Hi Brian,
As Martin has suggested below, I was indeed referring to the formal electrical
approvals arrangements required under the electrical regulations and that this
in the main does not affect ITE except for external power supplies (EPS).
Martin is also correct about AS/NZS 6950-1 still being based upon IEC 60950-1
Ed 1.0 however, the project to adopt IEC 60950-1 Ed 2.0 has just been approved
so hopefully this will be rectified shortly and a new edition of AS/NZS
60950-1 will be published sometime in 2010. Until then, telecommunications
equipment supplied in Australia must still comply with and have a compliant
test report to AS/NZS 60950-1 from an ACMA recognised testing authority (RTA)
test lab.
Best regards,
Kevin Richardson
Stanimore Pty Limited
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(Legislation/Regulations/Standards/Australian Agent Services)
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From: Martin Garwood [mailto:mgarw...@approvalspecialists.com]
Sent: Friday, 11 December 2009 8:27 AM
To: brian_mcauli...@dell.com; kevin.richard...@ieee.org;
jim.knigh...@teradata.com; dan.ro...@dialogic.com; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: RE: Australia Requiems for ITE Equipment
Hi Brian, I believe Kevin was eluding to the fact that a formal
electrical
approval (Cert) from one of the AU electrical safety certifiers is not
required for IT devices. This is a separate issue to the sDoC process under
the ACMA for telecoms devices. Declared items (mandatory safety Certs) are
required for products listed within AS/NZS 4417 and more specifically within
this document http://www.fairtrading.ns
.gov.au/pdfs/Businesses/Explanatory_notes_and_declaring_order.pdf
It’s important to note that Australia has not adopted the 2nd edition of
IEC60950, so compliance is still required against the 1st edition with AU/NZ
deviations.
Best Regards,
Martin.
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From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of
brian_mcauli...@dell.com
Sent: Thursday, 10 December 2009 8:43 PM
To: kevin.richard...@ieee.org; jim.knigh...@teradata.com;
dan.ro...@dialogic.com; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: RE: Australia Requiems for ITE Equipment
Kevin
You say below …. “Finally, concerning the comments about electrical
safety, it is true that electrical safety approval is not covered by either
the A-Tick or the C-Tick”.
Isn’t it the case that for A-Tick, if the product has a PSTN modem,
then
safety is required (AS/NZS or IEC 60950).
Rgds
Brian McAuliffe
From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Kevin
Richardson
Sent: 09 December 2009 21:37
To: Knighten, Jim L; Dan Roman; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: RE: Australia Requiems for ITE Equipment
Christine,
Jim is correct. The Australian regulations require the local
manufacturer,
importer or the appointed Agent of the local manufacturer or importer be
responsible for compliance of the produce supplied in Australia. As such,
they must assemble the necessary compliance documentation (i.e. product
Compliance Folder) and then sign a Declaration of Conformity (DoC). In
addition, which ever it is making the DoC, the product must display their ACMA
Supplier Code Number (SCN).
Therefore, if you are an overseas manufacturer/supplier who does not
have a
registered business presence in Australia importing your own product, each and
every importer of your product must take responsibility for the product they
import and supply (i.e. establish a product Compliance Folder, sign a DoC and
ensure the product is labelled with their ACMA SCN and only their SCN).
Seemingly complicated I know.
The easiest and greatest benefit approach for overseas
manufacturers/suppliers to access the Australian market if they do not have a
local office or do not with a local office to be the importer of their product
is for the overseas manufacturer/supplier to enter into an 'arrangement' with
a company in Australia offering 'Agent' service. Then, providing each of
their importers agree to enter into an 'Agency agreement' with that same
Agent, the overseas manufacturer/supplier only need deal with a single entity
in terms of compliance of their product and also the bit plus it all product
can be labelled with a single SCN, i.e. the Agent's, instead of a different
SCN for each of the importers.
Finally, concerning the comments about electrical safety, it is true
that
electrical safety approval is not covered by either the A-Tick or the C-Tick.
A separate and formal approval is required in some instances but general not
for ITE. The only item at the moment that MUST be approved is an external
power supply (i.e. typical laptop type PSU). this device is a "Declared
Article" according to the electrical regulations in each State/Territory of
Australia and as such must have a "Certificate of Suitability" issued for the
the PSU.
There are moves afoot to change the electrical regulations significantly
which, when introduced, will introduce rather sweeping changes. The ACMA are
also looking at the possibility of moving to a single mark although if
introduced will most likely be synchronised to coincide with the introduction
of the new electrical regulations because they are both likely to then require
the use of the "Regulatory Compliance Mark" (RCM). At the moment, use of the
RCM is outlined in AS/NZS 4417 series of standards.
Best regards,
Kevin Richardson
Stanimore Pty Limited
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(Legislation/Regulations/Standards/Australian Agent Services)
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From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of
Knighten, Jim L
Sent: Thursday, 10 December 2009 6:20 AM
To: Dan Roman; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: RE: Australia Requiremts for ITE Equipment
Dan,
You can read the rules on the ACMA web site
http://www.acma.gov.au
<http://www.acma.gov.au/> . C-tick is for EMC and radio communications
compliance. A-Tick is for telecommunications, of which I have no experience.
For c-tick, the manufacturer, importer or their agent responsible for
compliance and for placing it on the Australian market is required to sign and
hold the c-tick DoC. The signer needs an Australian address.
Jim
__________________________
James L. Knighten, Ph.D.
EMC Engineer
Teradata Corporation
17095 Via Del Campo
San Diego, CA 92127
858-485-2537 – phone
858-485-3788 – fax (unattended)
________________________________
From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of
Dan Roman
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:06 AM
To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: RE: Australia Requiremts for ITE Equipment
Jim,
What about an “agency agreement” or is this a telecom-only
instrument?
We sell both C-tick and A-tick marked equipment and we have a presence in
Australia that we use for the Australian business number and for the DoC. We
are not the sole importer, in fact we are rarely the actual importer, many of
our customers ship our product into Australia on their own. Is an agency
agreement needed for either A-tick or C-tick if the product is already labeled
and fully in compliance as we provide it?
Dan
From: Knighten, Jim L [mailto:jim.knigh...@teradata.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 12:44 PM
To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: Re: [PSES] Australia Requiremts for ITE Equipment
Christine,
Selling ITE equipment in Australia/New Zealand requires a c-tick
Supplier’s (not manufacturer) Declaration of Conformity, which must be
signed by a representative of the supplier in either Australia or New Zealand.
The DoC must have the supplier’s ACMA supplier code number on it, or an
Australian business number.
Jim
__________________________
James L. Knighten, Ph.D.
EMC Engineer
Teradata Corporation
17095 Via Del Campo
San Diego, CA 92127
858-485-2537 – phone
858-485-3788 – fax (unattended)
________________________________
From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of
Christine
Rodham
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:08 AM
To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: Australia Requiremts for ITE Equipment
Dear List Members,
Do I need to have an in-country Rep to deploy ITE equipment into Australia?
Is UL/ TUV product safety required? Our vendor has only provided us with a
C-Tick EMC certificate and test report.
Regards,
Christine Rodham
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