2022/12/02

SGS Worldwide Certification News- 202212

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) released a notification to extend the implementation date of the latest Indian standard for Language support of Mobile handset IS 16333(Part 3): 2022 from December 17, 2022 to June 17, 2023.

Bahrain

TRA Released Spectrum for 5G Private Networks

To enable better mobile broadband for consumers and support industrial applications, The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) allowed to use 5G private networks by part of the C-Band spectrum in the 3.8-4.2 GHz on November 29, 2022.

China

MIIT Released Draft Regulation Regarding CMIIT ID

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a draft regulation on November 11, 2022, which proposed the coding of CMIIT ID that is issued to approved radio equipment and opened a public consultation. The draft regulation is as follows:

CMIIT ID: AABCCDDDEEEE. Total 12 digits which includes English letters and numbers.
AA	Year code by 2 numbers. Ex. Certificate is applied in 2022, then it should be “22”.
B	Equipment code by 1 English capital letter which will be released by MIIT.
CC	Territory code by 2 numbers which will be released by MIIT.
DDD	Manufacturer code by 3 digits which include English letters and at least 1 number. The system will provide it randomly and there is no English letter “I” and “O”. This manufacturer code is lifetime and it can’t be changed or revised due to change of company name.
EEEE	Autonomous code by 4 digits which include English letter and numbers. First digit can be an English capital letter or a number but the rest 3 digits must be numbers.

MIIT Decided to Start Self-inspection and Self-certification Pilot Work

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released《Notification of Self-inspection And Self-certification pilot work for SRRC by The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology》on November 29, 2022, and decided to start self-inspection and self-certification pilot work. The main points are as follows:

Estimated to conduct pilot work on 5 manufacturers in maximum in 2022
Manufacturer only needs to provide SRRC testing report and MIIT will audit and issue certificate according to regulation
The pilot work may be extended or revised after 1 year
All the samples in this period need to be hold at manufacturer for 2 years after certification in order to be inspected by MIIT
Those who are disqualified from the pilot work by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for any illegal activities shall not re-apply for the qualification within three years

Colombia

ANE Published Resolution 737 for WiFi 6E

Colombia’s National Spectrum Agency (ANE) released Resolution 737 on November 18, 2022, officially adding the 1,200 MHz that comprise the 6 GHz frequency band to the Resolution 105 of 2020. This will allow the use of this spectrum for Wireless Access Systems (WAS) and promote the use of unlicensed technologies such as Wi-Fi 6/6E. ANE determined the conditions to use WAS technologies for frequencies in the range of 5,925 MHz to 7,125 MHz, highlighting that the band can only operate under indoor conditions.

Malaysia

MCMC Released SQASI/CMCS/1/22/0010 Notification

On November 15, 2022, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) released notification SQASI/CMCS/1/22/0010 which approved and published four revisions of Technical Codes for certification of multimedia, communication and hybrid equipment. Below is the list of the newly revised Technical Codes:

Technical Codes	Title	Main points
MCMC MTSFB TC T004: 2022	SPECIFICATION FOR DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION (DTT) BROADCAST RECEIVER (SECOND REVISION)	- The operating frequency for DTT broadcast services is updated to 470 MHz - 694 MHz. - This document shall be used in tandem with the latest revision of the common test suite (MCMC MTSFB TC T011), which is currently being revised by the MSTFB Working group. Therefore, until the latest revision of the common test suit document is published, the MTSFB TC T004:2013 shall be used for DTT broadcast receiver equipment certification.
MCMC MTSFB TC T006:2022	SPECIFICATION FOR DIRECT-TO-HOME (DTH) BROADCAST RECEIVER FOR SET TOP BOX (STB) (SECOND REVISION)	- Inclusion of new standard for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC).
MCMC MTSFB TC T014:2022	DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION (DTT) ACTIVE INDOOR ANTENNA (FIRST REVISION)·	- A grace period of 6 months is granted to the existing interim approval, whereby during this period, applicant is required to submit the equipment for testing at SIRIM to obtain full approval.
MCMC MTSFB TC T015: 2022	IMT-ADVANCED (LONG TERM EVOLUTION) - USER EQUIPMENT (FIRST REVISION)·	- An operating frequency of 800 MHz (LTE Band 20) is added in the operating band plans. -700 MHz frequency band (LTE Band 28) is assigned for the purpose of anchoring for 5G UE operations in Non-standalone (NSA) mode as specified in the MCMC SRSP MS 700.

India

MoEFCC Published the Official Gazette《E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022》

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India (MoEFCC) published the official gazette《E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022》on November 2, 2022. This rule applies to all manufacturers, producers, refurbishers, dismantlers and recyclers who have involved in manufacturing, sale, transferring, purchasing, refurbishing, dismantling, recycling and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment outlined in the rules. The main point are as follows:

This rule shall come into force from April 1, 2023. Waste batteries, packaging plastics and radio-active wastes are excluded
Seven categories of electrical and electronic equipment are included in the rules, which their components, consumables, parts and spares are also covered under the rules
All mentioned manufacturers, producers, refurbishers, dismantlers and recyclers shall register on the portal separately
The Indian Customs will ask to show the evidence of E-Waste registration for every imported product

BIS Extended the Implementation of IS 16333(Part 3): 2022

DoT Moved Certain Products from GCS Scheme to SCS Scheme

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) announced to move certain products under MTCTE from GCS (general certification scheme) to SCS (simple certification scheme), please refer to above table for product list. This change will come into effect from January 1, 2023, however these products are still subjected under GCS scheme before the mentioned date.

No.	Product	MTCTE Phase
1	Cordless Phone	Phase I
2	Private Automatic Branch Exchange	Phase I
3	PON Family of Broadband Equipment	Phase II
4	Transmission Terminal Equipment (SDH, Multiplexing Equipment)	Phase II
5	Equipment Operating in 2.4G and 5GHz band	Phase III
6	LAN Switch	Phase IV
7	Router	Phase IV

Products Covered Under Phase III and IV of MTCTE Which Are EOL/EOS Before implementation date Will Not Require MTCTE Certificate

Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) published a notification on November 16, 2022, which announced phase III and IV products under MTCTE which are going to be end-of-life/ end-of-sale before the implementation date will not be covered under MTCTE certification. Manufacturer can fulfil contractual obligations related to whole unit warranty replacements of these models to their customers without MTCTE certificate. In such case, details and proof of such EOL/EOS models must be declared to TEC via e-mail in prescribed format.

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