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Electrical Certification
AUS and NZ are two closely connected countries. In terms of economy, the two countries have almost formed a common market, and they cooperate closely in some international organizations and institutions. The two countries have also signed multiple bilateral agreements, including trade, investment, agriculture, environment, and other fields.
Among the bilateral agreements, the most influential one is the Tasman District Mutual Recognition Agreement, in which the items of mutual recognition include commodities, practice certificates, policy benefits, etc. The Australian and NZ electrical product certification mentioned in this article is also in its scope, which means that products certified in NZ or AUS can be sold in another country.
Regarding the framework for electrical product certification, AUS and NZ are also very similar, and even have established the same framework for safety certification: the EESS system, which mostly applies the same standards in telecommunications, EMC, energy efficiency and other regulations.
Australia and New Zealand have jointly formed an ERAC Electrical Regulatory Committee and an E3 Energy Efficiency Plan. ERAC is responsible for the certification management of basic safety, telecommunications, radio, electromagnetic energy, and ECM projects for Australia and New Zealand electrical appliances. Only after meeting the above requirements can the compliance mark RCM be added to products. The E3 program is responsible for managing the minimum energy consumption requirements for Australian and New Zealand electrical products.
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General Steps
General Steps
Application
Manufacturer submits application documents
Manufacturer submits system functionality and system validation documents
Initial Assessment
ATIC experts review application document.
ATIC experts evaluate the documentation package.
Testing
ATIC experts assess the manufacturer's test plan and capability, then perform the test based on the proposed protocol
Approval
Authority will review and issue type approval certificate if all the documents, tests, drawings fulfill the regulation and requirements.
Information submitted
Information submitted
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Authorized Certification Department
Authorized Certification Department
The Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) is a designated agency by the Australian and New Zealand governments responsible for providing accreditation to conformity assessment agencies in the field of certification and inspection. The institutions that have obtained JAS-ANZ certification are part of the External Certification Scheme (RECS), and the following are authorized certification institutions:
- New South Wales Fair Trading - Regulatory Authorities
- Energy Safe Victoria - Regulatory Authorities
- Certification Body Australia (CBA)
- EESS Conformity Certification Services (CCS)
- Global-Mark Pty Ltd
- UL International New Zealand Limited
- SAA Approvals Pty Ltd
The role of certification agencies in electrical certification:
1. EESS electrical safety certification: issuance of safety qualification certificates (level 3) and safety applicability certificates (level 1 and level 2).
2. ACMA and RSM telecommunications electromagnetic radio and electromagnetic energy certification: Provide a declaration of conformity in telecommunications electromagnetic and other aspects.
Certification Departments And Institutions
Certification Departments And Institutions
Electrical products entering the Australian market need to bear the RCM logo and meet the corresponding minimum energy efficiency requirements. RCM certification includes safety standards, telecommunications standards, radio standards, electromagnetic compatibility standards, and electromagnetic energy standards. In addition to RCM certification, some electrical products also need to meet the minimum energy consumption standard GEMS, which is implemented by different regulatory frameworks developed by different institutions:
Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council
1. Create an EESS electrical product safety certification system (safety regulatory framework);
2. The location of RCM for electrical product registration and certification;
3. Implement the requirements of the safety regulatory framework.
Australian Communications Media Authority
1. Create regulatory frameworks for telecommunications, radio, EMC, and electromagnetic energy;
2. Implement regulatory framework requirements.
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
1. Establish a GEMS regulatory agency to manage the E3 energy efficiency plan;
2. Implement the minimum energy efficiency requirements in the E3 plan.
Certification Framework
Certification Framework
No. | Item |
1 | AS/NZS 4417.1 General rules for use of the mark |
2 | AS/NZS 4417.2 Specific requirements for electrical safety regulatory applications |
3 | AS/NZS 3820 Essential safety requirements for electrical equipment |
4 | EESS-Inscope-Equipment-Definitions-and-Risk-Levels-v4.2- |
5 | EESS-Intergovernmental-agreement |
No. | Item |
1 | Telecommunications Act 1997 |
2 | Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2015（TLN） |
3 | Radiocommunications Act 1992 |
4 | Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021 |
5 | Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Standard 2017 |
6 | Radiocommunications Labelling (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Notice 2017（EMC LN） |
No. | Item |
1 | Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012（GEMS Act） |
2 | Energy Rating Product Registration System |
3 | Regulated products |
Certification Regulations
Certification Regulations
There are 21 types of mandatory certification products regulated under the telecommunications security framework, and the following are some examples：
No. | Product | Defiinition |
1 | (a) PBX; (b) analogue telephones; (c) VoIP telephones; (d) ADSL or DSL modems; (e) dial-up modems; (f) cordless telephone handsets and base units; (g) telephone headsets; (h) amplifiers; (i) answering machines; and (j) fax machines. | Customer equipment that is proposed to be connected to a telecommunications network, other than: (a) customer equipment that is proposed to be connected to a telecommunications network that is used to supply a public mobile telecommunications service; and (b) customer equipment that is mentioned in item 4 of this table |
2 | (a) mobile telephones; and (b) cellular modems. | Customer equipment that is proposed to be: (a) connected to a telecommunications network that is used to supply a public mobile telecommunications service; and (b) used to supply a standard telephone service |
There are 74 mandatory certification products regulated under the safety regulatory framework, and the following are some examples:
No. | Product | Definition |
1 | Air conditioner incorporating flammable refrigerant | An electrical appliance that— (a) is for household use; and (b) incorporates motor compressors; and (c) is an electrical appliance designed to provide delivery of conditioned air to an enclosed space, room or zone; and (d) includes a refrigeration system for cooling, heating or dehumidifying the air, including hydronic room fan coil type systems; and (e) is portable, transportable or fixed; and (f) uses refrigerant having a flammability classification of Class 2 or Class 3 in accordance with ISO 817. For refrigerant blends that have more than one flammability classification, the most unfavourable classification is taken. |
2 | Bayonet lampholder | An electrical device that - (a) accommodates a lamp with a bayonet cap of 15 mm or 22 mm nominal diameter; but does not include— (b) a lampholder that by design is restricted to specific appliances by forming part of a structural moulding of the appliance. This exclusion does not apply to lampholders that can be used in luminaires; or (c) a lampholder that is for incorporation in industrial equipment only. |
There are 14 types of mandatory certification products regulated under the wireless security framework, as well as 1 type of short range equipment. The following are some examples:
No. | Product | Regulation |
1 | Analogue speech equipment | AS/NZS 4295:2015 Amd 1:2015;or |
ETSI EN 300 086 V2.1.2 (2016-08) | ||
2 | Handphone equipment and HF CB radio equipment | AS/NZS 4355:2006;or |
ETSI EN 300 433 V2.1.1 (2016-05) | ||
3 | MF and HF landphone mobile equipment | AS/NZS 4770:2000 AMDT 1 |
4 | Paging service equipment | ETSI EN 300 224 V2.1.1 (2017-06) |
5 | UHF CB equipment | AS/NZS 4365:2011 |
6 | Aeronautical AM equipment | AS/NZS 4583:2016;or |
ETSI EN 300 676-1 V1.5.2 (2011-03) |
There are 59 types of mandatory certification products regulated under the EMC security framework, and the following are some examples:
No. | Product | Regulation Name | Regulation Full Name |
1 | Industrial scientific and medical (ISM) radio-frequency equipment | AS CISPR 11 | Industrial scientific and medical (ISM) radio-frequency equipment—Electromagnetic disturbance characteristics—Limits and methods of measurement |
CISPR 11 | |||
EN 55011 | |||
2 | Land-based vehicles (including electric powered vehicles), boats and devices with internal combustion engines | AS/NZS CISPR 12 | Vehicles, boats and internal combustion engine-driven devices—Radio disturbance characteristics—Limits and methods of measurement for the protection of receivers except those installed in the vehicle/boat/device itself or in adjacent vehicles/boats/devices |
EN 55012 | |||
CISPR 12 | |||
3 | Household appliances, power tools, battery-operated tools, electric and electronic toys, heating appliances, kitchen machines, motor-operated appliances | AS/NZS CISPR 14.1 | Electromagnetic Compatibility—Requirements for household appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus—Part 1: Emissions |
AS CISPR 14.1 | |||
EN 55014-1 | |||
CISPR 14-1 |
Under the electromagnetic energy framework, products are divided into the following 6 categories based on their applicable methods:
No. | Manner of use | Frequency range |
1 | Normally used only in close proximity to the human ear | 300 MHz to 6 GHz |
2 | Normally used 20 centimetres or less from the human body, but not in close proximity to the human ear | 30 MHz to 6 GHz |
3 | Normally used 20 centimetres or less from the human body, including in close proximity to the human ear or human head | 4 MHz to 10 GHz |
4 | ormally used 20 centimetres or less from the human body, including in close proximity to the human ear or human head | 600 MHz to 6 GHz |
5 | Normally used 20 centimetres or less from the human body, including in close proximity to the human ear or human head | 6 GHz and 100 GHz |
| 6 | Normally used more than 20 centimetres from the human body | 100 kHz and 100 GHz |
There are 25 types of mandatory certification products regulated under the energy efficiency framework, and the following are some examples:
No. | Product | MEPS | ERL |
1 | Air conditioners up to 65kW | X | X |
2 | Air conditioners above 65kW | X | |
3 | Close control air conditioners | X | |
4 | Clothes dryers | X | X |
5 | Clothes washers | X | |
6 | Computer monitors | X | X |
7 | Computers | X | |
8 | Dishwashers | X | |
9 | Distribution transformers | X | |
10 | Electric water heaters | X | |
11 | External power supplies | X | |
12 | Electric motors | X |
Certification Process And Label
Certification Process And Label
The EESS system divides electrical appliances into three categories, with different certification and marking requirements for each category. The certification process is shown in the following flowchart:
Mark：
Note:
1. Levels 1, 2, and 3 require a supplier responsibility statement, while levels 2 and 3 require an additional equipment compliance statement.
Holder: manufacturer
Validity period: Optional 1, 2 or 5 years (this validity period is the validity period of registration in the ERAC system)
The AUS Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) regulates four electrical certification frameworks, namely the Telecommunications Framework, Radio Framework, EMC Framework, and Electromagnetic Energy Framework, all of which have a unified registration process:
Mark：
Note：
1. All products under ACMA regulations require a Declaration of Conformity (DoC);
2. In the case of an agent, an agent agreement needs to be provided.
Holder: manufacturer
Validity period: Optional 1, 2 or 5 years (this validity period is the validity period of registration in the ERAC system)
GEMS regulated products follow the following certification process:
Mark：
Holder: manufacturer
Validity: 5 years
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