EMC Emissions and Immunity Testing, Electrical Product Safety Approvals, FCC Testing and Approval

Approval Requirements for Grid Connect Inverters in Australia
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:35:45

We’re often asked about the approval requirements for grid connect inverters, which seem to be the hot product for 2010 (along with LED lighting), as people move towards a carbon neutral footprint for their homes. Austest is approved by the Clean En...

Australian non-compliant or incorrectly labelled telecommunications and electrical products
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:47:08

From time to time we hear of importers selling untested or non compliant products in the Australian market, ranging from telecommunications devices requiring A-Tick or general electrical items subject to C-Tick / EMC requirements. The Australian Communica...

MEPS Requirements for Sth Korea
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:22:19

MEPS (Minimum Energy Performance Standards) Approval for power adaptors and batters chargers became mandatory in Korea from the 1st of January, 2009 and applies to all products (power adaptors & Battery chargers) manufactured after 1 January, 2009. N...

New DSL Standards for Australia
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:31:19

The ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) registered an amendment to their Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) on the 23rd of December (Amendment Notice 2009 (No. 1), which included reference to 3 new revis...

Christmas New Year Holiday Hours
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:43:27

Approvals/Consulting: Approval Specialists will be open over the holiday season with the exception of public holidays Test Labs: Austest Labs will be closed from midday Christmas eve 24th Dec and will reopen Monday 4th Jan 2010 for business as usual. ...

WiMax Customer Premises Equipment Requirements in Australia, Summary
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:04:59

WiMax approval for imported devices is not possible in Australia at the moment as the ACMA have not established a class licencing system, therefore each item must have an individual licence depending on where it is operated. For customer premises type dev...

VCCI Japan enforce EMC emission limits above 1GHz?.eventually
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:56:19

VCCI Council will commence enforcement of radiated disturbance limits above 1GHz for products subject to conformity verification report filing on and after October 1, 2010. Curiously, for one year until September 2011 it is up to each member to decide whet...

South Korea customs clearance procedure changes for Telecommunications and Radiocomms devices
Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:41:28

Effective 1 Jan 2010, the Korea Customs Service has amended customs importation procedures for all products falling under the scope of KCC approval. The Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea, has revised the designated notice of goods, per ”"Notice...

Independent of Host module certification in Japan
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:02:14

Independent of Host (IOH) module certification in Japan for either wireless or wireline devices is subject to the following conditions: - The Module must include all HW and SW required for telecommunications operation. If a specific driver is required, it ...

RoHS Testing for CE Marking at Austest Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:15:12

Austest Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide can now perform RoHS testing of electrical components and printed circuit boards for manufacturers and exporters seeking compliance with CE marking requirements under the RoHS Directive. The RoHS (Restriction of Hazar...