>Does anyone out there have any information on the EMC and safety >requirements for products to be sold in South Africa? > >From the limited information I have been able to find it appears that >the EMI requirements are based on CISPR 22 (no surprise). But are >there agency approval/certification requirements for either EMI and >Safety? > >Any information provided would be greatly appreciated. > >Craig Hensley >Iomega Corp. >Roy, UT
I cannot answer specifically for South Africa, nor do I know the details for every country; however, I will tell you what I do know based on my experience. Note that many countries have rules specifying conformity to CISPR 22 and/or EN60950, but do not require mandatory agency approvals, only compliance. We manufacture and/or globally market dot matrix, inkjet, and laser printers (ITE). The approvals and/or marks discussed below are believed to be adequate to market globally. These are obtained by our Product Safety function, our suppliers, our marketing representatives, or independent importers, depending on the country circumstances and regulations. UL and CSA (for equivalent) for 120V units. Importers obtain NOM for Mexico. Also FCC and VCCI (voluntary Japan EMC). Manufacturer's EU Declaration of Conformity for CE marking for 230V units destined for EU member states. Most other European states accept DoC for EMC CISPR 22 compliance. CB Certificate/Report obtained to obtain unique country safety approvals. Unique country approvals: Australia EMC "c-tick" mark, and safety "t-tick" (adaptors only) Saudi Arabia SASO certification for safety Russia "Cpt" safety mark Poland "B" safety mark Central/Eastern Europe Czech Republic (EZU), Hungary (MEEI), Slovenia (SIQ) (not sure marks are required) China CCIB/SACI, Great Wall mark Singapore PSB, mark applicable There may well be other country approvals required for ITE, but these are the only ones with which I am currently familiar. Hope this helps. George Alspaugh Product Safety Lexmark International
