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Certification Release 7

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Compliance Documentation Devices Requirements (Version 1.3)

Devices Requirements v1.3 introduces a new requirement for devices under test. With this release, devices under test will be required to have implemented the NFC Forum Device Test Application specifications.

Certification Release 7 documents have been migrated for use with Certification Policy v1.4

For updated forms and documentation, see the latest Test Release

Technical Specifications

Available at: /our-work/specifications-and-application-documents/

To ensure that you are working with the technical specifications and version of the specifications applicable to this release, please see the Devices Requirements document above.