Hi Ron and all that have replied regarding this subject,
I received an error message saying my first email did not get through for some reason so sent again. The new arrangements are extremely complex, mainly because there are actually two sets of regulatory arrangements/frameworks that are changing. The ACMA move to a single mark will be timed to coincide with the introduction of the new Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) arrangements, which in itself has enormous impact on the supply of electrical product on the Australia. New Zealand will be party to the new EESS arrangements and as such, they will adopt those also but it is not know exactly when at this stage. To try to answer the questions raised in all the emails, I offer the following information, as I understand it, at this time: 1. It should be noted that the single mark will be the resent Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) which is at present accepted as an alternative to the C-Tick in relation to EMC, EMR and radcoms compliance; 2. It is correct that the ACMA move to a single mark will be timed to coincide with the introduction of the new Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) arrangements, which in itself has enormous impact; 3. The database will be established for the EESS however, will also be utilised for ACMA regulatory compliance; 4. The commencement date for the EESS and hence for the ACMA move to the single mark, is at this time set for 01 July 2012 but that may slip a bit; 5. The database should become active on 01 July 2012 but it is not understood if that may slip also if the commencement date slips; 6. Brian was correct when he said ”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”; 7. The ACMA Supplier Code Number (SCN) can only be issued to a Australia resident or an Australian registered business, however, with the introduction of the single mark, no supplier ID will be required; 8. Under the present ACMA requirements, only an Australia resident or an Australian registered business may apply for and be issued with an Australian SCN. NZ residents of a NZ registered business can apply to the NZ Ministry for Economic Development and be issued with an NZ SCN. The C-Tick compliance mark along with an Australian of NZ SCN was accepted in either country. NOTE: NZ are also going to be adopting the new EESS arrangements and also will be moving to accept the single mark in NZ also; 9. To answer Nick’s specific question, this will still not result in FULL harmonisation between Australia and NZ. There are some areas of the frequency spectrum which are still different between the two countries and as such, eh requirements for some types of radio transmitters have not yet been harmonised between the two countries and these changes will not address those differences. In addition, as Ron mentioned, NZ have a totally different approach to telecoms compliance, i.e. NZ have not regulated requirements for connection to the public networks; 10. It must be an Australian resident or an Australian registered business supplier who registers on the database. They must register as a ‘supplier’ in relation to both ACMA regulations compliance as well as EESS arrangements if applicable. They are also required to register any EESS Level 2 or Level 3 type products. These registrations must be renewed each year. There is still be no charge to register or to renew the registration as a supplier in terms of ACMA requirements; 11. Ron, sorry to have to advise that the ACMA will not transfer any existing C-Tick or A-Tick registered companies to the new database. EVERY supplier of existing product will have 3 years from the commencement date to register in terms of ACMA requirements. Any supply not currently registered to use the C-Tick or A-Tick naturally must register prior to supplying any product; 12. As the ACMA announcement says, these new arrangements do not alter in any way the present technical or administrative requirements other than changing the mark to use (i.e. the existing Labelling Notices will be unchanged except to change the labelling mark. Hope this helps. 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: kevin.richard...@stanimore.com or kevin.richard...@ieee.org URL: 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: Ron Pickard [mailto:rpick...@equinoxpayments.com] Sent: Friday, 9 March 2012 9:23 AM To: Kevin Richardson Cc: EMC-PSTC (EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG) Subject: RE: [PSES] ACMA labelling arrangement change announcement Hi Kevin, Thanks for your clarifying email, although I received an exact copy of your reply two days ago. But, I just wanted to get the word out about it to get people aware of it. Until things settle out, I think this will be a good time for consultants. J And from the announcement, it would appear that the commencement would be contingent on the EESS and the database becoming active. Although the ACMA will probably announce it, do you have an idea when that database will become active? Best regards, Ron From: Kevin Richardson [mailto:kevin.richard...@ieee.org] Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 3:11 PM To: Ron Pickard; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG 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: kevin.richard...@stanimore.com or kevin.richard...@ieee.org URL: 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: Ron Pickard [mailto:rpick...@equinoxpayments.com] Sent: Wednesday, 7 March 2012 6:20 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG 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 <single.m...@acma.gov.au> Sent: Mon, Mar 5, 2012 03:16:10 GMT+00:00 Subject: Upcoming changes to the ACMA labelling arrangements _____ Australian Communications and Media Authority <http://www.acma.gov.au/WEBWR/staticassets/images/acma_logo.gif> Compliance and Labelling Arrangements updates <http://165.191.2.21/WEBWR/staticassets/images/backgrounds/mr_images/CLA_updates.gif> 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). The commencement of the new ACMA arrangements may be postponed if there is a delay in the commencement of the EESS. The current ACMA labelling arrangements apply until the commencement date. >From 1 July 2012, the new arrangements will only apply to new suppliers—those >not registered on the ACMA supplier database. >From 1 July 2015, the arrangements will apply to all suppliers. Further information is available on the ACMA website www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_410297 <https://promo-manager.server-secure.com/ch/1115/rvdjm7/482738/58e36gb0k.html> . 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