Reminder: type approval is mandatory

On 20 October 2021, L'Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et de la Poste (ARCEP) issued a communiqué on the approval of telecommunications equipment in Benin, reminding that all telecommunications equipment imported into Benin must be approved by ARCEP.

Sanctions may be imposed if unauthorised equipment is imported into Benin after 31 December 2021.