COVID-19 Global Impact
Please find the latest updates on regulators who remain impacted by COVID-19:
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Chile
Authority Is the Authority closed? Are there delays on TA Certs/proceses? Actions taken by regulators SUBTEL No Yes Authority working on a rota. Minor delays expected -
Lebanon
Authority Is the Authority closed? Are there delays on TA Certs/proceses? Actions taken by regulators MoT No Yes Authority staff working reduced hours on shifts basis. Backlog at Authority and long delays ongoing. -
Malaysia
Authority Is the Authority closed? Are there delays on TA Certs/proceses? Actions taken by regulators SIRIM Yes Yes Authority mainly working remotely. Slight delays may ocurr. -
Mexico
Authority Is the Authority closed? Are there delays on TA Certs/proceses? Actions taken by regulators IFT Yes Yes IFT new regulations implementation and increase on the workload, combined with the fact that regulator continues to work remotely translated on significant delays that will continue in the following months. -
Nepal
Authority Is the Authority closed? Are there delays on TA Certs/proceses? Actions taken by regulators NTA No Yes The lockdown has been lifted. Few employees at Authority are in isolation which will impact Type Approval process. -
Pakistan
Authority Is the Authority closed? Are there delays on TA Certs/proceses? Actions taken by regulators PTA No Yes Covid outbreak has disrupted the normal operations by 30-50% at Authority's offices. Delays expected. -
Philippines
Authority Is the Authority closed? Are there delays on TA Certs/proceses? Actions taken by regulators NTC No Yes Authority is working both from the office and home in rotation. Delays expected. -
Sri Lanka
Authority Is the Authority closed? Are there delays on TA Certs/proceses? Actions taken by regulators TRCSL No Yes Authority is open and the officers go back to work in the office. Delays expected due to backlog and staff are also working on a rota basis in the Authority -
Uruguay
Authority Is the Authority closed? Are there delays on TA Certs/proceses? Actions taken by regulators URSEC No Yes Lead time is around 10 weeks due to COVID-19, previously at 16 weeks. -
Vietnam
Authority Is the Authority closed? Are there delays on TA Certs/proceses? Actions taken by regulators NTC No Yes Covid-19 continues to spread out in Vietnam and our local agent in Hanoi is affected by this. -
Zimbabwe
Authority Is the Authority closed? Are there delays on TA Certs/proceses? Actions taken by regulators POTRAZ No Yes Authority is operating with reduced capacity and days due to numbers of staff tested positive for Covid 19 , delays expected.