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VII
Regulatory Requirements
Investigate and Obtain Regulatory Approval
Most countries where the final product will be sold currently require approval from the local government
regulatory body. It is your responsibility to investigate and obtain the proper regulatory approval and
certification for each country in which the product is sold. Motorola can provide the contact names and
phone numbers of the regulatory bodies in each country.
You are required to obtain regulatory approval of products that integrate a d15 integrated wireless modem.
The specific details for achieving regulatory approval vary from country to country.
Worldwide, government regulatory
requirements for products that incorporate fixed, mobile, and portable radio transmitters. To this end,
Motorola provides d15 modems as certified in specific regional markets to levels of compliance
appropriate for an integrated device. Approvals are required for two interrelated reasons: to guard public
safety and to ensure electrical non-interference
UL, CSA, and other safety approvals are not required, except that AUSTEL safety approval in Australia is
required of network operators. This means, in Australia the network operators might pass AUSTEL safety
requirements through to the device integrators.
VIII Full-Product Certification
As the integrator, you must determine what additional specific regulatory requirements are required of the
country in which your product is marketed. This means that your product must be individually certified,
even though the d15 modems are already approved. The certification process includes submittal of
prototype products and acceptable test results.
Be prepared for the certification process for your product to take from a few weeks to several months. Its
duration can be affected by safety requirements, the type of product, and the country in which you are
seeking approval.
IX
Country Requirements
These country requirements are provided as a general orientation to the certification processes in specific
regions and countries. You are strongly encouraged to use the services of a consultant or a full-service test
house if you have limited expertise in meeting the regulatory requirements of a specific country.
X
Countries of the European Union and EFTA
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Since April 8
2000 radio and telecommunication equipment are regulated under directive 1999/5/EC of the
European Union. This directive is referred to as the RTTED.
For equipment within its scope the RTTED supersedes the Telecommunication Terminal Equipment
directive (TTE 98/13/EC), the Electromagnetic Compability Directive (EMC 89/336/EC) and the Low
Voltage Directive (LVD 73/23/EC).
The RTTED and important information about it is published by the European Commision under wed
address:
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/rtte/infor.htm
The requirements of the RTTED are given in article 3:
- Health and Safety in Article 3.1(a),
- EMC in Article 3.1 (b),
- Radio in Article 3.2,
- Optional requirements in article 3.3.
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