Hi Ryan, The regulations are publicly available, but are not necessarily public knowledge -- in the sense that any country's regulatory requirements tend to be freely available to in a language their citizens can read, although they are not gathered together in one place with easy to understand explanations. Also, in most countries, the standards that can be used, or are required to be used, to demonstrate conformance to a particular regulation, are not free, and again it is not always explained in a centralized place which ones apply. One of the important aspects is knowing what features of your product *tend* to be regulated globally, such as
* Restricted Materials of construction (RoHS-listed, biocidal, persitent organic polutant, other restricted substances - there can be scores of them) * Ionizing radiation generating * Radioactive materials * General EM radiaton * Intentional EM radiation * Laser radiation * Dangerous voltages * Battery containing * Green house gas containing * Ozone depleting substance containing * Made from substances the mining of which enriches certain armed conflicts. * Loud noise producing * Intended for fire protection or suppresion or containing such items * Cyber security concerns * True artificial intelligence related to safety systems * Materials of concern but not yet restricted * Product packaging * Certain mercury containing devices * Intended to be use in an explosive atmosphere * "general" product safety issues. * A substance that is a precursor to making certain drugs * And many more It takes a lot of experience to both identify relevant aspects in a product and to know whether relevant regulations exist in the regions you wish to sell to. Test labs and NRTL's may have awareness of some, but not all of these potential regulations, particularly if they are not in the business of doing the related tests. A yamaha guitar is likely to be out of scope of many production regulations. EMC and electrical safety are pretty clear "in scope" aspects, but be mindful of materials regulations. There are many and they don't all come in the same 'box'. Also keep in mind that the items sold to support the product in the field (e.g., guitar cleaning solution) might be regulated differently from the core product. Best Regards, -Lauren From: Ryan Jazz <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2022 2:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PSES] Country Requirements -EMC Safety External Email: Do NOT reply, click on links, or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. If you believe this email may be unsafe, please click on the "Report Phishing" button on the top right of Outlook. Dear Members, I am trying to create a list of country requirement as it relates to EMC and Safety requirements. However I have not been successful-These requirements appear to be a mystery. One would think if manufacturers are required to meet country requirements it would be public knowledge. I have checked trade.gov and other searches with no luck. If anyone can please share this secret it would be much appreciated. Perhaps you can share how you go about finding these requirements. If one has to use a subscription service to get the answers I would like to hear any recommendations. 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