REACH Introduction,
REACH Introduction,

▍What is PSE Certification?

PSE (Product Safety of Electrical Appliance & Material) is a mandatory certification system in Japan. It is also called ‘Compliance Inspection’ which it is a mandatory market access system for electrical appliance. PSE certification is composed of two parts: EMC and product safety and it is also an important regulation of Japan safety law for electrical appliance.

▍Certification Standard for lithium batteries

Interpretation for METI Ordinance for Technical Requirements(H25.07.01)， Appendix 9，Lithium ion secondary batteries

▍Why MCM?

● Qualified facilities: MCM is equipped with qualified facilities which can be up to the whole PSE testing standards and conduct tests including forced internal short circuit etc. It enables us to provide different customized testing reports in the format of JET, TUVRH, and MCM etc.

● Technical support: MCM has a professional team of 11 technical engineers specialized in PSE testing standards and regulations, and is able to offer the latest PSE regulations and news to clients in a precise, comprehensive and prompt way.

● Diversified service: MCM can issue reports in English or Japanese to meet clients’ need. So far, MCM has completed over 5000 PSE projects for clients in total.

The REACH Directive, which stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals, is the EU’s law for the preventive management of all chemicals entering its market. It requires that all chemicals imported and produced in Europe must pass a comprehensive set of procedures such as registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction. Any goods must have a registration dossier listing the chemical ingredients and describing how they are used by manufacturers, as well as a toxicity assessment report.
Requirement of registration formation is divided into four classes. The requirement is based on the amount of chemical substances, ranging from 1 to 1000 tons; the larger amount of chemical substances, the more registration information is required. When the registered tonnage is exceeded, a higher class of information and updated information will be required.
For chemicals that have certain hazardous characteristics and are of very high concern (SVHC), a dossier needs to be submitted to the EU Chemicals Agency as well as the Supervisory Commission for risk assessment and application for authorization. These include:
CMR category: carcinogens, mutagens, substances toxic to the reproductive system
PBT category: persistent, bioaccumulative toxic substances
vPvB category: very persistent and very bioaccumulative substances