Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

15 July 1998 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Notice 618 (Government Gazette 18858) Of 15 May 1998 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Compulsory Specification For Manually Operated Switches For Appliances 

Country/Region applying the measure

South Africa 

The rationale of the measure

This specification covers switches for appliances actuated by hand, by foot or by any other human activity , for use in , on, or with appliances and other equipment for household and similar purposes , with rated voltage in the 50V to 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 63A but does not apply to switches already built into appliances. 

Description of the measure

3. Requirements
A switch shall comply with the relevant of te following clauses of SABS IEC 61058-1:1996, Switches for Appliance - Part 1:General requirements , as published by Government Notice No. 250 of 20 February 1998.
-6 Rating
-9 Protection against electric shock
-10 provision for earthing
-11 Terminals and terminations
-12 Construction
-13 Mechanism
-14 Protection against ingress of solid objects, dust and water and protection against umid conditions
-15 Insulation resistance and dielectric strength
-16 Heating
-17 Endurance
-18 Mechanical strength
- 19 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
- 20 Clearances, creepage distances and distance through insulation
- 21 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking
-22 Resistance to rust 

Reference of the measure

Regulations 3.6, 3.9 to 3.22 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Notes

Full details about this NTM will be uploaded when the NTM Manager makes SABS IEC 61058-1:1996, Switches for Appliance as published by Government Notice No. 250 of 20 February 1998 available. 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Switches for appliances actuated by hand, by foot or by any other human activity , for use in , on, or with appliances and other equipment for household and similar purposes , with rated voltage in the 50V to 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 63A but does not apply to switches already built into appliances. 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries