Canadian requirements covering RF Exposure

Industry Canada publishes RSS-102, Issue 3.

RSS-102 -Radio Frequency Exposure Compliance of Radiocommunication Apparatus (All Frequency Bands) Issue 3, June 2009

Changes From Preface of document:

1. Section 1: The scope of this standard has been revised.
2. Section 3: Procedures for SAR probe calibration and system verification for measurements between 150 MHz and 300 MHz have been added.
3. Section 3.1.1: Procedures for SAR evaluation for 3-6 GHz have been added.
4. Section 3.1.3: SAR test procedures for devices containing multiple transmitters have been specified.
5. Section 3.1.4: SAR test procedures for 3G devices, 802.11 a/b/g transmitters, laptop computers with built-in antennas on display screens, as well as licensed and licence-exempt modular transmitters have been specified.

See link for copy:

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09545.html

EN 60601-1-2:2007, Version required, or not?

EN 60601-1-2:2007 is the Medical electrical equipment collateral standard for Electromagnetic Compatibility requirements and tests, harmonized under directive 93/42/EEC (medical devices).

While this standard has a date of publication of February 1, 2008, it as no fixed date of withdrawal replacing EN 60601-1-2:2001 +A1:2006. Therefore, A1:2006 remains valid until all related part 2-X standards have been withdrawn.

However, when Part 1-2 is used, not in conjunction with a related part 2-x standard, EN 60601-1-2:2001 +A1:2006 has an effective Date of withdrawal (DoW) of September 12th, 2009.

That is to say, compliance must be demonstrated against the 2007 version after 9/12/2009 for appliances not covered under a particular Part 2 standard.

Amendment of Part 15 Rules

REGARDING NEW REQUIREMENTS AND MEASUREMENT GUIDELINES FOR ACCESS BROADBAND OVER POWER LINE SYSTEMS/CARRIER CURRENT SYSTEMS, INCLUDING BROADBAND OVER POWER LINE SYSTEMS.

Request for Further Comment and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking responds to a DC Circuit Court of Appeals remand of the Commission's Report and Order for further consideration and explanation of its decision.

by REQUEST FOR FURTHER COMMENT.
(Dkt No. 04-37 03-104 ).
Action by: the Commission.
Adopted: 07/16/2009 by FNPRM. (FCC No. 09-60). OET

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-60A1.doc (Word DOC)

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-60A1.pdf (PDF)

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-60A1.txt (TXT)

89/336/EEC No Longer Valid

Per Article 15 of the new EMC directive, and effective from today, July 20, 2009, all imported products falling within the scope of the EMC directive will need to demonstrate compliance with 2004/108/EC, and indicate as such on the Declaration of Conformity (DoC).

Please see “The New EMC Directive And The Impact Posed To EU Market Entry” for brief summary on the new directive.

ETSI Standards Published

ETSI EN 302 264-1 V1.1.1 (2009-06) Short Range Devices; Road Transport and Traffic Telematics (RTTT); Short Range Radar equipment operating in the 77 GHz to 81 GHz band; Part 1: Technical requirements and methods of measurement

ETSI EN 302 264-2 V1.1.1 (2009-06) Part 2: Harmonized EN covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive

Technical Reports, not harmonized standards,  but of possible interest:
ETSI TR 102 763 V1.1.1 (2009-06) Short Range Devices (SRD); Technical characteristics of Detect-And-Avoid (DAA) mitigation techniques for SRD equipment using Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology

ETSI TR 102 651 V1.1.1 (2009-06) Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); 5 GHz high performance RLAN; Guide to the implementation of Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)

ERO invites comment

ERO invites comment on ECC Report 137: Introducing greater flexibility in the current regulatory structure with a view to taking forward convergence and harmonization in the ECC
http://www.ero.dk/C1A7F777-8817-4121-90B1-C8A46B753575?frames=0

Closing date 8/24/08, Point of contact gulyaev@ero.dk

Safety requirements, European standards for personal music players

European Commission Decision of 23 June 2009 on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for personal music players pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:161:0038:0039:EN:PDF

Note: the mandate under R&TTED/LVD is not yet available and so AP7 from Cardiff meeting cannot yet be actioned.  Meanwhile, NBs are advised to note this Decision when formulating opinions covering personal music players.

energy-efficiency labeling programs for office equipment

European Union -

Commission Decision of 16 June 2009 determining the Community position for a decision of the Management entities under the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficiency labeling programs for office equipment on the revision of the computer specifications in Annex C, part VIII, to the Agreement
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:161:0016:0037:EN:PDF

VCCI - Advanced notice of enforcement of new limits for conformity verification reporting.

From: http://www.vcci.jp/vcci_e/topics/new090701.html

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Dear VCCI members -

This is to remind you that the following previous notice given in V-3/2009.04 Technical Requirements will actually be enforced as stated.

“Enforcement of limits of conducted disturbance at the telecommunication ports is from 1st April 2010, and enforcement of EMI measurement above 1GHz is from 1st October 2010.”

Let us elaborate on this statement as follows to avoid any misunderstanding on your part. Note that “telecommunication ports” and “above 1GHz” are referred to as “category” in the explanation.

What is meant by this statement is that you are required to measure your ITE against the given limit for conformity verification report to be filed to VCCI on and after, not before, the given date per category. Also the limit will be inapplicable to products already filed to VCCI and distributed in the market before the enforcement date per category.

R&TTE one-stop notification procedure

Per the requirements of the R&TTE directive, manufacturers are required to notify spectrum authorities of member states of the intention to place products on the market that use spectrum not fully harmonized in the EU.

Follow this link for the Notification of the intention to place radio equipment on the market: one-stop procedure (OSN)

New FCC staff

FCC CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI ANNOUNCES STAFF
Read the full FCC News post; http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-291782A1.pdf

New version of EN 61000-6-4

The following version of the specification will be mandatory 12/1/09

EN 61000-6-4:2007 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) — Part 6-4: Generic standards — Emission standard for industrial environments (IEC 61000-6-4:2006)

New version of EN 61000-6-3

The following version of the specification will be mandatory 12/1/09

EN 61000-6-3:2007 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) — Part 6-3: Generic standards — Emission standard for residential, commercial and light industrial environments (IEC 61000-6-3:2006)

Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Provide Spectrum for the Operation of Medical Body Area Networks

From the FCC EDOCS:

Released Date:
06/29/2009

Description:
Seek comment on allocating spectrum and establishing service and technical rules for the operation of Medical Body Area Networks

Documents:

Word : FCC-09-57A1.doc FCC-09-57A2.doc

Acrobat : FCC-09-57A1.pdf FCC-09-57A2.pdf

Text : FCC-09-57A1.txt FCC-09-57A2.txt

FCC Issues Citation

Vector Products, Inc. dba Vector Manufacturing, Ltd

Released Date:
06/30/2009

Description:
Issued an Official Citation to Vector Products,Inc. dba Vector Manufacturing, Ltd. for marketing in the US an unauthorized radio frequency device, the Vector iMobile VEC 429 FM transmitter in violation of Section 302(b) of the Communications Act

Documents:

Word : DA-09-1485A1.doc

Acrobat : DA-09-1485A1.pdf

Text : DA-09-1485A1.txt

EMC Directive deadline near

The EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, published December 31, 2004, and entering into force on July 20th 2007, thus replacing 89/336/EEC, has been on a 2 year transition period;

2004/108/EC Article 15

Transitional provisions

Member States shall not impede the placing on the market and/or the putting into service of equipment which is in compliance with the provisions of Directive 89/336/EEC and which was placed on the market before 20 July 2009.

Per Article 15 of the new EMC directive, and effective from July 20, 2009, all imported products falling within the scope of the EMC directive will need to demonstrate compliance with 2004/108/EC, and indicate as such on the Declaration of Conformity (DoC).

Please see “The New EMC Directive And The Impact Posed To EU Market Entry” for brief summary on the new directive.