Type Approval Procedures for Mobile Phones

Chinese brand
1) Submit 2 samples for primary inspection (shall be returned to the importer after test is
over), the mobile set must be modified if comments found before proceeding in the testing
procedures.

2) Test reports in compliance with the following European standards are required from one
of the Chinese labs listed below:Mobile Equipment should comply with the essential requirements & standards of
The European Directive 1999/5/EC including:

I - Radio Communication Standards

- EN 301 511: V7.0.2 / ETSI
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM); Harmonized standard for mobile stations in the
GSM 900 and DCS 1800 bands covering essential requirements under article 3.2 of the R&TTE
Directive (1999/5/EC).

Notice: - In the case of 3G Mobile phones the following standards are also requested:
o EN 301 908-1
o EN 301 908-2

II - Electromagnetic Compatibility Standards

-

EN 301 489-01: v1.3.1 / v1.4.1

Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Electromagnetic Compatibility

(EMC) standard for radio equipment and services .

- EN 301 489-07: v1.1.1 / v1.2.1

Specific EMC conditions for mobile and portable radio and ancillary equipment of digital cellular radio
telecommunications systems (GSM and DCS)

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I I I- Safety Standards
1- European council Recommendation 1999/519/EC
Council recommendations on the limitation of exposure of human being to
Electromagnetic fields.
- Specific Absorption Rate (SAR Test)
EN 50360 / CENELEC - SAR Limit standard
Product standard to demonstrate the compliance of mobile phones with the basic restrictions
Related to human being exposure to electromagnetic fields.
EN 50361 / CENELEC SAR Measurement Method standard
2- EN 60950 Safety of Information technologies Equipment.

Notes: i.

CE Compliance Verification must be issued by one of the mentioned

below accredited test labs in China.

ii.

Sets must be
labeled with notified body Identification
number.
(This is Typical to all wireless, high power equipments & all
wireless equipments that require SAR standards compliance)

iii.

Verification of shipment containing the manufacturer, brands,

models and serial numbers for the shipment must be issued the lab
who issued the VOC prior shipping.

iv.

The IMEI number assigned to each mobile phone must comply with
the GSM standards specified in 3GPP TS 23.003.

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3) After finishing the tests in the Chinese labs, 2 CE marked Samples must be submitted for
NTRA approval prior shipping (shall be returned to the importer after testing is over) with a
CD containing complete test reports and the Verification of Conformity, after the samples
pass the test and the documents are reviewed, the importer is instructed to start the shipping
process [and the invoice of type approval fees is initiated and sent to the applicant only if the
applicant is international party].
4) Before shipping from the Chinese port the importer or his representative must inform the
lab which did the tests to start the final inspection procedures for the shipment and initiate the
Pre-Shipment verification.
4) When the shipment arrive to Egypt 2 samples per model are collected randomly from the
shipment and tested in the NTRA labs (Kept by the NTRA for reference) and after
passing the test, type approval Fees (600L.E. Per Model if the applicant is the Egyptian
importer) must be paid before the clearance permit is initiated.

NTRAAccreditedTestLabsinChina
I- China Telecommunication Technology Labs
Address: N0.11 Yue Tan Nan Jie, Beijing, China.
Post Code: 100045
Tel: +86 106 8094 218
Contact Person: Mrs.: Monica Fu

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Fax: +86 106 8094 405

E-mail: fuli@chinattl.com
E-mail: fuli@catr.com.cn

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II- Intertek China

Address: Sixth Floor, Block D, Huahan Building, Langshan Road, Nanshan district, Shenzhen
518057, China.
Tel: +86 755 8614 0601
Fax: +86 755 8601 6751
Contact Person:

Mr. Tommy Leung

E-mail: tommy.leung@intertek.com

III- SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services Co.,Ltd.

Address 1: 2/F., 198 Kezhu Road, Scientech Park, Guangzhou Economic & Technology
Development District, Guangzhou 510663, China.
Contact Person:
Tel

Ms. Jessie Zhang

+ 86(0)20-8215 5318

E-mail: jessie_zhang@sgs.com
Fax

+ 86(0)20-8207 5059

Mobile +86-13416110040

Address 2: No. 1 Workshop, M-10, Middle Section, Science & Technology Park,
Shenzhen 518057, China.
Tel: +86 755 2671 1360
Fax: +86 755 2671 0594
Contact Person: Ms Jessica.chan@sgs.com

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E-mail:

jessica.chan@sgs.com

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IV- Bureau Veritas ADT

Address:

First & Fourth floor, B building, Min Li Da Industrial Building,

Honghualing Industrial Park, Liu Xian Road, xili Town, Nashan district ,
Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China.
Contact Person: Ms Anna Yu

Email: liang.yu@cn.bureaveritas.com

Tel: +86 755 3304 6666 ext415

Fax: +86 755 8600 0159

V- TV Rheinland Group Greater China

Address: 3 & 4 F, Cybio Technology Building No. 1, Langshan No. 2 Road South, 5th Industrial Area,
High-Tech Industry Park North, Nanshan District, 518057 Shenzhen, P. R. China.

Contact Person: Ms. Kenter Luo

Tel.: +86 755 82681188

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Email: kenter..luo@sz.chn.tuv.com
Fax: +86 755 25980321

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