NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 15 — 12 FEBRUARY 2015

AS/NZS means a joint Australian/New Zealand standard under the terms of the Active Co-operation Agreement between Standards Australia Limited and Standards New Zealand.

CFR means the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America.

EN means a standard published by European Telecommunications Standards Institute, commonly known as ETSI. These standards are recognised by European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation, commonly known as CENELEC.

IEC means a standard or specification published by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

Product means any interfering equipment which is a radio transmitter.

RFS means a standard or specification published by the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Regulations means the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001.

b. Other words and expressions contained in this notice that are defined in the Act, Regulations and notices made under the Regulations have the meanings so defined.

3. Scope

a. Subject to clause (b) and except for a radio transmitter operating in conformity with a spectrum licence granted under section 48(1) of the Act, every product must comply with the applicable standard for that type of product and may only be used pursuant to and in conformity with:

i. a general user radio licence granted by the chief executive under the Regulations.

ii. a general user spectrum licence granted by the chief executive under section 55A of the Act.

iii. a radio licence granted by the chief executive under the Regulations.

iv. an exemption from the requirement for a radio licence granted by the chief executive under the Regulations.

b. If a product fits any of the following descriptions, the product is exempt from the requirement to be the subject of a declaration of conformity and to be labelled. The products are:

i. short range device (SRD) radio transmitters installed in vehicles at the time of manufacture.

ii. military radio transmitters of the New Zealand Defence Force.

iii. military radio transmitters 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 ACMA Radiocommunication Standard or an AS/NZS standard is effective from the date specified by the authority issuing the amendment or modification.

ii. a product that is first supplied one year or more after the effective date of an amendment or modification to an ACMA Radiocommunication Standard or AS/NZS standard, must conform to that amended or modified standard.

c. If an applicable standard is an ACMA Radiocommunications Standard, assessment of conformity of a product to that standard, including the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) performance of the product, must be in accordance with the requirements of:

i. relevant notices issued by the Australian Communications and Media Authority under section 182 of the Australian Radiocommunications Act 1992; and

ii. applicable standards made by the Australian Communications and Media Authority under subsection 162(1) of the Australian Radiocommunications Act 1992.

5. Conformity requirements

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