brian@apt.uucp (Brian Litzinger) (09/26/89)
One of the problems with exporting products is that you generally must
meet all the regulatory requirements of the nation that you are
exporting to.
For example, in the U.S. we have the FCC regulations for equipment
that emit RFI. There are regulation regarding flame retardance of
children's pajamas and even a 17 page book of regulations related to
car door armrest construction.
Many other country's have even more strict regulations than the U.S.
They usually have stricter RFI requirements. Sweden, I think, has
rules about the strength of magnetic fields emitted by electronic
devices. Some countries has very strict rules about insulation from
electricity. There's even a requirement that monitors be 14" from the
table top from some country.
The list goes on and on, and many countries don't have much of a sense of
humor when it comes to violating their requirements.
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