NEW CALEDONIA: ANFR publish last October an Updated of Radio Electric Equipment exempted from administrative import authorization
All the data transmission equipment not connected to a network open to the public operating in the 868 MHz range was added to the category list in the appendix to note 020-18, and almost 80 new equipment was added.
CHINA: SRRC Announce New Policy for Low Power and Short-Range Devices
On November 28, 2019, State Radio Regulation of China (SRRC) announced a new policy for Low Power and Short Range device: Announcement No.52/2019 of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology(MIIT). In this announcement, there are 10 points to regulate the production, usage, import and sale of radio transmitting equipment – including the catalog (Please […]
CANADA: ISED is Seeking Comments on Consultation ICES-001, Issue 5
On January 7, 2020, a draft with modifications regarding Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) Equipment was published. ISED is currently seeking comments on the consultation, ICES-001, issue 5. Some of the changes include the addition of new requirements for induction cooking appliances and a new exemption for ISM equipment that is covered under another ICES standard. […]
CANADA: ISED Seeking Comments on Consultation RSS-125, Issue 3
On January 7, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry (ISED) authority published a draft with modifications regarding Land Mobile and Fixed Equipment. ISED is currently seeking comments on said consultation, RSS-125, issue 3. Some of the changes include the change of the title to allow all types of modulation and changes in the upper […]
INDONESIA: SDPPI Publish Public Consultation for Telecommunication Devices Connected to PSTN
On January 8th, 2020, SDPPI released the draft of the Directorate General Regulation that concerns Technical Requirements of the Telecommunication Device that is connected to the Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN). This regulation draft is released for public consultation before it is officially applied. It is stated further on the draft that there will be […]
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand to auction Short-term access to unused 3.5GHz spectrum in 2020.
The New Zealand government has approved plans to allocate short-term rights to 160MHz of unused frequencies in the 3.5GHz band to mobile network operators and the Maori community next year, according to ZDNet. Kris Faafoi, the Telecommunications Minister, confirmed an auction will be held for the available spectrum from the middle of next year, with the rights […]
AUSTRALIA: Non-ionising radiation protection in Australia
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency produced a new report on the regulation of Non-Ionising Radiation Protection in Australia. The purpose of the document is to identify the definitions and regulations of NIR (Non Ionising Radiation) across all Australian jurisdictions. NIR is defined as electromagnetic radiation that does not have enough energy to […]
AUSTRALIA: ARPANSA approves ANSTO implementation plan following safety review
18 months have passed since ARPANSA (The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency) issued a directive to ANSTO (the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) to initiate an independent review of its approach to occupational radiation safety at its nuclear medicine facility. Last December 4th, the CEO of ARPANSA Dr Adi Paterson announced his satisfaction that the […]
EUROPEAN UNION: Updates to Blue Guide
The initial “Blue Guide” was published in 2000 and since then, it has become one of the main reference documents explaining how to implement the EU product rules and it also helps businesses and national inspectors apply these rules. Now the EU has started the preparation for a new update of the Blue Guide to […]
EUROPEAN UNION: December 20th Marks 1 Year Since Standard IEC 62368-1 Came Into Force
We want to inform our readers that December 20th, 2019, marks one year from the date of entry into force of the Standard IEC 62368-1, as it was informed in the EU’s Official Journal C209 of June 15 th, 2018. Standard IEC 62368-1 is a safety/HBSE (Hazard Based Safety Engineering). This standard is hazard based-performance oriented, not a risk-based standard. […]