Another aspect of this discussion is that local certification requirements
often go well beyond those under the CB Scheme and IEC 60950.
If a manufacturer plans to certify (as required) products in many geographies,
he/she will often be confronted with some or all of the following "additional"
country requirements:
EMC - radiated, conducted, and susceptibility (FCC, ICES, VCCI, BSMI, CE,...)
chemical identification and/or registration
environmental impact data
banned or undesirable chemicals used, e.g. many flame retardants used
in plastic materials
acoustic noise (e.g. German Workplace Law)
import license (often independent of everything else)
country approved line cords
factory inspections (e.g. UL, CSA, TUVR, CCIB,......)
unique marking requirements
unique product "health" information
unique statements in user manuals (German acoustic statement per ISO 7779
and UK Telecommunications Act 1984)
bulk shipment labelling per customs requirements
A book covering all of the global import and marketing requirements would sell
out the first printing at $500 a copy. Unfortunately, (1) no one person knows
all of
this information, and (2) much of the information would change by the time the
book
hit the stores.
George Alspaugh
Lexmark International Inc.
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