Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 
Date when the measure came into force
01 June 2010 
Publication where the measure is specified
Government Gazette No. 33059, 1 April 2010 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Amendment To The Compulsory Specification For Motor Vehicles Of Category N2/3 
Country/Region applying the measure
South Africa 
The rationale of the measure
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for motor vehicle models of category N2 and N3, not previously registered or licensed in South Africa, designed or adapted for operation on a public road.
1.2 The requirements of this specification shall, in so far as the parts already incorporated are concerned, apply in respect of an incomplete motor vehicle model supplied for further manufacture by one manufacturer to another and the entire specification shall apply to the vehicle after completion thereof by the last-mentioned manufacturer.
1.3 This specification does not apply to experimental or to prototype vehicles constructed or imported by the original manufacturers or importers for the purpose of testing, assessment or development, or to a type "A" military vehicle, or to special purpose vehicles of the type covered by National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act 93 of 1996), or to agricultural tractors.
1.4 The relevant requirements of this specification shall effect on the dates specified in schedule 1. 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
3.4.1.1 General
All controls that are fitted to a vehicle, and that are required for the operation of the vehicle, shall be
so located that the driver can reach and operate them when he is seated in the normal driving
position, with the seat belt fastened. 
Reference of the measure
Regulations 3.4.1.1 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling- stock,and parts and accessories thereof Yes Vehicle controls    
Description
Vehicle controls 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

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