Japanese Industrial Standards
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JIS old symbol (allowed to use until end of September 30, 2008).
Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) specifies the standards used for industrial activities in Japan. The standardization process is coordinated by Japanese Industrial Standards Committee and published through Japanese Standards Association.
HistoryIn the Meiji era, private enterprises were responsible for making standards. However, the Japanese government did have standards and specification documents for procurement purposes for certain articles, such as munitions. These were summarized to form an official standard (old JES) in 1921. During World War II, simplified standards were established to increase matériel output. The present Japanese Standards Association was established after Japan's defeat in World War II in 1945. The Japanese Industrial Standards Committee regulations were promulgated in 1946, Japanese standards (new JES) was formed. The Industrial Standardization Law was enacted in 1949, which forms the legal foundations for the present Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS). The Industrial Standardization Law was revised in 2004 and the "JIS mark" (product certification system) was changed, and started to apply new JIS mark since October 1, 2005 upon re-certification. The old mark is allowed to use up to September 30, 2008 as the transition period of 3 years, and every manufacture should get new or revising certification under authority's approval then is able to use new JIS mark. Therefore all JIS certified Japanese product shall have new JIS mark after October 1, 2008. Standards classification and numberingStandards are named like "JIS X 0208:1997", where X denotes area division, followed by four digits (or five digits for some of the standards corresponding ISO standards), and the revision release year. Divisions of JIS and significant standards are:
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