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International Type Approval and Safety Approval
Approval Guidelines
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April 2024
On December 26, 2023, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) of Mexico issued the Guidelines for the use of the IFT label, a significant update for manufacturers and distributors within the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors.
These changes directly affect the use of this label by manufacturers. Contact CSIA for more information on these changes.
December 2023
The Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) has released a call for opinions to receive comments from the public on the Draft Agreement to modify the Guidelines on Certificates of Authorization for the use and exploitation of frequency bands to provide secondary radiocommunication services.
November 2023
The Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) has introduced changes, on the technical specifications and test methods specified in the Technical Provision that establishes the rules that cells and smartphones must meet for the reception and processing of alert messages through the Cellular Broadcasting Service (CBS).
March 2023
IFT issued a press release on February 16, 2023 to announce that 5925-6425 MHz is now designated as unlicensed spectrum, open to use by anyone in Mexico without authorization or a license from IFT.
The use of this band is limited to low-power indoor systems and very low-power indoor/outdoor systems. Outdoor use is currently excluded however the IFT is conducting further studies.
This decision almost doubles the amount of available spectrum for Wi-Fi services in Mexico when added to the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands already in use and provides sufficient spectrum for free communication in the short and medium term, particularly for Wi-Fi and other technologies that use this type of spectrum.
Is country specific certification required or is CE/FCC approval sufficient?
Country specific certification required
What is the lead time to obtain type approval?
10-12 weeks
Are there any marking or logo requirements?
Yes
Is in country testing required or can we leverage existing FCC or CE test reports?
For a Provisional Certificate we can leverage your FCC test reports as part of the application process.
For IFT 008 and NOM 208 in country testing is required.
What are the types of equipment that would require approval in this country?
Most products using telecom technology such as WIFI, Bluetooth, cellular and satellite.
Do I need an in country local representative or local certificate holder?
A local representative is required for telecom. A local certificate holder is required for safety.
Type approval in Mexico synapse
Mexico has two main approval bodies.
IFETEL (formerly COFETEL) and NYCE.
Most telecom products that require type approval in Mexico will fall into two categories.
Provisional approval and IFT 008/NOM 208 approval.
Provisional approval in Mexico is for products that operate outside the 900 MHz, 2.5 GHz and 5.0 GHz range.
Typically we can use your FCC test reports as part of the approval process. The user guide can be in English.
Once we submit the application for type approval (provisional) to IFETEL it typically takes 6-8 weeks for IFETEL to issue a provisional certificate.
One year later we can apply for a permanent certificate. The certificate number remains the same so no update to you label is required.
This permanent type approval certificate for Mexico is valid indefinitely.
Telecom products that operate in the 900 MHz, 2.5 GHz and 5.0 GHz range require a type approval certificate from IFETEL (IFT 008) and from NYCE (NOM 208).
The certificate that NYCE issues is called a PEC certificate and a copy of this certificate must accompany every shipment into Mexico.
The user guide must be in Spanish and there is a safety phrase that is required to be placed in the guide.
The IFETEL IFT 008 certificate is valid indefinitely.
The NOM 208 certificate the products will be selected at random for surveillance/inspection. The surveillance/inspection includes re-test of a new sample.
The selection of the random follow up visits (verification) is made yearly on April. A product which is assigned to an inspection one year, won’t be assigned
the next year but the following year it returns to the random selection. Basically at some point once every two years your product will be called for inspection.
This is a lifetime process.
There are also several different safety specific approvals, such as NOM 019 or NOM 001, required in Mexico for products that operate on more than 24V.
CSIA can assist you with any type approval or safety approval projects in Mexico as well as Energy Efficient certificates.
All of the processes above require either a local representative (for the type approval process IFT 008/NOM 208) or a local certificate holder for the
safety approvals (NOM 019, NOM 110). CSIA can provide these services as well.
CSIA can provide supporting services should your company not be able to meet country specific requirements such as a local representative,
local certificate holder, translating documents into the native language, etc.
CSIA also offers FCC Certifications, CE Certifications, ISED Canada and International Approvals.
Contact CSIA at (503) 482 9289 or quotes@csiassoc.com