Chris, See answers below Best Regards, Peter Chris Maxwell <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello group, I’ve been asked about Japanese compliance requirements. Specifically, this brings up six questions to me: 1. Is there a Japanese equivalent to EN 61326-1? Or are there no EMC regulations on Test and Measurement equipment in Japan? Or, will Japanese authorities accept EN 61326-1? Peter: For Denan regulations, Category A <PSE> products and Category B "PSE within a circle" products, all that is required are RFI measurements according to CISPR requirements. If you send me your product specifications <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected], I can let you know if your system falls under Denan regulations. 1. Is there a Japanese equivalent to EN 61010-1? Or are there no safety regulations on Test and Measurement equipment in Japen? Or, will Japanese authorities accept EN 61010-1? Peter: Japan will accept IEC based stanadards. For Category A products, it is required to submit a test report to the certifier (ACAB) to the applicable IEC standard with special Japan special deviations and an RFI test report to CISPR requirements. For Category B, a test report by the manufacturer or third party test lab must be given to the importer. However, importers typically ask for third party accerdited test lab results. 1. Same as question 2 for EN 60950. Peter: Depends on the product. Japan does not regulate products by standard but rather by a list of product names. Many times there is a gray area as to whether a product is regulated or not in which case a Denan round table meeting takes place from time to time. 1. Same question for EN 55022 and EN55024 (ITE equipment) Peter: RFI test results per CISPR requirements or a VCCI test report is good enough for Japan. 1. What about power supplies? Many of our products use external AC/DC adapters. Is there a special mark that I need to look for? Here, I’m wondering if we may be OK with our test and measurement equipment; but perhaps we’ll have to take a second look at the power supplies. Or, again, will Japanese authorities accept a power supplyEN 60950 or EN 61010-1? Peter: External power supplies are regulated under Category A and require the <PSE> mandartory Mark by an ACAB like TUV Rheinland. If you have a TUV Rheinland or CB Test Report and an RFI test report, turnaround time is typically less than 10 days for certification. 1. What about “Connection Approval”? We have one product which has a phone jack for a remote reset circuit (you call the product, if the phone rings 3 times, it re-boots itself). How would we go about getting connection approval? Peter: This requires telecom approval. 1. If we are short on approvals, do we have to test in Japan; or do they have Memoranda of Understanding with A2LA or NVLAP? Peter: In your case, I would say that everything can be done locally. I know that I’ll have to do some digging myself; but I was hoping that the group could at least flesh out some of the requirements for me. If all else fails; does anybody know of a good website, ideally maintained by the Japanese authorities, where I could search for these answers myself? Thanks, Chris Maxwell, Design Engineer | Compliance Engineer Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected], Desk Phone: 315-266-5128 Engineering Department Fax: 315-797-8024 NetTest (New York) Inc. 6 Rhoads Drive, Building 4, Utica, NY USA Web: <http://www.nettest.com/> www.nettest.com, Phone: 315-797-4449 NetTest, a Member of the Anritsu Group - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. 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