2018/0087/F
EC/EFTA
FR France
  • V20T - Terminal equipment
2018-05-29
2018-03-06
Radio equipment for which manufacturers are obligated to measure the specific absorption rate (SAR)

Order amending the Order of 8 October 2003 on consumer information regarding radio terminal equipment issued pursuant to Article R20-10 of the Postal and Telecommunications Code, the Order of 8 October 2003 setting out the technical specifications applicable to radio terminal equipment and the Order of 12 October 2010 on displaying the specific absorption rate of radio terminal equipment

The purpose of the draft order is to specify the practical methods of communicating to consumers the SAR of radio equipment subject to a measuring obligation, i.e. indicating the SAR value in the instructions for use, updating the usage recommendations for the radio equipment in the instructions for use, and the methods of displaying information at points of sale and in all advertisements.

Radio equipment with an output of more than 20 mW and which is likely to be used in a reasonably foreseeable manner near the head or at a distance of less than or equal to 20 cm from the human body can only be put into service if it meets these technical specifications