Just a brief note on the comments from Ryan (please correct me if I am
wrong).
I was in Korea 3 weeks ago visiting the Radio Research Laboratory and was
told that they are no longer accrediting labs outside Korea until they have
MOAs/MRAs in place.
Regards,
Chris Allen
Senior Approvals Engineer
3Com Europe Ltd.
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Date: Friday August 1, 1997 06:55
Subject: Re: Korea in a Nut Shell (From the Nut Shell)
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Haitong EMC Inc.
Tel : 82-339-376-4117
Fax : 82-339-376-4118
Email : [email protected]
Ryan Kim / President of Haitong EMC Inc.
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> ???: Re: Korea in a Nut Shell
> ???: 1997????????????????
>
> Haitong EMC Inc.
> Tel : 82-339-376-4117
> Fax : 82-339-376-4118
> Email : [email protected]
> Ryan Kim / President of Haitong EMC Inc.
>
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> > ??????????????????=0A> > ????????????????????=0A> > ???: Korea in a=
Nut
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> > ???: 1997????????????????
> >
> >
> What a surprise!
>
> Where did you get those wrong information on Korea
> EMI regulation. I wish you have confidence before
> post your opinion.
>
> I made comment right after you message. Please
refer to the following.
>
> > ------------------ Your original message ------------
> > A past posting requested info about Korea EMC Requirements. Here's=
what
> > I've learned, condensed for your reading pleasure, and interpretted=
for
> > it's deeper meaning.
> >
> > A foreign company must hire a Korean EMC lab to represent them for
> > government certification, and pay the lab accordingly for the emiss=
ion
> > tests, report creation, and submission of the whole thing to the Ko=
rean
> > authorities - along with the required fee. User manuals must be
> translated
> > into Hangul/Korean. You might also have to provide full schematic
> diagrams
> > with the test report.
> >
> ** What did you mean hire Korean EMC lab. For the Korea
> EMI, only Korea government authorized lab can issue the
> report to apply for the final certi from the government.
> Mostly in Korea (31 labs) and 4 in United States (IBM).
> Why don't you apply for the Korea EMI lab accredition
> instead of hiring Korea lab! There is no law that other
> contries lab can not apply for the accredition. 4 IBM labs
> approve the fact. Normal charge for the test and report
> is U$600 per model which is almost one third of America
> lab charges. Submission fee to the government is U$70
> which is more than 1/10 of FCC application fee. Korea
> EMI lab issue the report and get test and report fee as
> well as application from the applicant and submmit test
> report to the government with submission fee without
> extra charge. What is wrong with that? Also, EMI lab
> get the certi and delivery to the applicant. Certi
> is issued within 3 days after the submission which is
> really short period of time compared to the other countries.
>
> User's manual must be translated in to Korean because
> Korea government wants to let Korean people have the
> Korean written manual for the purchasing imported devices.
> If you do not translate your manual and supply with English
> manual, how Korean people read your manual and understand
> how operate? We, Korean people have learn English to use
> your products? This is the reason why Korean government
> want to see Korean written manual and let foreign manufacturers
> supply their system with Korean written manual. I don't see
> any problem with that. If Korea manufacturer supply its system
> with Korean written user's manual, how American customer will
> act? Imagine!
>
> Full circuit diagram must be provided? Where did you get this
> wrong information? Only one page block diagran is needed.
> If you even do not want to provide one page block diagram, its
> O.K. Korea EMI lab draw the block diagram for you.
>
>
> > This must be repeated every year, and for each product. Every year=
,
> every
> > product (plus fees!).
> >
> ** NO! If your system is no more manufactured after one year, jus=
t
> forget it. If your system is keeping imported after the one ye=
ar,
> you are subjected to have test report to check the your system'=
s
> EMI condition to compare to the origition condition when you ge=
t
> the EMI certi. Thus, if you want have the report, apply to the=
> Korea EMI lab and get the test report. We charge U$600 for the=
> test and report which is same as first test and report. If we =
do
> not have this kind of survellience system, how Korea government=
> control the inspection. Just get the Certi with good system an=
d
> sell bad system to the public without and limit? And except
> test and report fee, no other charge and submission fee is need=
ed.
> If your system is so good and very popular to the public in Kor=
ea,
> and keep selling for more than year with one model, get just on=
e
> more report after one year. I bet your system would not be pop=
ular
> and would be closed within one year, then just forget about ret=
est.
>
> > Now stop a minute and consider the impact to an imaginary company t=
hat
> > markets a relatively common but noticable number of products. Let'=
s
toss
> > up the number 60 for products, and assume a work week in Korea is f=
ive
> days
> > long, and that we're using a typical lab with a typical open area t=
est
> > site...
>
> ** What company have the number 60 for products? Let me know.
> Each model, let say one company have 5 computers with different=
> model name and spec. If this company export 3 models to the
> Korea, only 3 computers are subject to get EMI certi.
> Now, let's assume that you use my open site.
>
>
> > Each emission test takes two days to run, plus time to write and
assemble
> > the test report, maybe three days total. (Labs tend to be notoriou=
sly
> slow
> > at doing reports, though.)
>
> ** Each test take approximately 4 hours and issuing the report anot=
her
> 2 hours. Which lab is so notoriously slow at doing report.
> America lab spend at least one shift (8 hours) for the test.
Normally
> 2-3 shifts for the one model. And charge U$1500 (for example) f=
or
the
> shift. So total test fee would be U$4,500 and spend 3 days. An=
d
> issuing
> the report the next day. So, approximately 4 days (if lucky) wo=
uld
be
>
> needed to get report with so much money.
>
> Korea labs! one day job for the test and report with U$600. Te=
st
> procedure
> is same and testing equipment is same too compared to America la=
b.
>
> Now, compare Korea lab to America lab. Which lab is so fast wit=
h
less
> money.
>
> One big Amreica company visited my lab 10 days ago with 2 comput=
er
> systems.
> I finished test within 1 shift and next day I issued report. Th=
ey
> were
> so glad for the finishing so quickly with less money. They expe=
cted
> more than
> 4 days staying in Korea because they have many such time consumi=
ng
> experience
> in Amreica.
>
> If you want to see the proof, just contact me. I will show you.=
> >
>
> > Three times 60 means that 180 EMI lab working days are required to
> > completely run through all the products our imaginary company makes=
