televisions, radios, refrigerators, vcrs, washing machines, audio equipments, electric game machines, electric musical intruments, toasters, etc. made before April 1, 2001 are no longer allowed to be sold in Japan. Penalty clause stipulated as follows: a maximum of 300,000 yen fine for individual violators and a maximum of 1,000,000 yen fine for a commercial entity.
Internet auctions are also covered by this law, individuals may sell through internet auctions, provided that such individual only intend to sell his/her used electric appliance which he/she may no longer use. Else, individuals who sells a large quantity of products at one time, or repeatedly sells the products on a number of occasions, will be subjected to the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law regulations.
In 1999, the Electrical Appliance and Material Control Law (former law) was revised to become the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law (current law), which was implemented on April 1, 2001. Products subject to regulation are mandated to be labeled with the new laws mark (PSE mark).
At the same time, with regard to products covered by the regulations that had already been marked with an indication pursuant to the former law and distributed on the market, it has been deemed acceptable to sell these products or display them for marketing purposes for a limited time period as a temporary measure.
A grace period of varying durations as indicated below has been set in place for sales of the different target products. This is an advance notice that the grace period for those products given a grace period of five years is set to end on March 31, 2006.
Please be reminded that from April 1, 2006, it will no longer be possible to sell, or to display for marketing purposes, those products which fall under the new law and which are not labeled with the new laws mark.
FYI.
For more details click Ministry of Trade and Industry Japan (http://www.meti.go.jp/english/information/data/denan_grace050217.ht ml#A1)
televisions, radios, refrigerators, vcrs, washing machines, audio equipments, electric game machines, electric musical intruments, toasters, etc. made before April 1, 2001 are no longer allowed to be sold in Japan. Penalty clause stipulated as follows: a maximum of 300,000 yen fine for individual violators and a maximum of 1,000,000 yen fine for a commercial entity.
Internet auctions are also covered by this law, individuals may sell through internet auctions, provided that such individual only intend to sell his/her used electric appliance which he/she may no longer use. Else, individuals who sells a large quantity of products at one time, or repeatedly sells the products on a number of occasions, will be subjected to the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law regulations.
In 1999, the Electrical Appliance and Material Control Law (former law) was revised to become the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law (current law), which was implemented on April 1, 2001. Products subject to regulation are mandated to be labeled with the new laws mark (PSE mark).
At the same time, with regard to products covered by the regulations that had already been marked with an indication pursuant to the former law and distributed on the market, it has been deemed acceptable to sell these products or display them for marketing purposes for a limited time period as a temporary measure.
A grace period of varying durations as indicated below has been set in place for sales of the different target products. This is an advance notice that the grace period for those products given a grace period of five years is set to end on March 31, 2006.
Please be reminded that from April 1, 2006, it will no longer be possible to sell, or to display for marketing purposes, those products which fall under the new law and which are not labeled with the new laws mark.
FYI.
For more details click Ministry of Trade and Industry Japan (http://www.meti.go.jp/english/information/data/denan_grace050217.ht ml#A1) So ,kasama na rin ba dito yung mga appliances na ibinebenta sa mga recycle shop katulad ng Hardoff at marami pang iba?
So ,kasama na rin ba dito yung mga appliances na ibinebenta sa mga recycle shop katulad ng Hardoff at marami pang iba?
Yes, kasama na po yun. In fact, ang hardoff hindi na po sila bumibili ng mga electrical products na walang PSE mark, o kaya mga producto na ginawa bago mag April 1, 2001.
Matatapos na kasi yung ibinigay na grace period hanggang end of this month nalang. So, by April 1 this year, they may only sell those products with PSE mark, or made after April 1, 2001.
Yes, kasama na po yun. In fact, ang hardoff hindi na po sila bumibili ng mga electrical products na walang PSE mark, o kaya mga producto na ginawa bago mag April 1, 2001.
Matatapos na kasi yung ibinigay na grace period hanggang end of this month nalang. So, by April 1 this year, they may only sell those products with PSE mark, or made after April 1, 2001. thanks Dkid! kaya pala pinapaubos na nila ang mga paninda nilang luma dahil hindi na pala pwedeng ibenta after April 1:king:
thanks Dkid! kaya pala pinapaubos na nila ang mga paninda nilang luma dahil hindi na pala pwedeng ibenta after April 1:king:
Tondemo arimasen.
BTW.Mula April 1 po yun, not after.
I visited the recycle shop near our place last Sunday and I overheard the manager of the shop refusing to buy items having no PSE mark from a certain seller. . . . Dahil pala 'yon dito! Thanks for the info!
.. ok to ha dkid! ... thanks for the info :)
Very informative. This is the type of thread that I rate ☆☆☆☆☆. Thanks Dkid! :)
Note to self: Maghanap ng recycle shops na may sale. :D
Ibenta nalang nila ng mura sa mga buyer na nagpapadala sa Pinas, mapapakinabangan pa ng mga Pinoy pero tama na yung mga stereo at TV kasi tambak na sa bansa natin.
Ibenta nalang nila ng mura sa mga buyer na nagpapadala sa Pinas, mapapakinabangan pa ng mga Pinoy pero tama na yung mga stereo at TV kasi tambak na sa bansa natin. Yehey!!! tambak na naman sa atin ang mga pinaglumaan ng Japan!! Paano naman ang mga local products natin? OT na to a:japanese:
.. ok to ha dkid! ... thanks for the info :)
No problem. Nagkataon lang kasi na medyo nagrealign kami ng product line namin, kaya naisipan kung ishare.
@Dax
Thanks for the high five!
No problem. Nagkataon lang kasi na medyo nagrealign kami ng product line namin, kaya naisipan kung ishare.
@Dax
Thanks for the high five!
Dkid, how about the antique store kasama rin ba sila?:confused: just asking po.
Dkid, how about the antique store kasama rin ba sila?:confused: just asking po.
kung antique po na electrical appliance, o electrical musical insturments, kasama po yun. medyo may protest nga na inilunsad ng isang grupo ng mga music lovers, humingi po sila ng exemption sa mga electrical instruments. may mga luma raw kasi na mga electrical musical instruments na di raw mapapantayan ng mga bagong gawa.
Good news guys, most of you must have learned about this so far, but i'll post it for others who don't.
The Japanese government cancelled the PSE bill mainly due to the strong lobbying by the music instrument industries and of course environmental groups. But it doesn't stop there, if what i've heard in the news is correct, they even nullified the bill itself for every electrical appliances citing that it would create enourmous garbage and recycling problems.
That said, I really think that the political institutions and socio-economic base of japan is still functioning impressively in this case - bills that do not provide for the well-being of the people gets scrapped eventhough the entities behind the bill are politically powerful. Balances between interest groups, political institutions, and the people are still in equilibrium.
In other words, this PSE case is one good evidence that Japan really is a good country - they listen to their people.:)
they even nullified the bill itself for every electrical appliances citing that it would create enourmous garbage and recycling problems.Good news indeed! That means pwede ko pang mai-auction ang luma kong desktop in the future. :D Can I have a link to the news?
Good news indeed! That means pwede ko pang mai-auction ang luma kong desktop in the future. :D Can I have a link to the news?
Hi Dax!
Well, i just watched it on the television news more than a week ago. But here (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/J/JAPAN_GADGET_BAN?SIT E=CADIU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT) is one link about it, and here (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/editorial/20060321TDY04006.htm ) is what Daily Yomiuri has to to say about it. Another news article by Yomiuri can be found here (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20060325TDY01006.htm ).
Officials say they didn't technically reversed the ban on second-hand appliances, they would just let sellers rent or lease second-hand appliances to others. But officials have relaxed the meaning of this "rent" so that effectively it would mean a "sale". The news on the television itself said that, effectively the PSE mark is as good as dead.
Wag kang mag-alala Dax, mukhang hindi naman yata covered yung mga personal computers sa PSE law na yan, dahil sabi nga ng first article mentioned above, iba daw ang safety standard na kumo-cover sa mga PCs. So, maipagbibili mo pa yan luma mong desktop.;)
@dcat
Thanks for the links.
"Products such as personal computers and portable digital music players are unaffected by the law because they are regulated under separate safety standards."
Naruhodo ne. :)
Good news guys, most of you must have learned about this so far, but i'll post it for others who don't.
:)
Good news indeed.
Hail the consumers!
This law was even branded by some as one of the worst law created here.
