{"id":28929,"date":"2024-07-04T18:23:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T16:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/?p=28929"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:21:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T11:21:49","slug":"key-updates-in-the-2024-mtcte-procedures-for-telecommunication-equipment-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/en\/key-updates-in-the-2024-mtcte-procedures-for-telecommunication-equipment-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Updates in the 2024 MTCTE Procedures for Telecommunication Equipment Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/en\/glossary\/indian-authorities-central-licensing-agency-sla\/\">Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC)<\/a><\/strong> of India has issued a new version of the procedures for mandatory testing and certification of telecommunication equipment. This updated document, known as &#8220;Procedure for Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecommunication Equipment (MTCTE)&#8221; version 3.0, was released in April 2024 and replaces the previous TEC 93009:2021 guidelines. Telecommunications products generally require&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/en\/tec\/what-is-tec\/\"><strong>TEC certification<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;in order to be approved for import and sale in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-image-14067828-s-2015-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25746\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A summary of some of the most notable changes in the document &#8220;Procedure for Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecommunication Equipment (MTCTE)&#8221; version 3.0:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Acceptance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/en\/bis\/what-is-bis\/\">BIS Certifications<\/a><\/strong>: Valid certificates or test reports issued by BIS or BIS-recognized labs against safety requirements are now accepted under MTCTE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Certificate Validity Extension<\/strong>: The validity of the regular MTCTE certificate has been extended from 5 years to 10 years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Revised labelling requirements<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Updated Definitions<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Source Approval Certificates<\/strong>: Acceptance of Source Approval Certificates (SAC) under MTCTE is now formalized.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>End of Life\/End of Sale Clarifications<\/strong>: Clarifications regarding end-of-life and end-of-sale for whole unit warranty replacement products are provided.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Test Reports from CABs<\/strong>: Acceptance of test reports from Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) designated for Generic Requirements (GR) and Interface Requirements (IR) for the parameters of Essential Requirements (ER) under MTCTE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Witness Testing Requirements<\/strong>: The mandate for NABL accreditation for witness testing by RTEC has been removed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Provisional Certificates<\/strong>: Issuance of provisional certificates has been removed from the procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These changes aim to streamline the certification process, extend the validity period of certificates, reduce costs for government institutions, and update various procedural and technical requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/en\/tec\/what-is-tec\/\"><strong>TEC certification<\/strong><\/a> has been mandatory since April 2019. Every year the Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC) expands the certification catalog and adds more telecom products. See the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/en\/tec\/standards\/\"><strong>TEC standards<\/strong><\/a> here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in understanding what requirements are needed for your product to be imported into India, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or phone (Europe: <strong>+49-69-271 37 69 261, <\/strong>US: <strong>+1 773 654-2673<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/en\/tec\/what-is-tec\/\"><strong>TEC certification<\/strong><\/a>, please refer to our free brochure &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/certification-india.com\/en\/tec-certification-the-booklet\/\"><strong>TEC Certification Made Easy<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) of India has issued a new version of the procedures for mandatory testing and certification of telecommunication equipment. 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