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News Release from: TUV Rheinland UK | Subject: Denan compliance
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 18 April 2003
Compliance issues for exporting to Japan
Exporters of electrical appliances to Japan need to consider particular Japanese cultural preferences and tastes as well as legal requirements.
Exporters of electrical appliances to Japan need to consider particular Japanese cultural preferences and tastes as well as legal requirements The Japanese Denan (electrical appliance and material safety) law preciously known as the Dentori Law requires that electrical products put on sale in Japan conform to various Japanese technical regulations
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 22 Jan 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Under Denan, the responsibility for safety of "unspecified" products resides with the manufacturer/importer which is solely responsible for safe manufacture in accordance with Japanese safety requirements.
The PSE-mark (circle shape) denoting compliance, is affixed through a process of self-certification, similar to CE marking in Europe.
Other "specified" products are subject to mandatory third-party testing by an authorised/approved conformity assessment body (ACAB).
Prior to putting on the market, testing against the requirements of Japanese standards must be performed, with the PSE-mark (diamond shape) being affixed to the product, on successful completion of testing and issuance of a certificate of compliance (CoC) by the ACAB.
TUV Rheinland Berlin Brandenburg group was the first non-government third-party testing organisation to be accredited by Japan's Ministry for Economy, Trade and Industry under Denan.
As an ACAB, TUV can assist with approval of specified products according to Japanese national requirements.
The company can also assist for unspecified products.
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