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ANATEL Updates Technical Requirements for Mobile Phone Chargers

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ANATEL Updates Technical Requirements for Mobile Phone Chargers

ANATEL has released Act. No. 493 which updates the Technical Requirements for mobile phone chargers. This update includes new types of mobile chargers such as vehicular and wireless power transmission (WPT) chargers.

Required Tests for Vehicular and WPT Chargers

See below the tests required for vehicular and WPT according to this new document:

  1. CFR FCC PART §18.305 - Field strength limits for WPT chargers
  2. ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2 (2011-09) Item 9.6 – Only for chargers used in a vehicle
  3. Resolution 442 (2006) – EMC
  4. Resolution 529 (2009) – Safety
  5. Resolution 481 (2007) – Lithium batteries and chargers for mobile phones

The certification of vehicular chargers will become mandatory after 180 days from the date of publication of this Act (January 2018).

Brazil Quick Facts

Regulatory AgencyANATEL (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações)
Certification TypeMandatory
License ValidityTechnical compliance certificate: 2 to 3 years
Application LanguagePortuguese
Legal License HolderRequired
In-country Testing RequirementRequires testing

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