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The '''FCC logo''' or the '''FCC mark''' is a voluntary mark employed on [[Electronics|electronic]] products manufactured or sold in the [[United States]] which indicates that the [[electromagnetic radiation]] from the device is below the limits specified by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] and the manufacturer has followed the requirements of the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity authorization procedures.<ref name="fcc-id-help">[http://transition.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid/help.html Federal Communications Commission. FCC ID Help.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229010747/http://transition.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid/help.html |date=December 29, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="ce-mag">[http://www.ce-mag.com/99ARG/Gubish31.html Compliance Engineering magazine. 'Inside FCC Part 15 and Canada's Corresponding Standards By Roland W. Gubisch'.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113075517/http://www.ce-mag.com/99ARG/Gubish31.html |date=January 13, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/forms/FTSSearchResultPage.cfm?id=27980&switch=P Federal Communications Commission. FCC-Approved Equipment Labels for Part 15 and Part 18 devices. Labelling guidelines, user information requirements and print-resolution labels.]</ref> The FCC label is found even on products sold outside the US territory, because they are either products manufactured in the US and had been exported, or they are also sold in the US. This makes the FCC label recognizable worldwide even to people to whom the name of the agency is not familiar.<ref>[http://smokinapps.com/news/what-do-the-symbols-on-the-back-of-the-iphone-mean/ Smokinapps.com 'What do the symbols on the back of the iPhone mean?']</ref><ref>[http://www.tuv-sud.co.uk/uk-en/about-tuev-sued/tuev-sued-in-the-uk/tuev-sued-babt/product-certification/fcc TÜV SÜD. 'FCC Certification.']</ref> |
The '''FCC logo''' or the '''FCC mark''' is a voluntary mark employed on [[Electronics|electronic]] products manufactured or sold in the [[United States]] which indicates that the [[electromagnetic radiation]] from the device is below the limits specified by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] and the manufacturer has followed the requirements of the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity authorization procedures.<ref name="fcc-id-help">[http://transition.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid/help.html Federal Communications Commission. FCC ID Help.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229010747/http://transition.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid/help.html |date=December 29, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="ce-mag">[http://www.ce-mag.com/99ARG/Gubish31.html Compliance Engineering magazine. 'Inside FCC Part 15 and Canada's Corresponding Standards By Roland W. Gubisch'.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113075517/http://www.ce-mag.com/99ARG/Gubish31.html |date=January 13, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/forms/FTSSearchResultPage.cfm?id=27980&switch=P Federal Communications Commission. FCC-Approved Equipment Labels for Part 15 and Part 18 devices. Labelling guidelines, user information requirements and print-resolution labels.]</ref> The FCC label is found even on products sold outside the US territory, because they are either products manufactured in the US and had been exported, or they are also sold in the US. This makes the FCC label recognizable worldwide even to people to whom the name of the agency is not familiar.<ref>[http://smokinapps.com/news/what-do-the-symbols-on-the-back-of-the-iphone-mean/ Smokinapps.com 'What do the symbols on the back of the iPhone mean?']</ref><ref>[http://www.tuv-sud.co.uk/uk-en/about-tuev-sued/tuev-sued-in-the-uk/tuev-sued-babt/product-certification/fcc TÜV SÜD. 'FCC Certification.']</ref><ref>[https://ib-lenhardt.com/product-certification/fcc-marking IBL-Lab 'FCC Certification.']</ref> |
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Formerly, devices classified under part 15 or part 18 of the FCC regulations were required to be labelled with the FCC mark, but in November 2017 the mark was made optional. Devices must still be accompanied by a Supplier's Declaration of Conformity<ref>{{Federal Register|82|50830}}</ref> ('''FCC Declaration of Conformity'''). The responsible party for the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity must be located within the United States.<ref name="SDoC requirements">{{cite web |title=C.F.R. Title 47, §2.1077 |url=https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=fc6e98c5ac2ba2dbf49d5ddfa79ee583&mc=true&node=se47.1.2_11077&rgn=div8}}</ref> |
Formerly, devices classified under part 15 or part 18 of the FCC regulations were required to be labelled with the FCC mark, but in November 2017 the mark was made optional. Devices must still be accompanied by a Supplier's Declaration of Conformity<ref>{{Federal Register|82|50830}}</ref> ('''FCC Declaration of Conformity'''). The responsible party for the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity must be located within the United States.<ref name="SDoC requirements">{{cite web |title=C.F.R. Title 47, §2.1077 |url=https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=fc6e98c5ac2ba2dbf49d5ddfa79ee583&mc=true&node=se47.1.2_11077&rgn=div8}}</ref> |