Applicable Standards


Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law

The Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law is intended to regulate the manufacture, sale and marketing of any electrical appliance in Japan and promote voluntary activities of private businesses to secure the safety of their electrical appliances, thereby preventing hazards and injuries that may otherwise occur due to imperfection in the safety of such appliances.

To achieve the above goal, the nation has established engineering standards to check products for compliance with the standards to qualify the products for use of such marks as listed at right if they are certified to have complied with the standards, while prohibiting the sale or use of any product marked with any such mark.

PSE

VDE

VDE is the abbreviation for Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker e.V, which has developed and established standards referred to as“ VDE Standards” mainly intended to regulate the safety of electrical appliances.

VDE also tests and certify any electrical appliance for safety according to the VDE Standards, qualifying the product for use of VDE Mark if it complies with the standards.

VDE Mark

NFPA70/NFPA79

< NFPA70(NEC)>

NFPA70, also referred to as NEC (National Electrical Code), is intended to practically protect human life and property from hazards due to the use of electrical appliances that may otherwise occur.

< NFPA79 >

NFPA79 (Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery) specifies NEC-related detailed regulations regarding protection against fire and electric shock hazards from electrical equipment of industrial machinery.

NFPA is the abbreviation for National Fire Protection Association.

CCC

CCC is the abbreviation for the“ China Compulsory Certification” system, which is intended to protect consumers and secure their safety.

Since August 2003 when the full-scale implementation of the CCC system was commenced, China has prohibited any product subject to the CCC system from being shipped or sold in China or being imported from overseas if the product is not CCC certified. The initial list of products subject to the CCC system includes 19 product categories and 132 product items with subsequent addition of product items to the list, among which are cables, which, if categorized as PVC insulated cables, are required to meet the GB5023 standards based on the IEC60227 standards.

Any cable certified to meet the CCC requirements is qualified for the use of CCC Mark (with“ S”, the initial of “Safety”, marked to the right of CCC).

CCC Mark

TR-CU

TR-CU is a commonly used designation for Customs Union Teach Regulations.
The constitution member of the Customs Union is Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

Many products for export to the Customs Union are required to acquire TR-CU certification, which must be presented upon customs clearance of the product.

The applicable products are shown TR-CU conformity mark (EAC mark) on the label because our product proves that the TR-CU certification is acquired.

EAC Mark