On 13 October 2026, the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) published official notice SQASI/CMCS/1/26/011.
The notice clarifies the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) rules in the MCMC MTSFB TC T022:2026 technical code, Baseline Requirements for Communication Equipment.
From 5 November 2026, the EMC emission and immunity requirements will be fully enforced.
Key changes
As a general baseline standard for communication equipment, the code specifies that EMC requirements must cover both emission and immunity, with testing based on ETSI EN 301 489-1 or equivalent standards.
- Official publication: 13 October 2026
- Full implementation: 5 November 2026
Existing certified products: the normal renewal route will close
For existing products that have obtained Malaysian type approval but whose original certification covered only EMC emission requirements, the normal renewal path will no longer apply.
SIRIM requires existing products to supplement their immunity compliance evidence through a PBC (Parallel by Comparison) application:
- Emission requirements were already assessed in the original certificate, so the PBC application assesses immunity items only;
- The immunity assessment fee is the same as for a new application;
- If the original EMC test report does not contain immunity data, the company must first perform immunity testing to the applicable standard before submitting the application.
Official document