C - Tick certification for Australia EMC certification program
Lab C - Tick test report, then Australian importers with C - Tick test report for registration.
A/C - Tick is by Australian defense communication agency (Australian Communications Authority, ACA) to Communications equipment certification marks. Manufacturers and importers must use the A/C - Tick: according to the following steps:
1, product ACAQ technical standard test execution
2, to the ACA registration to use A/C - Tick
3, fill in the Declaration "compliance table" (Declaration of Conformity Form), and products are in Conformity with record keeping
4, in communication products or equipment with A/C - the identity of the Tick marks (label)
5 A - Tick, the sales documents given to consumers only applies to communication products, electronic products, mostly apply C - Tick, but electronic products if the application is A - Tick, do not need to apply for the C - other Tick. Since November 2001, Australia/New Zealand EMI bid; If the product will be sold in the two countries, the following documents before marketing essential qi, in case of ACA (Australian Communications Authority) or New Zealand (Ministry of Economic Development) authorities to spot check at any time.
Spot check project
1. The test report - must by NATA or with the certification body of NATA accommodation, such as NVLAP or A2LA accredited laboratory issue is valid, otherwise the request samples to send test probability is very high.
2. "the Application to use the C - tick Mark" the Form - must be signed by Australia/New Zealand company or importer is responsible for.
3. ": Supplier 's Declaration of Conformity" the Form - must be signed by Australia/New Zealand company or importer is responsible for. The vendors who are in charge of the signature, has the responsibility to ensure that the products sold by still comply with the provisions of the EMI aspects.
4. Original design drawings and specifications (such as: the circuit diagram, block diagram, the User 's Manual and Service Manual, etc.).
5. Description of production inspection procedures, to ensure that the maintain of EMI features.
6. Any changes will affect the EMI narrative and necessary test records.
Certification cycle
C - tick certification cycle: 1-2 weeks
Certification level
Australia's EMC system products are divided into three levels, the supplier before the sales level 2, level 3 products, must be registered in ACA, apply for to use C - Tick marks.
Level of a product is refers to the equipment on the use of wireless spectrum interference with low radiation products, such as manual switch, simple relay, one-way squirrel cage induction motor, resistance, etc. The level of a product, suppliers must sign the declaration of conformity and to provide the product description. Level of a product may voluntarily apply for C - Tick marks, but after supplier in choose to use this flag, when providing conformance statement and description of the book at the same time, also provide compliance records, to show that the products have been described in a statement is in conformity with the relevant EMC standards. Test site does not make the request, allow internal testing.
Level 2 products refers to the use of wireless spectrum equipment interference radiation high products, such as switching power supply, electric welding machine, dimmers, most of the household electrical appliances, etc. Suppliers in addition to providing the product description must be signed conformance statement and books, but also provide test report according to related standards, if there is no related standards, you will need to provide technical file structure, test site does not make the request, allow internal testing.
Level three products refers to the use of radio spectrum equipment interference high radiation products, namely CISPR11 and CISPR22 covering the products. Communications terminal products is still included in the scope, but since November 7, 2003, the end product will be divided into level 2 products. Supplier in addition to providing the product description must sign conformity declaration and books, but also provide the test report issued by the recognized testing institutions. Also by QSM issued by the quality management system certificate issued by the certification body.
Certification marks
mark
C - Tick logo must be in accordance with the provisions on Australian supplier information, so that ACA sampling products effectively in the market back to EMC is responsible for the supplier for the product. Information identification includes four aspects content:
1. Australian suppliers registered name and address.
2. The Australian Company registration Number (Australian Company Number)
3. By ACA awarded Australia's supplier number.
4. Australian registered trademark of the products used in the Australian market.
Order the tag
Radio communications equipment or special electrical and electronic equipment must conform to the requirements of the relevant notice label, otherwise can't sell or supply to Australia
The C - Tick is a sequence tags, it applies to The following tag covered with placards material project
1. The radio communication (sequence tag attached to launch) notice 2001 briefly explain conform to EMC adjusted arrangements
2. The radio equipment (sequence tags) bulletin No. 1, 1996 to show the brief explanation to obey the arrangement of the adjustment of radio communication
3. The radio communication (sequence tags - electromagnetic radiation) notice 2003 briefly explain obey the arrangement of EMR
EMC adjustment arrangement, is in the product supply to Australia before order label must be pasted on the product. It is also a must conform to the rules of the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) of the order of the radio communication products.
For telecom products, EMR is covered by A - Tick sequence tags.
C - Tick on sequence tags must have can identify the supplier's supplier information. This information may be taken by supplier code issued by the ACA, the Australian company number or detail in the related tags notice other forms, can be in ACA website for more information on using the C - Tick mark.
Product range
According to a 2001 government enforce emc products catalogue, as the main products:
Low industry, science and technology, and medical (ISM) equipment, audio and video equipment;
Low household electrical equipment;
Low power tools and electric appliance;
Low lighting and similar equipment;
"Information technology equipment.
* don't need to apply for products for:
Outside Australia, manufacturing, and not for the imported into Australia sales device;
Imported from New Zealand to Australia sales, and has set up a device conform to the relevant laws and regulations in New Zealand;
When not to apply for a range of products.