| hads | I have a meeting with the MBIE next week. The have the idea that you're not allowed to sell anything electronic i.e. something with a circuit board, unless it's labelled with a supplier number and has compliance documentation. | 00:29 |
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| ibeardslee | ?!? | 00:31 |
| hads | So, everything basically. | 00:31 |
| ibeardslee | and they charge you to get that? | 00:32 |
| ibeardslee | if not, make a gazillion different boards with subtle changes and bog them down in their own shite | 00:32 |
| hads | Oh no, it's all things the supplier has to do not them. | 00:33 |
| hads | I have to go clarify with them. Depending on how they are interpreting it an Arduino is potentially not able to be sold in NZ without EMC testing ($10k++) to prove compliance. | 00:35 |
| G | so that would basically rule out any hobbyist electronics right? | 01:48 |
| G | (I'm guessing RPi/Beagle* would be safe as they'd have certifications for the US/etc that'd cross-comply with NZ | 01:49 |
| hads | G: Yeah, you can use some specific FCC/CE stuff for evidence of compliance but you still have to create a folder of evidence and label them. | 02:53 |
| hads | But yes, depending on what they say it could rule out a bunch of Arduino and hobby type stuff. | 02:53 |
| G | hads: they deserve a slap in the face/encounter with a wet trout if that is the case, that is a bit nuts (I guess I can see it from their PoV, but it just leaves me going WHY? even more) | 03:01 |
| hads | I can understand the reasoning behind it but it doesn't seem to be designed with the "Maker Movement" in mind. | 04:08 |
| hads | This even sillier thing is, all the gear we sell is legal to buy and use, just not legal (potentially) to sell in NZ. | 04:09 |
| ibeardslee | heh .. legal to buy, illegal to sell ... stoopid | 04:38 |
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