Anwendungsbereich des Regulatory Essentials
This ESSENTIAL describes the legal obligations for manufacturers and importers and the regulatory requirements for electrical equipment as specified in the technical regulation of Japan, esp. the Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act No. 234 of 1961 (also called: DEN-AN Law).
Definitions (Article 2)
(1) The term "Electrical Appliances and Materials" as used in this Act shall mean the following:
(i) Parts of electrical facilities for general use (meaning electrical facilities for general use as prescribed in Article 38, paragraph (1) of the Electricity Business Act (Act No. 170 of 1960) and machines, appliances, and materials used in connection therewith, as specified by Cabinet Order;
(ii) Portable power generators as specified by Cabinet Order; and
(iii) Secondary batteries as stipulated by Cabinet Order.
(2) The term "Specified Electrical Appliances and Materials" as used in this Act refers to Electrical Appliances and Materials that are particularly likely to cause danger or damage due to their structure, method of use, or other usage conditions, and are specified by Cabinet Order.
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Geltende Rechtsvorschriften:
"The Act"
Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act No. 234 of 1961, latest revision 2011 (also called: DEN-AN Law),
Table of Contents:
Chapter I General Provisions (Articles 1 and 2)
Chapter II Notification of Business, etc. (Articles 3 to 7)
Chapter III Conformity Assessment of Electrical Appliances and Materials, etc. (Articles 8 to 26)
Chapter IV Restrictions on Sale, etc. (Articles 27 and 28)
Chapter V Registration of Conformity Assessment Bodies, etc.
- Section 1 Registration of Conformity Assessment Bodies (Articles 29 to 32)
- Section 2 Domestic Registered Conformity Assessment Bodies (Articles 33 to 42-2)
- Section 3 Foreign Registered Conformity Assessment Bodies (Articles 42-3 and 42-4)
Chapter V-2 Order for Hazard Prevention, etc. (Article 42-5)
Chapter VI Miscellaneous Provisions (Articles 43 to 56)
Chapter VII Penal Provisions (Articles 57 to 61)
Supplementary Provisions
Ministerial Order to Provide Technical Standards for Electrical Appliances and Materials (lists the essential requirements for electrical appliances and materials)
Table of contents:
Chapter I General Provisions (Article 1)
Chapter II General Requirements (Articles 2 to 6)
Chapter III Protection against Hazards (Articles 7 to 17)
Chapter IV Noise Level (Article 18)
Chapter V Labels (Articles 19 and 20)
Supplementary Provisions
The Order for Enforcement of the Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act regulates (inter alia):
- the Specified Electrical Appliances and Materials and
- the validity periods of Certificates of Conformity for certain product types
Content:
Art.1 - Electrical Appliances and Materials
Art.1.2 - Specified electrical appliances and materials
Art.2 - Transitional Period for Preservation of Certificates
Art.2.2 - Effective Period for Registration of Conformity Assessment Bodies
Art.2.3 - Burden of Expenses for Conformity Assessment at Offices of Foreign Registered Conformity Assessment Bodies
Art.3 - Collection of Reports
Art.4 - Special Provisions on Electrical Appliances and Materials Intended for Export
Art.5 - Affairs Administered by Prefectural or City Governments
Art.6 - Delegation of Authority
Art.7 - Classification of Affairs
Supplementary Provisions
- Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions
- Transitional Measures in accordance with Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Electrical Appliance and Material Control Act
- Electrical Appliances and Materials under Transition and Periods Prescribed by Cabinet Order under Article 49 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act
- Periods Prescribed by Cabinet Order under Article 50 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act
- Transitional Measures in accordance with Enforcement of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act
- Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions
Nationale Anwendungsebene:
Manufacturer, DEN-AN law, Specified Electrical Appliances, Non-Specified Electrical Appliances, PSE mark
Japan
Kommentar bezüglich der Vergleichbarkeit mit der EU-Gesetzgebung:
The Japanese Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act is not comparable to the EU LVD legislation....
Published 2020-06-17 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth and Benjamin Kerger
Last change 2025-10-30 by Torsten Sahm: Hints, Electrical safety
Inhalt des Regulatory Essentials
| Responsible actors |
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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g.
- economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider),
- user (commercial/industrial/professional),
- user (private, consumer)?
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| Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s) |
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What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)
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| Penalty by this legislation |
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What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?
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| Exemption clauses |
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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.
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| Sub-federal legislation of states/counties |
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E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.
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| FTA/MRA status with EU |
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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?
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| Authority |
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Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement
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| Market surveillance authority |
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Name of the authority for market surveillance and/or enforcement
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| Link/Reference to other reference document(s) |
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| Link/Reference to other reference document(s) |
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| Comment on the comparability to EU legislation |
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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Formal and administrative requirements
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| Registration at related authority required? |
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Product registration?
Manufacturer registration?
Importer / Representative registration?
if required.
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| Local representative legally required? |
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[Yes/No]
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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Equipment authorization (approval process)
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| Approval process (conformity assessment procedure) |
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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service
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| Is the IECEE CB Scheme accepted by the authority/approval body? |
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"[Yes/ No / no information available]
[Text] Information (website)"
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| Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority |
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e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)
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| Conformance document validity and renewal |
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Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.
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| Which documents are required by an approval body? |
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e .g. formal application
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| Is a factory inspection legally required |
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| Hint to voluntary certification scheme |
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If a important voluntary certification schemes exists, one link will be given.
Important voluntary schemes are for example: UL, CSA, VCCI (Japan)
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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| Specific requirements for testing |
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e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description
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| General information to the application of standards |
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e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"
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| Source for standards for conformity assessment |
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| National Standardisation Organisation |
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Link to organisation
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| Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards? |
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Undetailed information
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| Is in-country testing legally required? |
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| Acceptance of foreign test reports |
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information
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| Regulatory label (mandatory) |
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e. g. product label
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| Regulatory e-labelling allowed? |
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e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu
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| Required information on the product and/or packaging |
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e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number
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| User instructions language(s) |
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Regulated by the legal provisions
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| User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes |
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Form, sentence inside, simple text.
E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste
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| Digital user documentation allowed? |
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User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display?
Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?
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| Warnings, symbols |
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e. g. ANSI Z 535.4
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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Allgemeine Informationen
Japan
Code, Kontinent, Wirtschaftsraum
The official language is Japanese.
JSA - Japanese Standards Association | https://www.jsa.or.jp/en/
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