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Participation in the certification system is open to TCM practitioners, traders and other organisations and individuals involved in the research, recommendation, prescription, supply, import of export of traditional Chinese medicines. 

Typically this includes:

-          practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine including, but not limited to, members of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd (AACMA);

-          single TCM practitioners as well as group practices;

-          importers, exporters, wholesalers and retailers of traditional Chinese medicines;

-          researchers into traditional Chinese medicines;

-          organisations and institutions involved in the education and training of traditional Chinese medicine.

Participation in the scheme is voluntary. 

Applicants for certification will be provided with an information kit, including a Certification Examination that will need to be passed to the required standard a well as an Anonymous Questionnaire.  Applicants will be required to sign a declaration to trade only in legally acquired wildlife parts and products  and pay the application fee.  Once accepted, a certificate of participation, a window decal or door/window sticker, and two posters, each with the AACMA, DEWHA and ESCS logos will be issued for display at the applicant's business premises.

Certification will be on an annual basis, with a declaration as to compliance to be submitted each year in order to maintain certification and the right to continue to display the decal/sticker etc.  A reasonable annual fee will be charged.

Participating individuals and organisations must agree to be subject to the AACMA Disciplinary Committee in relation to complaints under the scheme and to the release of complaint details to the relevant personnel in DEWHA for investigation and legal action if appropriate.

认证制度是面向中医专业人员，贸易商及其他从事中医研究、产品推荐、处方、供应、进口、出口的机构和个人。

通常这包括：

-      中医师，包括但不仅限于澳大利亚针灸中医协会（AACMA）会员;

-      个别的中医师和集体开业；

-      中医进口商，出口商，批发商和零售商;

-      中医研究人员;

-      参与中医教育和训练的团体和院校。

参加这项方案是自愿的。

申请认证者将获得一套资料，其中包括需要通过一份达到规定标准的认证考试，以及一份匿名问卷调查。申请人须签署一份只贸易依法取得的野生动植物成分和制品的声明，并缴付申请费。申请一旦被接受，申请者将获得认证证书以及印有AACMA，DEWHA 和ECSC标志的一个窗口贴花或门/窗贴纸和两张海报，用来张贴在营业场所。

认证是一年一次的。为了维持认证，并有权继续张贴那些贴花/贴纸等，每个年度需提交一份遵守认证条款和条件的声明，以及交纳合理的年费。

参加认证的个人和团体必须同意接受AACMA纪律委员会受理认证方面的有关投诉，以及发放投诉情况给DEWHA 的有关人员以便采取恰当的调查和法律行动。