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(v) military equipment or weapons systems of the defence force of another country operating in co-operation with the New Zealand Defence Force.

4. Applicable standards

(a) For the purposes of regulation 32(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d), the applicable standards and levels of conformity apply to specified classes of product as provided in the tables to this notice.

(b) Unless expressly stated to the contrary in this notice:

(i) an amendment or modification to an applicable standard is effective from the date specified by the authority issuing the amendment or modification.

(ii) a product that is first supplied 2 years or more after the effective date of an amendment or modification to an applicable standard, must conform to that amended or modified applicable standard.

5. Conformity requirements

(a) If a product is in a class to which a standard as prescribed in tables 1 to 6 applies, that standard is an applicable standard, and the product must conform to the requirements of that applicable standard, as amended by the provisions of table 7 of this notice.

(b) The supplier of a product to which subsection (a) applies must comply with the level of conformity requirements applying to that product as prescribed in the Radiocommunications (Compliance) Notice 2004, or a notice in replacement thereof.

(c) If more than one standard prescribed in tables 1 to 6 applies to a product, the applicable standard is the standard most closely related to the primary purpose, use or application of the product.

(d) Only those requirements of a standard relating to electromagnetic radiations, or inductions apply for the purposes of this notice.

6. Products to which level of conformity 1 requirements apply

If a product is not a product to which level of conformity 2 or level of conformity 3 applies, the supplier of the product must meet the requirements of level of conformity 1. Products to which level of conformity 1 applies include those that are, or incorporate:

(a) manually operated switches or simple relays.

(b) brushless squirrel cage induction motors.

(c) wire-wound, mains frequency transformers.

(d) rectifier diodes.

(e) resistive heating elements.

7. Products to which level of conformity 2 requirements apply

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a product is, or incorporates, any of the following, the supplier of the product must meet the requirements of level of conformity 2. The products are:

(i) a microprocessor or other clocked digital device.

(ii) a radio frequency oscillator.

(iii) a commutator or slip-ring motor.

(iv) arc welding equipment.

(v) a lighting ballast.

(vi) electronic devices operating in a switching or non-linear mode such as switched-mode power supplies, lighting dimmers, electronic transformers, and motor speed controllers.

(b) If a product to which subsection (a) applies is any of the following, then the product is exempt from the requirement to be the subject of a compliance folder or to be labelled. The products are those that are:

(i) supplied in a total quantity of no more than 10 per annum.

(ii) battery powered.

(iii) a prototype for demonstration purposes.

(iv) a fixed installation, including telecommunications network equipment (TNE).

(c) If a product is Group 1 industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) equipment, as defined in AS/NZS CISPR 11:

(i) the supplier of the product must meet the requirements of level of conformity 2; and

(ii) the product must comply with the provisions of Table 6 in regard to the frequencies of operation.

(d) If a product is telecommunications terminal equipment (TTE) designed for installation in customer premises, the supplier of the product must meet the requirements of level of conformity 2.

8. Products to which level of conformity 3 requirements apply

If a product is Group 2 industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) equipment, as defined in AS/NZS CISPR 11:

(i) the supplier of the product must meet the requirements of level of conformity 3; and