TAPAC Bulletin 2012-03

Reassessment for Family of Products

DC-01: Procedure for Declaration of Conformity and Registration of Terminal Equipment allows the registration of a family of products under a single registration number. In the family, all models must be electrically identical. A new model may be added to the family only if the new model is electrically identical to the existing models. Moreover, any modification to a model within the family needs to be applied to all the other models in the family. DC-01 implies that for any modification to the family, a reassessment request must include those models that have reached the end of their production.

Similarly, RSP-100: Radio Equipment Certification Procedure defines family certification for electrically identical models and implies that for Class II Permissive changes, a reassessment request must contain the same modification to every model in the family, including those models that have reached the end of their production.

Industry Canada recognizes that making modifications to an end of production model is not practical. Therefore, IC would like to clarify that when an applicant requests reassessment for a family of products, models that have reached the end of their production are exempted. In the reassessment request, the applicant must indicate the models that have reached the end of their production. This exemption applies to both terminal and radio equipment.

Should you have any questions, please submit them to telecom.reg@ic.gc.ca or to the Director, Technical Regulation and Conformance, Industry Canada, 300 Slater Street, 13th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C8.


Peter Chau

Chairman, TAPAC
Director, Technical Regulation and Conformance
Industry Canada
July 13, 2012