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2016-10-11-01 NIST - TEL MRA Part I SAAR October 2016 Final
2016-10-11-01 NIST - TEL MRA Part I SAAR October 2016 Final
RAMONA SAAR
Topics
• Introduction
• Mutual Recognition Agreements/Arrangements
• About NIST
• NIST TEL MRA Program Office
• Key Support Activities
•US-EU MRA
About Mutual Recognition Arrangements/Agreements
• Conformity assessment of telecom equipment subject to regulatory
requirements
•Government to government agreements
•Each economy maintains its technical requirements, regulations and
conformity assessment scheme/rules
•Recognition
• Formal recognition of conformity assessment bodies (CABs)
•Acceptance
• Acceptance of the conformity assessment results by the partner
economy in accordance with their requirements/regulations/rule
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
U.S. (NIST)
Designates/Notifies
NBs to the EU EU Designates testing
labs and TCBs to the U.S.
(FCC)
STATUS OF THE DIRECTIVES
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
•Text of the EMC Directive
• Awaiting publication of the EC’s Guide for the EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
• May 4, 2016 version (Final Draft) was circulated
•NANDO List of Notified Bodies approved under the new EMC Directive
• 6 U.S. NBs have completed the process to date
Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EC
•Text of the RED
• Use must be discontinued for products within the scope of the R&TTE Directive
that are outside the scope of the RED – effective as of June 13, 2016
• Terminal Equipment, for example
OBTAINING NOTIFIED BODY STATUS
Obtaining NB Status
Obtain Accreditation for NB activities – NIST Listed ABs
Product category:
Manufacturer name:
Registered Trade name or Mark:
Additional product indications (type or model number):
Status of Certificate (withdrawn, refused, suspended, restricted)
Product Restrictions (if appropriate)
How will the NB Use the Database?
•Manufacturer/NB Client:
• Lodge an application with a single notified body and include a written
declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other
notified body
•NB
• Disclose to Manufacturer/Client all reporting obligations (via contract)
• Check NB Certificate Database for any entries that may be related to the
projects being requested
ON-GOING RESPONSIBILITIES OF
THE NB
AND
THE CLIENT/MANUFACTURER
Product Modifications
• Manufacture/NB Client:
◦Inform the NB of modifications that may affect the conformity of the radio
equipment with the essential requirements or the conditions for validity of
the EU Type Examination Procedure
•NB:
◦Such modifications require additional approval in the form of an addition to
the original EU-type examination certificate
Changes to Requirements
• NB:
• Stay up to date with the generally acknowledged state of the art which indicate that
products related to the EU Type Examination Certificates issued by the NB may no
longer comply
• Determine whether changes require further investigation
• Inform the manufacturer accordingly
• Require the manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures (and suspend or
withdraw the EU-type examination certificate if necessary)
• Where corrective measures are not taken or do not have the required effect, restrict,
suspend or withdraw the EU-type examination certificate as appropriate
•Manufacturer/Client
• Manufacturers who have reason to believe that radio equipment they placed on the
market is no longer in conformity must immediately take the corrective measures to
bring the radio equipment into conformity, or to withdraw or recall it, if appropriate.
STAYING UP TO DATE WITH THE
GENERALLY ACKNOWLEDGED STATE OF THE ART….
Zagreb, Croatia
• NIST will attend these meetings.
Summary
Coming soon….
◦New harmonized standards
◦European Commission RED and EMCD Guides
◦Interpretations by the EUANB and REDCA
◦NB Database
◦Delegated and implementing acts
Thank you for your attention.
Contact: mra@nist.gov (MRA Team)
ramona.saar@nist.gov (direct)