Dave, Although there have been several answers to your questions I will send to you directly something I put together recently (one of my "InfoSheets") to describe to situation and the issues for consideration plus an older "InfoSheet" re Australian legislation wording concerning the use of "Agents". These should provide considerable detail and allow a clearer understanding. The first attachment is oriented towards my business of course but it will provide an insight into the issues in any event.
** If anyone else on the EMC-PSTC would like a copy let me know. If you do not have a local office in Australia and there will be only one importer of your product into Australia then the decisions are fairly simple (except for labelling as mentioned in one of the other replies - essentially, according to the legislation you may only label product after being authorised to do so therefore you can not ship labelled product to everyone). The more significant complications arise when there may be more than one importer of your product. In addition, a new issue to bear in mind is that from 12 Oct 2001 EMC compliance in Australia means that product can also be sold in NZ with no other actions required providing the product is labelled with the C-Tick (or A-Tick where the product is a telecoms product). If you let the importer take full responsibility however they will need to agree to assume full responsibility for any product labelled with their (the importer's) identification code (ACA Supplier's Code) used with the C-Tick. If you go the "Agent" route then the "Agent" can assume responsibility for all product sold in NZ as well as Australia. Hope the attachments in the separate email helps. Best regards, Kevin Richardson >From myself and my company, to all Americans and the friends and families, both in America and all around the world, of those involved or lost in the horrific and unbelievable tragedy of 11 Sep 01 go our deepest, deepest heart felt sympathy. Stanimore Pty Limited Compliance Advice & Solutions for Technology (Legislation/Regulations/Standards) Ph: 02-4329-4070 (Int'l: +61-2-4329-4070) Fax: 02-4328-5639 (Int'l: +61-2-4328-5639) Mobile: 04-1224-1620 (Int'l: +61-4-1224-1620) Email: [email protected] ([email protected] - alternate email) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Dave Heald Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2001 2:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Importing to Australia with a twist Greetings all, I have an unusual question. Say my company was to sell an IT product to a North American or European client who then would place the product in Australia. We meet all of the EMC & Safety requirements for Australia and have documentation, but here is the difficulty: Does my company need an agent/representative in Australia, or would our client suffice for these purposes? Also, do I need to register or otherwise apply with Australia before applying the C-Tick mark? (I assume yes but have been unable to find contact information) Best Regards, Dave Heald ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server. ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
