Scope of this ESSENTIAL

This ESSENTIAL deals with the requirements for radio devices inside USA. The main item is how to get an FCC-ID.'

Abbreviations

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Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

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Legislation in force for this PCT

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Legislation in force for this PCT

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Scope of legislation

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Scope of legislation

47 CFR Part 2 Subpart J:2021-10-01 Code of Federal Regulations - Titel 47 - Part 2 - Subpart J - Equipment Authorization Procedures '

Scope of legislation

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Responsible actors

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Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

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Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

Here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license) What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Penalty by this legislation

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Exemption clauses

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Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

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FTA/MRA status with EU

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Authority

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Market surveillance authority

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Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

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Comment on the comparability to EU legislation

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Hints

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Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?

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Registration at related authority required?

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Local representative legally required?

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Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

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Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

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Is the IECEE CB Scheme accepted by the authority/approval body?

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Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority

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Conformance document validity and renewal

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Which documents are required by an approval body?

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Which documents are required by an approval body?

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Is a factory inspection legally required

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Hints

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Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing

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Specific requirements for testing

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Specific requirements for testing

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General information to the application of standards

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Source for standards for conformity assessment

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National Standardisation Organisation

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Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards?

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Is in-country testing legally required?

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Acceptance of foreign test reports

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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)

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Regulatory e-labelling allowed?

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Required information on the product and/or packaging

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Required information on the product and/or packaging

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User instructions language(s)

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User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes

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User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes

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Digital user documentation allowed?

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Warnings, symbols

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Hints

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Code, Continent	USA, North America
Economic Area
Official Language	The United States of America doesn’t have an official language on the federal level. They do use English as the primary language for official documents and publications, legislation, orders, regulations and rulings. The states with English as the only official language are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming. Puerto Rico has declared Spanish the principal language, but both English and Spanish are official languages. In the US Virgin Islands, only English is official, while American Samoa has English and Samoan. Guam has English and Chamorro has official languages and in the Northern Mariana Islands, English, Chamorro and Carolinian are official.
Standard Institute	American National Standards Institute - ANSI | https://ansi.org/
HS Codemember	Yes, since 1970