The Outline of
Japan Electric Lamp Manufacturers Association(JELMA)

1. The Purpose of the Association

The Activities relating to the electric lamps, ballasts, and their parts and materials, as shown below.

1. Investigation of the statistics for their domestic production, sales, and export / import.
2. Improvement of the quality and safety for the products above.
3. Standardization for domestic standard （JIS） and international standard （IEC）.
4. Promotion of the new industries relating to the lamps and ballasts.

2. The Outline of the Association

1. Chairman  :  Mr.Shinichi Tsunekawa (2009-　　　 )
2. President  :  Mr. Tetsuji Takeuchi (2007-　　　 )
3. Office Address  :
   3F, Meij Yasuda Seimei Suehiro-cho Bldg.
   6-15-9, Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021, Japan
4. Phone  :   +81-3-5812-1271　Fax:　+81-3-5812-1272
   URL  :   http://www.jelma.or.jp
5. Date of Establishment  :   November 11, 1933
6. Members  :  102 （Companies and Associations）
   Main members  :   
   Panasonic, Toshiba Lighting & Technology, Hitachi Lighting, Mitsubishi Electric OSRAM, NEC Lighting, Koito Manufacturing, Stanley Electric, Ushio Inc., Iwasaki Electric., Nichia Corp., Toyoda Gosei Co, Fuji Electric Lamp Industrial, Hakuyo Electric Lamp, Sharp, etc.
7. Periodical publications  :   JELMA Journal, （In Japanese. 8 times / year）
8. Organization  :

3. Main Items of the Annual Activity Plan （2009）

1. Propagation of the high-energy-saving lamps and lamp systems.(Combined with Global Lamp Forum)
2. Standardization for the lamps and the ballasts. （For JIS and IEC）
3. Activities relating to the environmental issue.
4. Public Relation Activities, especially relating to the "AKARI NO HI" （Light Memorial Day on October 21）, and Internet Home Page.

（Date of issue:　Dec 7, 2009）