Regulatory ESSENTIAL



Regulatory ESSENTIALS - modular information package with all the essential information for compliant products in your target market. Conveniently read online at Product-Compliance-Portal ROGER WILLCO.

Electrical safety of devices; Electrical safety of equipment; Safety requirements; Electrical shock; Burning behaviour; IP-class; Electrically caused burn; Thermal burn; Sharp edges; Risk of tipping

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Scope: This ESSENTIAL describes the electrical safety requirements of electrical appliances used in Hong Kong, based on the following legislation and information: - Electricity Ordinance (Cap. 406) - Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation (Cap. 406G) - EMSD (Electrical and Mechanical Services Department) Guidance Notes for the Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation

Stakeholders: Manufacturer, Importer, B2C products, B2B products
Legislation in force: Content: Part I - Preliminary (Definitions) Part II - Director’s Powers (means: Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services) Part III - Electricity Supplier’s Powers and Obligations Part IV - Responsibilities of Owners of Electrical Installations Part V - Generating Facility Registration Part VI - Electrical Products Part VII - Electrical Workers and Contractors Part VIII - Discipline of Electrical Workers and Contractors Part IX - Appeals Part X - Miscellaneous Provisions Content: Part I - Preliminary (Definitions) Part II - Safety Requirements Part III - Certificate of Safety Compliance Part IV - Recognized Certification Bodies and Recognized Manufacturers Part V - Director’s Powers (means: Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services) Part VI - Offences and Penalties Schedule 1 - Essential Safety Requirements for Electrical Products Schedule 2 - Specific Safety Requirements for Prescribed Products Schedule 3 - Warning Label for Electrical Products Designed Solely for Use at a Voltage of Less than 200V Alternating Current Single Phase Schedule 4 - Organizations Qualified to Apply for Recognition as Recognized Certification Bodies Schedule 5 - Requirements for Recognition as Recognized Manufacturers Hint: These Essential Safety Requirements for Electrical Products are similar to those which are known from EU Low Voltage Directive.

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Countries: Image for HK Hong Kong,  
Status: Published 2023-10-13 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth and Torsten Sahm
Last change 2023-10-13 by Torsten Sahm: Warnings, symbols, Electrical safety
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Scope of this ESSENTIAL
This ESSENTIAL describes the electrical safety requirements of electrical appliances used in Hong Kong, based on the following legislation and information:

- Electricity Ordinance (Cap. 406)
- Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation (Cap. 406G)
- EMSD (Electrical and Mechanical Services Department) Guidance Notes for the Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation'

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)

Exemption clauses
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Exemption clauses
Here you will get textual information

Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

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
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)
Here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO
(only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license)

Hints
Here you will get textual information

Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

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 a image or chart

Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Is the IECEE CB Scheme accepted by the authority/approval body?
Here you will get textual information

"[Yes/ No / no information available] [Text] Information (website)"

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)

Conformance document validity and renewal
Here you will get textual information

Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.

Which documents are required by an approval body?
Here you will get textual information

e .g. formal application

Is a factory inspection legally required
Here you will get textual information

Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing
Here you will get a image or chart

e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description

General information to the application of standards
Here you will get textual information

e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

General information to the application of standards
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

Source for standards for conformity assessment
Here you will get textual information

Is in-country testing legally required?
Here you will get textual information

Acceptance of foreign test reports
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)
Here you will get textual information

e. g. product label

Regulatory e-labelling allowed?
Here you will get textual information

e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu

Required information on the product and/or packaging
Here you will get textual information

e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number

User instructions language(s)
Here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO
(only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license)

Regulated by the legal provisions

User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes
Here you will get textual information

Form, sentence inside, simple text. E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste

Warnings, symbols
Here you will get a image or chart

e. g. ANSI Z 535.4

Warnings, symbols
Here you will get textual information

e. g. ANSI Z 535.4

Hints
Here you will get a image or chart

Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Hints
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes


Code, ContinentHKG,
Economic Area
Official LanguageThe official languages are English and Chinese
Standard Institute
HS Codemember






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