Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

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

7.1 Homologation
Registered manufacturers, importers and builders (MISs) 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
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.
3. The Applicant shall complete the application and provide the necessary requested
supporting documentation, and forward it to the Regulatory Authority. The
appropriate fee for the homologation, as determined by the Minister by Notice in
the Government Gazette, shall be paid to the Regulatory Authority. 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 7.1 and Annexure 1 to 3 

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