U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Charlene Barshefsky said U.S. an...
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Charlene Barshefsky said U.S. and European Union (EU) had put in place agreements designed to reduce barriers to nearly $30 billion in annual transatlantic trade of telecom and electronic products. Mutual recognition agreement sectoral annexes…
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eliminate duplicative product testing requirements. USTR said that under agreement, EU regulators would recognize certificates issued by designated labs in U.S. that equipment they had evaluated met EU requirements, and vice versa. USTR said that will allow U.S. manufacturers to export products to EU without additional certifications and tests. “This landmark step facilitates electronic trade in many telecommunications and information technology products by improving market access, reducing costs and shortening the time required to market certain U.S. products in the EU,” Barshefsky said. Mutual recognition agreement annexes on telecom equipment cover terminal equipment, such as radio transmitters and information technology equipment. Annex on electromagnetic compatibility covers equipment subject to EU and U.S. radio interference and compatibility requirements.