The Rwanda Utilities and Regulatory Authority, (RURA), has published Regulations No. 012/R/STDICT/RURA/2021 Governing Importation, Supply and Type Approval of Electronic Communications Equipment. This Regulation repeals Regulations No. 011/R/STDICT/RURA/2020 and entered in force upon publication in the Official Gazette.
Important changes include:
- Type Approval by one of the following regimes:
- simplified type approval regime (requires a Certificate of Compliance issued by a National Regulatory Authority or a Conformity Assessment Body recognized by RURA)
- standard type approval regime
- RURA can issue a Provisional Certificate for 6 months for:
- equipment for trial, research or demonstration purposes on a noncommercial basis
- test equipment in an accredited test laboratory in Rwanda
- Type Approval certificates issued after the publication of these Regulations are permanent.
- According to Article 39: Type Approval certificates issued before the publication of these Regulations remain valid until their expiration date.
Both types of approval will require one normal sample however, the applicant may request a waiver of the sample due to the nature or size of the sample. Local representation is mandatory in either type approval process in Rwanda.
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