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1.4 Facilitating trade both domestically and 
abroad 
From the standpoint of manufacturers and 
dealers, passing impartial and neutral testing 
means obtaining an authoritative official 
certificate regarding safety and performance. 
This is advantageous not only for marketing 
purposes, but also contributes to suppressing 
exaggerated advertising and unfair 
competition. Moreover, international testing 
is useful for eliminating technical barriers 
between different countries and facilitating 
trade of agricultural machinery on the 
international marketplace. 
1.5 Securing labour safety and hygiene 
In connection with the prevention of accidents 
and health problems associated with 
agricultural machinery, it can be said that 
official testing related to the safety and 
hygiene aspects of agricultural machinery 

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greatly contributes to the development and 
diffusion of safe machinery. 
1.6 Promoting environmental conservation 
and energy saving 
Official testing is becoming ever more 
important on a global scale for the purposes of 
suppressing the exhaust gases produced by 
agricultural machinery, alleviating the 
influence exerted by pesticides and fertilisers 
on the environment, promoting energy 
conservation, and preserving the environment. 
In 
Table 1
are summarized the objectives of 
the official testing in Japan. 
2. Tests being performed by IAM-BRAIN
2.1 Types 
Currently, IAM-BRAIN is conducting the 
following types of tests (
Table 2
): 
•
national test; 
•
group 1 test of IAM test; 
•
group 2 test of IAM test; 
•
safety test; 
•
OECD test.