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!!!
