Tony, This came across the emc-pstc net last July and it may help.
Gabriel Roy Hughes Network Systems, MD From: colonk @ symbol.com (COLON KELLY) @ SMTPGW List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: 07/30/96 10:47:38 AM Subject: Re: China Japan Regulatory Issues SMTP Headers: Headers DENTORI is Japan's Material Safety Law which calls out mandatory requirements for consumer products. If a product falls under the scope of DENTORI, compliance is mandatory, and for some products, certification by MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry) is mandatory. ITE does not fit under the scope of DENTORI. In Japan there are no mandatory requirements for ITE equipment. However, there are requirements for external computer power supplies. They must meet DENTORI and requirements and require MITI Certification. As to the rationale, your guess is as good as mine. There are some voluntary schemes in Japan that may help you meet market requirements. They are: VCCI: Japan's Voluntary Council for Control of Electromagnetic Interference by Data Processing Equipment and Electronic Office Equipment VCCI certification involves emissions testing only of equipment The requirements are similar to CISPR 22. S-Mark: This is a new voluntary scheme in Japan encompassing both safety and emissions requirements. If a product does not fall under the scope of DENTORI and a manufacturer wants some third-party certification for Japan, this may be the way to go. The certification bodies involved include JET and JQA . For further information on Japan, I would suggest you contact UL's International Compliance Services Department in Melville. They have a group of engineers who are experts in Japan's requirements. Contact Mr. Hiroshi Morimoto at 516 271 6200. Regarding China, there is a new Product Quality and the Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law for ITE. Under the new system, importers must have a product safety mark from CCIB (Chinese State Administration of Import and Export Commodity Inspection). The certification will involve type testing, evaluation of the quality system and factory follow-up. Products without certification will be prohibited from entering the country. This law will go into effect for ITE October 1996. I received this information from an ITI bulletin dated July 25, 1996. UL can probably assist you with this too. I hope the above helps. Regards, Kelly Colon ******************************************************** Kelly Colon Regulatory Engineering Symbol Technologies Inc. Voice: 516 738 3480 Fax: 516 738 3318 e-mail: col...@symbol.com The opinions expressed above are my own!!! ****************************************************