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VCCI pushes back their implementation date for Radiated Emissions above 1GHz

January 11 2010

December 14, 2009

VCCI Council will start enforcement of radiated emissions above 1GHz beginning October 1, 2010. However, for one year until September 2011 it will be optional to conform with the above 1GHz requirements. Nevertheless, the VCCI encourages members to ship products conforming to the 1GHz+ requirement beginning October 1, 2010 as if there were no 1-year grace period.

Reasons for 1-year grace period:
VCCI gave the following reasons for the 1-year grace period:

  • EU Official Journal issued on August 21, 2009 says that the valid period of EN55022:1998, European equivalence of CISPR22 Edition 3, is extended to September 30, 2011. With this extension manufactures can select either CISPR22 Edition 3 or Edition 5 for product conformity until September 30, 2011.
  • Similarly US FCC has announced that conformity assessment test can be based either on ANSI C63.4-2009 or ANSI C63.4-2003
  • Under such circumstances it is necessary for VCCI Council to establish the 1-year grace period for avoidance of creating potential technical barrier to trade against overseas product to be distributed in Japan and, at the same time, for affording Japanese manufacturers flexibility in choice of marketable products in the grace period.

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