Latin America

Country	Argentina	Brazil	Chile	Colombia	Dominican Republic	Mexico	Venezuela
Compliance Requirement for Telecom or Radio	Approval	Approval	Approval	Approval	Approval	Approval	Approval
Mandatory Requirements for Telecom, Radio, Safety, and EMC	Telecom Safety EMC	Telecom Radio Safety	Telecom Radio Safety	Telecom Radio Safety	Telecom	Telecom Radio Safety	Telecom Radio Safety
Requirement for Local Representative	Yes for Telecom	Yes for Telecom	No	No	No	Yes	No
Language Requirment for Test Report, Manuals, Application	Application and Manual in Spanish	Manual in Portuguese or English	Manual in Spanish or English	Manual in Spanish	Manual in Spanish	Manual in Spanish or English	Manual in Spanish or English
Are Rhein Tech Test Reports Accepted?	Yes, but not for Telecom	No	Yes, but not for Telecom	Yes	Yes	Yes, but not for safety	Yes
Marking Requirement	Yes for Telecom	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Sample of Required Mark	.	.	.	.	.	.	-
Will the Approval Certificate Expire? (how long is it valid for?)	1 year	Indefinite	-	-	-	1 year	-
Factory Inspection Requirement	Yes, for safety	No	No	No	No	No	No
Requirement for "in-country" Test Sample	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes for Safety	No
Time to Obtain Approval (after test report submitted to agency)	12+ weeks	10+ weeks	8+ weeks	3 weeks	-	12+ weeks	6+ weeks
Requirement for Inspection or Surveillance	Survelliance/Annual Sampling	Survelliance/Periodic Sampling	None	None	-	Import Inspection	-

'* Product changes (that cause changes to EMI/EMC/Safety profile) will require retest and certificate updates. In some cases, new approvals will be required.