Non-Tariff Barriers

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

6.3 Axle or axle unit suspension
A semi-trailer shall be fitted with axle suspension that complies with the relevant regulations of the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act 93 of 1996). 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 6.3 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Semi-trailer fixed to motor vehicles in categories O3/O4
a) category O3 are trailers with a maximum mass exceeding 3,5 metric ton but not exceeding 10 metric ton; and
b) category O4 are trailers with a maximum mass exceeding 10 metric ton 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries