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澳洲通訊及媒體管理局(ACMC)根據2009年的公開討論做出一項原則性的決議,要將現有的多項符合性標章整合成/ t3 l' x. l4 F) p2 X. S: ^
包括電信、無線電通訊、電磁相容與電磁輻射(EME)技術要求在內的單一符合性標章,即RCM(意謂法規符合性( n) T5 ?4 h8 b3 G/ ]
標章)。2 j$ f, O$ O! n$ B; Z
7 l0 Z. I/ v: c' O根據ACMA最後的決議,自2012年7月1日起,所有ACMA的標章標示公告都會以RCM為符合各項適用法規要求的符合性
$ d+ X+ ^8 @2 U) |標章,A-tick與C-tick將在三年後淘汰,而已貼上A-tick或C-tick標章的產品在過渡期結束後不用重換標章。* S- Z9 q( L! v0 L5 B
* J7 d+ q4 V; i: t# i4 f/ u8 h單一符合性標章的實施可減少標章的複雜性、節省了解或符合這些標章要求的時間,進而減輕產業界在認證流程上" F& _0 D9 A/ _/ C# w' ^+ N ?2 h& ^% t
的負擔,同時也可能藉此改善法規的要求。
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配合RCM的實施,相關的無線電通訊、電信、電磁相容(EMC)與電磁輻射(EME, SAR)之符合性與標籤標示手冊
0 n% F8 W: g' X3 V E+ r$ p也將於稍後更新(請參考:http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD..PC/pc=PC_300427)。
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2 x& Z/ |9 {# P: G5 o關於RCM標章:RCM標章 = C-tick + 安規* k9 x( Y: Y9 C7 N
先前RCM標章是C-tick的替代標章,但不是A-tick的電信符合性替代標章,假如廠商在其產品貼上RCM標章,他也必須. ~. L" a; Q e
符合AS/NZS 4417對於電氣安全的相關要求。AS/NZS 4417由下列各章節組成:
1 Z. ~6 d7 v% `+ q: k6 i/ f" S• AS/NZS 4417.1 – 標章使用的一般規定 8 ~' i0 ~2 x" E5 \( A2 [2 @' q! \
• AS/NZS 4417.2 – 電氣安全之特定要求 , F/ j2 t$ n H( e
• AS/NZS 4417.3 – 電磁相容之特定要求 % B9 M; @8 f6 _
• AS/NZS 4417.4 – 無線電裝置之特定要求
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RCM符合性標籤由RCM與廠商代碼(SCN)兩部份組成。
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8 a+ o# o5 S+ O* d& m6 D X i* WRCM 廠商代碼+ P9 c* M- E3 C
2 s- r( e+ [# T, Y9 i2 d9 k說明:上例字首為N的廠商代碼為澳洲通訊及媒體管理局所核發,若由澳洲標準協會(SA)所核發者,則沒有字首N
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6 k: v! @4 E% o; A( I" J( ^Australia & New Zealand’s C-tick and A-tick marks will be replaced with RCM mark in July 2012 2011 November 85 @# A7 @& u" C
6 u1 V/ M4 ?4 F: c9 A/ Z7 B; J' vFollowing a public discussion period in 2009, the ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) has made an in-principle% C5 y! x8 B0 a8 a: R9 j
decision to consolidate the existing compliance marks into a single consolidated compliance mark (the RCM, Regulatory Compliance Mark); m3 B. L& f( t. H: R" R( y
covering telecommunications, radiocommunications, EMC and EME technical requirements.
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9 J: v4 z. ^$ x# @8 {+ @Subject to final ACMA approval, from 1 July 2012 all ACMA Labelling Notices will specify the RCM as the compliance mark to indicate1 K; P8 q) q, F0 Z
compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. The A-tick and C-tick will be phased out over a period of three years. Devices already
! G8 n' s3 D+ z8 qlabelled with the A-Tick or C-Tick at the end of the transition period will not be required to be relabelled./ l N2 F" ~3 n) `0 p
' e( G8 {' t) L/ _The implementation of a consolidated compliance mark will lessen some industry administrative burdens by reducing the complexity of the
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should also increase the likelihood of compliance and so improve regulatory outcomes.+ S! K" y+ @, ~$ w
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The compliance & labeling booklets for Radiocommunications, Telecommunications, EMC and EME (SAR) will be revised later on as part0 g! {+ c' _/ o( q, C* |6 \0 N
of the implementation of the RCM as the consolidated mark (Please refer to http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD..PC/pc=PC_300427).! q7 ]7 A* ~/ b3 z
' V# x b, e; m9 ~- g g/ B0 nAbout RCM mark: RCM mark = C-tick + Safety
# Y3 O7 x& U' s! B) [Currently, RCM mark is an alternative mark to C-tick but is not an alternative mark to A-tick telecommunications compliance mark. If a, Z1 V, ~6 q) J; ~# A0 Q" r
supplier is labeling a product with the RCM mark, the supplier must comply with the requirements of AS/NZS 4417 (Electricity Safety).
* b% {: G3 k; M6 S7 E0 _AS/NZS 4417 includes the following sections: 4 U6 C2 m# [. r2 I
• AS/NZS 4417.1 – general rules for use of the mark
6 r: x ~3 K+ m8 s/ {6 o• AS/NZS 4417.2 – specific requirements for electrical safety regulatory applications
8 m' \/ M$ R* z5 S' L! p• AS/NZS 4417.3 – specific requirements for electromagnetic compatibility regulatory applications
" Y% L) `: i! r& n7 J9 v4 D. s1 n• AS/NZS 4417.4 – specific requirements for radio apparatus regulatory applications
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RCM compliance label
1 w/ r. I: V: G+ `& T5 f4 K% ZThe RCM compliance label consists of the RCM and the supplier code number (SCN).
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Note: the SCN with an N prefix, showed in the example above, is issued by the ACMA. Those issued by Standards Australia do not use an
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