Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

19 January 2011 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Gazette No.33763, 19 November 2010 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Amendment To The Compulsory Specification For Motor Vehicles Of Category N1 

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 N1, not previously registered or licensed in South Africa, and motor vehicle models assembled from new bodies and used parts from earlier designs of motor vehicle models, 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, In addition, the requirements shall apply to designs of bodies sold for the purposes of incorporating new or used parts of motor vehicle models previously homologated (or previously produced) by other manufacturers.
1.3 This specification does not apply to
a) experimental or prototype vehicles constructed or imported for the purpose of testing, assessment or development, or
b) a motor vehicle model that was manufactured before 1965, that was not previously registered or licensed in South Africa, and that is so certified by a motor club approved by the relevant Minister, or
c) motor vehicles designed or adapted principally for the purposes of motor sport competition, and which are homologated under the rules of the International Federation of the Automobile (FIA) and for which such homologation documentation is lodged with the Regulatory Authority, or
d) motor vehicles for which Type Approval was granted under European Small (Low Volume) Series alternative according to article 8 of the Directive EC/70/156, provided:-
i) that not more than 10 such vehicles are registered in South Africa each year, and
ii) copies of all relevant approval and test documentation are lodged with the Regulatory Authority.
1.4 The relevant requirements of this specification shall take effect on the dates 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

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:
Provided that in the case of vehicles of gross vehicle mass not exceeding 2500 kg, the normal driving position shall be with the seat belt fastened.
3.4.2 Audible warning devices
A vehicle shall be fitted with one or more audible warning devices such that, when they are operated, a continuous sound is emitted at a level of at least 93 dB, determined in accordance with SABS 0169: 1984, Determining the performance of audible warning devices (hooters) after installation in a motor vehicle, as published by Government Notice no. 966 of 11 May 1984.
4.3 Suppression of noise emission - Vehicles in motion
With the exception of noise emission originating from audible warning devices, any noise emitted by a vehicle, determined in accordance with SABS 0205: 1986, The measurement of noise emitted by motor vehicles in motion, as published by Government Notice no. 936 of 16 May 1986, shall not exceed 82 dB(A). To allow for any lack of precision in the measuring equipment, the highest sound level reading obtained shall be reduced by 1 dB(A). 

Reference of the measure

Regulations 3.4.1.1 , 3.4.2 and 4.3 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Notes

Full details about the NTM shall be entered when SABS 0169 is made available by the NTM Manager. 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Audible warning devices for motor vehicles of category N1.
Category N1 motor vehicle, is a vehicle motor vehicle that has a maximum mass not exceeding 3,5 t, that has at least four wheels (or, provided that the maximum mass exceeds 1 t, at least three wheels), and that is used for the
carriage of goods. 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries