Notice: BSMI intends to implement additional 2 test items in CNS 13438 beginning from 1 October 2010

The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) intends to implement the additional two test items regarding the related testing above 1 GHz and conducted disturbance at telecommunication ports of CNS 13438 beginning from October 1, 2010. (CNS 13438: Information technology equipment - Radio disturbance Characteristics - limits and methods of measurement. Related requirements: 1. Starting from 1October 2010, the regulated products that are required to comply with CNS 13438 must conform with the testing items of radiated disturbance above 1GHz, and conducted disturbance at telecommunication ports of CNS 13438 as required in the standard (hereinafter as the legal inspection items). 2. The testing items are applicable to products that have the internal emission sources utilizing highest frequency more than (including) 108MHz and / or telecommunication ports such as Information Technology Equipment (ITE), multimedia equipment and similar equipment that are tested to comply with CNS 13438. 3. Starting from the implementation date, products covered in this notice shall comply with the newly-added requirements in CNS 13438 when the application for the Registration of Product Certification (RPC) or Type Approval (TA) certificate is submitted to BSMI. The BSMI will accept such applications complying the 2 testing items starting from the date of adoption of the notice. When the BSMI completes the review procedure and approves the application, a certificate will be issued and the applicable inspection standard column will be additionally stated ¡§complete 2006 version¡¨. 4. For those products that have been certified before the date of implementation, the certificates that are issued without implementation of the testing items will remain valid until the date of expiration, provided that the products, including main model, are not modified. For products that the additional testing are required to be conducted, the certificates may be used until the expiration date and the certificate holders may not apply for extension of validity of that certificate. For products that the additional testing are not applicable, the certificate holders may apply for extension of validity. 5. For product certificates that are issued without implementation of the testing items, application for adding series models are acceptable before the date of implementation. Such certificates may be used until the expiration date and the certificate holders may not apply for extension of validity of that certificate. If the main model and series models of a certificate are tested and comply with the above-mentioned testing items, the certificate holder may apply for a new certificate. The term of validity of the new certificate will be 3 years and the applicable inspection standard column will be additionally stated ¡§complete 2006 version¡¨. 6. When applying for adding series models that intending to comply with the testing items, all the existed main model and series models of the certificate shall be tested and comply with the same requirements. A new certificate will be issued in the same time for such applications. 7. Starting from the date of implementation, for products that the testing items are applicable and the applicable inspection scheme is Declaration of Conformity, the obligatory inspection applicant shall have their products tested and complied with the complete test requirements, and re-declare the conformity (re-issue the declaration of conformity) according to the relevant regulations before putting the product into the market. Attachment Download (78.3KB): Contact Information: HwaYa Sales Dept.: +886-3-318-3232 (Brian Lee Ext.: 1636 brian.lee@tw.bureauveritas.com) Linkou Sales Dept.: +886-2-2605-2180 (Sandy Lin Ext.: 3117 sandy.lin@tw.bureauveritas.com) Hsinchu Sales Dept.: +886-3-593-5343 (Jet Lee Ext. 1717 jet.lee@tw.bureauveritas.com) Oversea Sales Dept.: +886-3-318-3232 (Ching-I Chang Ext.: 1667 ci.chang@tw.bureauveritas.com) Click for Chinese Version (¤¤¤åª©)

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