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ORGANIZATIONG/IT/SPEC/Q4/2
24 April 2002
(02-2362)
Committee of Participants on the Expansion
of Trade in Information Technology ProductsOriginal:  English
SURVEY ON EMC/EMI
Replies to the Survey
Communication from New Zealand
The following communication, dated 23 April 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of New Zealand.
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1. (a) Does your government have mandatory technical requirements for
electromagnetic interference of Information Technology equipment?  If so, please
identify.
Yes – pursuant to regulation 32 of the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001 all electrical
and electronic equipment, including informa tion technology equipment (ITE), must comply
with electromagnetic interference (EMI) standard s. For a full description of the regulatory
framework see http://www.med.govt.nz/rsm/standards/index.html
(b) Are these requirements harmonized with CISPR 22?  If not, please explain the
current requirements.
Yes, for ITE.
2. (a) Does your government have mandatory technical requirements for
electromagnetic immunity of Information Technology equipment?  If so, please identify.
No – immunity standards are voluntary.
(b) Are these requirements harmonized with CISPR 24?  If not, please explain the
current requirements.
Not applicable.
3. (a) What conformity assessment procedure for electromagnetic compatibility
(EMC/EMI), which includes both interference and immunity, does your government
require for approval of information technology products?
Supplier self-declaration and product labeling. Full mutual recognition with Australia applies
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(b) May suppliers perform these procedures (e.g. testing, declaration of conformity),
or must third parties perform these procedures?
Suppliers may perform these procedures, however for Group 2 ISM and telecommunications
terminal equipment (TTE), the test facility must be accredited by IANZ (referhttp://www.ianz.govt.nz/) or by an accreditation body having a mutual recognition
arrangement with IANZ.
(c) What international guidelines or standards, if any, are those procedures based
on?  If not, what guidelines or standards are they based on?
ISO based. (refer http://www.ianz.govt.nz/)
4. Has your regulatory authority received any complaint or had any problems regarding
the EMC/EMI aspects of the approved information technology products?  If yes, how
frequent?  And please identify the nature of the complaint/problem.
Most interference problems encountered with ITE relate to dealer assembled PC’s from
components and peripherals. The wide range of permutations in this regard lead to
interference situations that are generally addressed on a case-by-case basis.
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