TECHNICAL CONTROL BOARD TUV RHEINLAND OPENS ASIAN MARKETS - THE RHEINLAND TECHNICAL CONTROL BOARD GIVES SUPPORT TO GERMAN BUSINESSES ON THEIR WAY INTO THE FLOURISHING MARKETS OF EAST ASIA KOLN, April 23 (uns - AsiaNet) -Femac is a joint subsidiary of Tuv Rheinland Product Safety Gmbh and Tuv Rheinland Japan Ltd. Thanks to the close-knit locational network of the Tuv Rheinland Group in the far east, with 17 branches in ten countries, Femac is able to give essential stimulus and information, in Germany, to German concerns with the establishing of business contacts and the search for distribution channels. As one of the world's largest and most efficient testing centres of its type, the Trps has numerous accredited national and international centres for a multitude of safety inspections. More than 100 german engineers and technicians of the most diverse disciplines - from the computer expert to the mechanical engineering specialist - already have over 20 years experience in the safety analysis of new products and technology. Because of the recognition granted it by public authorities and institutions of all the important industrial nations, the Trps is in the position to offer its customers inspections to the most differing national standards and safety specifications. ''one stop testing'' is the key phrase. In many cases manufacturers can obtain all the necessary safety marks and inspection certificates for the most important markets in the world, after just one fundamental inspection. The ''visa'' issued by the trps for products does not just mean free access to the european union's market, but also to that of the USA, Russia and countless countries in the far east. The best example is Japan: The National Ministry of Industry and Commerce (miti) has approved the Tuv Rheinland Product Safety Group to carry out all inspections stipulated as necessary in Japan. Tuv Rheinland product safety's customers thus profit from an additional service: Tuv Rheinland is represented worldwide, by branches and laboratories, at more than 70 locations on four continents, so that the necessary testing of products for export can be carried out near the manufacturer's site. The reason: the Tuv Rheinland Laboratories do not just have, without exception, the most modern testing equipment at their disposal, but at the same time have access to the central databank of Tuv Rheinland Product Safety, where all relevant standards and regulations for the inspection in question are stored. Universal News Service - contact: press office, +49 221 806 21 48.