KEC Regulatory Updates, Events & News

Events

Joint events are held with Kiwa Product Compliance providing updates on the latest regulatory changes. Stay up to date with upcoming news and events via our LinkedIn page.

Updates

Please find below the very latest updates to be announced by regulators.
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FCC

Date	Update
October 2024	FCC adopts initial rules for Drone operations in the 5GHZ spectrum, under new rule part 88: Further information here: FCC Adopts Initial Rules for 'Drone' Operations in the 5 GHz Band | Federal Communications Commission
October 2024	FCC publish updated KDB 986446 on protecting against National security threats to the communications supply chain through the equipment authorization program. Further information here: Before the (fcc.gov)
October 2024	FCC Looks to Modernize 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service Rules: News item here: FCC Looks to Modernize 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service Rules | Federal Communications Commission

 

ISED

Date	Update
October 2024	Innovation Science and Economic development Canada publishes RSS-210 Issue 11, License-Exempt Radio Apparatus: Category I equipment. Link: RSS-210 — Licence-Exempt Radio Apparatus: Category I Equipment (canada.ca) The standard covers radio apparatus such as field disturbance radars, speed radars, wireless Microphones, fixed point-to-point systems, communication devices, wideband devices, goods tracking, medical telemetry, momentary operated, remote-control devices and more. The Document has been updated to introduce new Radar limits and bands in 57-71GHz band. Wireless Multi channel Audio Systems (WMAS) also added to allow new digital microphone technologies. The whole document has also been updated/revised for clarity.
October 2024	Innovation Science and Economic development Canada publishes RSS-133-Issue 7 — Personal Communications Service Equipment Operating in the Bands 1850-1915 MHz and 1930-1995 MHz: Link: RSS-133 — Personal Communications Service Equipment Operating in the Bands 1850-1915 MHz and 1930-1995 MHz (canada.ca) The document has been updated to reflect the current Radio Standards Specification (RSS) structure, including removal of receiver spurious emissions as this is covered under RSS-GEN, clarification on definitions, and further additions to power requirements for certain types of equipment.
October 2024	Innovation Science and Economic development Canada publishes RSS-216 Issue 3 for Wireless Power Transfer Devices: link: RSS-216 — Wireless Power Transfer Devices (canada.ca) The document has been updated extensively and includes several clarifications. The standard is numbered as an RSS-2xx series standard; however, it also applies to devices that can be categorized as Interference-causing equipment (ICES) or license-exempt radio equipment (Cat 1 or Cat 2), ISED believe that having all WPT equipment under one standard is more beneficial.

 

EU/ECC/ETSI

Date	Update
October 2024	ERC Recommendation 70-03 for Short Range Devices (SRD) updated 7th June 2024. Link: 4512 (cept.org)
May 2024	The rules of the Common Charger Directive will be applicable for handheld mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones, headsets, handheld videogame consoles, portable speakers, e-readers, keyboards, mice, portable navigation systems and earbuds, as of 28 December 2024. These rules will be applicable for laptops as of 28 April 2026. These categories of radio equipment are listed in Annex Ia and the rules introduced to the RED by the Common Charger Directive apply to them, as of the dates indicated above, if the radio equipment concerned is capable of being recharged by means of wired charging.

 

News

Please find below the latest news to be announced from Kiwa Electrical Compliance.

09/09/24

KEC Brentwood recently added EN 301 908-1 V15.2.1, EN 300 422-1 V2.2.1, and EN 301 489-3 V2.3.2 via Flexible UKAS scope.