Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 
Date when the measure came into force
05 April 2010 
Publication where the measure is specified
Government Gazette No.32916 , 5 February 2010 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Amendment To The Compulsory Specification For Motor Vehicles Of Category O3/O4 
Country/Region applying the measure
South Africa 
The rationale of the measure
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for vehicle models of category O3 and O4 designed or adapted for operation on a public road at speeds greater than 40 kph, including new vehicle models and vehicle models not previously registered or licensed in South Africa.
This specification also covers vehicles of category O3 and O4 designed and adapted for the purpose of the carriage of passengers, as in a semi-trailer bus, and these are also subject to further relevant requirements of the specification for category M2 and M3 motor vehicles (buses).
1.2 The requirements of the specification shall, in so far as the parts already incorporated are concerned, apply in respect of an incomplete vehicle 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 The specification does not apply to experimental or to prototype trailers constructed or imported by the original manufacturer or by importers for the purpose of testing, assessment or development, or to those military trailers that embody ordnance or missile systems, or to agricultural trailers.
1.4 The relevant requirements of this specification shall take effect on the date as specified in Schedule 1.
1.5 Where a South African national standard, including an international standard, or a UN ECE regulation adopted by the South Africa, 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
3.5 Requirements for electrical connectors
Electrical connectors that are fitted for the purpose of towing, shall comply with:
a) in the case of 12 V systems:
1) SABS 1327, Electrical connectors for towing and towed vehicles (7-pole connectors), or 2) SABS ISO 11446, Passenger cars and light commercial vehicles with 12 V systems - 13-pole connectors between towing vehicles and trailers - Dimensions and contact allocation; and
b) in the case of 24 V systems:
1) SABS 1327, Electrical connectors for towing and towed vehicles (7-pole connectors); or
2) SABS ISO 12098, Commercial vehicles with 24 V systems - 15-pole connectors between towing vehicles and trailers - Dimensions and contact allocation. 
Reference of the measure
Regulation 3.5 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
8544 Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with Yes Electrical connectors    
Description
Electrical connectors 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

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