4702

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 170

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS (COMPLIANCE) NOTICE 2004

Pursuant to Regulation 32(1)(d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001, the Chief Executive, Ministry of Economic Development, hereby gives the following notice.

NOTICE

1. Title, commencement and purpose
   (a) This notice is the Radiocommunications (Compliance) Notice 2004.
   (b) This notice comes into force on 1 January 2004.
   (c) This notice prescribes:
   (i) the requirements to be met by suppliers of products for each level of conformity.
   (ii) the requirements to be met for the labelling of products.
   (iii) the requirements to be met for the security and availability of declarations of conformity and associated documentation.
   (iv) the documentation, test facilities, and competent persons that are approved by the Chief Executive in relation to the testing of products, and any conditions or restrictions imposed in relation to the Chief Executive’s approval.
   (v) the form of the Declaration of Conformity.

2. Interpretation
   (a) In this notice, unless the context otherwise requires:
   “accredited testing body” means a test facility that is:
   (i) accredited by International Accreditation New Zealand, an agency of the Government also known as IANZ.
   (ii) accredited by an accreditation authority that has entered into a mutual recognition arrangement with IANZ.
   (iii) approved pursuant to any agreement between New Zealand and any other country or countries as prescribed in a notice made under Regulation 32(1)(h) and (j) of the Regulations.
   “Act” means the Radiocommunications Act 1989.
   “applicable standard”, in relation to a product, means a standard or code of practice applying to the class of product to which the product belongs, as prescribed in a notice made under Regulation 32(1)(b) and (c) of the Regulations.
   “Chief Executive” means:
   (i) the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Economic Development.
   (ii) a person acting under delegated authority from the Chief Executive.
   “class of product” means a grouping, category, or family of products with a common purpose, use or application as prescribed in a notice made under Regulation 32(1)(a) of the Regulations.
   “compliance folder” means, in relation to a product, a collection of documentation as prescribed in this notice.
   “compliance mark” means the c-tick or the RCM.
   “c-tick” means the following symbol:

   ![c-tick symbol](image_placeholder)
   
   “declaration of conformity” means a declaration that is in the form set out in the schedule to this notice.
   “label” means the compliance mark or the supplier identification engraved on, or otherwise affixed to, a product.
   “level of conformity” means, in relation to a class of product, a level of conformity as prescribed in a notice made under Regulation 32(1)(d).
   “Ministry” means the Ministry of Economic Development.
   “product” means interfering equipment or susceptible equipment as defined in the Radiocommunications Act 1989, and includes any assembly of components, modules or sub-assemblies that form a finished product;
   “product description” means sufficient information for a person to determine whether the product is the same as a product for which a declaration of conformity was prepared.
   “RCM” means the following symbol:
   
   ![RCM symbol](image_placeholder)