C-Tick certification is an Australian EMC certification project. The laboratory provides the C-Tick test report, and then Australian importers use the C-Tick test report for registration. A/C-Tick is a certification mark issued by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) for communication equipment.
CTICK certification mark
The information of the Australian supplier must be marked next to the C-Tick mark according to regulations, so that ACA can effectively trace back to the supplier responsible for the EMC of the product when sampling the product in the market. The identification of information includes four aspects:
1. The registered name and address of the Australian supplier.
2. Australian Company Number
3. A number issued by the ACA to Australian suppliers.
4. Australian registered trademarks for products used in the Australian market.
CTICK Certification Order Label
Radio communication equipment or special electrical and electronic equipment must comply with the relevant label notice requirements, otherwise it cannot be sold or supplied to Australia, The C-Tick is a sequence label, which is suitable for the material items covered by the label notice below
1. Radiocommunication (Sequential Label Incidental Transmission) Notice 2001 Brief Description Conforms to EMC Adjusted Arrangements
2. Radio Equipment (Order Label) Notice No. 1 1996 to display a brief description of the arrangements for compliance with radio communications
3. Radio Communication (Order Label - Electromagnetic Radiation) Notice 2003 Brief Description Subject to the EMR Adjustment Arrangement, under the EMC Adjustment Arrangement, an order label must be affixed to a product before it is supplied to Australia. It is also a sequence label for non-radiocommunication products that must comply with Electromagnetic Emissions (EMR) regulations. For telecom products, the EMR is covered by the A-Tick sequence label, and the sequence label on the C-Tick must have supplier information that can identify the supplier. This information may take the supplier code issued by the ACA, the Australian company number or other forms detailed in the relevant label notices. More information on the use of the C-Tick mark can be obtained on the ACA website.
CTICK certified product classification
Electromagnetic compatibility is monitored by ACA (Australian Communications Authority) in Australia. Under the Australian EMC system, products are divided into three categories. Suppliers must register with ACA and apply for the use of the C-TICK mark before selling the second and third categories of products.
Class I products: products with low interference radiation to equipment using the wireless spectrum, such as manual switches, simple relays, one-way squirrel-cage induction motors, resistors, etc. Such products can voluntarily apply for the use of the c-tick mark when they are produced and sold.
Class II products: products with high interference radiation to equipment using the wireless spectrum, such as switching power supplies, electric welding machines, dimmers, and most household appliances.
Three types of products: products with extremely high interference to equipment using the wireless spectrum, that is, products covered by CISPR11 and CISPR22. Since the applicants who apply for the use of the C-TICK logo in ACA are limited to registered companies in Australia or New Zealand, they can be applied by buyers in Australia or New Zealand or by the certification bodies of branches/partners in Australia or New Zealand.
CTICK certification process
(1) The manufacturer or agent submits an oral or written preliminary application to the certification company.
(2) The applicant fills in the application form and sends the application form, product instruction manual and technical documents to the certification company
(3) The certification company draws up plans and quotes
(4) The applicant confirms the quotation, signs the quotation back, and sends the samples and relevant technical documents to the certification company
(5) The applicant provides technical documents
(6) The certification company issues a charging notice to the applicant, and the applicant prepays the certification fee according to the charging notice.
(7) The certification company reviews the technical documents and organizes relevant certification activities
(8) If the technical documents are incomplete or the specified language is not used, 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, and the applicant should change the technical data in the original application to reflect the actual situation after the change
(10) The certification company provides the applicant with test reports or technical documents
(11) Submit a report to the Australian ACA (Australian Communications Authority) by the Australian importer Beishu & to apply for a registration number.