Scope of this ESSENTIAL

This ESSENTIAL decribes general safety requirements (both mandatory and voluntary) for machinery.'

Abbreviations

Here you will get a table Important abbreviations which are special for this legislation or theme.

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

Here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license) Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Responsible actors

Here you will get textual information Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

Here you will get textual information What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Penalty by this legislation

Here you will get textual information What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

Here you will get textual information E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU

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Authority

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Market surveillance authority

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Comment on the comparability to EU legislation

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Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?

Here you will get textual information Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?

Here you will get textual information [Yes/No]

Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

Here you will get textual information Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority

Here you will get textual information e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)

Hint to voluntary certification scheme

Here you will get textual information If a important voluntary certification schemes exists, one link will be given. Important voluntary schemes are for example: UL, CSA, VCCI (Japan)

Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing

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General information to the application of standards

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Is in-country testing legally required?

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Source for standards for conformity assessment

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National Standardisation Organisation

Here you will get related hyperlink(s) Link to organisation

Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards?

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Acceptance of foreign test reports

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Hints

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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)

Here you will get textual information e. g. product label

Required information on the product and/or packaging

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User instructions language(s)

Here you will get textual information Regulated by the legal provisions

Digital user documentation allowed?

Here you will get textual information User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display? Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?

Warnings, symbols

Here you will get textual information e. g. ANSI Z 535.4

Code, Continent	CHN, Asia
Economic Area	APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
Official Language	Chinese (Mandarin) - Law of the People's Republic of China on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language | http://www.npc.gov.cn/zgrdw/englishnpc/Law/2007-12/11/content_1383540.htm
Standard Institute	Standardization Administration of China (SAC) | https://www.sac.gov.cn/
HS Codemember	Yes