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Criteria for Designation of U.S. Conformity Assessment 

Bodies under the 

US-Israel Mutual Recognition Agreement

Issue Date: June 2, 2021 (Version 5.2)

Introduction

The Mutual Recognition Agreement between the Government of the United States and the 

Government of the State of Israel for Conformity Assessment of Telecommunications

Equipment (US-Israel MRA) was signed on October 15, 2012 and entered into force on 

December 12, 2013. 

The US-Israel MRA applies to the conformity assessment of telecommunications 

equipment that may be attached to a public telecommunications network and other 

equipment subject to telecommunications regulations, whether wire or wireless, and 

including terrestrial and satellite equipment.

Phase I of the US-Israel MRA provides for the mutual recognition of qualified testing 

laboratories termed here as Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) and mutual acceptance 

of the results of testing of equipment undertaken by recognized CABs. 

Phase II, which covers the recognition of certification bodies, is not currently implemented. 

A U.S. testing laboratory seeking designation by NIST and recognition by the State of 

Israel (Israel) shall meet the requirements identified in this document. CABs must submit 

the documentation and information listed in the Application Checklist (see Section 2.0). 

NIST, as the U.S. Designating Authority under the MRA, will review and process requests 

for designation. 

The Ministry of Communication (MOC) and the Ministry of Economy (MOE) in Israel 

shall make the decision on recognition.

For questions about the information contained in this document, please contact the NIST 

MRA Team via e-mail at mra@nist.gov.
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Table of Contents

1. Requirements for Designation..................................................................................... 3

2. Application Checklist .................................................................................................. 4

3. Guidance on Applicable Test Methods, Procedures and Rules................................... 5

3.1 Part I: EMC/Safety ......................................................................................................... 5

3.2 Part II: Wireline Equipment ............................................................................................ 5

3.3 Part III: Wireless Equipment ........................................................................................... 6

3.4 Part IV: Type Approval – Licensed Frequencies ........................................................... 6

4. Additional References ................................................................................................. 6

Annex I: Document Control Information ........................................................................... 7
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1. Requirements for Designation

To be eligible for designation by NIST to Israel for consideration as a recognized testing 

laboratory for telecommunications equipment, the U.S. CAB shall meet the following 

requirements:

1.1 The CAB shall be a legally identifiable entity located in the U.S.

1.2 The CAB shall be ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by a U.S. laboratory accreditation 

body that is listed by NIST1as acceptable for use for the purpose of the NIST 

MRA designations under various EMC/Telecom MRAs.

1.3 The CAB shall meet all testing laboratory requirements described in the FCC 

Accredited Testing Laboratory Program Roles and Responsibilities2 document 

and shall be recognized by the U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) 

as an Accredited Laboratory.

1.4 The CAB shall have expert knowledge of Israel’s applicable laws, technical 

regulations and administrative requirements relevant to the testing of 

telecommunications equipment covered under the scope of the US-Israel MRA. 

Refer to US-Israel MRA, Appendix A.I for further information. 

1.5 Israel has provided information on applicable test methods, procedures and rules. 

This information is included in Section 3 below. The CAB shall be ISO/IEC 

17025 accredited for one or more of the test methods listed in Sections 3.1, 3.2 

and 3.3. If the CAB is seeking recognition for an equivalent test method listed in 

Section 3, the CAB’s ISO/IEC 17025 Scope of Accreditation must include the full 

citation, including the edition number and date information. 

1.6 The CAB is responsible for staying up-to-date with the applicable test methods, 

procedures and rules of Israel as these apply to the scope of the MRA. The CAB 

shall have a policy and procedure that describes how the CAB stays up-to-date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

CABs will be designated on the basis of (1) FCC recognition and (2) maintaining an

ISO/IEC 17025 Scope of Accreditation containing one or more relevant test methods 

identified in Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 of this document.

1 https://www.nist.gov/standardsgov/accreditation-bodies-mras

2 https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/forms/FTSSearchResultPage.cfm?switch=P&id=44684
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2. Application Checklist

To apply for designation, the CAB shall submit the following documents/information to the 

NIST MRA Program Office at mra@nist.gov.

CAB use Application Checklist NIST use 

Copy of this Application Checklist.

Cover letter that includes the following information: organization 

name, web address, mailing address, physical address of laboratory, 

main phone number, and the CAB’s primary and alternate contact

information (including name, title, email address and phone number) 

for that location.

Documentation of FCC Recognition as an Accredited Laboratory.

A copy of the ISO/IEC 17025 Scope and Certificate of Accreditation 

valid for at least six more months.

The Scope of Accreditation must include one or more of the test 

methods identified in Sections 3. (For equivalent test methods listed in 

Section 3, the Scope must include the full citation, including the test 

method’s edition number and the date information.) NIST will

designate the CAB for the relevant test methods.

A copy of the CAB’s written policy and procedures for staying up-todate with telecommunications equipment testing requirements for 

Israel.

Signed CAB Declaration Form (version: June 1, 2021)

NAME OF CAB: _____________________________________________________

COMPLETED BY: ____________________________________________________

E-MAIL ADDRESS: __________________________________________________
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3. Guidance on Applicable Test Methods, Procedures and Rules

(This information has been provided by Israel.)

3.1 Part I: EMC/Safety

a. SI 62368 Part 1

SI 62368 Part I (November 2018) is available on request from mra@nist.gov. 

This Israeli standard is the national adoption of IEC 62368, Part I, Edition 2.0: 

2014-02 with national deviations (modifications and additions). 

Equivalent: IEC 62368 Part 1, Edition 2.0: 2014-02

[If the CAB is accredited to the equivalent standard, the recognition will state:

“IEC 62368 Part 1 (equivalent to SI 62368 Part I, does not include Israeli 

national deviations.”]

Important Note: On March 11, 2019 Israeli Standard SI 62368 Part 1 replaced SI 

60065 and SI 60950 Part 1. SI 62368 Part 1 is an adoption of IEC 62368-1 -

Edition 2.0: 2014-02. As of December 20, 2020, only SI 62368 Part 1 and its 

equivalent as noted above (IEC 62368 Part 1, Edition 2.0: 2014-02) are valid.

b. SI 961 Part 32

Equivalent: CISPR 32 : 2015 (Edition 2.0) 

[If the CAB is accredited to the equivalent standard, the recognition will state: 

"CISPR 32 (equivalent to SI 961 Part 32, does not include Israeli national 

deviations.”] 

c. SI 961 Part 24

Equivalent: CISPR 24, Edition 2.1:2015-04

[If the CAB is accredited to the equivalent standard, the recognition will state: 

“CISPR 24, Edition 2.1:2015-04 (equivalent to SI 961 Part 24)."]

3.2 Part II: Wireline Equipment

PSTN, ISDN BRI and ISDN PRI, DSL - Ministry of Communications Specification: 

Communications Order (Telecommunications and Broadcasting) - Exemption from a 

Type Permit for End User Equipment, 2014 

Type approval is required for all types of wireline communication equipment 

connected to a public communications network, except those detailed in the 
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Communications Order (Telecommunications and Broadcasting) - Exemption from a 

Type Permit for End User Equipment, 2014.

- Reference documents: 

Communications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasting) 

https://www.nevo.co.il/law_html/Law01/032_002.htm

Communications Order (Telecommunications and Broadcasting) - Exemption 

from Type Permit for End Equipment 

https://www.nevo.co.il/law_html/Law01/501_097.htm

- Link to MOC website: 

https://www.gov.il/en/departments/ministry_of_communications

3.3 Part III: Wireless Equipment

a. Wireless Telegraph Ordinance (Ordinance Non-application Directive), 1982 

https://www.nevo.co.il/Handlers/LawOpenDoc.ashx?id=72126 ;

https://www.nevo.co.il/law_word/law06/tak-8462.pdf

b. Frequencies for GSM, UMTS and LTE networks

https://www.nevo.co.il/law_word/law10/yalkut7616.pdf#xml=http://www.nevo.co.il/Handlers/Highlighter/PdfHighlighter.ashx?i

ndex=0&type=Main

(Note: English translation of 3.3.a (first link) is available from NIST upon request.)

3.4 Part IV: Type Approval – Licensed Frequencies

Type approval is required for all types of equipment operating at frequencies that do 

not meet the terms detailed in the Wireless Telegraph Ordinance (Ordinance Nonapplication Directive), 1982

4. Additional References

For information on mandatory Israeli Standards published by decree, see: 

http://www.economy.gov.il/English/Industry/Standardization/Pages/OfficialStandardsAp

p.aspx

For standardization information in Israel, see:

http://www.economy.gov.il/English/Industry/Standardization/Pages/PolicyInIsrael.aspx

For the list of US test labs recognized under the US-Israel Telecom MRA, see Annex IV: 

https://www.gov.il/en/Departments/Guides/standardization_international_activity?chapte

rIndex=4
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Annex I: Document Control Information

Date Description Other Details

February 7, 2014 Version 1.0 First version released to stakeholders for 

implementation

March 24, 2015 Version 2.0 Document updated per Israel letter dated 

01/25/2015.

Introduction – updated MOITAL to 

Ministry of Economy.

Important Notice – removed statement that 

no scope of designation is required.

Important Notice - specified that relevant 

test methods for designation are listed in 

Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3.

Application Checklist – added statement 

that NIST will designate for relevant test 

methods.

Section 3.1 – added alternative test 

methods.

Section 3.1 – removed FCC Part 15.

Section 3.2c – corrected reference for 

ANSI T1.413i2.

Section 3.3 a – updated link.

Section 3.4 Land Mobile Cellular – deleted 

(b) GSM 1800 and (c) UMTS 2100 

information.

Other minor edits as highlighted.

July 22, 2015 Version 2.1 Section 3.3.a, per Israel MOE, modified 

year (from 1984 to 1982) on Wireless 

Telegraph Ordinance (Ordinance Nonapplication Directive), 1982 
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February 27, 2018 Version 3.0 Document updated per Israel e-mail dated 

2/19/2018. 

Section 3.1 a – updated version of IEC 

60950-1 added

Section 3.1 b – deleted SI 961 Part 6.1 and 

added SI 961 Part 32

Updated links to the NIST website

September 18, 2019 Version 4.0 Document updated based on edits provided 

by Israel on 08/19/2019 and where 

information is no longer up-to-date. Out of 

date information has been deleted and 

newly added text and/or links have been 

highlighted in yellow. 

Section 3.1 (a, b, c) – added “equivalent” 

before the equivalent standards and 

clarified how the recognitions will be cited 

if equivalent standards are the ones 

recognized. 

Section 3.1 a – removed Amendment 2 

from the equivalent standard IEC 60950-1 

and added Important Note regarding 

replacement of SI 60950 Part I after 

December 20, 2020. 

Section 3.1 b - SI 961 Part 32 – deleted the 

entries “Before May 5, 2018” and “After 

May 5, 2018.” 

Section 3.2 – replaced with new text and 

added new links to the MOC website, the 

Communications Law and the 

Communications Order.

Section 3.3 a – added new link

Section 3.3 b – added new link and added 

LTE to title

Section 3.4 – added new opening statement 

and deleted the rest of text. including 
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Tables 1 and 2, the license exempt 

frequency information section (3.5), and 

the footnote 3.

Section 4 – added new links to existing 

entries and added a link to the list of US 

labs recognized by Israel.

January 8, 2021 Version 5.0 Section 1.5 and Section 2 – added 

statement that the Scope of Accreditation 

must include the full citation of the 

equivalent standard listed in Section 3.

Section 3.1 a – removed SI 60950 Part I 

(and equivalent: IEC 60950-1 – Edition 

2.2:2013-05); newly added SI 62368 Part 

(and equivalent: IEC 62368 Part 1, Edition 

2.0: 2014-02); modified the note. 

Section 3.1 b – removed “2015” from the 

italicized statement about recognition for 

the equivalent standard and added “2015” 

to the equivalent standard reference.

Section 3.1 c – Removed SI 961 Part 6.2 

(and equivalent CISPR 24: Edition 2.0: 

2010-08); newly added SI 961 Part 24 (and 

equivalent CISPR 24: Edition 2.1:2015-04)

February 8, 2021 Version 5.1 Section 3.1 a - Noted availability of SI 

62368 Part 1

Section 3.3 a - Added link.

June 2, 2021 Version 5.2 Section 2 – Updated link to the NIST CAB 

Declaration form (version: June 1, 2021)