Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

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

7.1 Homologation
Registered manufacturers, importers and builders (MIBs) shall have each model of motor vehicle from a specific source, covered by the scope of this compulsory specification, successfully homologated by the regulatory authority in accordance with the requirements of Annexure A.

Annexure A
1. The Applicant shall formally submit a request for homologation, for each model of motor vehicle intended to be manufactured or imported, in writing, to the Regulatory Authority providing information of his/her intention to homologate that model of motor vehicle.
2. The Regulatory Authority shall forward to the Applicant the relevant homologation application documents, for each model as requested in 1 above. The Applicant shall complete the application and forward it to the Regulatory Authority, The application documents shall stipulate the information to be submitted to the Regulatory Authority, and these shall accompany the submitted application. The appropriate fee, as determined from time to time by Notice in the Government Gazette, for the homologation, shall be paid to the Regulatory Authority. 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 7.1 and Annexure 1 to 3 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Motor vehicles 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