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Overview of

JAPAN VCCIAs an actual example of SDoC

WTO ITA WorkshopApril 23, 2003

Haruyoshi NAGASAWA

Researcher METI, Japan(Executive Board Director VCCI)

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Computers, PDAs , Peripherals

Facsimiles,Modems

CopiersTVs, VCRs, Refrigerators,Transformers, Electronic Wires,Fluorescent Lights, others

Radios, Mobile Phones

Microwave Ovens

Each Industry

Standard

Each Industry Association'sStandard

Industry

Standard

Emission Immunity

ITE

TTE

Electrical

Appliance

VCCIComputers, PDAs , Peripherals

Facsimiles,Modems

Copiers

Transformers, Electronic Wires,

Radio Law

Radios, Mobile Phones

Each Industry

Standard

Standard

IndustryAssociation'sStandard

Each Industry Association'sStandard

Standard

Standard

Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law

1 ． EMC Control Scheme of Japan

Only Industry Guideline for Immunity except for Medical Electrical Equipment

Medical

Electrical

Equipment Pharmaceutical Affairs Law

ＭＲＩ　 Equipment, X-ray Generator, othersJIS T0601-1-2(IEC 60601-1-1)

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VCCIVoluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment

Inauguration

1985 (when CISPR 22 released)

By Related Industry Associations - JEIDA (IT) - EIAJ (Electronic Devices, Home) - JBMA (Business machines) - CIAJ (Telecom)Membership Operation

No Restriction with NationalityMore than 1,200 membership (as of Jan, 2003)

ExclusivenessNo other bodies controlling EMI of ITE in Japan

JEITA (Oct, 2000)

2. What’s VCCI?

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Technical specifications

Well harmonized with CISPR 22 and CISPR 16

Self verification test with a filed test site

Self Declaration Approach

Filing a declaration (conformance report) with VCCI office

More than 6,000 reports in 2001 e-filing started since 2002

Regular Market Sampling test practice

More than 600 samples tested cumulativelyIncreasing annual sampling Products

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Membership

Ranks A to C for members to market their IT product in Japan

A, B, or C depends on selling volumeNow Rank A members are less than 3 % of all membership

A > B > C in annual membership charge

Rank D for members not to market their IT product in Japan

Test Laboratory Filing

Test lab to be used for VCCI compliance test must be filed to the VCCI prior to starting a VCCI compliance process

Technical assessment required for the filing through eitherVCCI Measuring facility examination (document only) , orVLAC on-site assessment (ISO 17025 + VCCI technical specs)

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- Certification through VCCI examination of site report (1993 Apr. - )　　 Around 1,500 applications (1993 - 1998)  -  Accreditation through VLAC on-site assessment (1998 Apr. - ) 　　

Test Laboratory Filing (continued)

　　 Accreditation or Certification is a member-option

Since 1998 April Since 1993 April

Since 1993 April

Test Laboratory FilingVCCI

Lab AccreditationVLAC

Lab CertificationVCCI

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ConformanceTest

ProductShipment

Test LabRegistration

Applic

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Cert

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ConformanceReport (SDoC)

Noti

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Ack

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MarketSampling Test

FilingFiling Selection from the File

VCCI Members

VCCI Self-Declaration Process Flow example

VCCI

Sam

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80

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000

Fiscal Year

Mem

bers

Oversea's DOversea's C

Oversea's ＢOversea's ＡJapanese D

Japanese C

Japanese B

Japanese A

141179

235

303

341392

441473

545

612

703

849

927

1022

10931126

Growth of the Membership

3. Current Status of Activity

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As of March 31, 2002

Membership detail (Rank Based)

JAPANESE D6%

OVERSEA'S B2%

JAPANESE B

JAPANESE A2%

JAPANESE C39%

OVERSEA'S Ｃ39%

OVERSEA'S A0%

OVERSEA'S D10%

2%

1126

Category Membership Ratio (%)

Japanese A 23 2.0

B 21 1.9

C 442 39.3

D 63 5.6

Overseas A 1 0.1

B 26 2.3

C 433 38.5

D 117 10.4

Total 1126 100.0

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CHINESE TAIPEI

KOREA

ISRAEL

CANADACHAINA

UK

GERMANY

U.S.A

SINGAPORE OTHERS

577

Membership detail (country based)

CountryMembership

Ratio(%)A, B, C D Total

USA 176 47 223 38.6

Chinese Taipei 161 20 181 31.4

Korea 68 11 79 13.7

Germany 9 11 20 3.5

UK 10 8 18 3.1

Israel 9 4 13 2.3

Canada 7 2 9 1.6

Singapore 4 1 5 0.9

China 1 2 3 0.5

Others 15 11 26 4.5

Total 460 117 577 100

As of March 31, 2002

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Test Site RegistrationApplication total (renewal included)

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Test Site Registration

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Product Registration

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LAN Equipment

CommunicationEquipment

Modem

Fax

Terminal

I/O

Display

Printer

Memory

WS

Personal Computer

Computer

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CHAIRMAN

VICE-CHAIRMAN

STEERING COMMITTEE

ORGANIZATION

EDUCATION & TRAINING

PLANNING

COMMUNICATIONS

TECNICAL

MARKET SAMPLING TEST

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

REGISTRATION COMMITTEEMEASURING FACILITY

EVALUATION WG

JEITA / JBMIA / CIAJ

Committees lead policy development and course of action

SECRETARIAT OFFICE

Subcommittees

Committees and Subcommittees consist of 100 or more competent members from VCCI Member Companies, Independent Laboratories, Universities and National Laboratories.

Members

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4. Implementation of SDoC and Post-Market Surveillance

VCCIA-C Members

Marketplace

Market Sampling

Test (MST) SC

Test by Designated Public Test houses

Sampling

Designation

Conformity Reporting

Acknowledge

MST Results

Request

Result Reporting

Request

VCCI Conformity Reporting to Sampling Test

Product Ship

Actions

Results Report

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Technical Specifications: CISPR 22 / CISPR 16-1

Test Lab Registration (Filing):–With No VCCI Technical Assessment for Site Report: ‘85 - ‘93–thru VCCI Technical Assessment for Site Report: ‘93 -–thru VLAC Accreditation: ‘98 -

Self-Verification Tests before Product Marketing

Submission of Conformance Report (sort of DoC, not test report) to VCCI

Self Marking on Product/Manual

Periodical Market Sampling Tests by VCCI

Summary of VCCI Compliance Verification ProcessTime-to-market conscious !Enhance Post-surveillance !

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Where VCCI Scheme located in the WW Regulations?

SDoC zone

Provided by VCCI (Reference only)

CATEGORY GROUP1 GROUP2

TEST LAB.

TESTING

CONFORMITY

KNOWNCOUNTRIES

... Self- Verification

... Self-Test

... Self-Declaration

Malaysia

Singapore*

Many Others

Australia / NZ

EU

GROUP4 GROUP5 GROUP6

Accreditation Certification(Filing)

Accreditation

Self- Test

Self-Test

Authorized-Test

Self-Certification Certification

US(FCC PC’s)

US(FCC)

Canada (ICES)

KoreaChinese Taipei

GROUP3

Certification(Filing)

Self-Test

Self-Declaration

VCCI(certification)*

China

PRESENTATION Declaration

Restricted

Russia

LEGALNo Legal

except VCCIREQUIREMENT Legal

except VCCILegal LegalLegal

VCCI (accreditation)* (TCB)

Mexico

Note: (*) - Certification is awarded through an application document examination by VCCI.

- Accreditation by VLAC is only accepted for now

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VCCI Sampling Test Record (7th - 19th)

# of sample

A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B Ａ Ｂ

Total 3 16 7 11 2 13 21 1 14 26 52 30 13 12 17 22 3 21 19 14 4 11 3 23 10 23

Pass 3 16 6 6 2 10 18 1 13 23 48 24 10 9 16 12 3 15 16 5 3 4 3 10 9 17

0 0 1 4 0 3 3 0 1 2 3 1 3 1 1 4 0 4 1 6 1 4 0 8 1 4

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 6 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 5 0 2

Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

7th

Telephone

19

8th

FAX

18 82

9th

WordProcessor

15

10th

WorkStation

22

17th

OverseasMembers’

15

18th

PCs

26

15th

PC

24

16th

All

33

13th

All

19th

FAXCopier

3325

14th

All

39

11th

Printer

40

12th

All

note A: Pass Judgment but Insufficient Margin and sending a caution letter.note B: Pass Judgment but Critical Margin and sending a warning letter to encourage review of Quality Process.

withnote B

withnote A

Class

ProductsProduct

No.

WP

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5. Awareness Building

Actions

Results

Reach out to Industry Associations ( in Japan and Overseas) Invite a number of competence people into the committee activities Take every opportunity to participate in various Computer and　 Business Exhibitions Hold annual Technical Workshops / Seminars Run advertisement in Magazines and Newspapers / Ad. Posters

VCCI standards incorporated into member companies’ standards as 　　 essential as their quality standards VCCI compliance has become a de facto requisite for trades in Japan The Eco Mark Program adopted VCCI as a condition for PCs and Printers qualification Public recognition of VCCI mark steadily growing

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The Eco Mark Program is administrated by the Japan Environment Association (JEA) under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment

http://www.jeas.or.jp/ecomark/english/

denotes:

“This product is tender to the earth”

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Ad. Poster displayed in the car of Tokyo Metro

Ad. Poster displayed in the Japan Railway Station

“AKIHABARA”

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ExhibitionExhibitionExhibitionExhibition

EMC Japan 2002

CEATEC Japan 2002

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6. Advantages of Industry Self-Regulation

1. Economic Advantages The policy of Government of Japan to honor industry’s voluntarism in controlling EMC was very successful as consumers and manufacturers have enjoyed saving amounting to as much as: US$ 204M since the establishment of VCCI (1985) (according to our calculation) It was very effective to foster IT industries

2. Technical Advantages Flexible in Operation

Fast market access

Up-to-date International Standards applicable

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Key Elements COST to Market

TIME to Market

Compliance Reliability

Implementing International Standards timely-basis

-Providing Uniform interpretation of rules

Creating Mind-set as “Our Rule”

“Industry Self-Regulations” fulfill all the conditions for regulation

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Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Center (VLAC) established by VCCI in 1998 April

Now Independent of VCCI operation Operation complied with ISO Guide 58 Accrediting VCCI Rules / CISPR 22 / CISPR 24 with ISO Guide 25  Anyone can get assessment and accreditation

The VCCI recognized accrediting organization

Participation to APLAC planned for ISO 58 mutual approval 

VLACFor Facilitating MRA

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Handling of Immunity or Susceptibility  - No plan to implement immunity requirements by VCCI - to be handled as a Quality issue

Immunity

legal quality

Self Verificationor

SDoC

Japan(Medical)

EU

Japan (except for Medical)

US AUS/NZ

Chinese Taipei ？China?Others?

Certification Korea ---

World Wide Immunity Requirements

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Contact

VCCI 　 Web 　

http://www.vcci.or.jp

Haruyoshi Nagasawa

(Executive Board Director)nagasawa@vcci.or.jp