Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B31: Labelling requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

08 October 2014 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Notice No. R. 552 (Government Gazette No. 36725) Of 8 August 2013 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Amendment of the Compulsory Specification For Non-Pressure Paraffin Stoves And Heaters -VC 9089 

Country/Region applying the measure

South Africa 

The rationale of the measure

This compulsory specification covers the requirements for the construction, operation and safe use of non-pressure paraffin stoves and heaters primarily intended for domestic use with a gauge pressure close to the burner < 2 kPa. gauge and with a maximum heat rating of 4,5 kW for a single burner. 

Description of the measure

3.3 The NRCS approval number shall be legibly marked on every appliance conforming to a type that has been approved under the specification or its packaging, so as to be visible at the point of sale and supply, in the
following format: "NRCS Approval XXXXX" 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 3.3 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

A category of a non-pressure paraffin stove or heater that is similar in essential characteristics such as design,
materials, manufacturing processes or methods of assembly. 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries