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rantee, within the framework of their co-operation, the confidentiality of the correspondences in
compliance with the Community regulations.
Title VI: APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT AND AUTHORIZATION OF INSTALLERS
Chapter I: Conditions for the start of the phase of equipment
Article 88 : The equipment intended to be connected to a Telecommunications / ICT network open to
the
public and radio equipment must be subjected to an assessment of their conformity to
the essential requirements by the ARTCI.
The equipment which meet the requirements are approved by the ARTCI. The approval is
materialized by a certificate established by the ARTCI.
The evaluation of conformity is subject to the payment of a duty to the ARTCI. The amount
and methods of calculating the burden of
and the Minister in Charge of Telecommunications / ICT.
Article 89 : The ARTCI can entrust independent national or foreign standardization institutions
to design technical standards for the approval of equipments. The technical standards adopted
by the ARTCI are published in the Gazette of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, after their
approval by a Ministerial Order of the Minister in Charge of Telecommunications / ICT.
Article 90 : A decree sets the content and conditions of issue of the approval certificate of the radio
to be connected to a Telecommunications / ICT network open to the public.
Chapter II: Evaluation Procedures
Article 91 : The ARTCI determines the procedures for the assessment of compliance
essential requirements. These procedures correspond to those which are used on the
international level for equipment of the same standard and category.
The evaluation procedures adopted by the ARTCI are submitted to the Minister in charge of
Telecommunications / ICT for approval.
Article 92 : The laboratory tests and the organizations to which the people responsible for the start
of the sales phase of Telecommunications / ICT in order to establish their compliance with the