By : Phonegate Team • 6 May 2025
A clear European obligation, reiterated by the European Commission
The European Commission recently recalled that the responsibility for informing about non-compliant phones and withdrawing them from the EU market lies with the Member States and their supervisory authorities, such as ANFR.
Any measures taken by Member States concerning non-compliant products must be published in the ICSMS and, if the non-compliance presents a serious risk, in Safety Gate/RAPEX, which also enables consumers to be aware of the risks”, reminded European Commissioner Thierry Breton (2023).
Serious breaches of its European obligations by ANFR that expose consumers in the European Union
Since 2018, thanks to information obtained following our actions vis-à-vis ANFR, Phonegate Alert has identified 58 cell phone models and two connected objects with significant SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) exceedances, revealing major regulatory non-compliances following controls carried out by ANFR.
Consult the complete list on our website.
However, despite our repeated alerts to the Agency and the relevant supervisory ministries, it appears that:
- Many cases of non-compliance have been reported late (up to 6 years late), or not at all, in the European ICSMS database (see table below).
- Some reporting dates are inconsistent, calling into question the reliability of the data transmitted within ICSMS.
- Several recent models, including some pinpointed in 2024 and 2025 (see models below), are still not included in the database, even though European legislation requires rapid and exhaustive information for authorities and consumers in the European Union.
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