ANATEL in Brazil has published Act 7280 (revoking act 2222) that will be enforced during the middle of 2021 (exact date is still under discussion). According to this act, the following changes will be implemented:
- Certificate Validity Periods:
- Cellular Mobile Phones: Valid for 2 years (previously 1 year)
- Li-ion battery / inductive charger for cell phones / cell phone charger: Valid for 2 years (previously 1 year)
- Data Network Equipment – Environment User: Valid for 2 years (previously valid indefinitely)
- Data Network Equipment (except for user environment): Valid for 3 years (previously valid indefinitely)
- The submission of an ISO 9001:2015 certificate will now be mandatory for all RF devices regardless of the number of factories.
ANATEL increased the list of devices permitted to run certification tests outside of Brazil (Mobile Satellite Transceiver; Mobile Satellite Phone; Radar and others)