Non-Tariff Barriers

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 M2/3 

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 M2 and M3, and minibuses, not previously registered or licensed in South Africa, designed or adapted for operation on a public road. NOTE Except where stated otherwise, a semi-trailer bus should comply with a/l the requirements of this specification, and. in addition, with any compulsory requirements for the category 0 or N portions of the combination
not covered by this specification.
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.
1.4 The relevant requirements of this specification shall take effect on the dates as specified in schedule 1
1.5 Where a South African national standard, including an international standard or a UN ECE regulation adopted by South Africa as a national standard, is incorporated by reference into this specification, only the technical requirements/specification for the commodity and the tests to verify the compliance, apply 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

4.2 Suppression of atmospheric pollution
4.2.1 The exhaust emission from the engine of a vehicle shall be such as to comply with the current applicable regulations promulgated under the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act, 1966 (Act 45 of 1965).
4.2.2 The gaseous and particulate emissions from the vehicle shall comply with the requirements of at least one of the following:
4.2.2.1 SANS 20049:2004 Uniform provisions concerning the approval of compression-ignition (G.I.) and natural gas (NG) engines as well as positive-ignition (P.I.) engines fuelled with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and vehicles equipped with G.I. and NG engines and P.I .engines fuelled with LPG, with regard to the emissions of pollutants by the engine to the level of ECE R49.02B. or
4.2.2.2 United States Regulations.
Engines which operate on diesel, liquefied petroleum gas, the technical requirements of USA Code of Federal Regulations, Part 86 -Control of air pollution from new and in-use motor vehicles and new and in-use motor vehicle engines certification and test procedures-Subpart A 40 CFR 86.098- 11 Emissions standards for 1998 and later year diesel heavy-duty engines and vehicles; and Subpart N 40 CFR 86.1300 series-Emissions Regulations for new Otto-cycle and diesel heavy duty engines; gaseous and particulate exhaust test procedures, are deemed to be equivalent to the technical requirements of this standard.
Engines which operate on petrol. and which comply with the technical requirements of the USA Code of Federal Regulations, Part 86- Control of air pollution from new and in-use motor vehicles and new and in-use motor vehicle engines certification and test procedures - Subpart A 40 CFR 86.096-10 Emission standard for 1996 and the later model year Otto-cycle heavy-duty engines and vehicles; and Subpart N 40 CFR 86.1300 series - Emission Regulations for new Otto-cycle and diesel heavy-duty engines; gaseous and particulate exhaust test procedures, will be accepted as complying with this standard., or
4.2.2.3 Japanese Standards
The 1997 Japanese Exhaust Emission Standards for 'light-duty vehicles' and the 1998 Japanese Exhaust emission Standards for 'medium-duty vehicles', as detailed in the 'Safety Regulations for Road Vehicles', Japanese Ministry of Transport Ordinance No. 67 of 28 July 1951, Article 31 ,as amended by Ordinance No.4 of 19 January 1996. The Japanese Exhaust Emission Standards for 'heavy-duty vehicles', as detailed in the 'Safety Regulations for Road Vehicles', Japanese Ministry Of Transport Ordinance No. 67 of 28 July 1951, Article 31, as amended by Ordinance No. 22 of 31 March 1997.
Note; For vehicles certified to Japanese requirements the following definitions apply: Light-duty vehicles: vehicles with GVW over 2.5t and not more than 3.51. Medium-duty vehicles: vehicles with a GVW over 3.5t and not more than 121. Heavy-duty vehicles: vehicles with a GVW of over 121., or
4.2.2.4 Australian Design Rules.
Australian Design Rule ADR 80100, Emission Control for Heavy Vehicles, or
4.2.2.5 SANS 20083 Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicle with regard to the emissions of pollutants according to engine fuel requirements to the level of ECE R83.04.
6.4.1 Engine
The engine of a vehicle shall be fitted with a cover such that any part of the engine that constitutes
a source of danger is out of normal reach of a person. 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 4.2 and 6.4.1 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Engines of motor vehicle of category M2/3
Category M2 motor vehicle, hereinafter referred to as a vehicle motor vehicle that is used for the carriage of passengers, that has at least four wheels, that has seating accommodation for more than eight passengers in addition to the driver of the vehicle, and Reproduced by Sabinet Online in terms of Government Printer’s Copyright Authority No. 10505 dated 02 February 1998 that has a maximum mass not exceeding 5 t
Category M3 motor vehicle, hereinafter referred to as a vehicle motor vehicle that is used for the carriage of passengers, that has at least four wheels, that has seating accommodation for more than eight passengers in addition to the driver of the vehicle, and that has a maximum mass exceeding 5 t 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries