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Questions & Answers

USA Compliance

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  • Can I place the label in the manual instead of the product?
  • Do FCC certifications expire?
  • FCC certification only for wireless devices?
  • How should the FCC ID be placed on the product?
  • Is the FCC logo mandatory for all devices?
  • Should my IoT product comply with FCC labeling requirements?
  • What are the consequences of failing to label my product?
  • Which products need compliance testing and FCC certification?
  • Why is the FCC ID marking mandatory if my product generates RF energy?

Canada Compliance

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  • Do I need a separate HVIN for the left and the right earpiece of the wireless headphones?
  • Do technical variants need to be tested?
  • Do you need a Canadian Representative?
  • Does ISED recognize certification under the European Radio Equipment Directive (RED)?
  • Is e-labeling allowed with ISED Canada?
  • Is only the ISED certification number (IC number) required on the label?
  • Is the “IC:” prefix for a certification number still acceptable or should it be “ISED:”?

EU Compliance

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  • Is the cybersecurity part of the Radio Equipment Directive applicable for my product?
  • Must I CE mark modules that will be built into an installation unit?
  • My product has a module and further consists of non-electronic parts. Should the module only be tested and certified?
  • What does CE marking mean?
  • What happens if my product is brought onto the market without CE marking?
  • What is CE marking?
  • What is the procedure for CE marking?
  • Which documents are required for CE marking?

UK Compliance

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  • Is there a procedure for radio modular approval under the Radio Equipment Regulations?
  • What is the difference between UKCA and CE marking?
  • What is the UKCA marking?
  • Will my UKCA marking also suffice on the EU market?

Japan Compliance

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  • Can the GITEKI mark and certification number be located inside the battery compartment of a product?
  • If there is no space on the product to place the GITEKI mark and certification number, can they be put in the manual?
  • Is electronic labeling allowed for Japan?
  • Is it mandatory to affix the GITEKI mark and certification number of an embedded radio module to the host product?
  • Should a tablet or mobile phone which has a pre-certified module inside, require new certification and a new certificate number of the combined host and module?
  • When integrating a radio module inside a host, do you need additional testing or certification?

Labeling & packaging

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  • Can I sell that product in every type of packaging?
  • Can I, as seller, also put my data on the product?
  • How big should the CE logo be?
  • Is the packaging the same in every European country?
  • What should be put on the label of the product?
  • What should be put on the packaging?
  • When should I put the FCC logo on my product?

Manual

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  • Can my product only have an online manual or do I need to have a printed manual?
  • In which language should the manual be drafted?
  • Which information should be in the safety instructions?
  • Which information should be in the user’s manual?

Standards

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  • How many European standards are there?
  • What are standards exactly?
  • Which CE standards should cover my product?

Technical file

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  • What is a Technical File?
  • Which documents are in the Technical File?

Testing

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  • If I have several similar products, how many should I test?
  • What is EMC/EMI testing?

Other

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  • Can I self declare that my product complies to the standards?
  • Difference in obligations of a manufacturer, a distributer and an importer?
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  • Difference in obligations of a manufacturer, a distributer and an importer?
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  • Can I self declare that my product complies to the standards?

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