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EMC and Telecommunications Mutual Recognition Agreements

Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) are government-to-government agreements that help to facilitate trade by promoting acceptance of the results of each party's conformity assessment procedures, reducing the time it takes a product to be placed on the market, reducing the costs associated with placing a product on the market, and increasing transparency of technical regulations, laws, policies, and procedures. [read more]

 

NIST Participates in Five Mutual Recognition Agreements

 

  1. U.S.-EU MRA Agreement on Mutual Recognition Between the European Community and the United States of America
  2. U.S.-EEA EFTA States MRA Agreement on Mutual Recognition Between the United States of America and the EEA EFTA States
  3. APEC Tel MRA Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Conformity Assessment of Telecommunications Equipment
  4. CITEL MRA Inter-American Telecommunication Commission Mutual Recognition Agreement for Conformity Assessment of Telecommunications Equipment
  5. U.S.-Japan MRA Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Results of Conformity Assessment Procedures Between The United States of America and Japan

 

MRA Resources

 

+  All Designated U.S. Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) under the US-EU MRA & the APEC Tel MRA

 

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Second International Workshop on Mutual Recognition Agreements a Success May 15, 2009 On May 5-7, 2009, NIST and the FCC co-sponsored the Second International Workshop on Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) for Conformity Assessment of... by SSD staff

New U.S.-Mexico Telecommunications Agreement Will Ease Burdens on U.S. Manufacturers May 31, 2011 Agreement will ease burdens on U.S. companies, especially smaller manufacturers, seeking to export telecommunications products to Mexico. by GSI Staff

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41st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Tel MRA Meeting
May 06-12, 2010 ( Taipei, TAIWAN ) Event Organizer: Chinese Taipei

46th APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group Meeting
Jul 30-03, 2012 ( St. Petersburg, RUSSIA ) Event Organizer: TELWG (Russia)

Europe: December 2012 Meetings of the (1) R&TTE Compliance Association and (2) the Group of Notified Bodies under the EMC Directive (EUANB)
Dec 12-13, 2012 ( Malaga, SPAIN ) Event Organizer: CECOFORMA

Japan Telecom MRA Workshop
Feb 27-28, 2013 ( Tokyo, JAPAN ) Event Organizer: Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communication

43rd Meeting of the APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group
Mar 27-01, 2011 ( Hangzhou, CHINA ) Event Organizer: CHINA

44th APEC Telecommunication and Information Working Group Meeting, September 22-28, 2011
Sep 22-28, 2011 ( Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA ) Event Organizer: Malaysia

USA - TCB Council Meeting
Apr 09-11, 2013 ( Baltimore, MD ) Event Organizer: Telecommunication Certification Body Council

47th APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group Meeting
Apr 22-27, 2013 ( Kabupaten Kupang, INDONESIA ) Event Organizer: TELWG (Indonesia)

45th APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group Meeting
Apr 05-11, 2012 ( Da Nang City, VIETNAM ) Event Organizer: Vietnam Ministry of Information and Communications

Europe: May 2013 Meetings of the (1) R&TTE Compliance Association and (2) the Group of Notified Bodies under the EMC Directive (EUANB)
May 02-03, 2013 ( Dublin, IRELAND ) Event Organizer: CECOFORMA

Second International Workshop on Mutual Recognition Agreements for Conformity Assessment of EMC and Telecommunitations Regulations
May 05-07, 2009 ( Gaithersburg, MD ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

International Workshop on Mutual Recognition Agreements for Telecommunication Equipment
Oct 03-07, 2005 ( Gaithersburg, MD ) Event Organizer: NIST and FCC

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