FCC Testing

GME is an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory testing products for compliance with FCC Supplier Declaration of Conformity Rules of 47 CFR Part 15.

The SDoC process is a new process as of 2017 replacing verification and the older DoC method. Excerpts from the FCC ET Docket 15-170 on Updating the Equipment Authorization Streamline the Self-Approval Process. The Commission currently requires manufacturers to self-approve certain devices under one of two processes. The Order would combine those processes into one, called the Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity. This will both simplify and reduce burdens associated with the equipment authorization process.

Allow Electronic Labeling

The Commission would provide for the use of electronic labeling for the information required under our rules to be displayed on products or otherwise provided with products, such as the FCC identification number and compliance statement. Doing so codifies many of the Commission’s existing practices and satisfies specific legislative requirements. The use of electronic labeling rather than permanent physical labels reduces costs for manufacturers.

Ease Burdensome Importation Requirements

The Order would eliminate the requirement to file the import declaration for RF devices brought into the United States with CBP. This requirement has become increasingly outdated and burdensome in light of current importation and marketing practices, the information otherwise collected by CBP itself, and the wealth of information available online. The Order would also modify Commission rules to clarify the compliance requirements related to imported devices and to provide additional flexibility in certain cases.

Update Measurement Procedures and Clarify Standards

The Order would revise Commission measurement procedures to streamline and consolidate requirements for devices used in different services. This will increase our agility to respond to changes in technology and in industry standards, and enhance the general understanding of Commission measurement requirements.

Unintentional radiators shall be authorized prior to the initiation of marketing, pursuant to the procedures for certification or Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) given in Subpart J of part 2 of this chapter, as follows: