The following draft standards are available for you to comment on. The closing date for comment on these draft standards is 7 September 2009.

DR09914CP, AS/NZS 3820:200X  Essential safety requirements
for electrical equipment

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee QR-012, Conformance Marking to Regulatory Requirements to supersede AS/NZS 3820:1998 on publication. The Standard was prepared in response to a proposal from the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Coordinating Committee.

The objective of this Standard is to provide a set of outcomes-oriented criteria for the safety of electrical equipment, primarily for use by electrical regulators in relation to products for which regulatory approval before sale is not required (non-declared articles). For electrical equipment that is required to be approved by regulators before being placed on the market (declared articles), there are specific regulatory requirements additional to the general requirements given in this Standard.

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DR09915CP, AS/NZS 4417.2:200X Specific requirements for electrical safety regulatory applications

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee QR-012, Conformance Marking to Regulatory Requirements, to supersede AS/NZS 4417.2:2001 on publication. This Standard was prepared in response to a proposal from the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council, the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association and the Consumer Electronics Suppliers Association.

The objective of this Standard is to provide the basis for a uniform Australian/New Zealand regulatory compliance marking scheme primarily for electrical products (which may be extended to other classes of products in future).

This part of the Standard deals with electrical safety regulations in Australia and New Zealand. These regulations are undergoing a transition both in the means by which compliance is demonstrated, and in terms of harmonization between Australia and New Zealand. To date in Australia, marking of products with the number of the certificate of approval or certificate of suitability has been the usual means of indicating compliance. It is understood that electrical regulators will continue to accept such marking for a period, in parallel with the use of the RCM.

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DR09916CP, AS/NZS 4417.1:200X General rules for use of the mark

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee QR-012, Conformance Marking to Regulatory Requirements, to supersede AS/NZS 4417.1:2000 on publication. This Standard was prepared in response to a proposal from the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council, the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association and the Consumer Electronics Suppliers Association.

The objective of this Standard is to provide the basis for a uniform Australian/New Zealand regulatory compliance marking scheme, primarily for electrical products (which may be extended to other classes of products in future).

Specifies the requirements for the use of a trademark, called the Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM), on electrical and electronic products to indicate compliance with regulations applicable to aspects of the product as covered in other parts of this Standard.

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DR09917CP, AS/NZS 4417.3:200X Specific requirements for electromagnetic compatibility regulatory applications

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 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. The requirements are now fully harmonized.

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DR09918CP, AS/NZS 4417.4:200X Specific requirements for radio apparatus regulatory applications

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee QR-012, Conformance Marking to Regulatory Requirements, to supersede AS/NZS 4417.4:1999 on publication. This Standard was prepared in response to a proposal from the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council, the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association and the Consumer Electronics Suppliers Association. This Standard, Part 4 of the series, was prepared following discussions between industry groups represented on Committee QR-012, the Australian Communications and Media Authority and the New Zealand Ministry of Commerce.

The objective of this Standard is to provide the basis for a uniform Australian/New Zealand regulatory compliance marking scheme primarily for electrical products (which may be extended to other classes of product in future). This Part of the Standard deals with the use of the Regulatory Compliance Mark to indicate that a piece of radio apparatus complies with the relevant radio apparatus regulations in Australia and New Zealand.

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