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AS/NZS 4417.3:2009 Australian/New Zealand Standard™ Marking of electrical and electronic products to indicate compliance with regulations Part 3: Specific requirements for electromagnetic compatibility regulatory applications A S /N Z S 4 4 1 7 .3 :2 0 0 9 Ac ce ss ed b y RM IT U NI VE RS IT Y LI BR AR Y on 1 5 Ja n 20 13 (D oc um en t c urr en cy no t g ua ran tee d w he n p rin ted ) AS/NZS 4417.3:2009 This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical Committee QR-012, Conformance Marking to Regulatory Requirements. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 14 October 2009 and on behalf of the Council of Standards New Zealand on 27 November 2009. This Standard was published on 11 December 2009. The following are represented on Committee QR-012: Association of Accredited Certification Bodies Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australian Communications and Media Authority Australian Industry Group Australian Information Industry Association Business New Zealand Certification Interests (New Zealand) CHOICE Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing Communications Technical Forum Consumer Electronics Association of New Zealand Consumer Electronics Suppliers Association Consumers' Federation of Australia Electrical Compliance Testing Association Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council IEC Ex Scheme Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development (New Zealand) National Association of Testing Authorities Australia New Zealand Electric Fence Energiser Manufacturers Standards WG New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association Keeping Standards up-to-date Standards are living documents which reflect progress in science, technology and systems. 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We also welcome suggestions for improvement in our Standards, and especially encourage readers to notify us immediately of any apparent inaccuracies or ambiguities. Please address your comments to the Chief Executive of either Standards Australia or Standards New Zealand at the address shown on the back cover. This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 09917. Ac ce ss ed b y RM IT U NI VE RS IT Y LI BR AR Y on 1 5 Ja n 20 13 (D oc um en t c urr en cy no t g ua ran tee d w he n p rin ted ) AS/NZS 4417.3:2009 Australian/New Zealand Standard™ Marking of electrical and electronic products to indicate compliance with regulations Part 3: Specific requirements for electromagnetic compatibility regulatory applications COPYRIGHT © Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand All rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without the written permission of the publisher. Jointly published by Standards Australia, GPO Box 476, Sydney, NSW 2001 and Standards New Zealand, Private Bag 2439, Wellington 6140 ISBN 0 7337 9321 5 Originated in Australia and New Zealand as AS/NZS 4417.3:1996. Second edition AS/NZS 4417.2:2009. Ac ce ss ed b y RM IT U NI VE RS IT Y LI BR AR Y on 1 5 Ja n 20 13 (D oc um en t c urr en cy no t g ua ran tee d w he n p rin ted ) 2 COPYRIGHT CONTENTS PREFACE ............................................................................................................................3 1 SCOPE ..........................................................................................................................4 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS.........................................................................................4 3 DEFINITIONS.................................................................................................................4 4 CONDITIONS FOR USE OF THE RCM FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY ............................................................................................................5 4.1 General .................................................................................................................5 4.2 Basis of claim of compliance ..................................................................................5 Appendix A (informative) List of EMC Regulators..................................................................8 Appendix B (informative) Advice of intention to use the RCM ................................................9 Ac ce ss ed b y RM IT U NI VE RS IT Y LI BR AR Y on 1 5 Ja n 20 13 (D oc um en t c urr en cy no t g ua ran tee d w he n p rin ted ) 3 COPYRIGHT PREFACE This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee QR-012, Conformance Marking to Regulatory Requirements, to supersede AS/NZS 4417.3:1996 on publication. The objective of this Standard is to provide the basis for a uniform Australian/New Zealand regulatory compliance marking scheme primarily for electrical and electronic products (which may be extended to other classes of products in future). This part of the Standard deals with electromagnetic compatibility regulatory requirements in Australia and New Zealand. AS/NZS 4417 is published in separate parts as follows: Part 1: General rules for use of the mark Part 2: Specific requirements for electrical safety regulatory applications Part 3: Specific requirements for electromagnetic compatibility regulatory applications Part 4: Specific requirements for radio apparatus regulatory applications This revision updates aspects of the standard to make it more compatible with the current EMC regulatory requirements in Australia and New Zealand. It also includes consequential editorial changes. The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define the application of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral part of a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance. Words in bold in the text are defined in clause 3. Ac ce ss ed b y RM IT U NI VE RS IT Y LI BR AR Y on 1 5 Ja n 20 13 (D oc um en t c urr en cy no t g ua ran tee d w he n p rin ted ) 4 COPYRIGHT AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND STANDARD ___________ Marking of electrical and electronic products to indicate compliance with regulations Part 3: Specific requirements for electromagnetic compatibility regulatory applications 1 SCOPE This Standard specifies the requirements that apply to the use of the Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) on products to indicate compliance with electromagnetic compatibility regulations in Australia and New Zealand. It is intended to be read in conjunction with AS/NZS 4417.1, which specifies the RCM and sets out general rules for its use. 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this Standard: AS/NZS 4417 Marking of electrical and electronic products to indicate compliance with regulations 4417.1 Part 1: General rules for use of the mark 4417.2 Part 2: Specific requirements for electrical safety regulatory applications Radiocommunications Labelling (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Notice 2008 (Australia) Radiocommunications (Compliance) Notice 2004 as amended (New Zealand) 3 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions given in AS/NZS 4417.1 and those below apply. 3.1 C-Tick mark compliance mark owned by the Ministry of Economic Development in New Zealand and the Australian Communications and Media Authority in Australia 3.2 electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) ability of an equipment or system to function satisfactorily in its electromagnetic environment without introducing intolerable electromagnetic disturbances to anything in that environment Ac ce ss ed b y RM IT U NI VE RS IT Y LI BR AR Y on 1 5 Ja n 20 13 (D oc um en t c urr en cy no t g ua ran tee d w he n p rin ted ) 5 COPYRIGHT 3.3 EMC regulator government agency responsible for the application of EMC legislation NOTES 1. Contact details of EMC regulators are given in Appendix A. 2. Legislation on other subjects (e.g. medical equipment, communications equipment) may also include provisions regarding EMC, however regulation under such legislation is outside the scope of this Standard. 3.4 Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) EMC regulator in New Zealand. 3.5 Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) EMC regulator in Australia 3.6 supplier’s declaration of EMC conformity supplier’s attestation of product conformity with EMC Standards NOTES 1. In New Zealand, the format and content of the supplier’s declaration of EMC conformity are set out in the Radiocommunications (Compliance) Notice 2004 as amended 3. In Australia, the format and content of the supplier’s declaration of EMC conformity are set out in the Radiocommunications Labelling (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Notice 2008. 3.7 technical construction file documentary material in English that includes a report produced by a competent body assessing a device against the requirements of an applicable Standard, in which the report: (a) Identifies the device assessed; and (b) Identifies the applicable standard against which the device was assessed; and (c) Includes a statement by the competent body stating that, in the opinion of the competent body, the device complies with the applicable standard. 4 CONDITIONS FOR USE OF THE RCM FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY 4.1 General The RCM is derived from the C-Tick mark, and its use to indicate EMC compliance is accepted by ACMA and RSM (subject to the EMC compliance requirements of each country being met). However, where a product is subject to electrical safety regulations but the supplier does not wish to make a claim of compliance with electrical safety requirements (see AS/NZS 4417.2) the C-Tick mark itself must be used for EMC, as the RCM indicates compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements. 4.2 Basis of claim of compliance 4.2.1 Product specifications The RCM may be used to indicate compliance with EMC regulations in relation to the following: (a) Electrical and electronic products A cc es se d by R M IT U NI VE RS IT Y LI BR AR Y on 1 5 Ja n 20 13 (D oc um en t c urr en cy no t g ua ran tee d w he n p rin ted ) 6 COPYRIGHT (i) Declared articles, declared high risk articles and declared medium risk articles (see AS/NZS 4417.2); (ii) Non-declared articles (see AS/NZS 4417.2) for which the supplier has obtained a certificate or a safety report (New Zealand); (iii) Battery-powered or extra-low-voltage (ELV) products including solar-powered products. (b) Other products (i) Internal combustion engine devices covered by ACMA’s Radiocommunications Labelling (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Notice 2008; (ii) Electric and internal combustion engine vehicles covered by ACMA’s Radiocommunications Labelling (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Notice 2008. 4.2.2 Compliance with EMC regulations Where the RCM is to be used to indicate compliance with EMC regulations, the supplier shall ensure that all requirements specified in the Radiocommunications Labelling (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Notice 2008 (Australia) or Radiocommunications (Compliance) Notice 2004 as amended (New Zealand) as in force from time to time are met. The supplier shall— (a) Establish satisfactory technical grounds for product compliance with an applicable EMC Standard in the form of either— (i) Compliance records (based on testing for compliance with the Standard) (Level of conformity 1 products don’t necessarily need testing for C-Tick marking in New Zealand); or (ii) Preparation of a technical construction file (Australia only); (b) Make a declaration that the product complies with EMC Standards; (c) Label the product in accordance with AS/NZS 4417.1; and (d) Advise ACMA or RSM as appropriate of the intention to use the RCM and the supplier identification information that is proposed to be used, see Appendix B. The RCM shall not be used where the supplier has not established compliance, even where product compliance is voluntary or the product is subject to modified application of regulations. 4.2.3 Supplier identification Supplier identification will generally be by one of the methods prescribed in AS/NZS 4417.1. Under some circumstances, such as ‘other equipment manufacturer’ (OEM) supplier relationships, it may not be appropriate for the original manufacturer to be publicly identified on products marketed under another supplier name. In these cases the OEM company, responsible for product conformity, may be identified by a supplier code issued by ACMA or RSM, rather than the trademark, company name or ACN (Australia) or GST number (New Zealand) or Company number (New Zealand). A pro-forma advice of the method of supplier identification and intention to use the RCM is given in Appendix B. This advice will be acknowledged by ACMA or RSM as appropriate in writing. The acknowledgment represents approval by ACMA and RSM for the supplier to use the RCM to denote EMC compliance. Acknowledgment by ACMA or RSM as appropriate is not an approval to use the RCM to denote any other claim of conformity which falls under the scope of the RCM. If there is any change to the details of the supplier from those given to ACMA or RSM as appropriate in the pro-forma advice, these must be advised to ACMA or RSM as appropriate within 21 days of the change. Ac ce ss ed b y RM IT U NI VE RS IT Y LI BR AR Y on 1 5 Ja n 20 13 (D oc um en t c urr en cy no t g ua ran tee d w he n p rin ted ) 7 COPYRIGHT 4.2.4 Compliance records Where compliance is demonstrated by testing, the compliance folder shall include, in addition to the requirements set out in AS/NZS 4417.1, the information required in the Radiocommunications Labelling (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Notice 2008 (Australia) or Radiocommunications (Compliance) Notice 2004 as amended (New Zealand). 4.2.5 Technical construction file (Australia) Details of the requirements for use of a technical construction file to support a claim of compliance are given in the Radiocommunications Labelling (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Notice 2008. Ac ce ss ed b y RM IT U NI VE RS IT Y LI BR AR Y on 1 5 Ja n 20 13 (D oc um en t c urr en cy no t g ua ran tee d w he n p rin ted ) 8 COPYRIGHT Appendix A (informative) List of EMC Regulators Australian Communication and Media Authority PO Box 13112, Law Courts Melbourne VIC 8010 AUSTRALIA http://www.acma.gov.au Compliance Officer Radio Spectrum Management Private Bag 92061 Victoria Street West Auckland 1142 NEW ZEALAND http://www.rsm.govt.nz Ac ce ss ed b y RM IT U NI VE RS IT Y LI BR AR Y on 1 5 Ja n 20 13 (D oc um en t c urr en cy no t g ua ran tee d w he n p rin ted ) 9 COPYRIGHT Appendix B (informative) Advice of intention to use the RCM This Appendix provides a pro-forma advice of a supplier’s proposed means of identification and use of the RCM. The supplier shall complete the pro-forma as required. Standards Section Australian Communication and Media Authority PO Box 13112, Law Courts Melbourne VIC 8010 Australia Fax : +61 2 6219 5275 Email : comply.label@acma.gov.au Compliance Officer Radio Spectrum Management Private Bag 92061 Victoria Street West Auckland 1142 New Zealand Fax: +64 9 916 4561 I/We ....................................................................... (Registered name of supplier and ACN or NZCN as appropriate) of ........................................................................... ............................................................................... (Address of registered place of business) Telephone: .............................................................. Facsimile: ................................................ advise that it is our intention to market electrical/electronic devices in Australia and/or New Zealand under the Regulatory Compliance Mark. Devices for which I/we are responsible will be marked using the format of the numbered sample label that is circled below (provide details): 1 Registered name and address of supplier 2 Supplier code issued by ACMA or RSM 3 Australian Company Number (ACN) or New Zealand Company Number (NZCN) as appropriate 4 Registered trademark (provide example and/or registration number) I/We understand that products marked with the Regulatory Compliance Mark to denote EMC compliance may only be marketed where a Declaration of Conformity has been made and all applicable requirements of the Radiocommunications Labelling (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Notice 2008 (Australia) or Radiocommunications (Compliance) Notice 2004 as amended (New Zealand) as appropriate have been met. Ac ce ss ed b y RM IT U NI VE RS IT Y LI BR AR Y on 1 5 Ja n 20 13 (D oc um en t c urr en cy no t g ua ran tee d w he n p rin ted ) 10 COPYRIGHT I/We will be marketing products covered by the following Standard/s: ............................................................................... (signature of the authorized officer) ............................................................................... (name of the authorized officer) ............................................................................... (title of authorized officer) ........................................................ (date) NOTES: 1 The number (1 to 4) of the supplier identification format to be used should be circled. 2 A supplier may use more than one format as required, i.e. an OEM supplier may wish to use the registered company name and place of business for equipment marketed under the OEM’s supplier’s own name, but for equipment marketed by another supplier the OEM may be identified by a supplier code issued by ACMA or RSM. A separate advice is required for each option. 3 Receipt of this advice will be acknowledged by ACMA or RSM as appropriate. 4 The acknowledgment should be kept by the supplier as evidence of ACMA or RSM approval to use the RCM for EMC purposes. 5 Submission of this advice relating to the RCM for EMC compliance does not entitle a supplier to make any other claim for conformity to any other regulations that fall under the scope of the RCM. Nor does it confer a right to a supplier to use th