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ORGANIZATIONG/IT/SPEC/Q4/3
22 May 2002
(02-2819)
Committee of Participants on the Expansion
of Trade in Information Technology ProductsOriginal:  English
SURVEY ON EMC/EMI
Replies to the Survey
Communication from Australia
The following communication, dated 14 May 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Australia.
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1. (a) Does your government have mandatory technical requirements for
electromagnetic interference of Information Technology equipment?  If so, please
identify.
The Australian Communications Authority (ACA ) has mandatory technical requirements for
electromagnetic interference from Information Technology Equipment.
Under the ACA’s Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulatory Arrangements, suppliers have to
satisfy four basic requirements.  They must establish sound technical grounds for product
compliance; make and hold a Declaration of Conformity; prepare and keep compliance
records and label the product as directed.  There are three Levels of Compliance (ComplianceLevels 1, 2 and 3) in accordance with the level of risk posed by the products to other
equipment.  Information technology equipment fall under Level 2 Compliance.
Level 2 Compliance requires a completed Declaration of Conformity, product description and
a test report or Technical Construction File (TCF).  Information Technology Equipmentsupplied into Australia has to demonstrate compliance with the relevant standard for IT
equipment which is the joint Australian and New Zealand EMC standard AS/NZS 3548 or its
international equivalent, EN 55022 or CISPR 22.
(b) Are these requirements harmonized with CISPR 22?  If not, please explain the
current requirements.
The EMC requirements for Information Technology Equipment are fully harmonised with
CISPR 22.  A supplier will be able to use a test report that demonstrates compliance with
CISPR 22 for the Declaration of Conformity.  No further EMC testing is required for thesupply of products to Australia.
2. (a) Does your government have mandatory technical requirements for
electromagnetic immunity of Information Technology equipment?  If so, please identify.
Australia has no mandatory technical requirements for electromagnetic immunity of
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(b) Are these requirements harmonized with CISPR 24?  If not, please explain the
current requirements.
No, as immunity requirements are not mandato ry, compliance with CISPR 24 is voluntary.
3. (a) What conformity assessment procedure for electromagnetic compatibility
(EMC/EMI), which includes both interference and immunity, does your government
require for approval of information technology products?
The conformity assessment procedure consists of product testing to the standard’s limits of
conducted and radiated emissions.  Amongst th e various different forms of EMC/EMI, only
conducted and radiated limits of emissions are mandatory.
The regulatory arrangements is a self-declaration model using the Supplier’s Declaration of
Conformity (SDoC).  Manufacturers and importers are responsible for testing their products
against the applicable technical standard, the compliance records and the labelling of products
with the Compliance Mark before products are placed on the market.  The ACA does notrequire products to be submitted for governmental approval.
The Technical Construction File (TCF) can be used in circumstances where it is not feasible
to have the product tested.
(b) May suppliers perform these procedures (e.g. testing, declaration of conformity),
or must third parties perform these procedures?
Yes, an in-house test report is acceptable and suppliers can undertake the testing and
Declaration of Conformity (SDoC).  It is not necessary for third parties to perform theseprocedures.
(c) What international guidelines or standards, if any, are those procedures based
on?  If not, what guidelines or standards are they based on ?
The procedures are based on European (EN), International (CISPR and IEC) and
Australian/New Zealand (AS/NZS) standards.
4. Has your regulatory authority received any complaint or had any problems regarding
the EMC/EMI aspects of the approved information technology products?  If yes, how
frequent?  And please identify the nature of the complaint/problem.
No.  The ACA has not received any complain ts regarding the EMC/EMI aspects of the
approved IT products.
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