G/IT/W/17/Rev.21  
 
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Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in 
Information Technology Products    
 
 
EMC/EMI PILOT PROJEC T 
DRAFT LIST OF TYPES OF CONFORMITY ASSESS MENT PROCEDURES FOR  
EMC/EMI USED BY ITA PARTICIPANTS  
NOTE BY THE SECRETAR IAT1 
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 specify 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 certif ication.  
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 (SDo C) 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.  
f. Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) type 4 - the supplier or manufa cturer 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 i s undertaken, the 
choice of the testing laboratory rests with supplier or manufacturer.  
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.  
                                                
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.   
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Afghanistan         Information not available.  
Albania         Information not available.  
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         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    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 certifi cation 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 specif ications 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 ) recognises 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 th e 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.  
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.   
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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.  
Iceland         Information not available.  
                                                
2 Source:  G/IT/SPEC/Q4/26.   
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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      
Kazakhstan         Information not available.  
Korea, Republic of  x        
Kuwait, the State of         Information not available.  
Kyrgyz Republic         Information not available.  
Macao, China  x        
Malaysia        x  
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 th e necessary framework for the application of the 
Directive  1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
9 March  1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal 
equipment 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.   
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New Zealand       x  Supplier self -declaration and product labelling are required.  
Full mutual recognition with Australi a applies to labelled products.  
Suppliers may perform these procedures, however, for Group 2 ISM and 
telecommunications terminal equipment (TTE), the test facility must be 
accredited by IANZ or by an accreditation body having a mutual recognition 
arrangemen t 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         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 manufacturer. In a case of domestically 
produced telecommunications equipment or appliances, measurements 
and/or technical verifications are conducted.  
Peru recognizes approval certificat es 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 measureme nt bodies 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 Comm ission 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  equipmen t 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 reports 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 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 that c an 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 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;  
 (b) Technical construction file procedure;  
 (c) Full quality assurance procedure.  
4. For these products, 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.4 
Chinese Taipei     x    There were 30 items of IT products ann ounced 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  
Turkey       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 States of 
America     x     
                                                
4 Source: G/IT/SPEC/Q4/4/Rev.1.  
5 Source:  G/IT/SPEC/Q4/18.   
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Viet Nam         Information not available  
 
 
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