Latin America Regulatory Compliance Group

04/27/2020

The world is a different place than it was just a couple months ago, and many companies, communities and individuals are suffering the effects of the . Yet some things never change: people still seek safety, convenience, and prosperity -- the natural byproducts of innovation and technology. And so we still are busy securing certification for our clients' electronic products and telecommunications equipment to make life better in and the .

03/14/2020

-19 is affecting lives and businesses everywhere, worldwide. That's why it's called a pandemic. The process for getting approval to sell products in Latin American countries is no different. So, in recognition of the disruptions caused by the , Brazil’s regulatory agency has made some temporary changes to its product recertification process.

ANATEL, Brazil's regulator of telecommunications equipment and electronic/electrical products, is temporarily changing the sample and photo requirements of the certificate renewal process, in order to accommodate disruptions caused by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.

02/24/2020

Engineers at companies all over the world regularly ask us to explain a particular in Mexico. (NOMs, or Normas Oficiales Mexicanas, are government-mandated standards for products permitted to be sold in the country). Although we can always provide more detailed and tailored answers over the phone, here’s a quick look at -- https://bit.ly/3a4PBeH

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02/03/2020

is proposing to do away with on the labeling of electronic and electrical equipment, in favor of , the internal registry of , the regulatory agency where the product approvals are submitted.

Argentina may do away with CNC on labeling of electronic and electrical equipment, in favor of “RAMATEL,” the internal registry of ENACOM where the product approvals are submitted.

01/31/2020

We regularly get questions about in , which is understandable because there are several of these important ("Official Mexican Standards”) and they are always evolving -- meaning , , labs, and product certification consultants like LARCG must keep up with the changes. We’ve lately been asked to explain -SCFI-2016. Check out our answer:

NOM-196-SCFI-2016 applies to all equipment with analog technology that connects to the public telecommunications network (PSTN) through an RJ11 connector.

01/22/2020

Selling products and equipment in ? Be aware that April 5 is the deadline to update your existing certificates. Read more:

After April 5 of this year cellular products in Peru must have new homologation certificates. Previously granted certificates covering cellular technology will no longer be valid and will need to be updated under the new regulation. All products using cellular technologies that operate above 2.2 GHz...

01/14/2020

-221 takes effect in Mexico on Feb. 10, that's just four weeks from now. The regulation lays out the technical specifications of mobile equipment that can use the radio spectrum, affecting equipment operating in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 850 MHz, 1700 MHz, 1900 MHz, 2100 MHz and/or 2500 MHz bands. Learn more:

Four weeks from today, on Monday, Feb. 10, NOM-221-SCFI-2018 comes into force in Mexico, establishing the technical specifications of mobile equipment that can use the radio spectrum in Mexico or be connected to its telecommunications networks. NOM-221-SCFI-2018 affects cellular equipment operating....

10/07/2019

We’ve had a busy summer and early fall helping companies with their in certification needs so they can sell their electronic equipment in , , , , and other LATAM nations.

But we like to pause now and then to share information on a range of topics and other relevant issues.

Here’s a recent piece from our blog on what can happen in when companies try to sell unauthorized equipment:

Talk of pirates may lead to thoughts of black flags, eye patches, and sassy parrots. But what constitutes “piracy” has evolved with time. Today’s sellers of uncertified telecom equipment might be surprised to see themselves categorized with Blackbeard and Captain Jack Sparrow. Consider the rec...

08/20/2019

Importing and commercializing electronic products in sure can be confusing sometimes. Did you know that external power supplies sold separately in Mexico need NOM-029 certification in addition to NOM-001 certification? What does it all mean? Come see us at LARCG, we've got the answers to your questions and needs!

In addition to requiring NOM-001 certification, all external power supplies that are sold separately in Mexico require a certification known as NOM-029. A NOM-029 certification ensures that Mexico’s energy efficiency standards have been met. NOM-029 is sometimes referred to more completely as NOM-...

08/06/2019

Want to know more about tariff codes, harmonization tariff schedules (HTS), and the like? Visit the blog at Latin America Regulatory Compliance Group (LARCG) --

Ever wonder what a tariff code is? The Harmonized Item Description and Coding System (HS) identifies products by a 6-digit number cataloged in the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System. To this 6-digit number countries add their own numbers to further clas...

07/29/2019

Some countries in Latin America require in-country testing of electronic products to be imported or commercialized within their territory, and some don’t. And sometimes countries change their rules. Case in point: Costa Rica. As of 2019, the Central American nation no longer accepts outside test reports for cellular products and requires an in-country accredited lab to test any product utilizing cellular technology (data or voice; 2G, 3G, or 4G).

Read more here:

As of 2019, Costa Rica’s homologation process no longer accepts outside test reports for cellular products to be imported or commercialized in Costa Rica. Any product utilizing cellular technology (data or voice; 2G, 3G, or 4G) must undergo testing at an accredited lab within Costa Rica. After tes...

04/26/2018

ANATEL published Act 2311 stating that there will be a delay in the enforcement additional EMC radiated testing of equipment that will be required, in additional to the conducted testing already performed as part of ANATEL EMC testing.

This delay is due to the fact that the Act 1120 (replacement of Res. 442/Ato 952) is still being considered in the public forum. In any case, the delay will terminate upon the valid completion of the testing protocols, or after 3 months, whichever is sooner.

Please contact LARCG at (541) 719-8801 for more information regarding the timeline of these and other new requirements in Brazil and the rest of Latin America.