The Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) is a registration mark indicating that the supplier declares that the product complies with the safety and other requirements of the electrical safety laws/regulations of various states in Australia and New Zealand, as well as the electromagnetic compatibility requirements stipulated in the Australian Radio Communications Act and the New Zealand Radio Communications Act. Only products that comply with both electrical safety regulations and EMC regulations can use the RCM logo.

The owner of the RCM mark is the federal government, and both the electrical safety regulatory agency and the EMC regulatory agency accept the RCM mark as a supplier qualification statement. As long as the supplier is approved to use the RCM logo in any state, the statutory management agencies of other states can accept it, thus achieving one approval for state passage.

The supplier needs to apply and register before using the RCM logo. Once registered, the supplier may use the RCM logo on all products that meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. If it is found that products using the RCM logo do not comply with the legal/regulatory requirements for use, the supplier will impose penalties in accordance with Australian trademark laws.

RCM English Definition

  RCM= Safety + EMC + Importer Declaration

1. Safety (Product Safety Certification):

Product safety certification includes two parts: electrical products are classified into regulated electrical products (Prescribed Products) and non regulated products (Non regulated Products).

1) Controlled electrical products are classified according to AS/NZS4417.2, including electric heating equipment, refrigeration equipment, power tools, components, etc. Three of the issuing units, Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria, are the most active in the certification process. Controlled electrical appliances are required to obtain a Certificate of Approval issued by the monitoring department and are required to be labeled (with a certificate number). The first letter of the certificate number indicates which state or region issued the certificate.

For example: (1) Q04051 (Queensland) - Q Number

(2) W2015 (Western Australia) - W Number

(3) V03101 (Victoria) - ESV Certificate V Number

(4) NSW18099 (New South Wales) - DOF Certificate NSW Number

2) Unregulated electrical appliances can be sold directly without certification, but manufacturers must ensure that the electrical safety of the product complies with the Australian standard AS/NZS3820:1998 (Essential Safety Requirements for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment); The monitoring department will issue a Certificate of Suitability to products that meet the standard requirements. Electrical products that have obtained a Certificate of Suitability can be labeled with a certificate number, and the last letter of the certificate will indicate which state or region issued the certificate,

For example: (1) CS/431/Q (Queensland)

(2) CS/108/NSW (New South Wales)

2. EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)

The electromagnetic compatibility compliance plan in Australia is based on the Radio Communications ACT 1992 and covers a wide range of products, including electric motor driven and heat generating electrical products, power tools and similar products, electric lights and similar equipment, television receivers and audio equipment, information technology products, industrial scientific and medical instruments and equipment, ignition engines and arc welding equipment. The plan classifies products into three categories based on the level of electromagnetic interference they pose, with the second and third categories requiring C-Tick markings. But regardless of which category the product belongs to, it must comply with relevant EMC standards.

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