C-Tick certification for the Australian EMC certification program, the laboratory to provide C-Tick test reports, and then the Australian importer and then use the C-Tick test report for registration.A/C-Tick is issued by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) for communications equipment certification mark. Authority, referred to as ACA) for communication equipment issued by the certification mark.
CTICK certification mark
C-Tick logo must be labeled next to the required information on the Australian suppliers, so that the ACA in the market sampling products can be effectively traced back to the product EMC responsible for the supplier. The labeling of information includes four aspects:
1. The registered name and address of the Australian supplier.
2. Australian Company Number (ACN)
3. The number issued to the Australian supplier by the ACA.
4．Australian Registered Trademark used for the product in the Australian market.
CTICK Certification Sequential Labeling
Radio communication equipment or special electrical and electronic equipment must comply with the requirements of the relevant labeling notice, otherwise it can not be sold or supplied to Australia, The C-Tick is a sequential labeling, it applies to the following labeling notice covered material items
1. Radiocommunications (Sequential Labeling with Emission) Notice 2001 outlining compliance with the EMC Adjusted Arrangement.
2. Radiocommunications (Sequential Labeling) Bulletin No. 1 1996 to show a brief description of radiocommunications in compliance with the adjusted arrangement.
3. Radiocommunications (Sequential Labeling - Electromagnetic Emissions) Notice 2003 outlines the compliance with the EMR Adjustment Arrangement, the EMC Adjustment Arrangement, under which a sequential label must be affixed to a product before it is supplied to Australia. It is also the sequential labeling of non-radiocommunication products that must comply with the Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) rules. For telecommunication products, EMR is covered by the A-Tick sequential label, and the sequential label on the C-Tick must have supplier information that identifies the supplier. This information may take the form of a supplier code issued by the ACA, an Australian company number or other form detailed in the relevant labeling bulletin available on the ACA website for more information on the use of the C-Tick mark.
Classification of CTICK certified products
In Australia EMC is monitored by the ACA (Australian Communications Authority). Under the Australian EMC system, products are categorized into three categories, and suppliers must register with the ACA to apply for the use of the C-TICK mark before selling Category 2 and 3 products.
Category 1 products: products with low interference radiation to equipment using the radio spectrum, such as manual switches, simple relays, one-way squirrel-cage inductive motors, resistors, and so on. These products can voluntarily apply for the use of the c-tick mark when they are manufactured and sold.
Class II products: products with high interference radiation to equipment using wireless spectrum, such as switching power supply, welding machine, dimmer, most of the household appliances, etc.
Class III products: products with very high interference radiation to devices using the wireless spectrum, i.e. products covered by CISPR11 & CISPR22. As applicants registered with ACA to apply for the use of the C-TICK Mark are limited to registered companies in Australia or New Zealand, applications can be made through buyers in Australia or New Zealand or through certification bodies with branches/partners in Australia or New Zealand.
CTICK Certification Process
(1) The manufacturer or agent submits a preliminary application verbally or in writing to the certification company.
(2) The applicant fills in the application form, and sends the application form, product instructions and technical documents to the certification company.
(3) The certification company to develop programs and quotations
(4) The applicant to confirm the offer, sign back the quotation, and send samples and related technical documents to the certification company
(5) The applicant to provide technical documents
(6) The certification company issued a fee notice to the applicant, the applicant in accordance with the fee notice requires prepayment of certification fees
(7) The certification company to review the technical documents and organize related certification activities
(8) If the technical documents are not perfect or do not use the required language, the certification company will notify the applicant to improve
(9) If the test fails, the certification company will promptly notify the applicant and decide whether to suspend the project according to the situation, allowing the applicant to improve the product, the applicant should be changed in the original application for technical information in order to reflect the actual situation after the change
(10) certification company to provide the applicant with test reports or technical documents
(11) By the Australian importer of the North Book & submit a report to the Australian ACA (Australian Communications Authority) to apply for a registration number.