In partial modification to this office notification no. 5-2/2021-TC/TEC/l 3 l dated 13/06/2022, w.r.t. the testing and certification of telecommunication equipment under Phase-III & Phase-IV ofMTCTE regime, as provisioned in Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules 2017, the following amendments are hereby notified with immediate effect as mentioned below:

1. Extension of date of mandatory certification of 32 products (ERs) covered under MTCTE phase-III and IV by three months i.e. from 01.07.2023 to 01.10.2023. The list of 32 products is placed at Annexure-I.
2. Extension of date of mandatory certification of 12 products (ERs) covered under MTCTE phase-III and IV by six months i.e. from 01.07.2023 to 01.01.2024. The list of 12 products is placed at Annexure-II.
3. Extension of last date of acceptance of test reports issued by labs accredited by International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) signatories from non-border sharing countries by six months for technical parameters only i.e. from 30.06.2023 to 31.12.2023 for the products mentioned in Annexure-111.

This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.