Does it have to be an entity established in Australia, or will New Zealand do?
I'm not clear if this is a full harmonisation of legislation between Australian and NZ, a la the EU, or if certain national requirements remain. Nick. On 8 Mar 2012, at 23:42, Ron Pickard wrote: > Hi Brian, > I believe you're correct given the statement in the announcement. > > Also, the ACMA will only assign a Supplier Code number to an in-country > entity that's established in Australia. Currently, an in-country entity would > have to apply to the ACMA for the number by using theapplication form > available online. > > IHTH. > > Best regards, > > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Oconnell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 3:46 PM > To: 'Kevin Richardson'; Ron Pickard; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [PSES] ACMA labelling arrangement change announcement > > Many thanks to Ron and Kevin. > > Have interpreted the announcement that current products that have a > representative and bear the 'c-tick' mark will not have to be registered and > bear RCM until June 2015. Correct? > > Does the ACMA Supplier Code Number come from the representative, or does the > mfr have to apply for this number? > > thanks, > Brian > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Kevin > Richardson > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 2:11 PM > To: 'Ron Pickard'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [PSES] ACMA labelling arrangement change announcement > > Hi Ron, > Just to clarify, as the announcement says, this is related to labelling and > does not mean any changes to technical requirements. > All importers of overseas product however, will now also have to “register” > on a national database., even if they already have been issued with an ACMA > Supplier Code Number. > The timing of the commencement of these new arrangements are to coincide with > the commencements of completely new electrical safety arrangements in > Australia and New Zealand, the EESS arrangements. These will have very > significant impact, again, not so much on the technical requirements but on > the processes imposed on the suppliers of product into Australia or New > Zealand. > > Best regards, > Kevin Richardson > Stanimore Pty Limited > Compliance Advice & Solutions for Technology > (Legislation/Regulations/Standards/Australian Agent Services) > 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] or [email protected] > URL: www.stanimore.com > > From: Ron Pickard [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, 7 March 2012 6:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PSES] ACMA labelling arrangement change announcement > To those that deal with Australian requirements, here’s an ACMA announcement > that will be of interest. Please note that this will obviously affect all 3 > labeling notices. > Best regards, > Ron > -----Original message----- > From: Technical Regulation Development Section <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Mar 5, 2012 03:16:10 GMT+00:00 > Subject: Upcoming changes to the ACMA labelling arrangements > > > Announcement > Notice of upcoming changes to the ACMA labelling arrangements (RCM) The ACMA > is consolidating the three existing compliance marks (C-Tick, A-Tick and RCM) > into a single compliance mark—the RCM. This will indicate a device's > compliance with all applicable ACMA regulatory arrangements—that is, for > telecommunications, radiocommunications, EMC and EME—and with applicable > State and Territory electrical equipment safety requirements. > The C-Tick and A-Tick compliance marks are to be phased out. A new database > will be established for all supplier registration and the supplier > identification requirements removed from the labelling notices. > The changes are currently proposed to start on 1 July 2012 to align with the > proposed commencement date for the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council > (ERAC) Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS). 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