Product approval, certification services - Algeria

Telecoms and radio

TRaC offers a type approval and project management service for a wide range of telecoms equipment to ensure that products intended for sale or use in Algeria meet all of the necessary regulatory and compliance requirements for Direction des Produits et Services des Télécommunications (DPST) approvals.

TRaC offer project management of the Algerian type approval processes, including management of in-country testing, completion of application forms and ongoing liaison with the approvals bodies to ensure type approval is granted in the shortest possible time.

Types of Equipment

TLTE and RF Type Approval is applicable but not necessarily limited to, data and text processing equipment, data preparation equipment, data terminal equipment, data circuit terminating equipment (for example, modems), automatic telephone answering machines, facsimile transceivers, call restriction devices, cordless telephones, digital and analogue feature telephones, lightning protection devices, line monitoring equipment and speech recorders.

Type Approval Requirements

All equipment testing is carried out in-country. All foreign manufacturers who want to obtain Algerian type approval of telecommunications terminal equipment products must appoint an Algerian citizen or company to apply for and hold approval. All applicants must be registered on the local Trade Register as being professionally involved with the marketing of electronics or telecommunications equipment.

Project Management for Algerian Approvals

For Algerian approvals, the process that TRaC can project manage includes the following services:

• Organisation of despatch of samples to avoid delay in Customs

• Management of the testing process till type approval is complete

• Completion of all paperwork including application forms, declarations, and letters of authority to be sent to DPST in Algeria

• Liaison with local offices and distributors in Algeria

• Submission of the approval applications to the DPST in Algeria

• Making payment for the certification on your behalf

• Ongoing liaison with Algerian authorities until type approval is granted

Test Standards required by the Algerian Authorities

In-country testing is to Algerian standards.