Nearly 400 devices have been checked by the National Frequency Agency. All comply with European rules concerning the emission of electromagnetic waves.
French telephones do not emit too many electromagnetic waves. The National Frequency Agency (ANFR) reports that the laptops sold in the territory comply with European regulations. She tested 379 phones between 2012 and 2016.
During these checks of exposure to electromagnetic waves, suspected of causing cancer, the experts measure the “SAR”, or part of the electromagnetic waves absorbed by the human body during a call and the use of mobile data. to watch a video or send emails.
Head or body exposure
This verification is carried out according to two modes of use. The first is called the “head SAR”. It corresponds to the use of the telephone placed on the ear. During the tests, the values never exceeded 2 W / kg, the maximum threshold set by European regulations. “The maximum values measured vary according to the devices between 1 W / kg and 1.8 W / kg”, specifies the ANFR.
In a second step, the agency assesses the “trunk SAR” which corresponds to use as a pedestrian kit with the telephone in the trouser pocket or in the handbag. With values varying between 1.1 W / kg and 1.4 W / kg, the phones have shown regulatory compliance. Thanks to these new evaluations, the ANFR has now certified all the devices placed on the market since April 25, 2016.
Precise conditions
All these measurements are carried out under very strict conditions: maximum emission power of DAS 100% of the time and lasting at least 6 minutes. However, as the AFNR emphasizes, laptops very rarely emit their maximum SAR power. It is only encountered when the phone is at the limit of network coverage. In addition, users rarely use their mobile data all day.
During this work, the agency carried out additional measures. These were carried out with the phone in contact with the body and less than 5 mm away – conditions not provided for by the compliance rules. And in this case, the SARs go “beyond the norm”. The ANFR underlines that these measures “were not intended to judge the conformity of the equipment. This conformity can in fact only be pronounced at the distance recommended by the manufacturer, in accordance with the regulations then in force ”. However, these results have been communicated to the European Commission.
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