Presented by Melinda Tan, International

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SCHEME FOR RECOGNIZING FOREIGN CERTIFICATION
BODIES FOR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT OF
TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

• Presented by Melinda Tan, International
• 11/05/05

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Contents

• Introduction
• Legal Mandates
• Scheme for Recognizing Foreign Certification
  Bodies
• - References
• - Scope
• - Criteria for CBs
• - Obligation of CBs
• - Recognition Procedures
• Administration Procedures
• Technical Regulations

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Introduction

• Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
  (IDA), the regulatory agency for
  telecommunications equipment including EMC,
  recognises conformity assessment bodies (CABs)
  designated by the Designating Authority of Mutual
  Recognition Arrangement (MRA) partners, and
  accepts results of the conformity assessment
  performed by these bodies to IDAs technical
  regulations and administrative arrangements.

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Legal Mandates

• Info-communications Development Authority of
  Singapore Act (Cap. 137A)
• Section 6(h) and (u)
• Second Schedule Article 12 and Article 41
• The Telecommunication Act (Cap. 323)
• Section 2 and 74

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Scheme for Recognizing Foreign Certification
Bodies

• References -
• ISO/IEC Guide 21996
• Standardization and related activities General
  vocabulary
• ISO/IEC 17025 1999
• General requirements for the competence of
  testing and calibration laboratories
• ISO/IEC Guide 65 1996
• General requirements for bodies operating
  product certification systems

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Scheme for Recognizing Certification Bodies

• Scope -
• Scope of Equipment
• Covers all types of telecom equipment that are
  subject to network terminal attachment or
  Radio-communication Regulation
• Includes EMC and electrical safety assessment for
  telecom equipment
• Scope of Recognition
• Limited to scope of accreditation

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Scheme for Recognizing Certification Bodies

• Criteria for Certification Bodies -
• Must be a legal entity with local presence in the
  MRA partner country
• Accredited to IEC/ISO Guide 65 in the relevant
  areas of telecommunications, EMC and safety
• Have test facilities accredited to IEC/ISO 17025
  in the relevant areas of telecommunications, EMC
  and safety and/or
• Have arrangements with testing laboratories that
  are recognised by IDA under MRA

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Scheme for Recognizing Certification Bodies

• Criteria for Certification Bodies (contd) -
• Demonstrated
• Capability and technical competence in performing
  test and certification against the relevant
  technical regulations
• Conformity with applicable parts of the IEC/ISO
  17025 and Guide 65

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Scheme for Recognizing Certification Bodies

• Obligation of Certification Bodies -
• Maintain accreditation status with AB
• Ensure that equipment tested, evaluated and
  certified is done following procedures, rules and
  policies of IDA or the requirements as provided
  for under the MRA
• Evaluate equipment against criteria specified in
  the IDA Technical Regulations
• Ensure that subcontracted labs are accredited or
  evaluated against ISO/IEC 17025 and IDA Technical
  Regulations
• Take full responsibility of subcontracted work
• Document arrangements of subcontracting

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Scheme for Recognizing Certification Bodies

• Obligation of Certification Bodies (contd) -
• Have proper record system
• Includes application forms, test reports,
  description of equipment, IDA spec checklist (if
  applicable), technical data, facilities
  supported, sales brochures and other related
  documents
• Have retention for 5 years
• All document to be submitted to IDA must be in
  English

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Scheme for Recognizing Certification Bodies

• Obligation of Certification Bodies (contd) -
• Have a procedure to inform IDA of changes that
  will affect the conformity of certified equipment
  
• Maintain a directory of tested equipment and
  suppliers
• Do not test prohibited equipment for the
  Singapore market Third Schedule of Telecoms
  (Dealers) Regulations
• Be familiar with the Scheme for Recognition and
  Technical Regulations available from
  http//www.ida.gov.sg

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Scheme for Recognizing Certification Bodies
IDA (MRA partner) submits recognition request to
DA (IDA), enclosing 1) Notification of
Designation (Annex 1) 2) Certificate of
Accreditation 3) Copies of contractual
arrangements (applicable to certification bodies
only) 4)Checklist on technical competence (Annex
3, applicable to certification bodies only)

• DA (IDA) evaluates CAB against Recognition Scheme
  and MRA criteria

• DA (IDA) informs DA (MRA partner) of
  discrepancies (if any)

• DA (IDA) issues Notification of Recognition to DA
  (MRA partner)

• DA (IDA) enters information into register of
  recognised CABs

• DA (IDA) posts CAB information on the IDA website

• Recognition Procedure

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Administration Procedures

• MRA Equipment Registration (MER) Scheme -
• Applies to equipment certified by certification
  bodies designated/recognised by IDA
• Applies to local suppliers overseas
  manufacturers/suppliers from countries of MRA
  partners
• Registration requirements (Annex 1D of IDA Type
  Approval Guide)
• - Registration Form, certification of conformity,
  SDoC, general information fee of S100
• Registration number (ABCDE-M1234-YYYY)
• - Approval by IDA for sale
• Validity is 5 years

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Process for Registering under MER
Domestic CB / Recognized Foreign CB
Label Sale

• IDA enters info of Equipment and Supplier in
  Database of Registered Equipment
• Web-based Database is accessible by public,
  suppliers, operators, Customs, IDA etc.

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Issue Certificate
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Submit Application
Export /
Status
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Wholesale
Domestic / Foreign Manufacturer
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For Registration, Manufacturer or Supplier should
submit to IDA (hardcopy or electronic)

• Copy of Application Form submitted to CB
• Copy of Certificated issued by CB
• Copy of SDoC
• Registration Fee

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List of Technical Regulations

• IDA Technical Specifications (TS)
• Listed in Annex 2 of Scheme
• Where applicable, requirements include EMC,
  electromagnetic radiation and electrical safety
• IEC CISPR 22
• ICNIRP Guidelines (EN 50360, EN 50361)
• SS 337 / IEC 60950
• Copies of TS obtainable from http//www.ida.gov.sg

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List of Technical Regulations

• Current Telecom Standards
• Line Interface
• Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
• Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
  (BISDN)
• Digital Leased Lines (DLCN)
• Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
• Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
• Cable Modems connected to RFI of High-speed
  Data-Over-Cable Systems (DOCSIS 1.1)

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List of Technical Regulations

• Current Telecom Standards
• Radio-communication
• Short Range Devices (ISM/approved shared
  frequency bands e.g. radio detention and alarm
  system, remote controls, Wireless microphone,
  radio telemetry transmitter, wireless modem,
  WLAN, Bluetooth devices etc. )
• VHF UHF Land Mobile Transceivers
• Radio Pagers
• Analogue Trunked Radio/TETRA
• Multi-channel Portable Radio
• Cellular Mobile Radio (GSM, 3G)
• Cordless Phone and Cordless Telecommunication
  Systems (Analogue Cordless Phone, DECT, PHS)

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List of Technical Regulations

• Examples of Reference Standards test
  methodologies adopted by IDA

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) ITU-T Rec G.992.1, G.992.2, FCC Part 68
Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) ETSI TBR 21 38 or FCC Part 68, TIA-968-A and other relevant reference standards given in TS PSTN 1
Spread Spectrum System (Wireless LAN Bluetooth Devices) FCC Part 15.247 or 15.407 ETSI EN 300 328, 300 220
Cellular Mobile Radio (GSM, 3G) ETSI I-ETS 300 020-01, 300-020-02, 300 607-01, TS 301 511 ETSI EN 301 908-01. 301 908-02, 301 419-02, 300 328-02
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