Japan Denan Law and PSE Mark

All relevant information regarding Japan PSE Mark are available in the following URL:

http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/regulations/
- Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law
http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/regulations/pdf/denan-2001nov-e.pdf
- Cabinet Order of the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law
http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/regulations/pdf/denan
- Ordinance of the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law
http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/regulations/pdf/denan-kisoku2001nov-e.pdf
- Ordinance of the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law Appendix (rev: Apr.1st, 2002)
http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/regulations/pdf/denan-kisokuapp2002apr-e.pdf
- Ordinance Concerning Technical Requirements for Electrical Appliances and Materials
http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/regulations/pdf/denan-ordinance2002feb-e.pdf
- Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law of Japan Technical Requirements by the Ministerial Ordinance of M.E.T.I Differences from International Standards(rev: July 2nd, 2002)
http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/regulations/pdf/denan-soui2002jul-e.pdf
- Specification on Radio Noise Strength For Electrical Appliance Aug. 2002
http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/regulations/pdf/denan-noise2002jul-e.pdf

Please note that these documents may not contain information of the latest revisions etc. However, the URL is very helpful in providing guidance

Regarding the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law, http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/regulations/pdf/denan-2001nov-e.pdf

manufacturers may pay attention to the following provisions.
Article 2 (same as present provision)
Article 8 (same as present provision)
Article 9 (except renaming of the name of conformity-assessment bodies, other contents are same as present provisions.)
Article 10 (same as present provision, marking by the Japanese reporting supplier)

In Article 8, there are two requirements, one is for compliance with the technical requirements established by Ministrial Ordinance and another is for inspection at the manufacturing stages. This second item of Article 8 addresses production-line test requirements.

Articles 11 and 12 (same as present provisions) of Ordinance of the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/regulations/pdf/denan-kisoku2001nov-e.pdf
are stipulating the contents.
And also see "Appendix 3. Method of tests" (same as present provisions) of Ordinance of the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law
http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/regulations/pdf/denan-kisoku2001nov-e.pdf



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