Eco Mark Product Category No. 148“Musical Instruments Version1.1”
Certification Criteria- Applicable ScopeA. Piano silent system

Established

June 15, 2011

Japan Environment Association

Last Revised

July 13, 2012

Eco Mark Office

Expiration dateJune 30, 2028

NOTE: This document is a translation of the criteria written in Japanese. In theevent of dispute, the original document should be taken as authoritative.

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Eco Mark Product Category No.148 “Musical Instruments Version1.1”
Certification Criteria
Category A. Piano silent system
Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office
1. Purpose of Establishing CriteriaOmitted

2. Applicable Scope
Piano silent system(The certification criteria shall even apply to a product with any additional function
other than sound deadening as far as it mainly functions to deaden sound. Note,however, that the criteria shall cover a product to be additionally attached to a
piano that has already been used (or could be used) and exclude a product to beattached to a new piano before shipment.)

3. Terminology
Acoustic piano

A piano that does not use electricity to produce sound. It is
divided into two types: A grand piano and an upright piano.

Piano silent

An electronic device unit to be attached later to an acoustic

systempiano. The unit enables sound to be produced from anelectronic audio source by such an action as keying, without
strumming strings (without producing a sound inherent to a
piano). A player can listen to sound from the electronic
audio source through headphones, and also play theacoustic piano by switching. (Although a piano silent
system can be attached to a new piano before shipment, thecertification criteria only apply to those to be attachedlater.)

HousingOuter covers including frames

Housing parts

A part that protects a device from environmental influences
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light-emitting or high-voltage components.
Prescribed

A material component added for the intended purpose ofconstituent

giving certain characteristics to a product. Impurities thatare technically unavoidable in the manufacturing process
are not included.

4. Certification Criteria and Certification Procedure
4-1. Environmental Criteria and Certification Procedure(1) The product shall conform to a. and b. below, so that a user may change his/hermind to “use a piano for a long time” rather than selecting to “discard the piano”,
by adding a sound deadening function to a piano that has already been used (orthat may be used in the future although it is now in a dormant state).
a. It shall be possible to attach a piano silent system later to a piano (uprightpiano or grand piano) that has already been used (or that may be used in
the future although it is now in a dormant state), without hindering thefunctions inherent to the piano.
b. A model name of a piano, a design of which allows a piano silent system to beattached later, shall be disclosed on a home page of a manufacturer.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate. In
addition, copies of the users manual, leaflet and web page indicating thematters related to this item shall be submitted.
(2) Repair subcontract systems shall be available, and repairs shall be carried out
as requested by the users (repair system). The following information on the repair
systems shall be provided:
a. information on repair subcontract system are available;
b. information on the scope of repair (details of services), contact address, etc.
are provided to users.
c. information on appropriate usage that will lead to a long-term use of a pianod. information on removal and collection/recycling of the product after use(there shall be a contact, etc.)[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate. Inaddition, copies of the users manual, leaflet and web page indicating the2/7

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matters related to this item shall be submitted(3) Consumed power when a sound deadening section (mechanism to preventplucking of strings, keying sensing device, electronic audio source listeningdevice) is used shall be 20W or lower.
[Certification Procedure]
Measured value of Consumed power when a sound deadening section is usedshall be indicated in the Attached Certificate.
(4) Contents of lead, mercury, cadmium and these compounds, hexavalentchromium compound, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and Polybrominateddiphenyl ether (PBDE) in the products shall be below the reference value of Table
A.1 in Annex A (specific chemical substance, chemical symbol, substance to be
calculated and reference value of percentage of content) of JIS C 0950: 2008 (themarking for presence of the specific chemical substances for electrical andelectronic equipment). Regarding items allowed to exceed the reference value
shall pursue Annex B in JIS above. In addition,accessories and others shallpursue JIS C 0950: 2008.
Polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) or
short-chained chlorinated paraffin (with a carbon chain count of from 10 to 13 anda chlorine concentration of 50% or more) shall not be added in a printed circuitboard*1 as prescribed constituents.
*1) “Printed circuit board” means a bare printed circuit board that does notinclude semiconductor chips, etc.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate andthe confirmation method shall be indicated.
Table 1 specific chemical substance, chemical symbol, substanceto be calculated and reference value of percentage of content
Name of the material

percentage of content[wt%]*2

Lead and its compounds

0.1

Mercury and its compounds

0.1

Cadmium and its compounds

0.01

Hexavalent chromium and its compounds

0.1

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Polybrominated biphenyl (PBB),

0.1

Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)

0.1*2) wt% is a content based on product weight.

If the product weight is 1kg, 0.1 wt% is 1g.

(5) Polymer containing halogen and organic halogen compounds shall not be
added as prescription constituents for plastic housing and housing parts weighing
over 25g. However, this item is not applied to organic fluorine additives used toimprove physical characteristics of plastic materials (such as anti-dripping agents[with a content not exceeding 0.5 wt%] etc.).
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate. In
addition, the form in the Attached Certificate “plastic material list used forplastic housing parts weighing over 25g shall be submitted.
(6) In manufacturing the applied product, related environmental laws andregulations and pollution control agreement (hereinafter referred to as the“Environmental Laws, etc.”) must be followed with respect to air pollution, watercontamination, noise, offensive odor, and emission of hazardous materials in thearea where the plant performing the final manufacturing process is located.
In addition, the state of compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc. for the last
five years from the date of application (whether there is any violation) must bereported. If there is any violation, it is necessary that proper remedies andpreventive measures have been already taken, and the related EnvironmentalLaws, etc. must thereafter be followed appropriately.
[Certification Procedure]With respect to the compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc. in the area
where the plant performing the final manufacturing process is located, acertificate issued by the representative of the business of manufacturing theapplied product or the manager of the relevant plant (entry or attachment of
the list of names of the Environmental Laws, etc.) must be submitted.
In addition, it is necessary to report whether there is any violation during thelast five years, including a violation subject to administrative punishment oradministrative guidance, and if there is, the following documents in a and b
must be submitted:
a. With respect to the fact of violation, guidance documents from administrative
agencies (including order of correction and warning) and copies of written

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answers (including those reporting causes and results of correction) to such
documents (making a series of progress clear);b. Following materials (copies of recording documents, and so on) concerning
the management system for compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc. in1)-5):
1) List of the Environmental Laws, etc. related to the area where the plant islocated;
2) Implementation system (organizational chart with entry of roles, etc.);
3) Document stipulating retention of recording documents;
4) Recurrence prevention measures (future preventive measures);5) State of implementation based on recurrence prevention measures (result ofchecking of the state of compliance, including the result of onsiteinspection).

4-2. Quality Criteria and Certification Procedure(7) Attachment of the product (or removal and collection of the product) shall be
performed by a professional engineer who is certified by a manufacturer andfamiliar with piano tuning.
[Certification Procedure]
A document that describes a method for certifying a professional engineer whoperforms attachment (removal) of the product or a method for asking, andresponsibilities of the professional engineer shall be submitted.
(8) To show conformance to the individual criteria item, the respective AttachedCertificates shall be submitted.
[Certification Procedure]
The respective Attached Certificates to show the conformance to the respective
quality standards shall be submitted.

5. Product Classification, Indication and Others(1) Product classification (application unit) shall be by each product number.
However, products, under the same brand name and product specification,with the different product number for a type of piano that the product is
attached to, shall be applied under the same product classification.

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148 V1 Criteria(2) Regarding products which correspond to designated procurement items underthe "Act on Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by
the State and Other Entities (Green Purchasing Law)", conformity status forevaluation criteria will be released on the website of the Eco Mark Office.
(3) In principle, the Eco Mark shown as below shall be indicated on the product,
etc. The licensees of Eco Mark Utilization Contract who own the Eco Markproducts shall also be allowed to use the indication and the certification number
as before.

(Note for the indication)*For indicating the logo, Eco Mark certification number (eight-digit number) or
the name of the licensee using the logo shall be appeared.
* Such expression as “Eco Mark product” can be used following the 2.(2) of theGuide to Eco Mark Usage.
“Eco Mark product”, “#Eco Mark”, “www.ecomark.jp”, “Eco Mark Certificate”* If a licensee makes an environmental claim of the Eco Mark certified products
associating with the Eco Mark logo, please comply with the “EnvironmentalLabeling Guidelines” of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan.
(https://www.env.go.jp/policy/hozen/green/ecolabel/guideline/)* The Guide to Eco Mark Usage shall be followed for any cases not listed above.
(https://www.ecomark.jp/office/guideline/guide/)

June 15, 2011

Established

July 13, 2012

Revised (Version1.1)

March 27, 2017

Extension of expiration date

April 1, 2019

Revised (5.(2)Eco Mark indication)

March 1, 2022

Extension of expiration dateJune 30, 2028

Expiration

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The Certification Criteria for the Product Category will be revised when necessary.

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