Brief Background: TEC is the Telecommunication Engineering Center under the Department of Telecommunications. Originally, TEC certification was a voluntary process that started in 1991, but in 2017, the Testing &... read more →
India TEC recently announced the following products will require certification under the India TEC scheme. This list is Phase V (Five) of their current lists and will be mandatory beginning... read more →
Taiwan introduced new EMC (CNS 15936) and Safety (CNS 15598-1) standards on Feb 22nd, 2022. Transition period runs until Jan 1st, 2024. New Old New Standard Equivalent Standard Old Standard... read more →
Beginning October 15th, 2023, all new applications for type approval of radio transmitting equipment (China SRRC) must be certified in accordance to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of... read more →
In December 2022, the China government announced the following updated China GB Standard , which affects the following China CCC categories: Electronic Products and Safety Accessories (CCC categories 08/09) Lighting... read more →
Beginning August 1st, 2023, the China State Administration for Market Regulation will begin certification for the following products, listed in the table below. These products include lithium-ion batteries and battery... read more →
China CNCA has advised the following Safety and EMC Standards will be replaced with the following new standards: Safety Old GB Standard: GB 8898-2011 (AV) & GB 4943.1-2011 (IT) New... read more →
Taiwan has implemented the following two (2) new standards, which will be compulsory beginning January 1st, 2024. NewOldEMCCNS 15936(105 Version)CNS 13438 (IT)CNS 13439 (AV)SafetyCNS 15598-1(109 Version)CNS 14336-1 (IT)CNS 14408 (AV)New... read more →
Manufacturers of many product types selling into India, need their power supplies to be BIS certified. Many of these OEMs can't get BIS approval for their products because the system... read more →
India TEC (Telecommunications Engineering Center) has announced an update to the rollout of their Lists III and IV. In a previous post, it was advised these lists would become mandatory... read more →