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The C-Tick mark: 

The C-Tick mark is a compliance trademark registered to the ACA by the Trademark Office and indicates compliance with the EMC framework.

NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSEMBLERS OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS:

Assemblers of Personal Computers (PC) equipment and their customers need to be aware of regulations which have been in force since 1 January 1997 to control Electromagnetic Interference (EMI). Computers sold after this date must comply with the information Technology Standard AS/NZS 3548 (equivalent to International CISPR 22 and European EN 55022), which limits electromagnetic radiation from these devices.

WHAT IS EMI?

EMI is the unintended radiofrequency emission from electrical and electronic products which has the potential to interfere with the operation of other products. Common examples of EMI are computers interfering with television reception or telephones.

EMI is a nuisance, however the effects of EMI can be extremely hazardous where interference occurs to emergency services, air traffic communications and other safety of life services. The Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework has been put into place to reduce the occurrence of EMI.

WHAT IS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) ?

"Any equipment which has a primary function of either (or combination of) entry, storage, display, retrieval, transmission, processing, switching or control of data and of telecommunication messages and which may be equipped with one or more terminal ports typically operated for information transfer".

IT equipment is required to be compliant to the appropriate EMC standard and should be labelled with the C-Tick mark.

ASSEMBLY OF PC's:

If the assembled PC is built using compliant and labelled parts retesting of the finished product is not required. However, the complete PC should be labelled with the C-Tick mark. PC assemblers need to register as suppliers with the ACA for approval to use the C-Tick mark.

As from 1st January 1999, ALL products must comply with the appropriate Australian Standard and may no longer be marketed without the C-Tick label. marketing a noncompliant product with a label is also illegal.

ALL Bluechip Infotech Registered Products are marked with the C-Tick label.

More information on the 'C-Tick' is available from the ACA Website: www.aca.gov.au or by phoning your local ACA office.