Federal Communications Commission	DA 26-147

Before the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of

CVC Testing Technology Co., Ltd.
Designation No. CN1282
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ET Docket No. 25-272
ORDER WITHDRAWING RECOGNITION 
AS AN ACCREDITED TEST LABORATORY

Adopted:  February 12, 2026	Released:  February 12, 2026

By the Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology:

I. INTRODUCTION
1. In this Order, the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) withdraws the recognition of CVC Testing Technology Co., Ltd. (CVC or Company) as an accredited test laboratory pursuant to section 302(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), and section 2.951(d) of the Commission’s rules. 47 U.S.C. § 302a(e); 47 CFR § 2.951(d).
  
II. BACKGROUND
2. Legal Framework.  Section 302 of the Act authorizes the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) to adopt rules, consistent with the public interest, governing the interference potential of equipment capable of emitting radio frequency (RF) energy. 47 U.S.C. § 302a(a); see generally 47 CFR pt. 2 subpt. J (equipment authorization procedures).
  The Act also allows the Commission to authorize the use of private organizations (test labs) to test for compliance with those rules, and to establish appropriate qualifications and standards for such test labs. 47 U.S.C. § 302a(e)(1), (3); see 47 CFR §§ 2.948, 2.951.
  The Commission will not recognize any test lab that fails to meet all of the appropriate standards, including standards that concern the integrity and trustworthiness of the test lab.  The Commission’s rules, in part, “ensure that [test labs] that participate in [the FCC’s] equipment authorization program are not subject to ownership, direction, or control by untrustworthy actors that pose a risk to national security.” Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, ET Docket No. 24-136, 40 FCC Rcd 3616, 3617, para. 1 (2025).

3. Section 2.951(d)(1) of the Commission’s rules provides that the Commission will withdraw its recognition of any laboratory that is owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of a prohibited entity, as defined by section 2.902 of the Commission’s rules. 47 CFR § 2.951(d)(1).
  Section 2.902 defines “owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of” to mean any entity:
(1) In which any other entity has direct or indirect ownership or control of 10% or more equity, voting interest, or stock;
(2) In which any other entity directly or indirectly possesses or has the power (whether or not exercised) to determine, direct, or decide important matters affecting the subject entity; or
(3) That acts as an agent or representative of another entity or acts in any other capacity at the order or request of another entity or whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in majority part, including being part of a governmental structure or hierarchy. 47 CFR § 2.902.
 
Section 2.902 of the Commission’s rules defines “prohibited entities” to include entities identified as “foreign adversaries” by the U.S. Department of Commerce pursuant to 15 CFR § 791.4. Id.  Prohibited entities are further defined to include entities identified on the Covered List as well as entities identified by specified sources. Id. 
  The U.S. Department of Commerce, based on numerous Executive Branch sources, has determined that the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) is a foreign adversary. “The Secretary has determined that the following foreign governments or foreign non-government persons have engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or security and safety of United States persons and, therefore, constitute foreign adversaries solely for the purposes of the Executive Order, this rule, and any subsequent rule:  (1) The People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region (China)….”  15 CFR § 791.4(a)(1);  see also CVC Testing Technology Co., Ltd.  Designation No. CN1282, ET Docket No. 25-272, Notice of Intent to Begin Proceedings to Withdraw Recognition as an Accredited Test Laboratory, DA 25-799 (OET Sept. 8, 2025) (Notice).

4. Factual Background.  CVC is an accredited test laboratory based in Guangzhou, China, that is recognized by the FCC to test a wide range of RF devices for compliance with applicable FCC technical rules.  CVC is accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation and recognized by the FCC to test unintentional radiators, ISM (industrial, scientific, and medical Equipment), intentional radiators, U-NII without DFS Intentional Radiators, U-NII with DFS Intentional Radiators, UWB Intentional Radiators, Commercial Mobile Services, General Mobile Radio Services. CVC (FCC designation number CN1282) was last recognized by the FCC on June 12, 2024, with a recognition expiration date of February 28, 2026.
  Since its initial accreditation in 2023, CVC has performed testing that contributed to the granting of approximately seven equipment certifications. While the FCC may recognize a foreign test lab (measurement facility) pursuant to section 2.951 of the Commission’s rules, the FCC does not itself accredit such labs. See 47 CFR § 2.951(a), (e). Certification test reports and other equipment authorization documents can be found on the Commission’s website by searching for an FCC ID in OET’s equipment authorization database, https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/GenericSearch.cfm (last visited Feb. 6, 2026). 
  This CVC laboratory is one of several regional testing labs under the CVC umbrella. CVC Testing Technology Co., Ltd., About, Info., https://www.cvc.org.cn/about/info. (last visited Feb. 6, 2026).
  CVC is also a subsidiary of the China National Electrical Apparatus Research Institute Co., Ltd., CVC Testing Technology Co., Ltd., Company Introduce, Main products, ttps://global.iteschina.com/en/exhibitor-list/details/11284 (last visited Feb. 6, 2026).
 which itself is a subsidiary of the China National Machinery Industry Corporation (Sinomach), a state-owned enterprise that is directly managed by the State Council of the PRC. Sinomach, About Us, Member Companies, https://www.sinomach.com.cn/en/AboutUs/MemberCompanies/ (last visited Feb. 6, 2026); CVC Testing Technology Co., Ltd., About, Info., https://www.cvc.org.cn/about/info (last visited Feb. 6, 2026).
     
5. On September 8, 2025, OET provided CVC with notice of the Commission’s intent to commence proceedings concerning the potential withdrawal of recognition of CVC as an accredited test laboratory. CVC Testing Technology Co., Ltd.  Designation No. CN1282, ET Docket No. 25-272, Notice of Intent to Begin Proceedings to Withdraw Recognition as an Accredited Test Laboratory, DA 25-799 (OET Sept. 8, 2025) (Notice).
  In the Notice, OET tentatively determined that the Company is owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of a prohibited entity. Id.
  Because the PRC controls Sinomach, which in turn controls the China National Electrical Apparatus Research Institute Co., Ltd., Id. at para. 7 (internal citations omitted).
 the Notice tentatively determined that the PRC directly or indirectly has the power (whether or not exercised) “to determine, direct, or decide important matters” that affect CVC.  OET also tentatively determined that CVC acts “at the order or request of another entity,” or is an entity “whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in majority part, including being part of a governmental structure or hierarchy.” Id.; see also 47 CFR § 2.902.
  The Notice thus tentatively determined that CVC is owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of the PRC (a prohibited entity) and provided the Company with an opportunity to respond to the Notice by October 14, 2025. Id. at paras. 7-8; 47 CFR § 2.951(e) (“The Commission will notify a laboratory in writing of its intention to withdraw the laboratory’s recognition and provide at least 30 days for the lab to respond.”).

6. On October 14, 2025, CVC submitted its response to the Notice. CVC Testing Technology Co., Ltd.,  Designation No. CN1282, ET Docket No. 25-272, CVC Response to the Notice of Intent to Begin Proceedings to Withdraw Recognition (filed Oct. 14, 2025) (Response).
  The Response stated, in relevant part, that CVC “is an independent third-party testing organization affiliated with a state-owned, publicly listed holding company.” Id. at 2.
        
7. On October 24, 2025, OET commenced a proceeding to withdraw recognition of CVC as an accredited test laboratory. CVC Testing Technology Co., Ltd.,  Designation No. CN1282, ET Docket No. 25-272, Order Instituting Proceeding to Withdraw Recognition As An Accredited Test Laboratory, DA 25-932 (OET Oct. 24, 2025) (Order Instituting Proceeding).
  OET considered the Company’s Response, including its statement that it is affiliated with a state-owned, publicly listed holding company. Id. at para. 8.
  OET concluded that CVC failed to demonstrate why the Commission should not begin a proceeding to withdraw recognition of the Company as an accredited test laboratory. Id. 
  Accordingly, OET initiated a proceeding pursuant to section 302(e) of the Act and sections 2.951(d) and (e) of the Commission’s rules to reach a final determination on whether to withdraw recognition of CVC as an accredited test laboratory. Id. at para. 9.
  The Order Instituting Proceeding provided the Company an opportunity to file a response within thirty-five (35) days after the release of the order, permitting CVC an additional opportunity to demonstrate why the Commission should not withdraw its recognition. Id. at para. 10.
  The Order Instituting Proceeding advised that a failure to “timely respond or submit a response providing a reasonable basis for why the Commission should not withdraw its recognition may result in withdrawal of recognition.” Id. 

8. CVC did not submit a response to the Order Instituting Proceeding.    
III. DISCUSSION  
9. Based on the information in the record, including CVC’s Response to the Notice, OET concludes that the Company has failed to demonstrate why the Commission should not withdraw recognition of CVC as an accredited test laboratory pursuant to section 2.951(d)(1) of the Commission’s rules. 47 CFR § 2.951(d)(1).
  
10. Section 2.951(d)(1) of the Commission’s rules provides that the Commission will withdraw its recognition of any laboratory that is owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of a prohibited entity pursuant to section 2.902 of the Commission’s rules. Id.
  The Order Instituting Proceeding directed CVC to provide a reasonable basis for why the Commission should not withdraw its recognition. Order Instituting Proceeding at para. 10.
  The Order Instituting Proceeding recognized CVC’s admission that it is affiliated with a state-owned, publicly listed holding company, and the Company offered no explanation or evidence to refute this admission.  The U.S. Department of Commerce has designated the PRC as a foreign adversary of the United States, 15 CFR § 791.4.
 and section 2.902 of the Commission’s rules provides that entities designated as foreign adversaries in this manner are considered “prohibited entities.” 47 CFR § 2.902.
  CVC thus, “is owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of a prohibited entity.” 47 CFR § 2.951(d)(1).
  The Commission’s rules explicitly state that it will not recognize, and will withdraw recognition of, any laboratory that is owned by, or subject to the direction of a prohibited entity. 47 CFR § 2.951(b), (d). 
  
11. OET issued the Order Instituting Proceeding to CVC publicly, and sent copies to CVC by e-mail, first-class mail, and certified mail to the address CVC had on record with the Commission, the same address and e-mail used for the Notice to which the Company did respond.  Because CVC did not respond to the Order Instituting Proceeding and did not provide any evidence in its Response to the Notice to demonstrate that it is not owned by, controlled by, or subject the direction of the PRC, OET hereby withdraws recognition of CVC as an accredited test laboratory pursuant to section 302(e) of the Act and section 2.951(d) of the Commission’s rules. 47 U.S.C. § 302a(e); 47 CFR § 2.951(d).
  This action becomes effective immediately upon release of this Order.  The Commission will no longer recognize within its equipment authorization program test data or measurements that are performed after this date by the Company.
IV. ORDERING CLAUSES
12. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 302(e) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. § 302a(e), and sections 0.31, 0.241, and 2.951(d) of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR §§ 0.31, 0.241, 2.951(d), the Commission HEREBY WITHDRAWS ITS RECOGNITION of CVC Testing Technology Co., Ltd., (Designation No. CN1282) as an accredited test laboratory.
13. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be sent by e-mail to qt@cvc.org.cn and liubo@cvc.org.cn on the release date of this Order and a copy sent by regular first-class mail and certified mail, return receipt requested, to Lai Wenjing, c/o Liu Bo, Vice General Manager, CVC Testing Technology Co., Ltd., No. 3, Tiantaiyi Road, Kaitai Avenue, Science City, Guangzhou,  People’s Republic of China, 510663. 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
						
						
						
						
Andrew C. Hendrickson
Chief 
Office of Engineering and Technology
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