EMC Regulations in Japan and VCCI - tele.soumu.go.jp · PDF file1 February 28, 2013 Shozo Satake VCCI Council EMC Regulations in Japan and VCCI

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February 28, 201３

Shozo Satake

VCCI Council

EMC Regulations in Japan

and

VCCI

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To TEL Line

To AC Power

Supply AC Adapter (Power Supply) is subject

to DEN-AN Law （電気用品安全法）

Modem is subject to

Telecommunications Business Law

（電気通信事業法）

R 01NYAA0123

T A02-1234JP Wireless LAN is subject to

Radio Law（電波法）

EMI

Conformity Labels Required

Copyright © 2012 VCCI Council, All Rights Reserved.

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EMC-related Regulations in Japan

TV, VCR, Refrigerators

Transformers, Electric Wires

Fluorescent Lights, Others

Microwave Ovens

Emission Immunity

ITE

TTE

Electrical

Appliance

VCCI Computer, Tablet PC, Peripherals

Facsimiles

Modems

Copiers

Radio Law Radio

Mobile Phones

Each

Industrial

Association’s

Standard

DEN-AN Law


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NO Legal

Domestic STD

or IEC/CISPR

Designated

Third Party

Certification

◇PSE mark

Authorized-Test

Legal

Domestic STD

or IEC/CISPR

(Non)

DOC

○PSE mark

Self-Test

Legal

IEC/CISPR

(Non)

DOC

CE mark

Self-Test

Legal

IEC/CISPR

Accreditation

DOC

FCC mark

Self-Test

VCCI Den-An Law

Specified

Den-An Law

Non-specified EU

US

(PC etc.)

LEAGAL rq’t

Technical STD’s

TEST rq’t

LAB rq’t

CONFORMITY

LABEL

IEC/CISPR

Self-Test

Registration

DOC

VCCI mark

EMC Regulation Scheme and VCCI


DOC: Declaration of Conformity

What is VCCI?


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A membership organization with the purpose to supress

electromagnetic interference given out from information

technology equipment distributed by the members in Japan.

History Founded in 1985 as voluntary membership organization

jointly by information technology related industry

associations in Japan

Reconstituted as a legal entity “VCCI Council” in April

2009

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The Feature of VCCI

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Constitution A not-for-profit membership organization governed by

internal council

Scheme to underpin VCCI operations 1. Registration of members’ measurement facilities used for

conformity assessment against VCCI requirements for

upper limits of EMI emission

2. Members’ own declaration of conformity in the form of

conformity verification report filed to VCCI before the

shipment of the product bearing the VCCI mark

3. Market sampling test to maintain the confidence in the

declared conformity symbolized by the VCCI mark affixed on

the product


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VCCI Conformity Procedure

Selection from the file

VCCI Members

ＶＣＣＩ

Measure products by VCCI registered measurement facility, and

confirm the conformity with the disturbance limits.

Submit a conformity verification report of the applicable ITE to

VCCI prior to placing the ITE into the market.

Affix the VCCI mark on each product, and supply the warning

statement in instruction manuals.

Coorporate with VCCI for market sampling test.

Test Lab

Registration

Conformance

Test

Conformity

verification Report

Product

Shipment

Filing Filing

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Ma

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Sampling Test


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Test lab to be used for VCCI conformance test must be registered to VCCI prior to starting a VCCI conformance process

Two routes are available for technical assessment of the laboratory to be registered. One is certification by VCCI and the other is laboratory accreditation (ISO 17025 + VCCI technical rules) by VLAC or JAB.

In April 2007 VCCI extended the accreditation scheme to NVLAP, A2LA and ACLASS that officially include VCCI rules, with the exchange of letters under Japan-US telecom MRA.

Choice of certification or accreditation is a member-option. VLAC,JAB :Accreditation Bodies in Japan

NVLAP,A2LA,ACLASS : Accreditation Bodies in US

MRA :Mutual Recognition Agreement

Since April 1998 Since April 1993

Since April 1993

Test Laboratory Registration

VCCI

Lab Accreditation VLAC,JAB

Lab Certification VCCI

Test Laboratory Registration


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Market Sampling Test

Report of Compliance


Conformity Verification Report

Test by Test Laboratories

commissioned by VCCI

Members Market Sampling

Test (MST) SC VCCI

112 117 125 132 137 138 148 157 165 162 158 164

430 433469 444 447 477 483 452 451 414 391 376

20 2626 30 39

37 37 41 4844

43 41

56

6 1060 6367 72

68 70 7773

72 78

426 442446 441

463478 483 501 491

477450 453

2121

18 2330

31 32 37 3736

36 3523

2323 21

2323 22 22 22

2222 23

1 10 2 2

4 4 575

69

1180

12961290127912561213

1162117411261093

12341178

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Ovs/Ｄ Ovs/Ｃ Ovs/Ｂ Ovs/Ａ Jpn/Ｄ Jpn/Ｃ Jpn/Ｂ Jpn/Ａ

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Changes in membership

Japan

Overseas

Japan Overseas


Colour coding for

Membership

categories

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Breakdown of Overseas Members


USA 214

CHINESE

TAIPEI 146

KOREA 73

CHINA 46

GERMANY 24

ISRAEL 16

CANADA 13

U.K. 15

HONG KONG 10

SINGAPORE 7

FRANCE 8

OTHERS 19

Total 591

CHINA

GERMANY

ISRAELU.K.

HONG KONG

SINGAPORE

CANADA

FRANCE

OTHERS

USA

CHINESETAIPEI

KOREA

591

536 439 661 438 343 306 370 355 367 384

543 546518

648 633 512 632 754 718 587

0 00 0 218

205126 95 119 129

313 335334 411 388

431 464 431 424 512249 259

305 306 284252

280 213 238 205662 738

619 648 668 802897

678 766 744

483 492 501 531 553 463492

495 430 495

979 861 751 798 832 831669

754 563 692

122 156 247 155118 147

14195

89 63179 181 192 127 128 120 107

12266 66

378 377 340 264346 329 312

213198 208

1018 1103 958766

805626 544

586504

723

567 627 684

749798

760 789713

646559

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

584160296114

5504

6110 61145784 5823

51285367

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Num

ber

of

file

d c

onfo

rmity v

erification r

eport

Fiscal year

Computer PC WS Strage

Printer Display Input/Output Terminal

Fax Modem Communication LAN Others

Changes in the number of conformity verification reports filed


Organization

Steering committee

Technical SC

International Relations SC

Market Sampling Test SC

Communications SC

Education & Training SC

Measuring Facility

Registration Committee

VCCI secretariat

office

Committees and subcommittees are

positively participated by 100 or more

competent experts from VCCI member

companies, independent testing

laboratories and universities.

Board of directors


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Council

Major Activities of Subcommittees

Measurement site validation method WG

Education & Training SC

Training Course for test engineers (entry level)

Training Course for test engineers (practical level)

EMI Antenna & Site Calibration course (advanced level)

Market Sampling Test SC

Post Market Sampling Test

Monitor rightful use of VCCI mark at shop front

Communication SC

Operation of VCCI Homepage / Journal / Q&A

VCCI Promotion

Technical SC

Revision control of the VCCI Requirements

CISPR/I Secretary and experts for JPNC, and technical contribution to CISPR NC

Radiated & Conducted emission WGs

International Relations SC

VCCI International Forum (Tokyo)

VCCI Workshop (overseas)

Watch Standards and Regulatory Movement overseas and update members


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Note: VCCI implemented DoC ahead of EU and US.

VCCI related Worldｗide related

EMC Milestones

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Dec. 1985 VCCI founded

Jun. 1986 Started DoC filing

April 1993 Started measuring facility

registration

April 1998 VLAC established

(laboratory accreditation services)

April 2007 Mutual recognition of

testing laboratories with FCC

April 2009 Reconstituted as VCCI Council

1979 FCC Mandated testing

1985 CISPR 22 published

1996 EMC Directives issued by EU

1996 FCC introduced DoC

1997 Australia introduced DoC


Radio Law

and

Telecommunication

Business Law

47CFR Part 11,15,21,22

47CFR Part 68 MRA

Voluntary Control

for ITE

47CFR Part 15 Subpart B

47CFR Part 18

(Constituting DOC)

Exchange

of letters

MRA Scheme between Japan and US

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Exchange of letters on the control of EMI from ITE came

into effect under Japan-US telecom MRA in February,

2007.

ITE imported to US from Japan:

FCC accepts DOC with test report issued by testing

labs accredited by Japanese accreditation bodies.

Affixing the FCC mark on the products allowed

ITE imported to Japan from US:

VCCI accepts test report issued by US testing

labs accredited by US accreditation bodies. Affixing

the VCCI mark on the products allowed

Accreditation bodies to continuously monitor competence

of testing labs

Exchange of Letters between Jpn and US


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VCCI and FCC mutually accept EMC test laboratories accredited by

accreditation bodies in the other country from April 2007 (by MoU).

ＶＣＣＩ

Japan government （METI,MIC）

ＦＣＣ

Manufactures Manufactures （VCCI Members）

US government (USTR)

Laboratory accreditation bodies （VLAC, JAB）

EMC test laboratories （VCCI Members）

Laboratory accreditation bodies （NVLAP, A2LA, ACLASS）

EMC test laboratories

Japan Market US Market

Exchange of letters

MRA between Japan and USA

MOU MOU


Secure equal market access from the

other

VCCI must sincerely accept test reports from US

as US accepts DoC from Japan.

Keep level of laboratory accreditation

on parity

The equivalence is secured as the accreditation

bodies of the two countries are both members of

APLAC MRA.

Points to nurture reciprocity


Merits of the Exchange of Letters in MRA

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1. For testing laboratories Once accredited by a Japanese accreditation body a

laboratory -

i. can enjoy the status of accredited laboratory both of

VCCI and FCC

ii. can enjoy fast-track facility registration at VCCI

(shortened to 1 week from usual 3 months)

iii. can be exempted from submission of measurement

data and payment of registration fees to VCCI

2. For Japanese ITE manufacturers i. Can enjoy one-stop testing at a laboratory in

Japanese passable both in Japan and US

ii. Can shoot troubles, when occurred, in Japan


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Registration of accredited laboratory

A laboratory accredited by a accreditation body meeting

requirements of MRA can register its measurement

facilities to VCCI with examination exempted

A single registration number is collectively assigned to

multiple measurement facilities listed in the scope of a

certificate of accreditation granted based on Article 15

on and after April 1, 2012

Facility registration based on Article 15 is possible via a

web site from July 2012.

R: Radiated EMI

C: Conducted EMI

T: Telecom port conducted EMI

G: Radiated EMI above 1GHz

Ａ：Laboratory


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The number of accredited laboratories registered to VCCI

As of

March 31, 2012

As of

December 31, 2012

Japan No. of Facilities 303 192

No. of Labs - 34

Overse

as

No. of Facilities 469 170

No. of Labs - 74

Laboratory based collective registration is on the smooth increase

• Good acceptance of Web based registration procedure

• All accredited laboratories will be switched to registered

laboratories by March 2014

3 – 4 measurement facilities per registered laboratory in average


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VCCI International Forum 2013

Date : March 1, Friday, 2013 10:30 – 16:50

Venue : U Thant Conference Hall, United Nation University

Admission fee : free

１．Development in EU regarding EMC ２．Development in the EU regarding R&TTE Directive ３．Introduction to Customs Union Customs Union Technical Regulation ４．EMC Legislation and Standardization in Israel ５．Conformity Assessment System of Communication Equipment's

Mr. Jan Coenraads, EU Mr. Jose Prats, EU Mr. Sergey Smirnov, Russia Mr. Elya B. Josse, Israel Mr. Choi Namho, Korea

Hands-out is downloadable at:

http://www.vcci.jp/event/forum2013/materials.html


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1. VCCI is a membership organization with the purpose to

suppress electromagnetic interference from ITE in Japan.

2. Started as a voluntary organization in 1985 VCCI was

reconstituted as a legal entity “VCCI Council” in April 2009

3. The number of VCCI members is approximately 1,200

which is almost equally divided by companies in Japan

and overseas

4. VCCI and FCC came to an agreement to mutually accept

test reports issued by accredited laboratories of the other

country in February 2007 in the framework of Japan-US

telecommunication MRA

5. Registration of accredited laboratories is making smooth

progress in the both countries:

Japan :192 facilities + 34 laboratories

US :170 facilities + 74 laboratories

Summary


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