Process

Regarding the applications for CTRFD compliance approval, the compliance approval shall be classified as either for “sale” or “private use.” 

Compliance approval for the purpose of sale includes type approval, declaration of compliance (DoC), simplified DoC and step-by-step compliance approval. The approval procedure is provided as follows: 

1.Regarding applications of type approval, the CTRFD examination report acquired by a domestic natural person, juristic person or non-juristic person group, or foreign manufacturer shall be submitted to a Certification Body with required documents. The Certification Body shall issue the approval certificate should the CTRFD qualify in the review according to the technical specifications for CTRFD.

2.Regarding applications of DoC, the CTRFD examination report acquired by a domestic natural person, juristic person, non-juristic person group, or foreign manufacturer shall be submitted to the Certification Body together with his declaration that the said CTRFD complies with the applicable CTRFD technical specifications and the documents specified in Article 8 for registration with a certification body. Upon completion of the registration, the Certification Body shall issue the approval certificate accordingly.

3.Regarding applications of simplified DoC, the declaration made by a domestic natural person, juristic person, non-juristic person group, or foreign manufacturer for the compliance of its CTRFD with the technical specifications for CTRFDs or equivalent technical specifications for CTRFDs shall be submitted to the Certification Body with the documents specified in Article 9 for registration. Upon completion of the registration, the Certification Body shall issue the simplified DoC accordingly.

4.Regarding applications of step-by-step compliance approval, the CTRFD examination report, test report or proof of source shall be submitted to the competent authority with required documents. The competent authority shall issue the approval certificate should the compliance with the technical specifications for CTRFDs be confirmed.

Document List:

1.Application form for type approval certificate for telecommunication terminal equipment;

2.User’s manual or instructions in traditional Chinese or English; 

3.Specifications in traditional Chinese or English; 

4.Circuit diagram or circuit block diagram;

5.Test report for equipment sample; 

6.4x6” color photographs of equipment sample, external power supply and accessory with scale; the manufacturer and model number shall be clearly visible; the photographs shall show all six (6) sides of the equipment; 

7.4x6” color photographs of interior of the equipment sample and circuit board with scale, at least showing two (2) sides; the main components on the circuit board shall be clearly identifiable; 

8.Document of personal identification document shall be provided for applicants of domestic natural person and document of proof of establishment for domestic juristic persons, non-juristic person groups or foreign manufacturers; 

9.Electronic file(s), including the materials mentioned in Paragraphs 1 through 9. 

Regarding the documents required for application for approval in the preceding paragraph, the electronic file(s) shall be retained by the certification body and the remaining shall be returned upon issuing the type approval certificate. 

Series product: 

a piece of TTE or non-plug-and-play restricted communications module that is qualified in review without any change to the product in the original application and meets either of the following: 

(1)No change to techniques used, such as power output, modulation technique, working frequency, number of channels and layout of circuit board containing major elements, with change(s) only to antenna, appearance, color, material, associated non-telecommunications functions, power supply, accessory, brand or model, and the product with the same basic design and functions for telecommunications interface, electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety; 

(2)No change to telecommunications hardware with change(s) only to modulation technique by firmware or software, reduction of power output, frequency range, bandwidth or number of channels. 

The examination report as described shall include the following:

1.Name and address of applicant;

2.Name and address of testing body;

3.Unique identification of examination report and identification on each page of the report;

4.Name, brand and model number of equipment sample, external power supply, accessory, peripheral equipment, and test cable and test fixture; 

5.4x6” color photographs of equipment sample, external power supply and accessory with scale; the manufacturer and model number shall be clearly visible; the photographs shall show all six (6) sides of the equipment sample; the photographs mentioned in this subparagraph may be listed as an attachment to the examination report;

6.4x6” color photographs of the interior of the equipment sample and circuit board with scale, showing at least two (2) sides; the main components on the circuit board shall be clearly identifiable; the photographs mentioned in this subparagraph may be listed as an attachment to the examination report;

7.Test connection diagram, test layout photographs and description; the equipment sample shall be connected to the external power supply, accessory and peripheral equipment; in the case where the test fixture and software are provided by the applicant in order to perform the test, the test fixture and the name and version of test software shall be specified. The test fixture shall be provided with 4×6” color photograph(s) with scale; 

8.Settings of the equipment in normal use mode and test mode, including maximum transmission power, frequency, bandwidth, and modulation technique; however, for those for which the normal use mode is not available at the review, the normal use mode settings, such as maximum transmission power, frequency, and bandwidth and modulation technique, may be excluded. 

9.Name, brand, model number, calibration date and expiration date of testing instrumentation; 

10.Test items and standards as specified in relevant technical specifications; 

11.General list of test results mentioned in Subparagraph 8 and the preceding subparagraph, verdict of test results and test data (including scanned images);

12.Dates of acceptance and completion of test; 

13.General antenna list for the equipment sample (including the type, brand, model number and maximum gain of the antenna and combination of power output with TTE or non-plug-and-play restricted communications module). The antenna shall be provided with 4×6” color photograph(s) with scale.

The antenna, external power supply, accessory or peripheral that is not used in normal use mode, or the test cable, fixture or software that is not used in test mode may be excluded from the examination report.