Yes it is correct, but you can get your lab accredited. Craig
______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: EMC REGULATIONS IN TAIWAN Author: owner-emc-p...@mail.ieee.org at dell_unix List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: 6/5/97 4:26 PM Greetings everyone! I have read in the Compliance Engineering 1997 Reference Guide (and I'm sure that most of you have, too) that Taiwan is implementing EMC regulations which require a type-approval certificate from the Bureau of Commodity Inspection and Quarantine (BCIQ) for just about any electronic product. According to the article, only emissions are covered at this time and, like other countries entering the EMC regulation arena, the IEC/CISPR standards are being copied. However, the article also states that the BCIQ presently only accepts test data from BCIQ accredited laboratories and that these laboratories only exist in Taiwan. (Does this sound like protectionism?) They are apparently phasing in mandatory compliance for different product categories: January 1, 1997 for copiers, July 1, 1997 for ITE, fax machines, TV's/radios, January 1, 1998 for appliances, phones and audio equipment, and July 1, 1998 for everything else. Question #1: Can anyone confirm that the above information is still accurate (i.e. that the situation hasn't changed since the article was written)? Question #2: Does anyone know if there is a "grace period" for products already being marketed in Taiwan? Question #3: Can anyone give us an idea how difficult it may be to obtain the BCIQ type-approval certificate? Thank you. ______________________________________________________________________ Jim Hulbert Tel: 203-924-3621 Senior Engineer - EMC Fax: 203-924-3352 Pitney Bowes email: hulbe...@pb.com P.O. Box 3000 35 Waterview Drive Shelton, CT 06484-8000 U.S.A.