In order to make consumers can more clearly understand the purchase will be marked on product Certification marks, and to reduce the financial burden of product manufacturers a variety of Certification fees, south Korea technology standard institute (katz) announced on August 20, 2008, will begin on January 1, 2009 new KC Certification system (Chesapeake Certification) Certification. The programme, which began in July 2009, was first implemented in the ministry of knowledge economy and expanded to all departments in late 2010.
In order to make consumers can more clearly understand the purchase will be marked on product Certification marks, and to reduce the financial burden of product manufacturers a variety of Certification fees, south Korea technology standard institute (katz) announced on August 20, 2008, will begin on January 1, 2009 new KC Certification system (Chesapeake Certification) Certification. The plan, which began in July 2009, has been spearheaded by the ministry of knowledge and economics, which is expected to expand to all sectors by the end of 2010.
The implementation plan of the KC logo is as follows:
December 2008: amendments to the basic law of the state and its enforcement order;
July 2009: the ministry of knowledge economy began to implement and adopt the national unified KC logo;
January 2009 ~ December 2010: revised laws relating to standard certification;
January 2011: apply the KC logo to all certifications
KC Mark Certification Products List (KC Certification product catalog) according to the Korea electrical appliance safety administration law regulation, since January 1, 2009 electrical product safety Certification is divided into compulsory Certification and self-discipline (voluntary) Certification.
Compulsory certification refers to: belong to all the electronic product must achieve in the mandatory product KC Mark certification can be on the market in South Korea. After a year need to accept factory inspection and product sampling test.
Self-discipline (voluntary) certification means that all electronic products belonging to voluntary products need to be tested for certification and not subject to factory review. Certificates are valid for a long time.
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