Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 
Date when the measure came into force
06 April 2009 
Publication where the measure is specified
Government Notice No. R. 90 (Government Gazette No. 31844) of 6 February 2009 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Compulsory Specification For Lamp Controlgear 
Country/Region applying the measure
South Africa 
The rationale of the measure
This specification covers the safety requirements for lamp controlgear, excluding glow starters for tubular fluorescent lamps. 
Description of the measure
3.5 The manufacturer or importer shall apply to the Regulator for approval of every type and model of lamp controlgear before offering it for sale, in accordance with the requirements of Annex A.

Annex 1 Application for Approval
An application for approval of each type of lamp controlgear that it intends to sell shall include:
a) Details of the type and model of lamp controlgear for which approval is sought and the standard or standards to which it is claimed to conform;
b) Details of the manufacturing plant or plants in which the lamp controlgear is produced;
c) Proof of conformity with all the requirements of this compulsory specification including standards and test methods referred to;
d) Markings and other information appearing on the product;
e) Any reasonable additional information requested by the Regulator. 
Reference of the measure
Regulation 3.5 and Annex 1 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
8537 Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 8535 or 8536, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, and nume Yes Lamp controlgear    
Description
Lamp controlgear 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world    
Description
All countries