Type Approvals Resumed

ARPT (Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Post of Niger) will resume Type Approval, following a hiatus of two years. Additionally, ARPT have announced the following changes to approval procedures:

• Four approval request forms must be completed by the manufacturer.
• Two samples must be submitted. Samples will be returned to the applicant at their own expense within six months after approval or rejection.
• The application license fee must be paid before the submission of the projects.
• Processing can take up to two months.