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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Philippines NTC and RFID Devices

In Philippines the following frequencies are acceptable for RFID devices:

13.553-13.567 MHz
918-920 MHz
2446-2454 MHz

The maximum effective radiated power is:

Low power- 500mW and
High power -2W or 4eirp


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Philippines NTC Wireless Import Permit

Upon importation of equipment involving wireless technologies, the importer must get a registration for each piece of equipment from NTC.

The rules are as follows:

Please refer to items 3 and 4 of your wireless cert.

Please also refer to the link NTC MC No. 09-09-2003 http://www.ntc.gov.ph/whatsnew/MC%2009-09-2003.pdf


5.7 Accredited dealers and suppliers intending to import WDN equipment and devices shall:
5.7.1 Secure permit to import from the Commission. The application for permit to import shall be supported by pro-forma invoice detailing, among others, make/type/model and number of units to be imported.
5.7.2 Imported equipment and devices shall, upon release from the Bureau of Customs, submit sales and stock report to the Commission. The Commission shall issue NTC Type Approval/Acceptance Registration Number for each of the units imported upon payment of the required registration fee.

Sec 6 FEES AND CHARGES
6.1 The registration fee for indoor equipment and devices shall be PhP 100.00 per unit. (Appr. 2.5 USD)

This means, that:

- the importer must get an import license from the NTC
- the importer must present the Type Approval Certificate to NTC to get a registration number from NTC for each imported equipment, and pay a fee of PhP 100 for each of the units.



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Argentina T Mark or S Mark

Type approval or T-Mark:

- Certification based on the evaluation of a sample of the product (type testing acc. to relevant standards)
- No annual fees
- No modifications allowed
- No assessment of the series production of the product (factory follow-up)
- The Type or T Mark Logo must be displayed on the product, but does not allow the use of a certification body Mark of conformity
- The product is subject to a periodic market surveillance within 90 calendar days from the certificate's date of issuance. The verification shall consist on an identity verification on one sample per each certificate issued. Subsequent evaluations must be carried out every 180 days from the first control,
consisting in reduced tests on 1 out of 5 certificates.

Argentina S-mark approval:

- Certification covers series production of the product
- Annual fees payable to the certification body for the use of the Argentina S-mark logo
- Modifications of the product, previously evaluated and approved by the certification body are allowed (of course, updates must be formally submitted as for other certifications
- Annual factory inspection required.
- Argentina Safety "S" Mark, along with the proprietary logo of certification body must be placed on the product
- Compulsory market surveillance: must be performed at least once a year, starting within the first 180 calendar days from the licence’s date of issuance. The evaluation will consist in a reduced test or an identity verification on 1 out of 5 licenses certified for the same license holder.



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Chile and Regulated Products

The following products are mandatory safety regulated in Chile

- Jar openers
- Knife grinders
- Hot water thermos/storage
- Engineered heating pads
- Butter churns (kneader)
- Portable stoves
- Domestic use laminating apparatuses
- Hair care devices
- Massaging devices
- A Spit
- Vacuum cleaners and cleaning devices using water aspiration.
- Independent ballast for fluorescent tubular lamp of general illumination, with cathode preheated, with partidor, without heat screen, for 20 W and 40 W and tension of up to 250 V, 50 Hertz.
- Electric beater
- Casserole maker
- Coffee maker
- Express coffee maker
- Space heater (stove)
- Space heater with lighting or ventilating elements
- Panel heater
- Convection heater
- Filled water heater
- Tubular heater
- Bed heater
- Instantaneous water heater
- Baby bottle heater
- Milk warmer/heater
- Kitchen Bell
- Clothes dryer (centrifuge)
- Sieves
- Stoves
- Electrical cord types: SPT-1, SVT, SJT, HPDC, PDVCC, SE, ST, SJO, SO and others similar in usage and construction.
- Non-metallic, rigid conduits for electrical installations.
- Freezer
- Lawnmower (grass cutter)
- Haircutter (razor)
- Knife
- Circular knife
- Screwdriver
- Lighters
- Floor lighter
- Plugs for domestic use (2P and 2P+T) up to 10A and 16A, 250V, with and without earth.
- Electrical wall energizers
- Sterilizer
- Juicer
- Plastic cutting tools
- Welding tools for thermoplastic conduits
- Marking tools
- Conduit welding tools
-Egg boiler
- Boiler for washing
- Baking furnace for microwaves
- Ovens
- Automatic thermomagnetic switch (circuit breaker) for domestic use, for disconnection conventional current of 82A to 10,000A short circuit, single-pole of up to 415V of normal tension
- Automatic thermomagnetic switch (circuit breaker) for domestic use, for disconnection conventional current of 82A to 1500A short circuit, two pole and three pole of up to 415V of normal tension.
- Manual switch for domiciliary use up to 63A
- Nominal capacity jar up to 10 l (boiler)
- Incandescent lamp
- Fluorescent tube lamp
-Carpet cleaner
- Washing machine
- Washing machine with incorporated clothes dryer
- Tapestry washing machine
- Mixer
- Impact nut key
- Multipurpose machine for kitchens
- Shears
- Ice Cream Maker
- Hammer
- Single-phase measurer of active energy Classes 0.5, 1 and 2
- Three-phase measurer of active energy Class 1 with maximum demand indicator
- Three-phase measurer of active energy Classes 0.5, 1 and 2
- Three-phase measurer of reactive energy Class 3
- Food mixer
- Electrical Conductors of the dollowing types:
NSYA
NYA
NYIFY
NYLHY
NYMHY
THW
THWN
THHN
- Pot
- Pressure Pot
- Grill
- Potato peeler
- Food chopper
- Heating pistols
- Glue guns
- Welding guns
- Iron
-Welding Irons
- Lamp holders with Edison spiral
- Polisher
- Floor polisher
- Incandescents
- Cheese graders
- Refrigerators
- Refrigerator/Freezer
-Paint remover
- Facial sauna
- Hair dryer
-Hand dryer
- Drum clothes dryer
- Drill
- Impact Drill
- Pliers
- Teapot with nominal capacity up to 10 l
- Toaster
- Flat ceiling fan
- Distribution fan
- Floor fan
- Table fan
-Extractor fan
- Yoghurt maker



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Brazil Anatel and Wireless Technologies

- GSM cellular phones

a) Functional Tests for GSM technology
These tests include the so-called "voice GSM" technology and the associated data technologies, GPRS and EDGE. Each of these technologies must be tested separately. All test items refer to the numbers found in the ETSI Standard 3GPP TS 51.010-1, V6.5.0 (2005-11). The tests must done in all frequency bands in which the product can operate. In Brazil, cellular phones are permitted to operate in one or more of the frequency bands of 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz. All tests are done without variations in ambient temperature and/or ac mains voltage.

a1) Tests for "voice GSM" technology
-12.1.1 - Emission of conducted undesired frequencies, with product in normal operation mode;
-12.1.2 - Emission of conducted undesired frequencies, product in idle mode.
- 12.2 - Emission of radiated undesirede frequencies;
- 13.1 - Phase and frequency errors;
- 13.3 - Transmitted output power, power control and burst duration.

a2) Tests for GPRS technology
-12.1.1 - Emission of conducted undesired frequencies, with product in normal operation mode;
-12.1.2 - Emission of conducted undesired frequencies, product in idle mode.
- 12.2 - Emission of radiated undesirede frequencies;
- 13.16.1 - Phase and frequency errors in the GPRS multiframe configuration;
- 13.16.2 - Transmitted output power in the GPRS multiframe configuration.

a3) Tests for EDGE technology
-12.1.1 - Emission of conducted undesired frequencies, with product in normal operation mode;
-12.1.2 - Emission of conducted undesired frequencies, product in idle mode.
- 12.2 - Emission of radiated undesirede frequencies;
- 13.17.1 - Phase and frequency errors in the EDGE configuration;
- 13.17.3 - Transmitted output power in the EDGE configuration.

Obs.: The tests numbered 12.1.1 and 12.1.2 may be done for the "voice GSM" technology and are considered as valid for the other technologies.

b) Specific Absortion Rate (SAR) tests.
These tests must be done on all cellular phones commercialized in Brazil, and must be done accordingly Anatel's Resolution Nº 303. The tests must be made in all frequency bands in which the cellular phone can operate.


- Bluetooth products
Tests for Bluetooth products must follow Anatel's Resolution Nº 365, Art. 40º and 44º. These articles specify the following tests:
- Frequency hopping carier frequencies separation;
- Maximum occupation time of any hopping channel;
- Maximum peak output power.
- RF output power produced out of desired band of operation.


- Wi-Fi 802.11a, b and g products.
Products that operate with 802.11b and g tehnologies must use the 2.4 to 2.4835 GHz band. On the other hand, products with 802.11a technology must operate in one of frequency bands 5.15 to 5.35 GHz and 5.47 to 5.725 GHz. At this time, no other frequency bands are permitted for 802.11a products.

a) Tests for products with 802.11b and g technologies must comply with Anatel's Resolution Nº 365, Articles 41º and 44º. These articles specify the following tests:
- Minimum channel bandwidth measured at 6 dB;
- Maximum peak output power of transmitter;
- Maximum peak power spectral density;
- RF output power produced out of desired band of operation.

b) Tests for products with 802.11a technologies must comply with Anatel's Resolution Nº365, Articles 45º to 50º. These articles specify the following tests:

-b1)For systems in the 5.15 to 5.35 GHz band:
- These systems must be used inside buildings;
- Maximum e.i.r.p.average power;
- Maximum average e.i.r.p.power spectral density;
- RF output power produced out of desired band of operation;
- These systems must have TPC (Transmit Power Control);
- Systems in the 5.25 to 5.35 GHz must have DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) mechanism and there are some tests for such mechanism.

-b2)For systems in the 5.47 to 5.725 GHz band:
- Maximum e.i.r.p.average power;
- Maximum output transmitter power;
- Maximum average e.i.r.p.power spectral density;
- RF output power produced out of desired band of operation;
- These systems must have TPC (Transmit Power Control);
- These systems must have DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) mechanism and there are some tests for such mechanism.

All tests listed above are functional tests for the several types of products, that is, they are tests to verify operating characteristics of these products. There are, addionally, EMC and Safety tests, that are listed below.

- EMC tests, conducted according to Anatel's Resolution Nº 442
- Emissions, conducted and radiated.
- Immunity tests, that include immunity to:
- Fast electrical transients;
- Conducted RF pertubations;
- Radiated RF perturbations;
- Electrostatic discharges;
- Electrical surges in AC mains input;
- Interruptions and Dips in AC mains input.
- Resistibility tests, that include:
- Surges in the AC mains input. These tests are done with roduct in powered state.

- Safety tests, conducted accordingly to Anatel's Resolution Nº 238
- Safety against electrical shock, caused by normal voltage and by overvoltage in AC mains input;
-Safety against excessive heating.


Cellular phone with or without features such as Bluetooth and others, are classified as Category I - Cellular Phone.

Products that use 802.11 b and g technologies are classified as Category II - Spread Spectrum Transceivers. On the other hand, products that use 802.11a technologies shold are classified as Category II - Restricted Radiation Equipment.

- Wi-Fi 802.11n Equipment

Tests for products with 802.11n must cover Anatel's Resolution Nº 365.



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