WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/IT/W/17 
6 September 2005 
 (05-3858) 
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 
 
 
 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 reco gnized 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 regul ator. Testing of the equipment by recognized 
testing laboratory is not mandatory.  If tes ting 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.  
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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 pro cedures. 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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Type of conformity assessment procedure adopted Participant 
a b c d e f g Relevant Information: 
Albania        Information not available. 
Australia      x  Amongst the various different fo rms 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        Information not available. 
Bulgaria      x   
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        Information not available. 
Costa Rica        Information not available. 
Croatia        Information not available. 
Egypt        Information not available. 
El Salvador      x  Only compliance with ITU standard is required. 
European 
Communities      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. 
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. 
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 Applian ce and Material Safety Law. 
Jordan       x  
Korea x          
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Type of conformity assessment procedure adopted Participant 
a b c d e f g Relevant Information: 
Kyrgyz Republic        Information not available. 
Macao, China x         
Malaysia        Information not available. 
Mauritius  x       
Moldova        Information not available. 
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 
must be accredited by IANZ or by an accreditation body having a 
mutual recognition arrangement with IANZ. 
Norway      x   Norway follows the conformity assessment procedures according to 
Directive 89/336/EEC, Directive 73/23/EEC and Directive 1999/5/EC. 
Oman        Information not available. 
Panama        Information not available. 
Philippines       x   
Romania      x   When a manufacturer has not applie d harmonized standards or these 
are not available, 3rd party opinion is needed. 
Separate Customs Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu x        There are 19 items of IT products announced to be applicable to the 
declaration of conformity proce dure from January 2002. However, 
product testing should be carried out by a designated testing laboratory recognized by the BSMI. 
Singapore 
  x      Tests reports from accredited testing laboratories for conformity 
assessment of EM Interference for approval of telecommunication equipment. 
Switzerland     x    On electromagnetic compatibility, a technical report or certificate 
issued by a competent assessment body is mandatory if the manufacture has not or partially used the harmonized standards as a 
base for the conformity assessment procedure.
   
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a b c d e f g Relevant Information: 
For radio transmitters and telecomm unications terminal equipment, 
complementary conformity assessment procedures are required. 
 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.2 
United States    x     
 
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 2 Source: G/IT/SPEC/Q4/18.