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Indonesia TÜV Rheinland Indonesia updated accreditation scope and appointment by the Ministry of Industry TÜV Rheinland Indonesia updated accreditation scope and appointment by the Ministry of Industry for following product scopes: As LSPro for Cocoa Powder based on SNI 3747:2009 (MoI Regulation No. 71 Year 2016 dated 25 October 2016) As LSPro for Refined crystalize sugar based on SNI 01-3140.2:2010 (MoI Regulation No. 72 Year 2016 dated 25 October 2016) As testing laboratory for Refrigerator based on SNI IEC 60335-2-24:2009 (MoI Regulation No. 75 Year 2016 dated 25 October 2016) SNI 3747:2009 MoI Regulation No. 71, 2016.10.25 SNI 01-3140.2:2010 MoI Regulation No. 72, 2016.10.25 SNI IEC 60335-2-24:2009 MoI Regulation No. 75, 2016.10.25 SDPPI removes the in-country testing requirement for 3 products SDPPI Regulation NO. 86/HM/KOMINFO/12/2016 has been issued and has removed the in-country testing requirements for three product categories: Cellular Telephone, Handheld Computers and Tablet Computers. Certification process details refer to https://sertifikasi.postel.go.id 86/HM/KOMINFO/12/2016 https://sertifikasi.postel.go.id Singapore Singapore NEA will raise MEPS Refrigerators account for about 18 percent of total household electricity consumption. In order to save energy and reduce the carbon emissions, from 1 December 2017, National Environment Agency (NEA) will raise the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for refrigerators by between 5 per cent and 13 per cent, depending on the refrigerator category. 18% (NEA) 2017 12 1 (MEPS)5%-13%
South Korea A significant change on South Korea KC certification regulations KC Electrical safety law and consumer products safety law is merged and effective from 28.Jan.2017, and define the following changes: Certification validity of KC conformity confirmation scheme becomes void. / Strengthen punishment for replacing critical components without permission / Certification information on internet shopping becomes mandatory. / Update Korean battery standard from K62133 to KC62133, the pack which capacitor under 400mAh is also regulated from 1st Jan, 2017. 2017 1 28 KC / / / K62133 KC62133, 2017 1 1 400mAh Korea MSIP label requirement on Class A devices &Toys regulation MSIP Class A Class A devices are required for putting followed statement on the product or in the user s manual. It means This device is Electro Magnetic Conformity approved one for Office environment usage. You may have Electro Magnetic interferences with this product if you use it in home environment.. Class B devices are Not required for putting this statement any longer. From December, 2016, Regarding to the toy which used battery and do not need to apply MSIP approval when the function of this toy is simple (example: make glow or sound..) Class A Class B 2016 12, MSIP Korea MSIP RF products MSIP From July 2017, Regarding to the Household appliances production should be tested for EMF. From December, 2016, Class B product which does not need to mention the warning sentence, and only Class A product which should be mentioned the warning sentence in the user manual. From December, 2016. The registration of Module approval. The Module must have the antenna connected. From December, 2016. RFID/USN frequency added that 940.1 MHz ~ 946.3 MHz and 1788.478 MHz ~ 1791.950 MHz (IOT). 2017 7EMF 2016 125G5150-5250 5250-5350 (DFS band) 5470-5650 (DFS band) 5725-5825 5150-5250 5250-5350 (DFS band) 5470-5725 (DFS band) 5725-5850 2016 12Module Module 2016 12RFID/USN 940.1 MHz ~ 946.3 MHz 1788.478 MHz ~ 1791.950 MHz (IOT)
China CNCA Announcement No. 2 2016 As per CNCA Announcement No. 2 (CNCA Announcement No. 2), for household and similar equipment, lighting, plugs and sockets (used for household and similar purposes) which fall under the CCC product catalogs, if they have power adapter option of ITE or AV with charging interface (e.g. these products with USB charging interface), they are treated as multi-function products in CCC product catalog, and must comply with not only itself CCC Implementation Rule for household and similar equipment, lighting, plug and socket but also the rule for ITE or AV. As of January 1, 2017, these products must be certified in compliance with both Implementation Rules; otherwise they cannot be imported, sold and marketed in China. 2016 USB : CCC USB CCC CCC CCC 2017 1 1CCC CNCA Announcement No. 17 2016 As per CNCA Announcement No. 17 (CNCA Announcement No. 17), pet dryers used for quickly drying the hair of pets such as dogs and cats fall under the CCC product catalog for household and similar devices for skin and hair care. As of January 1, 2017, these dryers must be certified against GB 4706.15-2008 (idt. IEC 60335-2-23:2003) Household and Similar Devices for Skin and Hair Care Particular Requirements, otherwise these products cannot be imported, sold and marketed in China. 201617 2017 1 1 GB 4706.15-2008 CCC Chinese Decree 672 regarding SRD products Chinese government published Decree 672 in Nov. 2016, and decided to exempt SRD (Short Range Device with lower power) from SRRC approval (China Radio Transmission Approval) starting from Dec. 1st, 2016. As for WiFi (2.4G, 5.8G, 5.1G), BT, 2.4G (spread spectrum) are still in the scope and need SRRC approval. 6722016 12 1SRRC WiFi (2.4G, 5.8G, 5.1G), BT, 2.4G ()
India India BIS regulation regarding power supplier and IS 13252 standard upgrade BIS IS15252 Meity has issued a Circular extending the dead line for compliance of Server/Storage Detachable Power Supplies to from 1st Jan 2017 to 31st Jan 2017. The Competent Authority of the Bureau has now permitted extension of the date of implementation of the Amendment 2 to IS 13252 (Part 1):2010 up to 14 May 2017. 2017 1 1 2017 1 31 Amendment 2 to IS 13252 (Part 1): 2010 2017 5 14 1 2 Subject: <Advance Proposal >India BIS approval for the list of electronic product categories proposed Phase III of CRO : BIS Based on Stakeholders' Consultation Meeting on Jan. 11, 2017, the list of electronic product categories proposed to be included under Phase III of CRO. The proposed product list is attached in Annexure B*. It was also informed that the Order is set to come into effect from 1st July, 2017 for mandating Indian language support for mobile phones as per IS 16333 (Part 3). * Remark: it's not the final version, the final version will be released by BIS officially. 2017 1 11 stakeholder B 2017 7 1 IS 16333 (Part3) BIS Taiwan According to BSMI Advance Notice, BSMI proposes the manufacturers or importers shall follow the requirements stipulated in Section 5 Marking of presence of CNS 15663 and clearly mark the presence conditions of the restricted substance (i.e. Marking of Presence) on the body, packages, stickers, printer, or the instruction books of the 63 kinds of products and 92 kinds of electronic products. The inspection requirements of the commodities have been amended and will come into force from the date of official announcement. The original inspection requirements (without Section 5 Marking of presence of CNS 15663) will be valid till January 1, 2019. BSMI,,, 63,927 CSN15663 108 1 1 Taiwan - Proposal for "inspection requirements including marking of the presence conditions of the restricted substance on the legal inspection for power cord, water dispenser, Electric blankets and 63 kinds of products, 92 kinds of electronic products, power supply and 7kinds of product " - 63 92 7 1 2 3 4 5
Australia Australia - The latest NSW government gazette in 18-Nov-2016 regarding to the Declared Articles interpretation - 2016 11 18 The latest NSW government gazette in 18-Nov-2016 regarding to the Declared Articles interpretation. And the certificate holder has their responsibility for updating their products with the required standards for their certificates, in order to fulfill the Australian regulation requirements for the products are being placed in the Australian market. A link leading to copy of Government Gazette Number 95 including the latest New South Wales Declaring Definitions. http://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download. w3p?id=gazette_2016_2016-95.pdf Significant changes are as follows: Interpretations: AS/NZS 62841.1 Electric motor operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery Safety-General Requirements has been added to accommodate the phasing out of the AS/NZS 60745 Series. Defn 5: Blanket has been broadened to include throw-overs. Defn. 19: Fluorescent Lamp Ballast With the publication of an appropriate Standard, T8 to T5 adaptors have been retained. Defn. 21: Hair Care Appliance has been reprinted in its original form to clarify the approvals requirements. Defn 31: Luminaire Portable Type has been varied to include portable luminaires for garden use. Defn 34: Outlet Device has been tightened by the inclusion of the following:- AS/NZS 3122 2005 is modified to include the requirements of AS/NZS 3112 : 2015 Appendix A 3.2.2 Abnormal Insertion of Travel Adapters. Defn 35: Plug has been varied by the deletion of the reference to AS/NZS 60884 and the addition of a note indicating that the intent is to preclude plugs of a non-australian type. Defn 36 : Power Supply or Charger has been modified to give consideration to the adoption of an additional Standard IEC:62368. This Standard is a combination of IEC : 60950 and IEC : 60065 which are being phased out. Defn. 41: Refrigerator / Freezer has been modified to clarify the exclusion of wine coolers. Defn. 45: Socket Outlets has been modified to preclude Universal Socket Outlets. Defn. 51: Tool Portable Type has been modified by inclusion of AS/NZS 62841 which will become the dominant Standard as the AS/NZS 60745 Series is progressively phased out. 2016 11 18 95 http://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download. w3p?id=gazette_2016_2016-95.pdf 解釋 :AS / NZS 62841.1 - AS / NZS 60745 定義 5: 定義 19:T8 T5 定義 21: 定義 31: 定義 34: - AS / NZS 3122 2005 AS / NZS 3112 2015A 3.2.2 定義 35:AS / NZS 60884 定義 36: IEC 62368IEC 60950 IEC 60065 定義 41: / 定義 45: 定義 51: AS / NZS 62841 AS / NZS 60745 Our Service TÜV Rheinland can provide you Market Access Service to Australia. TÜV
Argentina Argentina ENACOM 24GHz & 76GHz Band ENACOM 24GHz 76GHz ENACOM published Resolution 8957-E/2016 assigning the 24GHz band to Radio Localization equipment allowing for use of the 24.05-24.25GHz frequencies by vehicle radar systems. And ENACOM published Resolution 8524- E/2016 attributing the 76GHz band (Attributed band: 76-77.5GHz) for car radar equipment and highway network infrastructure. ENACOMResolution 8957-E/2016 24GHz 24.05-24.25GResolution 8524-E/2016 76GHz 76-77.5GHz Approval of Memorandum of Undertanding between TÜV Argentina and Argentinean government TÜV On January 10th, the Argentinean Government (Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior) has issued the official approval of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between TÜV Rheinland Argentina S.A. The approval was published under the Provision DNCI Nr. 59-E/2017. Based on this official approval, TÜV Rheinland Argentina S.A. could accept product certificates from the a.m. subsidiaries and issue an Argentinean Safety Certificate based on those certificates and its TÜV Rheinland test reports, avoiding the repetition of test in Argentina. As per current regulation, your importers in Argentina will need to get their own certificates with TÜV Rheinland Argentina but thanks to our MoU, no samples and/or local testing will be necessary. As soon as the importer gets their own certificate from TÜV Rheinland Argentina, your products will be allowed to enter the Argentinean market. 2017 1 10 TÜV DNCI Nr. 59-E/2017 TÜV TÜV MoU TÜV Argentina
Brazil BRAZIL - New INMETRO Ordinance for Medical Devices was postponed with the compulsory date - That the new Ordinance 54/2016 for Medical Devices was postponed again and starts to be compulsory in May 1st, 2017, therefore the following information must to be taken into consideration: Based on the new requirement mentioned in the Ordinance 54/2016, the current certificates and those issued until April 28th are not obliged to be adapted and will keep their validity until the expiration (five years from the issuance date). New applications received until April 28th,2017 will be conducted based on the Ordinance 350/2010 and we will have one year (until April 30th, 2018) to conclude the certification process under the Ordinance 350/10. Applications received from 01/05/2017 will be treated and aligned with the new ordinance 54/2016 that certainly will bring higher costs for the whole certification process. 54/20162017 5 1 54/20164 28 5 2017 4 28350/2010 2018 4 30350/10 2017 5 1 54/2016 Our Service TÜV Rheinland can provide Market access service for Brazil. TÜV Kuwait New implementation for Kuwait TIR TIR The Public Authority for Industry (PAI) of the State of Kuwait has decided to implement new rule on shipments of regulated items under KUCAS. The new rule seeks to implement certain changes to the process of Technical Inspection Reports (TIR) issuance in order to align the KUCAS program with The Gulf Technical Regulation for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment and Appliances (BD-142004-01). 1st of March 2017 is the starting day of this new implementation. Flexibility period for the implementation already granted by PAI till further notice. Starting from 1st of March 2017; while issuing any TIR, it is requested to verify whether the G-mark Certification granted for the 13 category electrical products within the scope of the Gulf Technical Regulation, and upload files and remark on the TIR accordingly. PAI KUCASTIR KUCAS BD-142004-012017.03.01 PAI 2017.03.01 TIR13 G
Gulf 7 States 7 UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Yemen GSO has published the guidance about the Rules for the Use of the GSO Conformity Tracking Symbol (GCTS) for G mark approval. G mark GSO GSO All products that are subject to conformity assessment involving a Notified Body under one of the GSO Technical Regulations shall bear the GCTS and meet the requirements in this guidance. As announced by GSO the implementation of this requirement will start from 1st January 2017 and become mandatory for all concerned products from 1st April 2017. G mark GSOGSO GSO Conformity Tracking Symbol, GCTS GSO GCTS 2017 1 12017 4 1 Our Service TÜV Rheinland can provide you Market Access Service to GCC regions. TÜV Saudi Arabia SASO have changed the policy about Lights labels SASO The label must be at least 43 mm wide and 75 mm high. If no side of the packaging is large enough to contain the label and its blank border or if this would cover more than 50 % of the surface area of the largest side, the label and border may be reduced, but by no more than is required to meet both these conditions. However, in no case may the label be reduced to less than 40 % (by height) of its standard size. If the packaging is too small to take such a reduced label, a 43 mm wide and 75 mm high label must be attached to the lamp or the packaging. 43mm75mm 50% 40% 43mm75mm
Belarus Belarus issued Resolution No.849 on national mandatory certification within Belarus, the telecom products and energy efficiency aspect are involved. 849 Belarus issued Resolution No.849 on national mandatory certification within Belarus, the telecom products and energy efficiency aspect are involved. The requirement will be mandatory from February 1st 2017. Conformity approval (Belarus Certificate/Declaration) in accordance with Belarus Energy/ Telecom requirements which is issued by an Accredited Belarus Certification is a must. A) Radio/Telecom requirements: for most categories of product the mandatory implementation date has stayed as it is: 01.02.2017. For other categories of products, the mandatory implementation date will be 01.05.2017. B) The Decision has been made to postpone introduction of Energy Efficiency (EE) requirements in Belarus (clause 3 and 4 in the List) from 01.02.2017 to a later period (01.09.2017/01.07.2018). Implementation dates of Belarus Energy Efficiency/Energy Labeling requirements will be 01.09.2017 for clause 3.7 External Power Source; clause 4. Single-speed asynchronous (induction) three-phase electric motors. Implementation dates of Belarus Energy Efficiency/Energy Labeling requirements will be 01.07.2018 instead of 01.09.2017 for clause 3.8 lamps, clause 3.9. TV sets and TV monitors and 3.10 Household and office equipment. C) (unchanged) Safety requirements to Electric cables designed for more than 1000 V of AC current and 1500 V of direct current (clause 5 in the List) in Belarus are mandatory from February 1st 2017 It is allowed to receive Belarus approval for the above products/ requirements before the mandatory implementation dates of the requirements (which you can see above). It means that manufacturers already now can apply for Belarus Energy Efficiency, Radio/Telecom, HV cables approvals which is strongly recommended in order to timely meet the deadlines. Detailed information you will find enclosed or on BELLIS website via the following link: http://www.bellis.by/en/news/1206-changes-to-belarusresolution-849.html 849 2017.02.01 / / A/ 2017 2 1 2017 5 1 BEE 3-4 2017 2 1 3.7 4 / 2017 9 1 3.8 3.9 3.10 / 2018 7 1 C 1000 V 1500 V2017 2 1 / BELLIS http://www.bellis.by/en/news/1206-changes-tobelarus-resolution-849.html