Product labelling

Labelling requirements for new suppliers as of 1 March 2013

Under the new labelling arrangements, the three previous compliance marks (C-Tick, RCM and A-Tick (Australia)) have been consolidated into a single compliance mark—the RCM.

In New Zealand the RCM will indicate a device’s compliance with applicable Radio Spectrum Management’s (RSM) and Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) regulatory arrangements—that is, for radiocommunications and EMC.

The R-NZ is a new label for radio products supplied in the New Zealand market under levels of conformity A1, A2 and A3.

RSM's Compliance Notice and ACMA’s Labelling Notices have been amended to reflect the new labelling arrangements. These notices provide the legal requirements that must be referred to. There are no changes to the testing and record-keeping requirements currently applicable to devices subject to RSM and ACMA arrangements.

Registration

A new database has been established for all supplier registration. This is operated by the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council (ERAC).
 

To register as a Responsible Supplier:

• Visit the Responsible Supplier and Equipment Registration database.
• Select the option labelled Responsible Supplier and follow the on screen instructions
• References to ACMA in the web form and declaration also include RSM requirements.
• The field labelled Company Name also accepts personal or trading names.
• The application field labelled ABN/IRDN accepts Australian or New Zealand company numbers, or for personal registration, an IRD number.
• Any supplier intending to supply the New Zealand market must have an office or an agent in New Zealand, before they can register with ERAC. The only exemption is suppliers who meet the requirements of the Radiocommunications Regulations (Mutual Recognition: Australia) Notice 2008.

Register as a Responsible Supplier through ERAC

• Read our step by step guide for registering as a Responsible Supplier through ERAC [648 KB PDF]

Labels

A label indicates that the product complies with the applicable requirements.

For Products of level of conformity 1, 2 & 3 the compliance label is:

• RCM mark 

Products that are radio transmitters of level of conformity A1, A2 or A3, the compliance label is:

• R-NZ

Labelling conditions

The label must be legibly and durably applied on an external surface of the product. The label must be no smaller than 3mm in height for the compliance mark or the characters R-NZ and 1mm in height for the supplier identification. Products may be electronically labelled by means of an integral display providing;

1. (i) The documentation that accompanies the product when it is supplied to the user sets out the method for displaying the compliance label; and
2. (ii) The compliance label is applied to the product in a way that would make it difficult to delete, modify, or prevent the display of the label.

• Download the RCM [101 KB ZIP]
• Information on how to download and extract a ZIP file
  

Labelling requirements for Suppliers operating under the provisions of the Mutual Recognition Agreements with Australia and China

New Zealand has mutual recognition agreements with Australia and China, which provide labelling exemptions as detailed in the respective Notices below.

Products supplied in accordance with the Radiocommunications Regulations (Mutual Recognition: Australia) Notice 2008 are exempt from:

• the need for a New Zealand declaration of conformity; and
• New Zealand labelling requirements.

Products supplied in accordance with the Radiocommunications Regulations (Mutual Recognition: People's Republic of China) Notice 2008 are exempt from:

• New Zealand labelling requirements.