Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

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 MotorVehicles Of Category M1 

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 M1, 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 as specified in Schedule 1.
1.5 Except for the requirements of 3.7, which shall not be omitted or replaced, certain special category M1 motor vehicles designed or adapted for use as
a) mobile living accommodation (motor caravans),
b) ambulances and patient-transfer vehicles,
c) prisoner-conveyance vehicles,
d) hearses,
e) security and antiriot vehicles,
f) open sided passenger vehicles derived from vehicles other than category M1 vehicles may, alternatively, comply with the specific requirements of the relevant compulsory specification for another category of motor vehicle.
1.6 Vehicles that are sold with a category M2 seating configuration and with a category M1 seating configuration as an alternative, need not comply with the steering frontal impact requirements of 3.5.2.
1.7 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
Each registered Manufacturer, Importer or Builder (MIB) shall have each model of motor vehicle from a specific source, covered by the scope of this compulsory specification, 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 vehicle.
2. The Regulatory Authority shall forward to the Applicant the relevant homologation application documents for each model, requested in 1 above. The application documents shall stipulate the information to be submitted to the Regulatory Authority, and these shall accompany the submitted application. 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 7.1 and Annexure A 1 and 2 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Motor vehicles in category M1
category M1 motor vehicle is one that is used for the carriage of passengers, that has at least four wheels, and that
has seating accommodation for not more than eight passengers in addition to the driver of the vehicle. 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries