On this subject some countries also insist "Made in XXX" in there own language, i.e. China.
regards Darren Pearson Radio & Telecom Approval Services Genesys Singleton Court, Wonastow Road Monmouth, NP25 5JA UK Tel: +44 1600 710300 Fax: +44 1600 710301 email: dar...@genesysibs.com web: www.genesysibs.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Schanker" <schan...@frontiernet.net> To: <am...@westin-emission.no>; <emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 5:46 PM Subject: Re: Marking - Made in XXX > > Amund: > > I looked into this a few years ago, and for the United States, the answer > was yes: country of origin is required to be marked on imported goods. > > Actually, this was a function of the percentage of foreign material/labor > incorporated nto the product, but the short anwswer was yes. > > I believe the US rules are the responsibility of the Department of Commerce > www.doc.gov > > As a US consumer, I always check for country of origin, and almost always > find it marked (more and more these days, it is China). By the way, I > believe that if the goods are made in the USA, they do not need to be so > marked. But most manufacturers will mark them Made in the U.S.A. anyways, > both as an indication to domestic consumers, and for export reasons. > > Hope this helps. > > Regards, > > Jacob Z. Schanker, P.E. > 65 Crandon Way > Rochester, NY 14618 > Phone: 585 442 3909 > Fax: 585 442 2182 > j.schan...@ieee.org > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <am...@westin-emission.no> > To: <emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org> > Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 5:54 PM > Subject: Marking - Made in XXX > > > | > | Is it necessary to describe where a product is manufactured, as in "Made > in > | XXX". I have see this statement/label on many products, but is it only > | voluntary ? > | > | Best regards > | Amund Westin, Oslo/Norway > | > | > | > | ------------------------------------------- > | This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > | Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > | > | Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > | > | To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > | majord...@ieee.org > | with the single line: > | unsubscribe emc-pstc > | > | For help, send mail to the list administrators: > | Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com > | Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com > | > | For policy questions, send mail to: > | Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org > | Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org > | > | All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > | http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ > | Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" > | > > > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > majord...@ieee.org > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com > Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org > Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ > Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
