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TTA Bulletin n°282: Contactless Terminal Level 1 Reduced Range PCD Type Approval v3.2a Release

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EMV® Terminal Type Approval Bulletin No. 282 First Edition, February 2025 Contactless Terminal Level 1 Reduced Range PCD Type Approval v3.2a Release This Bulletin announces the availability of Reduced Range PCD Test Plan v3.2a documents

Applicability

This Bulletin applies to Contactless Terminal Level 1 Testing.

Related Documents

  • EMV Level 1 Specifications for Payment Systems ― EMV Contactless Interface Specification, Version 3.2, July 2022
  • EMV SB No. 282 PPS0 and PPS1 RFU Value Handling, First Edition, March 2023
  • EMV SB No. 283 PCD Carrier Phase Drift, First Edition, March 2024
  • EMV SB No. 300 PICC Presence Check Procedure, First Edition, June 2024
  • EMV SB No. 303 Adding an Optional Suspend and a Mandatory Suspend in the Polling Loop, Second Edition, May 2024
  • EMV Terminal Type Approval Bulletin No. 276 Reduced Range Devices Acceptance Criteria, First Edition, April 2024

Effective Date

  • April 1st, 2025

Description

EMVCo is pleased to announce the availability of Contactless Terminal Level 1 Reduced Range PCD Type Approval Test Plan v3.2a documents. 1. Updated documents The following documents have been published on the EMVCo website:

  • EMV Type Approval Contactless Terminal Level 1― Reduced Range PCD Level 1 Test Guidelines, version 3.2a, February 2025.
  • EMVCo Type Approval Contactless Terminal Level 1 ― Reduced Range PCD Implementation Conformance Statement Version 3.2a.
  • EMV Terminal Type Approval Reduced Range PCD Level 1 – Administrative Process, version 3.2a, February 2025. 2. Updates since version 3.1a The following updates were made following version 3.1a of the following documents:
  • Reduced Range PCD Level 1 Test Guidelines:
  • Editorial updates.
  • Alignment with PCD Analogue Test Cases v3.2a: Addition of Test Cases TAB116, TAB117 and TA129. countries.
  • Reduced Range PCD Implementation Conformance Statement:
  • New questions III.1.4 and III.1.5 to check which transaction completion procedure(s) the PCD implements.
  • New question III.1.1.3 to check if the PCD performs the optional suspend after a polling cycle.
  • Administrative Process:
  • Document version updates. Notes: The Acceptance Criteria defined in TTA Bulletin No. 276, 1st Ed. remain valid. 3. Activation and migration planning EMVCo expects the Reduced Range PCD Analogue and PCD Digital Test Tools to be qualified by the end of February 2025 (timeline subject to change). Version 3.2a of the Reduced Range PCD Test Plan will be activated on April 1st, 2025, and will become mandatory on October 1st, 2025. countries.

Legal Notice

This document summarizes EMVCo’s present plans for evaluation services and related policies and is subject to change by EMVCo at any time. This document does not create any binding obligations upon EMVCo or any third party regarding the subject matter of this document, which obligations will exist, if at all, only to the extent set forth in separate written agreements executed by EMVCo or such third parties. In the absence of such a written agreement, no product provider, test laboratory or any other third party should rely on this document, and EMVCo shall not be liable for any such reliance. No product provider, test laboratory or other third party may refer to a product, service or facility as EMVCo approved, in form or in substance, nor otherwise state or imply that EMVCo (or any agent of EMVCo) has in whole or part approved a product provider, test laboratory or other third party or its products, services, or facilities, except to the extent and subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions expressly set forth in a written agreement with EMVCo, or in an approval letter, compliance certificate or similar document issued by EMVCo. All other references to EMVCo approval are strictly prohibited by EMVCo. Under no circumstances should EMVCo approvals, when granted, be construed to imply any endorsement or warranty regarding the security, functionality, quality, or performance of any particular product or service, and no party shall state or imply anything to the contrary. EMVCo specifically disclaims any and all representations and warranties with respect to products that have received evaluations or approvals, and to the evaluation process generally, including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for purpose or non-infringement. All warranties, rights and remedies relating to products and services that have undergone evaluation by EMVCo are provided solely by the parties selling or otherwise providing such products or services, and not by EMVCo, and EMVCo will have no liability whatsoever in connection with such products and services. This document is provided "AS IS" without warranties of any kind, and EMVCo neither assumes nor accepts any liability for any errors or omissions contained in this document. EMVCO DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AS TO THIS DOCUMENT. EMVCo makes no representations or warranties with respect to intellectual property rights of any third parties in or in relation to this document. EMVCo undertakes no responsibility to determine whether any implementation of this document may violate, infringe, or otherwise exercise the patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, know-how, or other intellectual property rights of third parties, and thus any person who implements any part of this document should consult an intellectual property attorney before any such implementation. Without limiting the foregoing, this document may provide for the use of public key encryption and other technology, which may be the subject matter of patents in several countries. Any party seeking to implement this document is solely responsible for determining whether its activities require a license to any such technology, including for patents on public key encryption technology. EMVCo shall not be liable under any theory for any party's infringement of any intellectual property rights in connection with this document.

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