The latest management requirements for CCC marks,
CCC,

▍What is CTIA CERTIFICATION?

CTIA, the abbreviation of Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, is a non-profit civic organization established in 1984 for the purpose of guaranteeing benefit of operators, manufacturers and users. CTIA consists of all U.S. operators and manufacturers from mobile radio services, as well as from wireless data services and products. Supported by FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and Congress, CTIA performs a large part of duties and functions that were used to be conducted by the government. In 1991, CTIA created an unbiased, independent and centralized product evaluation and certification system for wireless industry. Under the system, all wireless products in consumer grade shall take compliance tests and those complying with the relevant standards will be granted to utilize CTIA marking and hit store shelves of North American communication market.

CATL (CTIA Authorized Testing Laboratory) represents labs accredited by CTIA for testing and review. Testing reports issued from CATL would be all approved by CTIA. While other testing reports and results from non-CATL will not be recognized or have no access to CTIA. CATL accredited by CTIA varies in industries and certifications. Only CATL which is qualified for battery compliance test and inspection has access to battery certification for compliance to  IEEE1725.

▍CTIA Battery Testing Standards

a) Certification Requirement for Battery system Compliance to IEEE1725— Applicable to Battery Systems with single cell or multiple cells connected in parallel;

b) Certification Requirement for Battery system Compliance to IEEE1625— Applicable to Battery Systems with multiple cells connected in parallel or in both parallel and series;

Warm tips: Select above certification standards properly for batteries used in mobile phones and computers. Do not misuse IEE1725 for batteries in mobile phones or IEEE1625 for batteries in computers.

▍Why MCM？

● Hard Technology: Since 2014, MCM has been attending battery pack conference held by CTIA in US annually, and is able to obtain latest update and understand new policy trends about CTIA in a more prompt, accurate and active way. 

●Qualification: MCM is CATL accredited by CTIA and is qualified to perform all processes related to certification including testing, factory audit and report uploading.

China regulates the use of a unified mark for compulsory product certification, namely “CCC”, that is, “China Compulsory Certification”. Any product included in the catalog of compulsory certification that has not obtained a certificate issued by a designated certification body and has not affixed a certification mark in accordance with regulations may not be manufactured, sold, imported, or used in other business activities. In March 2018, in order to facilitate the application of certification marks by enterprises, the National Certification and Accreditation Administration reformed the management of the issuance of CCC marks and issued the “Management Requirements for the Application of Compulsory Product Certification Marks”, which regulates the use of CCC marks. Specific provisions are made on the prerequisites, the specification and color of the sign, the location of application, and the timing of application.
On August 10 this year, the National Certification and Accreditation Administration issued the “Announcement on Improving Compulsory Product Certificates and Mark Management” again, which put forward new requirements for the use of the CCC mark. There are mainly the following changes:
The dimension specifications of the standard CCC mark have been added, and there are now 5 types.
Cancel the use of non-standard specifications CCC mark (deformation mark).
Added electronically marked CCC mark: the CCC mark is electronically displayed on the integrated screen of the product (the product cannot be used normally after the screen is disassembled).
The methods of using the CCC mark are clarified.
Below is a summary of the new version document.