirements, which are based on 
CISPR 22. 
Iceland        Information not available. 
India  x       
Indonesia         Information not available. 
Israel        Information not available. 
Japan    x    Mandatory requirements are limited to EMI as for the products covered by 
Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law. 
Jordan   x      
Kingdom of  Saudi 
Arabia        Information not available. 
Korea x         
Kuwait          Information not available. 
Kyrgyz Republic        Information not available. 
Macao, China x         
Malaysia       x   
Mauritius  x       
Moldova        Information not available. 
Montenegro         
Morocco        Information not available. 
                                                      
2 Source: G/IT/SPEC/Q4/26.  
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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 procedures, however, for Group 2 ISM and 
telecommunications terminal equipmen t (TTE), the test facility must be 
accredited by IANZ or by an accreditatio n body having a mutual recognition 
arrangement with IANZ. 
Nicaragua        Information not available. 
Norway      x   Norway follows the conformity a ssessment procedures according to 
Directive 89/336/EEC, Directive 73/2 3/EEC and Directive 1999/5/EC. 
Oman        Information not available. 
Panama        Information not available. 
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 of the technical manual with specifications 
for the equipment or appliance to be approved, indicating the mark, model, 
and name and address of the manufactur er.  In a case of domestically 
produced telecommunications equipment or appliances, measurements 
and/or technical verifi cations 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   
Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu x        There were 19 items of IT products a nnounced as being applicable to the 
declaration of conformity procedure from January 2002, and this has 
increased to 29 items as of October 2005. However, product testing should 
be carried out by a designated testing laboratory recognized by the BSMI. 
Singapore   x      Tests reports from accredited testing labo ratories for conformity assessment 
of EM Interference for approval of telecommunication equipment. 
  
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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 transmitter 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 Offi ce for Communications (OFCOM): 
 (a) Production control plus specific apparatus tests;  (b) Technical construction file procedure; 
 (c) Full quality assurance procedure. 
4. For these products
3, the manufacturer who does not apply or apply 
only partly the technical standards designated by the Federal Office for 
Communications (OFCOM): 
 (a) Technical construction file procedure; 
 (b) Full quality assurance  procedure.  
Thailand       x   
Turkey      x   However, if the supplier chooses not to apply harmonized standards or there 
are no harmonized standards, 3rd party opinion is sought.4 
Ukraine        Information not available. 
United Arab 
Emirates        Information not available. 
                                                      
3 Source: G/IT/SPEC/Q4/4/Rev.1. 
4 Source: G/IT/SPEC/Q4/18.  
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United States    x     
Viet Nam        Information not available 
 
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