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TTA Bulletin n°283: Contactless Terminal Level 1 PCD v3.2a Release Postponing of Test Case TAB117

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EMV® Terminal Type Approval Bulletin No. 283 First Edition, February 2025 Contactless Terminal Level 1 PCD v3.2a Release Postponing of Test Case TAB117 This Bulletin announces the postponing of Test Case TAB117 to a future release.

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 Terminal Type Approval Bulletin No. 280 – Contactless Terminal Level 1 Type Approval v3.2a Release, Second Edition, January 2025
  • EMV Contactless Terminal Level 1 Type Approval – PCD Analogue Test Bench and Test Case Requirements, v3.2a, January 2025

Effective Date

  • March 1st, 2025

Description

EMVCo has been recently notified of issues affecting the testing procedure of the new Test Case TAB117.1.1.200, «Verifying the PCD Phase Drift» introduced in the version v3.2a of the PCD Test Cases. 1. Impact on PCD Test Plan v3.2a After analysis of the issues affecting this Test Case and considering the time constraints for this release, EMVCo has decided to postpone the inclusion of this Test Case to a future version of the PCD Test Plan. As a result, Test Case TAB117 will not be applicable for the upcoming PCD Test Plan v3.2a. As a matter of simplification, the existing PCD v3.2a documentation package will not change. The different sections related to Test Case TAB117 shall be considered as “Not Applicable” by Test Tool Providers and Testing Laboratories. 2. Impact on Type Approval Test Sessions Laboratories performing a v3.2a PCD Type Approval Test Session shall mark Test Case TAB117 as “Not Applicable” and shall not perform this Test Case. Test Reports issued for release v3.2a shall not include results for Test Case TAB117. For additional information, please contact EMVCo CATA Secretariat. terminal_approval@emvco.com.

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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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