TAPAC Bulletin 2013-03

To: Canadian Testing Laboratories, Manufacturers of Telecommunications Equipment, Standards Council of Canada and other MRA Stakeholders

Re: Implementation of Canada-Israel MRA Phase I


This bulletin is to inform Canadian testing laboratories and other MRA stakeholders that Phase I of the MRA between the Government of Canada and the State of Israel for conformity assessment of telecommunications equipment, entered into force on January 18th, 2013 is ready to be implemented effective immediately.

Canadian Testing laboratories wishing to be recognized by Israel are invited to apply to Industry Canada for designation. The specific technical regulations for which Israel will accept test reports from recognized Canadian testing laboratories are listed in the Annex. Designation procedures are available.

Phase II implementation will be announced at a later mutually agreed upon date between Canada and Israel.

Inquiries may be directed to the Manager, Telecommunications Equipment Regulatory Requirements at telecom.reg@ic.gc.ca.

Hazim Dawood

Manager, Telecommunications Equipment Regulatory Requirements
Industry Canada

Annex 1 – Canada-Israel MRA (Phase I): List of Technical Regulations and Procedures for Israel

Wire Equipment:

  • Ministry of Communications Specification 023/96 for Private Switchboard Ministry of Communications Specification 01/97 (equivalent to FCC Part 68)
  • ISDN – Ministry of Communications Specification ISDN BRA / PRA (equivalent to European standards ETSI – TBR3 and ETSI TBR 4)
  • ADSL – Ministry of Communications Specification dated 10.3.2005.
  • EMC (in addition to EMC requirements stated below) (equivalent to FCC Part 15)

National EMC and Safety Standards:

  • SI 60950 Part 1 – Safety of Information Technology Equipment – General requirements. (similar to IEC 60950-1)
  • SI 961 Part 6.1 – Electromagnetic Compatibility: Information Technology Equipment – Radio Frequency Interference Characteristics – Limits and Methods of Measurements (similar to CISPR 22)
  • SI 961 Part 6.2 – Electromagnetic Compatibility: Information Technology Equipment – Immunity Characteristics – Limits and Methods of Measurements (similar to CISPR 24)

Wireless Equipment:

  • Wireless Telegraph Ordinance (Ordinance Non-application Directive), 1984.
  • Procedure for Type Approval of Cellular Handset in Israel, December 2005 (Articles 1-5, inclusive).
  • Checklist for Conformance Approval for DECT Equipment—in the Spectrum Division, July 2010.

Type Approval is required for the following devices operating in licensed frequencies.

  1. Land Mobile simplex, two-way radio, trunking 136-174 MHz
  2. Land Mobile simplex, two-way radio, trunking 450-470 MHz
  3. Land Mobile trunking, Iden; uplink 806-821 MHz / downlink 851-866 MHz
  4. Land Mobile cellular:
    1. CDMA2000 and UMTS 850 uplink 824-845 MHz / downlink 869-890 MHz
    2. GSM 1800 uplink 1710-1740 MHz / downlink 1805-1835 MHz
    3. UMTS 2100 uplink 1920-1980 MHz / downlink 2110-2170 MHz

Type Approval is required for the devices listed in Table 1.

Table 1 – Devices Operating in License-Exempt Frequencies
Frequency Range Max Transmit Power Field Strength/
Magnetic Field
1. 125.0 – 148.5 kHz 0.5 mW
2. 1.6 – 1.8 MHz 100 mW
3. 13.567 – 13.553 MHz (RFID) 
see CEPT 70-03
42 dBuA @ 10m
4. 26.96 – 27.28 MHz 100 mW
5. 43.71 – 44.49; 46.60 – 46.98; 48.75 – 49.51, 49.66 -50.00 MHz 10 mV/m @ 3m
6. 174.1, 174.3, 174.5, 177.6, 181.1, 181.75, 182.0, 202.05, 202.150, 202.250 MHz 50 mW
7. 174 – 174.750, 178.150 – 179.250, 181 – 181.750, 185.150 – 186.250, 202.- 202.750, 433.05 – 434.79 MHz 10 mW
8. 50.840, 50.920, 50.960, 53.300, 53.600, 72.070, 72.080, 72.190, 72.240, 72.310, 72.430, 72.980, 75.430, 75.710, 75.990 MHz 500 mW
9. 87.5 – 108.0 MHz; 200 kHz bandwidth;
European CEPT 70-03 or US Part 15.230
CEPT 70-03
50 nW e.r.p.
CFR 47 § 15.239
250 µvolts/m@
3m
10. 315 MHz and 325 MHz 100 mW
11. 433 MHz 10 mW
12. 446 – 446.1 MHz (8 channels of 12.5 kHz) 500 mW (e.i.r.p.)
13. 794 – 806 MHz (wireless microphones) 10 mW
14. 915-917 MHz; Out Of Band (OOB) below 915 MHz, -74 dBm per 100 kHz; above 917 MHz -63.6 dBm per 25 kHz; the duty cycle (DC) provides a linear release only at 915 MHz;

e.g. for DC 1 % (- 20 dB) OOB below 915 MHz is -54 dBm per 100 kHz, and not -74 dBm per 100 kHz.

Manufacturer should mark the product model by suffix in order to emphasize the specific ISR RF band and Out of Bands: unique identifier "IL" is convenient. 40 kHz crystal stability per 5 years

2 mW (e.i.r.p.)
15. 922.36-924.80 MHz 150 mW; not more than 40 µW average power
16. 1,222.6 – 1,232.6, 1,570.42 – 1,580.42 MHz
(GPS receivers)
17. 1880 – 1900 MHz (European DECT)
18. 2,400 – 2483.5 MHz; 802.11 b, g or ETSI EN 300-328, ETSI EN 300-440, ERC/DEC/(01)07, or Bluetooth. Internal embedded antenna or external antenna connector per CFR 47 Part 15.203 100 mW (e.i.r.p.)
19. 5150-5350 MHz; 802.11a Channels 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64; Indoor only; ETSI EN 301893 or ECC/DEC/(04)08 dated 12 November 2004;

Internal embedded antenna or external antenna connector per CFR 47 Part 15.203

Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) as specified by ETSI EN 301893 and Transmitter Power Control (TPC) as specified by ITU-R Recommendation M. 1652

60-200 mW (e.i.r.p.), pending implementation of TPC and/or DFS mechanisms
20. 76-77 GHz (Safety and Car Control) 316 mW (e.i.r.p.)
21. 10.5-10.55 GHz, 11.4-11.7 GHz, 24.07, 24.11 GHz, 24.19 GHz, 24.1-24.2 GHz, 33.4-36.0 GHz, 300 – 770 Terahertz – Car velocity detectors (receivers)
22. 1,000 GHz – 430,000 GHz – Infrared Less than
200 mW