Hi Kevin, Please confirm that this new scheme applies only to household type equipment that is designed, or marketed as suitable for household, personal or similar use.
If that is the case, what consideration has the ACMA given to non-household type equipment that is only marketed B2B? If so, does the new EESS requirements apply to B2B products, or not? Would then the ACMA marking requirements still only apply to non-household products without EESS concern? Please advise. I look forward to your reply. Best regards, Ron (Please note my new email address, [email protected]) From: Kevin Richardson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 2:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] SAA certification required to ship Australia? Hello Robert, 1. Yes the EESS only covers household type equipment. In-scope equipment is defined as follows. All new electrical equipment with a rated voltage of: a) greater than 50V AC RMS or 120V ripple-free DC; and b) less than 1000V AC RMS or 1500V ripple-free DC, that is designed, or marketed as suitable for household, personal or similar use. 2. It is correct suppliers currently registered on the ACMA database have 3 years from the commencement date (scheduled for 01 Jul 12) to register on the EESS database BUT they also have 3 years from the commencement date to move to the RCM on their product. Product already labelled with the A-Tick or C-Tick and sitting in stock will be allowed to be supplied but obviously the supplier will need to be able to demonstrate the equipment was indeed "in stock" prior to the close of (i.e. scheduled for 30 Jun 15). This means that any product that has the label applied after 30 Jun 15 cannot be supplied. 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]<mailto:[email protected]> or [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> URL: www.stanimore.com<http://www.stanimore.com> Confidentiality This material (this email including all attachments) may contain confidential and/or privileged information intended to be read or used by the addressees only. If you are not one of the intended recipients or you have received this material in error, any copying, disclosure, distribution, use of or reliance upon this material is prohibited. Please immediately notify Stanimore Pty Limited and delete/destroy all copies (electronic and hardcopy) of this email and all attachments. While the sender tries to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this material, Stanimore take no responsibility for any actions taken as a result of receiving this material or for any consequence of its use. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]]<mailto:[mailto:[email protected]]> Sent: Monday, 19 March 2012 11:20 PM To: Kevin Richardson Cc: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [PSES] SAA certification required to ship Australia? Kevin, two questions: 1. What is the scope of the EESS? Does it only cover household equipment? 2. Current Suppliers (those already on ACMA's supplier ID database) have 3 years to register on the EESS database but starting on 1 July 2012 all products entering Australia must have the single RCM mark, right? Bob Heller 3M EMC Laboratory, 76-1-01 St. Paul, MN 55107-1208 Tel: 651-778-6336 Fax: 651-778-6252 ================================= From: "Kevin Richardson" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: "'Christopher'" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: 03/15/2012 06:24 PM Subject: RE: [PSES] SAA certification required to ship Australia? Sent by: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ Hi Christopher, As Brian O'Connell said, SAA Certification is not a regulatory requirement. The external power supply, as Ron Pickard said, would need: * An electrical safety "Certificate of Approval"; * To comply with EMC regulations; and * To comply Australian MEPS requirements and be registered on the MEPS database. The WiFi device would need to comply with both radiocommunications regulations applicable to any radio device supplied to the market, i.e. the Australian Radiocommunications Labelling Notice (RLN), plus radio licensing requirements. Providing this is a stand-alone WiFi device (i.e. its sole purpose in life is to transmit and receive WiFi) then EMC regulations would not apply. If it has other capability as well it would be required to comply while the transmitter is in idle mode. If this is a 'portable/mobile' device, then Australian EMR regulations would also apply. 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While the sender tries to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this material, Stanimore take no responsibility for any actions taken as a result of receiving this material or for any consequence of its use. From: Christopher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 16 March 2012 4:47 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [PSES] SAA certification required to ship Australia? Folks, Does a 802.11 wifi product require a SAA certification to ship our products to Australia or New Zealand? We do not manufacturer the 12Vdc wall mount adapter. Thanks in advance for any help. Christopher - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. 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