New comprehensive regime for approval, certification, and registration of telecommunications equipment and materials
Department of Telecommunications, Media, Technology (TMT) Report | New comprehensive regime for approval, certification, and registration of telecommunications equipment and materials
On February 26, 2026, the National Communications Agency (“ENACOM”, as per its Spanish acronym) published Resolution No. 57/2026 in the Official Gazette (the “Resolution”, available in Spanish here), approving a new framework for the approval, certification, and registration of telecommunications equipment and materials.
The Resolution replaces the historical framework that supported the Registry of Telecommunications Materials and Equipment (“RAMATEL”, as per its Spanish acronym) and the related approval and testing procedures. The main changes include:
– Telecommunications materials marketed through online portals must indicate, in the corresponding product listing, the RAMATEL registration number assigned by ENACOM. This obligation applies both to providers using their own sales websites and to the owners of portals or websites that act as intermediaries in consumer transactions.
– A renewed RAMATEL Regulation is approved. It organizes the system by type of equipment, incorporates the concept of “product families,” and sets guidelines for approval and authorization. New registrations will not have an expiration date.
– Registration by “product family” will apply when multiple products share the same brand, manufacturer, manufacturing technology, equivalent functionality and applicable standard, as well as the same technical characteristics of the telecommunications interface. In such cases, the applicant may select a representative model of the family for testing, and the certificate of conformity will cover all members.
– A Registry of Certification Agencies is created, and such agencies are authorized to act independently to issue certificates of conformity based on laboratory reports and the applicant’s documentation.
– The former Registry of Accredited Laboratories is replaced by the Registry of Testing Laboratories for Telecommunications Materials, aligned with accreditation requirements of the Argentine Accreditation Body (“Organismo Argentino de Acreditación”, in Spanish). Laboratories currently recognized will retain their status for two years to comply; failure to do so will result in automatic deregistration.
– Registrations in the Activities Registry will remain in force without the need for renewal. Registrations in the Materials Registry will remain valid for three years from publication and, upon expiry of that term, must be brought into compliance with the new Regulation to avoid deregistration.
The Resolution entered into force on February 27, 2026. However, the new RAMATEL Regulation will apply as from September 1, 2026. This means that, during the transition period, registrations of materials and equipment will continue to be processed under the previous regime set forth by Resolution 729/80 and its supplementary rules.
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