As part of the modifications to the previous Official Circulars 5-2/2021-TC/TEC/131 and 5-2/2021-TC/TEC/172, the Indian Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) issued Circular No. 5-2/2021-TC/TEC/185 on 27 December 2023 to amend the testing and certification requirements for telecommunication and network equipment in Phases 3 and 4 of the MTCTE regime as follows:

• Extend the mandatory certification date for 12 of the 44 products covered by MTCTE Phase III and IV by three months, i.e. from 1 January 2024 to 1 April 2024. The list of 12 products is shown in Annex 1 of the Circular;
• The mandatory certification date of the remaining 32 products remains unchanged, i.e. January 1, 2024. The list is set out in Annex II of the Circular
• For the 8 products mentioned in Annex III, the last acceptance date for test reports issued by laboratories accredited by ILAC signatories in non-border sharing countries will be extended by 3 months to 31 March 2024.

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