ANATEL's Temporary Measures for Certification Renewals Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, ANATEL, the National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil published Official Letter 384/2020 on June 22nd, 2020.

This letter stipulates that the following conditions are valid until September 30th, 2020:

For all certificates with an expiration date between March 6th, 2020, and September 30th, 2020, it is only required to present a declaration letter for renewal. Product photos and product testing are not required.
The exceptions established do not apply to testing that is already in progress with samples in a laboratory.
If a product fails during the laboratory tests, no exemption will be granted. The product must pass.
In the event of any design/assembly change in a product and/or changes in the technical requirements applied to a homologated product, which took advantage of the exception, subsequent renewals will require updated documents and a successful lab testing outcome.
Exceptional situations not covered by the conditions specified above will be subject to assessment by ANATEL.

Regulatory Agency	ANATEL (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações)
Certification Type	Mandatory
License Validity	Technical compliance certificate: 2 to 3 years
Application Language	Portuguese
Legal License Holder	Required
In-country Testing Requirement	Requires testing

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