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As part of Vietnam Approval, compliance requirements for foreign manufacturers have become more stringent, especially regarding local representation. To meet Vietnam Approval, manufacturers must have a registered office in Vietnam to ensure compliance and accountability. What if You Don’t Have a Local Office in Vietnam? If your business doesn’t have an office in Vietnam, compliance…

From the latest announcement from Guinea, the type approval certificates are now valid indefinitely instead of 3 years. Please kindly be noted that the QR code on the type approval certificate revealed before that certificates are valid for 3 years. This information is retrieved from protocol DECISION D/N 003/ARPT/CNRPT/2023. If you are interested in a…

Suruhanjaya Tenaga Malaysia had issued the latest ST COA Booklet 2024. Within the document, it has the guidelines for approval of electrical equipment. It indicates what is regulated and what related standard(s) is (are) for each product category. BACL is fully capable to provide international approval service for Malaysia and our CE reports are acceptable…

Nowadays, more and more customers are inquiring about Saudi Arabia requirement. We believe this information will be useful for your evaluation and project planning. The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has updated requirements for the following HS Codes. Valid SABER certificates with the HS Codes below will need to consider standards unifying port…

Thailand NBTC announced on public hearing in order to establish new technical standard for Digital Broadcasting Radio. Frequency Plan NBTC FP 104-2567 Digital Broadcasting Services – (Public hearing during 15 May – 15 June 2024) NBTC BS XXXX-2567 Digital Broadcasting Radio Receiver (Public hearing duration : 15 May – 15 July 2024) NBTC BS XXXX-2567…

Currently, QATAR  the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) provides an opportunity to support applicants. Regard Class License for Short Range Devices, public can now consult with the authority with their questions. Please kindly visit the link here for further information: https://www.cra.gov.qa/en/document/public-consultation-on-the-updated-version-of-the-class-license-for-short-range-devices The consultation program is open until June 25th, 2024 If you have any questions, please…

Indonesia SDPPI published KOMINFO No 177  Tahun 2024 on implementation of Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) on Mobile Phones and Tablet Computers. To ensure safety and mitigate potential health risks associated with the use of telecommunication devices, the Ministry will require SAR testing for cell phones and tablets as part of the certification process for telecommunication devices. Here…

Vietnam  MIC had officially issued Circular No. 02/2024/TT-BTTTT on 29th March 2024. It will take effect on 15th May 2024 and replace Circular 04/2023/TT-BTTTT. Circular 02/2024/TT-BTTTT includes significant changes to the regulations on the product and goods category that require quality inspection, conformity declaration (SDoC), and conformity certification (TAC). Please see some examples here: The…

Starting from January 1st 2024, Indonesia SDPPI updates its approval requirement to include EMC evaluation. This is mandatory for obtaining SDPPI approval. So far, there will not be official publication from SDPPI regarding this information as the requirement is already stated in the technical standard. Full EMC parameters defined by SDPPI are only for emission…