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

6 Requirements for caravan equipment and components
6.1 Liquid petroleum gas containers
6.1.1 General
Provision shall be made to ensure that any LPG container(s), carried inside or outside a caravan or tent trailer, are adequately secured to prevent movement In any direction when the caravan or tent trailer is being drawn.
6.1.2 Ventilation
Permanent ventilation at a low floor level shall be provided to the outside atmosphere. The area of ventilation shall be at least the greater of 4 % of the floor area of the housing or compartment or 10000 mm2 . The ventilation area shall have no obstruction.
6.1.3 Location
Access to the LPG container(s) shall be from the outside of a caravan or tent trailer and no LPG vapour
shall be allowed to penetrate into the interior of the caravan or tent trailer.
6.1.4 Fuel storage
No component or fixture that, in normal use, could damage the LPG installation or that might ignite escaping gas, shall be installed in a fuel storage housing or a fuel storage compartment. 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 6.1 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Liquid petroleum gas containers of 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