The new radio/telecom technical regulations of Belarus are approved.

Product marking and in-country testing is now required.

Approved as Resolution No. 469 of the Council of Ministers of Belarus, the Belarus National Radio and Telecom Technical Regulation TR 2018/024/BY is in force as of January 1, 2019. This update nullifies the previous requirements in Resolution No. 849.

Approvals issued in accordance with the older resolution is valid until their expiry date.

Product Marking

Products containing radiofrequency/communication modules approved in accordance with TR/2018/024/BY are required to be marked with the TR BY marking.

In-Country Testing

In Belarus, products may receive approval of conformity through Certification or Declaration.

Local testing is now mandatory for both Certification and Declaration.

Communication electronics may receive approval through Declaration (can be replaced with Certification if the applicant so chooses), some examples are as follows:

• Radio equipment for radio link communication
• Radio transmitters
• Broadband wireless access equipment
• Base stations

Electrical appliances using AC power supply and telecommunication devices must receive approval through Certification, some examples are as follows:

• TVs, monitors
• Household appliances, office equipment
• Telecommunication devices functioning as digital transport systems
• Telecommunication devices functioning as data trasmitting systems