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ORGANIZATIONG/IT/SPEC/Q4/20
11 October 2002
(02-5516)
Committee of Participants on the Expansion
of Trade in Information Technology ProductsOriginal:  English
SURVEY ON EMC/EMI
Replies to the Survey
Communication from Singapore
The following communication, dated 10 October 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Singapore.
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The following replies apply only to telecommunication equipment.
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1. (a) Does your government have mandatory technical requirements for
electromagnetic interference of information tec hnology equipment? If so, please identify.
Yes, Singapore has mandatory technical requirements for electromagnetic interference of
telecommunication equipment.  These requirements are specified in the document "IDA TS
EMC (March 2000) – EMC Requirements for Telecommunication Equipment".
(b) Are these requirements harmonized with CISPR 22?  If not, please explain the
current requirements.
Yes,  these requirements harmonized with CISPR 22.
2. (a) Does your government have mandatory technical requirements for
electromagnetic immunity of information technology equipment? If so, please identify.
Technical requirements for electromagnetic immunity of Telecommunication equipment are
not mandatory.
(b) Are these requirements harmonized with CISPR 24?  If not, please explain the
current requirements.
Not applicable.G/IT/SPEC/Q4/20
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3. (a) What conformity assessment procedure for electromagnetic compatibility
(EMC/EMI) which includes both interference and immunity, does your government
require for approval of information technology products?
Tests reports from accredited testing laboratories for conformity assessment of EM
Interference for approval of telecommunication equipment.
(b) May suppliers perform these procedures (e.g. testing, declaration of conformity),
or must third parties perform these procedures?
Suppliers can perform these procedures if their testing laboratories are accredited based on
ISO/IEC Guide 17025.
(c) What international guidelines or standards, if any, are those procedures based
on? If not, what guidelines or standards are they based on?
The testing laboratories are accredited and follow procedures in accordance with ISO/IEC
Guide 17025.
4. Has your regulatory authority received any complaint or had any problems regarding
EMC/EMI aspects of approved information  technology products?  If yes, how
frequent?  And please identify the nature of the complaint/problem.
Received occasional reports of poor immunity performance of telephone equipment.
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