Regulatory Compliance And Industry Certification; Rohs Directive Compliant; Important Notice - Sierra Wireless AirPrime EM7690 Hardware Integration Manual

4. Regulatory Compliance and
Industry Certification
This module is designed to meet, and upon commercial release, will meet the requirements of the
following regulatory bodies and regulations, where applicable:
 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States
The National Communications Commission (NCC) of Taiwan, Republic of China
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 The Certification and Engineering Bureau of Industry Canada (IC)
 EU RED/CE
 Russia type approval certificate (FAC), FSS notification
 China CCC
 China NAL
 China SRRC
 South Korea KCC
Upon commercial release, the following industry certifications will have been obtained, where
applicable:
 GCF
 PTCRB
Additional certifications and details on specific country approvals may be obtained upon customer
request — contact your Sierra Wireless account representative for details.
Additional testing and certification may be required for the end product with an embedded EM7690
module and are the responsibility of the OEM. Sierra Wireless offers professional services-based
assistance to OEMs with the testing and certification process, if required.
4.1.

RoHS Directive Compliant

AirPrime EM7690 modules are compliant with RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU, including directive
2015/863 amending annex II. which sets limits for the use of certain restricted hazardous substances.
This directive states that electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain lead,
mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), polybrominated diphenyl
ethers (PBDE), Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), Dibutyl phthalate
(DBP) or Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) above threshold limits.
4.2.

Important Notice

Because of the nature of wireless communications, transmission and reception of data can never be
guaranteed. Data may be delayed, corrupted (i.e., have errors) or be totally lost. Although significant
delays or losses of data are rare when wireless devices such as the Sierra Wireless module are used
in a normal manner with a well-constructed network, the Sierra Wireless module should not be used in
situations where failure to transmit or receive data could result in damage of any kind to the user or
any other party, including but not limited to personal injury, death, or loss of property. Sierra Wireless
and its affiliates accept no responsibility for damages of any kind resulting from delays or errors in
data transmitted or received using the Sierra Wireless module, or for failure of the Sierra Wireless
module to transmit or receive such data.
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