English
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- 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 R. 89 (Government Gazette 31844) Of 6 February 2009)
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- Compulsory Specification For Electrical And Electronic Apparatus
- Country/Region applying the measure
- South Africa
- The rationale of the measure
- This specification covers safety and energy saving requirements for the specified types of mains –powered electrical and electronic apparatus listed below, rated at voltage not exceeding 500 V a.c or d.c and intended for use by ordinary persons in household, light industrial and general office applications.
- Description of the measure
- 3.10 The manufacturer or importer shall apply to the Regulator for approval of every type and model of apparatus before offering it for sale , in accordance with Requirements of Annex A.
A.1 An application for approval of each type of apparatus shall include:
a) Details of the type and model of apparatus for which approval is sought and the standard/s to which it is claimed to conform;
b) Details of the manufacturing plant/s in which the apparatus is produced;
c) Evidence of conformity with all the requirements of the relevant compulsory specification including standards and tests methods;
d) Markings and other information appearing on the product;
e) Any reasonable additional information appearing on the product. - Reference of the measure
- Regulations 3.10 and Annex A.1
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | Yes | Electrical and electronic apparatus |
- Description
- Electrical and electronic apparatus :
a) Household and similar appliances that may incorporate motors or heating elements, and including appliances intended to be used by ordinary persons in shops , light industry and on farms;
b) Electronic apparatus used for the reception, generation, recording or reproduction of audio, video and associated signals , and apparatus designed to be used exclusively in combination with such apparatus;
c) Information technology equipment , including electrical business and associated equipment;
d) Luminaries for use with electrical light sources such as incandescent lamps, fluorescent lamps and other discharge lamps, excluding
1) Luminaries for road and street lighting,
2) Luminaries for stage lighting and for television, film, and photographic studios
3) Industrial bulkhead, floodlight, low-bay and high-bay luminaries, intended for use with high-intensity discharge lamps of 70W or higher;
4) Aircraft lighting;
5) Public transport lighting
e) Hand-held motor-operated or magnetically driven electrical tools;
f) Transportable electric motor-operated or magnetically driven tools
g) Electrical equipment intended for application as test and measuring equipment , control equipment, educational equipment, and laboratory equipment, including incorporated computing devises , excluding equipment designed for industrial process control.
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
- Description
- All countries
