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02/25/2010

Certification and Homologation

Resolution nº 242 of Anatel (2000) established the Regulation for Certification and Homologation of Telecommunications Products that define the follwoing process:

The Certification of a product for telecommunications is done by independent companies, Organisms of Assigned Certification (ODC), that emit certified of conformity to be homologated by Anatel.

The necessary assays to the certification process are carried through by Assays Laboratories contracted by the supplier amongst those credential for the Inmetro, or recognized through Agreement of Mutual Recognition, according to regulations edited or the norms adopted by Anatel.

This process is detailed in the Tutorial (in portuguese):

Certification and Homologation of Telecommunication Products.

Anatel's Regulation

Res. nº 242 11/30/2000	Regulation for Certification and Homologation of Products to Telecommunications.
Res. nº 323 11/7/2002	Norm to Certification of Products to Telecommunications.
Res. 442 07/21/2006	Regulation to Certification of Telecommunication Equipments according to Aspects of Eletromagnetic Compatibility. Revocation Res. 237/2000.
	Norms
	Telebrás Practicals

Products

The Product to Telecommunications are classified in 3 categories.

Terminal equipments destined to the use of general public to telecommunications service access of collective interest.

Equipments not included in the definition of Category I, but use radioelectric spectrum signal transmission, including antennas and those characterized, in specific regulation, as equipments of radiocommunication of restricted radiation.

III

Any products or equipments that not fit in the definitions of the Categories I and II, whose regulation is necessary:

a) guarantee if the inter-operation of support networks to the telecommunications service
b) trustworthiness of support networks to the telecommunication services; or
c) guarantee the electromagnetic compatibility and electric security.