ON CERTIFICATION FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS ......Certificate Etc. ） Effects of Proof/Certificate etc. Marking should be easily recognizable on back of mobile phone back cover or on

2012/5/10 1

【Telecom Engineering Center】

Yoshinori Onuki

001 WW AA12345678

Ｒ 001 – 123456 (New Label)

or

001 WW AA123456 (Existing Label)

【Certification of Construction Type】

【Technical Regulations Conformity Certification】

Ｒ

【Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity】

Ｒ 123456 XY 12

ON CERTIFICATION FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

IN JAPAN

MRA International Workshop March 30, 2012

Ｒ

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Standard Certification System for Telecommunication Equipment is for

registered certification bodies to prove or certify telecommunication

equipment for their conformity to technical standards set by legislature

(Radio Act, Telecommunications Business Act etc.).

Registered Certification

Body

Marking to

indicate

Certification

Domestic etc.

Test conformity to technical

standard

【Radio Equipment】

●License not required for radio stations under

certain conditions

●Provide comprehensive license for multiple

radio stations

●Simplify set up process for new radio stations

【Terminal Equipment】

●Will be able to connect to telecom network

Certification Flow

Application for Technical

Regulations Conformity

Certification etc.

by manufacturers

Pass

（Proof/

Certificate Etc.）

Effects of

Proof/Certificate

etc. Marking should be

easily recognizable

on back of mobile

phone back cover or

on display.

Overview of Standards Certification System of

Telecommunication Equipments

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Category１ Non-licensed Stations【Wireless LAN,

Bluetooth etc.】

Category２ Stations for comprehensive license 【Cellular Phone Terminal etc.】

Category３ Other【Cellular Phone Base Stations

etc.】

Telecom devices subject for certification or approval are categorized as below:

Radio Equipment

Category１ Terminal devices for telephone use

Category２ Other Terminal devices

Terminal Equipment

160 categories for specific radio device

(Examples)

Name Code Category

VSAT Ｖ 2

MC-CDMA Mobile Terminal ＺＹ 2

Amateur Radio Stations etc. Ｋ 3

Wireless LAN etc. ＷＷ 1

WiMAX Base Stations GV 3

- Land Mobile Radio

- Amateur Radio

Etc.

- Cellular Phone

- FAX Etc.

- Telephone

- Wireless LAN Etc.

R 001- 1234546

Or

001GVAA123456

… AD12-1234001

AC12-1234001

Certification Etc.

Approval Etc.

Marking and Scope Standard Cerfication

System of Telecom Devices

Specific radio device（Radio Act）

Terminal device（Telecom Biz Act）

T

T R 001- 123456

Or

001ZYAA123456

Categories and Marking of Telecom Devices subject for Standard Certification

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Market Distribution

【Technical Regulations

Conformity Certification】～Each device must be certified by

Registered Certification Body～

Minister, MIC

Test Etc.

↓

Decision

Obligation to match

construction type

Obligation to keep test record

Marking

Legal Effect Occur

Application of Simplified

License Procedure (Article 15)

No License needed

（Article 4）

Comprehensive

License (Article 27-2)

Marking

Obligation to

match construction

type

Report

Registered Certification

Bodies

Submit Self

Confirmation

Obligation to keep

test record

Marking

Manufacturer, Importer

Assessment

Test, Type Assessment

↓

Decision Record

Preservation

Test etc.

Certificate Certificate

Certified Confirmation

Procedue

Confirmation Procedure Submitted

（Quality Control Procedure）

Public Notice

Submit Information

Change

Free to Choose

Assessment

Market Distribution

【Certification of

Construction Type】～Design must be certified by

Registered Certification Body～

Market Distribution

【Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity】

～Supplier’s self confirmation on Technical

Regulation Conformity～

System and Marking of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification(1/2)

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Non-

compliance

with Order

Art. 38-17

Nonconformity with

Technical Standards

AND Interference or

Harmful to Human Body

Order for

Action

Ban from Marking

Non-compliance with Ban

Non-

compliance

with Order

Prevention

Order of

interference etc.

Certification of Construction Type Grantee・Supplier who have submitted SDoC Registered

Certification Bodies

Illegal

certification/

False SDoC Non-compliance

with obligation to

test, and store

records

Non-compliance with

obligation to match

construction type

Revocation

Of Registration

Fail to fulfill

Obligations

Order for

corrective Action

Penalty

Nonconformity with Standards of construction

type due to change in Technical Regulations

表示が付されていないものとみなし(効果否定）

Art. 38-23

Art.38-27

Non-

complian

ce with

Order

Art. 38-22

Request for Report, On-site Inspection, Documentation

Art.38-28-5 Art.38-28

Art.38-28-4

Art.38-28-6 Art.38-28-2

Art.38-28-3

Art.38-28-1

System and Marking of Technical Regulations Conformity

Certification(2/2) ～Marking Ban Etc.～

・Certification

Denial

・Assessment

Denial

・incompetent

Examiners

・Measurement

Device not

Calibrated

Reje

ct E

tc.

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Type Radio Law Certification Rule Public Notice

①Technical

Regulations

Conformity

Certification

・Article 38-7 ・Article 38-2

・Article38-23

・Article8 Form

・Article 27

・2005, #873

・2007, #639(Related to MRA Law)

・2003, #460

②Certification of

Construction Type

・Article 38-26・Article 38-28


・Article 20 Form7

・Article36

・2005, #873

・2007, #639(Related to MRA Law)

③Supplier’s

Declaration of

Conformity



・Article41 Form14

Ｒ 001ー☆☆☆☆☆☆ ←( New Confirmation Marking System)

①【Certification of Construction Type】

Registered Confirmation Body Code(3 letters) Number Assigned by Registered Confirmation Body(6 letters)

Hyphen

Ｒ 001 WW ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

②【Technical Regulations Conformity Certification】

Registered Confirmation Body Code(3

letters) Number Assigned by Registered Confirmation

Body(no more than 10 letters)

☆☆☆☆☆☆ XY 12

③【Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity】

Ｒ

Submission

Number (6 letters) Code for Specific Radio

Equipment(1 or 2 letters)

Code for Specific Radio

Equipment(1 or 2 letters)

Last 2 Digits of year

when the declaration

was submitted

Marking System of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification etc. in Japan

List of Legislatures on Marking

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Technical Regulations Conformity Certification had been effective

On the other hand, Issus with the marking method has become evident

as technology advanced and time passed.

Issues with

Marking

① Simplified Marking

② Introduction of Digital

Marking

③ Integration of Marking

④ Introduction of Same

Number System

New System

Revision of Marking System and Its Background

1. Radio Equipment became so small that

securing space for marks is difficult.

2. Multiple radio equipment are installed

into a single housing, which make the

marking complicated, and the space is

limited for marking.

3. Changing frequencies and modulation

method of radio equipment already in the

market became easier thanks to software

technology advancement, but changing

the marking is difficult.

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The marking shall be indicated must be the following mark, a symbol “R” and the Technical Regulations Conformity Certification

Number or Certificate of Construction Type Number.

Note

1. (Omitted)

2. (Omitted)

3. (Omitted)

1. The first three letters of the Technical Regulations Conformity Certification Number must be the category of a Registered

Certification Body or a Recognized Certification Body separately specified by the Minister of Internal Affairs and

Communications, and the forth letter or the forth and fifth letters must be as specified in the following table according to

the classification of Specified Radio Equipment as below chart. The other letters must be as specified by the Minister of

Internal Affairs and Communications.

2. The first three letters of the Certificate of Construction Type Number must be the category of a Registered Certification

Body or a Recognized Certification Body separately specified by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications,

and the forth letter must be “-(hyphen).” The fifth to tenth letters shall be a combination of Arabic numbers and alphabets

assigned by a Registered Certification Body or a Recognized Certification Body for each Certificate of Construction Type.

However, below cases shall be treated as specified.

1. When constructing a single Specified Radio Equipment with 2 or more radio equipment certified by separate

attestations of the construction design of specified radio equipment, the equipment may have 1 attestation

number of the construction design of specified radio equipment.

2. When acquired a new Certificate of Construction Type on an existing attested construction design, the attestation

number for the existing attestation may be the number for the new attestation except when there is no

construction is required to change the certification mark based on the new attestation. In this case, the Specified

Radio Equipment with the existing attestation number is considered that the new attestation mark has been

installed.

Certification rule

was amended

December 16, 2011

Introduction of New

Marking System(1/2)

【Certification Rule Form 】Amended

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Rules on Technical Regulations Conformity Certificate etc. of Specific Radio Equipment

supplementary provisions

（December 16, 2011 MIC Ordinance 163）

（Effective Date）

1 This Ordinance is effective upon announcement.

(Transactional Measures）

2 Marking set by Article 38.26(include Article 38.31.6), based on construction types that have

been certified before the enforcement of this ordinance, shall follow an existing format

regardless of amended Certification Rules Form 7.

3 Regardless of amended Certification Rules Form 7, registered certification bodies or

authorized certification bodies what fall under Article 38.2.2.1.1 or 2, may follow existing

format of Certificate of Construction Type Number until 6 months after the ordinance is

enforced.

4 registered certification bodies or authorized certification bodies what fall under Article

38.2.2.1.3 shall comply with Amended Certification Rules Form 7 from April 1, 2013. Before

this date, Certificate of Construction Type Numbers may follow existing format.

Stations not requiring

license

Stations for

comprehensive

license

Other stations

with license

【Rules on Transactional Measures of Marking】

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Amendment of MRA Law (Effective December 16, 2011)

（Marking when Radio Law is applied）

Article 15

1 (Omitted)

2 In the case when Certification Rules Article 20 and Form 7 is applied due to Radio

Law Article 38.26 based on Law Article 33.2, “Registered Certification Bodies or

Authorized Certification Bodies” within Form 7 Note 5 of Certification Rules means

registered foreign conformity assessment bodies set by MRA Law (Law#111, 2001)

Article 33.1

Ground Rules on marking applied to Foreign Certification Assessment Bodies based

on MRA.

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【Cellular Phone】

001 AB 123456

001 BC 123456

001 DE 123456

001 FG 123456

001 HI 123456

R

Marking Integration

001－123456 R

Integrated Marking

Marking Nor

Integrated

It is permitted to show on a display

～Digital Marking～

Another Choice

Another Choice Formerly, the marking must have

been affixed where visible on a

housing.

Ｒ 001 ー ☆☆☆☆☆☆

Registered

Confirmation Body

Code(3 letters)

Number Assigned by

Registered Confirmation

Body(6 letters)

Chsnged 001 WW ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Ｒ

Registered

Confirmation Body

Code(3 letters)

Number Assigned by

Registered

Confirmation Body(no

more than 10 letters)

Code for Specific

Radio

Equipment(1 or 2

letters)

①Simplified Marking ←(For Certificate of Construction Type only)

②Digital Marking is allowed

③Integrated Marking is also permitted ←(For

Certification of Construction Type only)

【Cellular Phone】

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【Existing Certificate of

Construction Type(A)】

001-123456 R

【NEW Certificate of

Construction Type(B)】

001-123456 R

【Existing Certificate of

Construction Type (A)】

001-123456 R

It is now permitted to use the same certification number if new Radio Equipment(B) is certified,

and used with Radio Equipment(A) that have already been certified prior to certification of (B).

Equipment (A) May also used the number for (B).

④ Introduction of Same Number System

★Upon introduction of new marking system, there have been a

lot of opinion that the standard on when/how to apply the same

number if not clear.

★MIC has requested that ICCJ to develop a guideline on

practical application of Same Certification Number.

★★ICCJ has developed the guideline upon announcement of

the new system.

【Setting

Guideline and its

background】

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1 Application Requirement

1-1 The new construction type includes all existing construction type. Please see below for details.

1-2 New construction type is applied to the existing construction type. Please see below for details.

Existing Construction Type

【001-123456】

Existing Construction

Type

【001-123456】

New Construction Type

【001-123456】

Radio Equipment manufactured based on existing construction type【B】

Radio Equipment manufactured based on new construction type 【A】

Past Present Future

Certifi

cation

(【A】as well as 【B】is also applied）

2 Guidelines for specific mattes(Items Only)

2.1 Adding Parts

2.2 Spurious Regulations

2.3 Adding Modulation Method

2.4 Transition to “Radio relay station for cellular radio communication” that does not rely on communication method

2.5 Adding Antenna (including antenna system)

2.6 Adding Frequency

It is required that requirements 1 and 2 are met.

Overview of guidelines for applying Same Certificate Number

Published online at

http://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/resource/j/equ/tech/faq/240208.pdf

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February, 3 2012

ICCJ Guidelines WG

Document #:001（Ver.1.1）

【Guidelines on Same Certification Number】

1 Background

MIC has collected opinion on “revision of certification system” from August 2, 2011 to August 31, 2011, and

disclosed the results to press on October 19 of the same year. Amendment of related Ordinances have been

announced based on the result on December 16, 2011, and became effective immediately.

2 Objective

The objective of this guideline is to provide a unified interpretation of an expression within the amended ordinance,

“As long as it does not require alteration work on certified radio equipment,” so that registered certification bodies,

certification grantees, would have common understanding of the amendment. It is especially to prevent from

grantees to properly perform the certification procedure, and to operate the certification system smoothly.

3 Scope

”Comprehensive Legal Structure of Communication and Broadcast” (August 2009, ICCJ Report) has raised a

number of issue with existing legislature on marking, which led to the recent amendment. The issues include the

following; A)it would be beneficial if certified equipment can be modified with new parts or devices without re-

affixing the mark after the equipment is in the market; B) the need for recertification to comply with new spurious

regulation; C) the need for recertification to reflect changes of domestic standards, whose change was made to

mirror international standards that are more advanced than domestic ones; D) the need for recertification when

multiple certified devices are integrated; E) the need for proper procedures of adding antennas, whose restriction

has been lifted with recent amendment. The common characteristic among these issues is that it is extremely

difficult or unreasonable to collect radio equipment to remove/renew marks. The amendment covers to solve these

urgent matter. The scope of this amendment shall be revised in a timely and flexible manner.

ICCJ Guidelines (1/4)

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4 Guideline

The same certification number may be applied if below 4.1 and 4.2 are both fulfilled.

4-1 Requirements

Should applicants(Certification Grantees such as manufacturers) wish to acquire the same certification number

with an existing one, Form 7 Note5(2) of Rules on Technical Regulations Conformity Certification Etc. of Specific

Radio Equipment (Certification Rules) requires that application shall meet below requirements simultaneously.

Note that this amendment of Certification Rules ONLY covers the method of the construction type marking, which

is assigned by registered certification bodies; and that the certification process of the construction type between

registered certification bodies and applicants remain unchanged.

4-1-1 The new construction type includes all existing construction type. Please see below for details

(“00*ABCD” indicate construction type certification number)

Chart 1

4-1-2 New construction type is applied to the existing construction type. Please see below

(【A】as well as 【B】is also applied)

Chart 2

Present

Radio Equipment manufactured based on new construction type 【A】

Past Future

Certific

atio

n

Radio Equipment manufactured based on existing construction type【B】

Existing Certificate of Construction Type

00*ABCDE

Existing Certificate of Construction Type

00*ABCDE

New Certificate of Construction Type

00*ABCDE


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4 Guideline for Specific Matters

4-1 Adding Parts

All of following requirements shall be met.

(1)It does not alter the characteristics of radio.

(2)Functions of the added part is equivalent to or better than an existing one.

(3)There is no amendment to documentation of construction type.

(4)It does not require changes with schematic diagram except for model number of the part.

(5)It does not replace the main component of radio device if the radio device is consisted of the single component. For

example, it is not permitted to replace a chip of a single chip radio device.

4-2 Spurious Regulations


(1)It conform with Certification Rules Article 7 Annex 3 within Amendment to Radio Device Rules (August 9, 2005 MIC

Ordinance) .

(2)It complies with above (1) without changing the radio device.

4-3 Adding Modulation Method


(1) It conform with Certification Rules Article 49-28 within Amendment to Radio Device Rules (April 26, 2011 MIC

Ordinance) .

(2)The type of device allowed is Certification Rules Article 2-1-49, 51, 52-2, or 52-3, and shall be controlled by a master

station.

(3)It complies with above (1) technical standards by fulfilling one of the below;

①There is no change in hardware or software of the radio device.

②Adding modulation method by software update under the management of telecommunication businesses.

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4-4 Transition to “Radio relay station for cellular radio communication” regardless of communication method

It is permits the use of same certification number in the following 2 cases; A) Transition to “Radio relay station for

cellular radio communication” regardless of communication method based on amended Certification Rules Article

2-1-10, from radio stations that relay each communication methods based on Amendment to Radio Law

Enforcement Regulations (October 25, 2011 MIC Ordinance; or B) adding frequency, type of radio wave etc. in

conformity with technical standards of radio devices set by amended Certification Rules Article 2-1-10.

4-5 Adding Antenna (including antenna system)

Specific radio devices covered here are for cellular radio communication use or low-power data communication

system etc. More specifically, it shall fall under one of the following legislature; Certification Rules Article 2.1.10,

2.1.11-11.28, 2.1.19-19.3.2, 2.1.19.5-11, 2.1.22-23.3, 2.1.49-56.

4-6 Adding Frequency


(1)Land mobile stations for cellular radio communications that fall under Certification rules Article 2.1.11,2.1.11.3,

2.1.11.4, 2.1.11.7, 2.1.11.8 or 2.1.11.9

(2)Adding frequency with software update to radio device with function to add the new frequency under the

management of telecommunication businesses.

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Type Details Issued by Info Source Published

【Telecommunication

Equipment Certification

Manual】

Shows structure and

procedures of

certification

MIC

Brochure 2004

【FAQ on Radio Equipment

Standard Certification

System】

FAQ on Certification

System

MIC

MIC Website

http://www.tele.soumu.

go.jp/j/sys/equ/tech/faq

/index.htm#4000231

From 2004

ICCJ Guideline Unified opinions on

application of

certification

ICCJ MIC Website

http://www.tele.soumu.

go.jp/resource/j/equ/te

ch/faq/240208.pdf

From Dec.

2011

ICCJ Guidelines are operated with agreements from MIC, industry organizations, as well

as registered certification bodies.

Therefore, it would be greatly appreciated if attendees to this seminar, especially

members of conformity assessment bodies of MRA countries such as EU and USA, could

understand the background and intention of this guideline, and perform your

assessments etc. accordingly.

Thank you for your attention

List of Guidelines on Standard Certifications of Radio Equipment

Final Note

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