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Mutual Recognition Agreement or Arrangements (MRAs) means an agreement through which two countries give recognition to Certifying Bodies and CABs in respective countries by following conformity assessment procedures.

Mutual Recognition means that each Party, on the basis that it is accorded reciprocal treatment by the other Party, accepts the test reports & certification of results of conformity assessment activities; and mandatory requirements of the other Party to demonstrate conformity of products and/or manufacturers/manufacturing processes with its mandatory requirements when the conformity assessment activities are undertaken by conformity assessment bodies designated by the other Party.

MRAs eliminate the cost of retesting and re-certification, and shorten time to-market for partner countries’ manufacturers and exporters of telecommunication Equipments.

At present India has “Mutual Recognition Arrangement/Agreement (MRA) with Singapore in Telecommunication Sector.

The fee for renewal shall be Rs. 10,000/- for every TEC’s technical standards/ specifications being applied for renewal limited to maximum amount up to Rs. 1,00,000/- or fees specified by DA time to time. The fee for renewal is to be paid online through Non Tax Receipt Portal (NTRP) of Govt. of India to “TEC, New Delhi”.

CAB designation is not a one-time phenomenon. Once the CAB gets designated; Designation to a CAB shall be valid for a period of 3 years subject to continuity of NABL accreditation. CAB shall apply for renewal of designation to TEC within 180 days but not later than 60 days before the expiry of the CAB Designation.

Duly filled Application form for CAB Designation along with all requisite documents as mentioned in TEC CAB Designation Scheme should be sent/submitted to: DDG (MRA), Telecommunication Engineering Centre, Gate No. 5, Khurshid Lal Bhavan, Janpath, New Delhi-110001

Application for CAB designation is open to any Domestic lab which conducts its business of conformity assessment in India. CABs duly accredited by any recognised Indian accreditation body like NABL, can apply for designation.

NABL accreditation is pre requisite requirement for applying CAB Designation.

Essential Requirement means set of parameters/standards/requirements/ Specifications etc. specified by TEC which are to be complied for seeking certification.

Designation means the authorization by a Party’s designating authority of its Conformity assessment body to undertake specified conformity assessment activities pursuant to the mandatory requirements of the party.

Designating Authority (DA) means a body established in the territory of a Party with the authority to designate, monitor, suspend or withdraw designation of conformity assessment bodies to conduct conformity assessment activities within its jurisdiction.

Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC) under the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) is the Designating Authority (DA) for designating Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) in India having its office at “Gate No. 5, Khurshid Lal Bhavan, Janpath, New Delhi-110001”.

Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC) under the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) designates domestic Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) for carrying out conformity assessment of telecommunication equipment in accordance with TEC’s technical standards and/or specifications.

Any activity concerned with determining directly or indirectly whether products, manufacturers or processes fulfill relevant standards and/or Specifications to meet relevant mandatory requirements detailed in the respective Party’s mandatory requirements. Typical examples of conformity assessment activities are sampling, testing, inspection, evaluation, verification, certification, registration, accreditation and approval, as well as any of their combinations.

Certification Body (CB) means a body that issues a conformance certificate and may also conduct conformity assessment activities.

Non-refundable fee of Rs. 1,00,000/- to be paid online through Non Tax Receipt Portal (NTRP) of Govt. of India to “TEC, New Delhi” for designation against up to 5 TEC’s technical standards and/or specifications in a single application. Further, for designation beyond 5 technical standards/ specifications in the same application, an additional fee of Rs. 20,000/- is payable per standard/specification subject to maximum of up to Rs. 2,00,000/- per single application in any case or fees specified by DA time to time.

Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) means a body that conducts conformity assessment activities.