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 O1/O2(Caravans And Light Trailers) 

Country/Region applying the measure

South Africa 

The rationale of the measure

1.1 This specification covers the requirements for vehicle models of categories 0 1 and O2 designed or adapted for operation on a public road at speeds greater than 40 kph, including new vehicle models and vehicle models that have not previously been registered or licensed in South Africa.
1.2 The requirements of this specification, in so far as the vehicle 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 applies to the vehicle after completion thereof by the last-mentioned manufacturer.
1.3 This specification does not apply to experimental vehicles or to prototype vehicles constructed or imported by the original manufacturer or importers for the purpose of testing, assessment or development, or to agricultural trailers, unless they are subsequently sold for use on a public road in South Africa.
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 of the specifications for the commodity, and the tests to verify compliance apply. 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

4 Requirements concerning metrological data
4.1 Trailer dimensions
4.1.1 General
The dimensions of a trailer shall comply with the requirements of the relevant regulations of the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act 93 of 1996), except as provided for in 4.1.2, 4.1.3 and 4.1.4.
4.1.2 Overall height of a caravan
The overall height of a caravan, when measured vertically above ground level, shall not exceed the lesser Ofi ,8 times the track of the caravan (see figure 2(a)) or 3,0 m.
4.1.3 Centre of gravity of a caravan
The ratio between the horizontal distances from the centre line of the ball coupling to the centre of gravity and to the centre line of the axle or axle unit of a caravan shall not exceed 0,96 (see figure 2(b)). The ratio between the height of the centre of gravity vertically above ground level to the track of a caravan shall not exceed 0,725 (see figure 2(a)). 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 4 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Caravans And Light Trailers in category O1/O2
Category O1 are single-axled trailers, other than semi-trailers, with a maximum mass not exceeding 0,75 t
Category O2 are trailers other than category OJ, with a maximum mass not exceeding 3,5 t 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries