New JIS Mark is appeared.

From October 1, 2005, the New JIS Mark Certification Scheme was started and the JIS Mark logo has also changed.

Now a day the JIS Mark is affixed on various industrial or mineral products. The JIS mark shows the conformity of the affixed products with the standards stipulated in the Japanese Industrial Standards and has been used as the sign of good quality at the several business occasions between the private companies including government procurement and at the occasion of selecting the products by the consumer without anxiety. Recently the Industrial Standardization Law has revised and from October 1 2005 the New JIS Mark Certification Scheme was started. Until September 30 2008, the JIS certified factories under the old JIS Mark Scheme are able to continue to affix old JIS Mark logo as the temporary measures.

The Old JIS Mark Certification Scheme expired on September 30, 2008.

Important Notice for JIS Mark Certified Factories under the Old JIS Mark Certification Scheme

～ The period of transitional measures under the Old Industrial Standardization Act has ended ～

・Nobody allows to affix old JIS marks to their products on October 1, 2008 and onward.

As already explained on various occasions, the Old JIS Mark Certification Scheme expired on September 30, 2008. Business entities who have not acquired JIS Mark Certification under the new scheme are not allowed to affix new JIS marks to their products on October 1 and onward.

However, the Industrial Standardization Act does not prohibit business entities who had continued to hold the certification under the old scheme up until September 30, 2008 from shipping, even after October 1, their products that had been manufactured up until September 30, 2008 and that had been certified as conforming to the applicable JIS but were left as inventory.

Important Notice for Users of Products
Affixed with Old JIS Marks

・Matters to be noted when purchasing and using products affixed with old JIS marks

The new JIS Mark Certification Scheme started on October 1, 2005 and the old JIS Mark Certification Scheme expired on September 30, 2008.

Products certified to be affixed with an old JIS mark by September 30, 2008 may be shipped and sold even after October 1. Therefore, products with old JIS marks and products with new JIS marks are both in distribution in the marketplace for the time being.

The Industrial Standardization Act does not regulate the use of products certified to be affixed with an old JIS mark by September 30, 2008. Therefore, the purchase and use of such products are not prohibited.