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Conformity Certification System

for Radio Equipment in Japan

Yoichi Kanda Director of Certification Promotion Office

Radio Department

Telecommunications Bureau

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

License Procedure for Radio Stations Any person who wishes to establish and operate a radio station in Japan shall obtain a radio station license. To

obtain the license, it is required to comply with technical regulations in accordance with Chapter 3 of the Radio

Law and the Ordinance Regulating Radio Equipment. The Certification of Specified Radio Equipment＊

demonstrates whether or not the technical regulations are complied with and simplifies the licensing process.

Acce

ptance

Judg

ment

Pre-

licens

e

Insp

ection

Issu

ance o

f lice

nse

Beginning to operate the radio station

Licensed station

(No-inspection):

Category3

（ex. W-LAN、Bluetooth）

Interference

Application isn’t required

Radio station：Category1

（ex. Cell phone ）

（ex. Cell phone base station ,small scale transceiver）

Blanket license:

Category2

Purpose: The fair and efficient

utilization of radio waves.

Appl

icatio

n

Best communication

The effect of certification

Unwanted Emission

1

Radio Equipment

Design, etc. (3) Self-Confirmation of Technical Regulations Conformity (Verification and confirmation itself)

Notification to MIC

A Notification Number

Manufacturer

Examine conformity with the technical requirements itself

MIC

(1) Technical Regulations Conformity Certification (Tested and certified one by one) (2) Construction Type Certification (Conformity assessment of construction type)

Application Certification

Registered Certification Body(RCB) Manufacturer (Certified Dealer)

Examine conformity with the technical requirements

Attaching Ｔhe conformity

Mark

Certification System

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Manufacturer (Notified Supplier)

2

Registered Certification Body(1)

Certification Body may obtain registration according to one or more of the equipment categories (1-3)* that they will certify

Registration

Knowledge and experience of certification Measuring instruments and calibration method of those instruments Impartiality

no previous convictions or revocations of registration

Criteria

Renew registration every five years

Conduct examinations upon request

Notify MIC of appointment or removal of its officers or certification examiners

Establish operational rules and procedures and submit them to MIC

Prepare and retain financial statements, etc.

Prepare and retain record books related to the certification service

Role of Registered Certification Body (RCB)

3 * Category 1 Unlicensed station, Category 2 Licensed station (Blanket License), Category 3 Licensed station (Others)

Renew registration every five years

Renewal of Registration of RCB

Registered Certification Body(2)

Registered Certification Body Category of Business

1 Telecom Engineering Center (TELEC) All Specified Radio Equipment

2 The Japan Amateur Radio Development Association Inc. (JARD)

Article 38-2-2 (1) ⅲ) of Radio Law

3 DSP Research, Inc. All Specified Radio Equipment

4 TÜV Rheinland Japan Ltd. All Specified Radio Equipment

5 RF Technologies All Specified Radio Equipment

6 UL Japan Co., Ltd. All Specified Radio Equipment

7 COSMOS CORPORATION All Specified Radio Equipment

8 TÜV SÜD Ohtama, Ltd. All Specified Radio Equipment

9 ZACTA Technology Corporation All Specified Radio Equipment

10 Intertek Japan K.K. All Specified Radio Equipment

11 Japan Quality Assurance Organization Article 38-2-2 (1) i) of Radio Law

12 Kuribayashi Nobuhiko Article 38-2-2 (1) i) of Radio Law

13 EMCC DR.RASEK Japan All Specified Radio Equipment As of March, 2012 Total 13body

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Foreign Registered Certification Body

1 TELEFICATION B.V. (The Netherlands)

2 CETECOM ICT Services GmbH (Germany)

3 BABT (United Kingdom)

4 Phoenix TESTLAB GmbH (Germany)

5 KTL (United Kingdom)

6 EMCCert Dr. Rasek GmbH (Germany)

7 BV LCIE （France）

8 Siemic,Inc.（USA）

9 ACB,Inc.（USA）

10 MiCOM Labs（USA）

11 Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp（USA）

12 UL CCS（USA）

(Reference) Registered Certification Body(MRA)

1 UL Japan, Inc.

2 Telecom Engineering Center (TELEC)

Foreign Registered Certification Bodies

As of December, 2012 Total 12 RFCB’s

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Trend of the Number of Certification of Construction Type

Fy2003 Fy2004 Fy2005 Fy2006 Fy2007 Fy2008 Fy2009 Fy2010 Fy2011 Fy2012 （Up to December )

RCB 2638 2884 2968 3495 4031 4652 4320 5450 7264 8674

Foreign RCBs in MRA

EU 121 199 315 433 493 627 738 787 1228 762

USA - - - - - - - - 18 101

Total 2759 3083 3283 3928 4524 5279 5058 6237 8510 9537

the number of Certification of Construction Type

Foreign RCBs is carrying out 10% of attestation. The upward tendency of MRA RCBs.

The Number of Certification of Construction Type

4.39 6.45

9.59

11.02 10.90 11.88

14.59 12.62

14.64

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Specified Radio Equipment is classified into three categories according to the legal effects as follows:

Category of Radio Equipment subject to Certification

Category 1 Unlicensed station* : 20 classes (Specified Radio Equipment specified in Article 38-2-2, paragraph 1, item 1 of the Radio Act) http://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/sys/equ/tech/techobj/index.htm#4000223 Category 2 Licensed station (Blanket License ) : 38 classes (Specified Radio Equipment specified in Article 38-2-2, paragraph 1, item 2 of the Radio Act) http://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/sys/equ/tech/techobj/index.htm#4000224 Category 3 Licensed station (Others) : 101classes (Specified Radio Equipment specified in Article 38-2-2, paragraph 1, item 3 of the Radio Act) http://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/sys/equ/tech/techobj/index.htm#4000225

Radio Equipment

* There is Extremely low power radio stations as are classified as unlicensed radio stations other than Category 1 for Specified Radio Equipment.

Simplification of the Conformity Mark

303-ABCDEF 303MW123456(HSPA)

303WW123456(Wifi)

303WW789103(Bluetooth)

Present After the Enforcement

303MW123456 303WW123456 303WW789103

303XY123456(W-CDMA)

303XY789012(W-CDMA’)

* In order to demonstrate the specific radio equipment certified on the basis of the new construction type, reattachment of the Conformity Mark is necessary.

*Reattachment of the Conformity Mark on the basis of the new construction type is not needed if the radio equipment has the Conformity Mark, which is already on the market, and conforms to a new construction type without a construction change.

Addition of Certification without a Construction Change

Addition of Certification

Construction Type of HSPA Construction Type of WiFi Construction Type of Bluetooth Construction Type of W-CDMA

303-ABCDEF

New Certification New Certification

Construction Type of HSPA Construction Type of WiFi Construction Type of Bluetooth Construction Type of W-CDMA Construction Type of W-CDMA’

Data Base

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303MW□□□□□□□

303-○○○○○○

RCBs(3 digit) Classification of Specified Radio Equipment (2 or Less)

10 or Less Digits

RCBs(3 Digit) 6 Digits Hyphen

Present

After the Enforcement of the New System

The Change of the Conformity Mark

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2011 FY December 16

2012 FY June 15

2013 FY April 1

Expansion of scope for item3

1. Current situation (1) December 16 2011,Introduced simplification of the mark for the specific radio equipment prescribed in 38-2-2 paragraph 1 item 1(unlicensed station) and 38 -2-2 paragraph 1 item 2 (blanket license) in the Radio Law. Transitional measure for 6 months from the introduction was established. (2) On the same day, introduced a system whereby reattachment of the Mark is unnecessary for radio equipment with the conformity mark for certification of a construction type based on the old system at the time of enforcement, if a new certification is added without a construction change.

Extension to Category 3

▲

Categories 1 and 2 (Proclamation and Enforcement)

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Revising the ministerial ordinance

▲

End of transitional measure for Categories 1 and 2 end

▲

2. Expansion of scope From fiscal year 2013,The simplification of the mark is introduced to all the specific radio equipment, by adding 38-2-2, paragraph 1, item 3 (all specific radio equipment other than items 1 and 2).

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Inmarsat Global Satellite Phone Services(GSPS) : Category 2 (Enacted a Technical Regulation in March, 2012)

http://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_news/s-news/01kiban15_02000033.html

Inmarsat BGAN(Broadband Global Area Network) Aeronautical Satellite Services : Category 2

(Enacted a Technical Regulation in October, 2012)


THURAYA Satellite Services : Category 2 (Enacted a Technical Regulation in October, 2012)


79GHz High-Resolution Radar : Category 1 (Enacted a Technical Regulation in December, 2012)


5GHz Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11ac): Category 1 (Enact a Technical Regulation within this March)


Recently Introduced Technical Regulations for Radio Stations

●MIC Website http://www.soumu.go.jp/english/index.html

●MIC Radio Use Website http://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/index.htm ●Radio Station Equipment Regulations Certification System http://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/sys/equ/index.htm ●Questions [email protected]

http://www.soumu.go.jp/english/index.html

http://www.soumu.go.jp/english/index.html

http://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/index.htm

http://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/index.htm

http://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/sys/equ/index.htm

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