Be careful Australia / New Zealand LED night light bulb and implementation of safety certification

Recently, the Australian / New Zealand standard released by the Bureau of AS/NZS 4417.2:2012 electrical and electronic products compliance standard mark Fourth Edition A4:2017 standard. The revised extended control list of products, re division of the level of security products, also updated the definition of some products.

It is worth noting that this revision will be LED lighting, night lights and other 6 categories of products added to the mandatory product certification scope. The standard, June 1, 2018, entered the Australian market LED bulb and Nightlight products must first apply for compulsory safety certification (SAA certification).

The revision contents include: one is for the new Australian Level 3 mandatory control of products: in addition to LED lighting and Nightlight, electric water heater, DC isolator, glue gun and flexible blanket (was) will also be in June 1, 2018 compulsory execution; two is the new New Zealand Level 2 products: the balance of the car, the electric car (DC / AC EV) charging pile, cable assembly, line control and protection devices, these products are sold in New Zealand since June 30, 2017, if, at least to provide test report with standard (can also apply for safety certificates); three is the security classification: since June 1, 2018, flexible heating pad, polishing machine / floor the television receiver scrubber, these three types of products from Australia Level 3 dropped to Level 2, and Level 2 from the New Zealand list; four is the product Update: the definition of flexible heating pad, lamp and wall switch and other products also made this description revision update.

It is reported that SAA Standard Australia International Limited is the only Australian standard certification bodies. Whether imported or electrical products assembled in Australia local, in the Australian market sales before the first through the certification of Standard Australia International Limited. The Australian and New Zealand bilateral mutual recognition agreements, all Australian certified products, can smoothly enter the New Zealand market sales. There are two main types of SAA logo, is a form of recognition, a standard mark. The form of authentication only for sample charge, while the standard marks to be one by one factory inspection.

The security of Australia to expand the scope of mandatory product certification, will greatly increase the production and cost of detection; once because the product quality does not meet the standard requirements, the Australian market checks and inform, will enable enterprises to suffer economic losses.

To this end, Jiangsu Suzhou inspection and quarantine departments to remind the relevant export to Australia lighting production enterprises: one is to pay attention to the revision of the Australian Electrical and electronic products, the study of the new standard, good technical trade measures to cope with, be aware of; the two is to strengthen the capacity of self controlled product quality, the quality management of good raw materials production safety, customs and export customs inspection, the standard requirements of raw materials and spare parts; the three is to find a professional third party inspection and certification, according to the standards of the importing country are provided before detection checks, prepared in before the end of the transition period.

Source: daily consumption

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