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Mauritius Standards Bureau

Learn about the Consumer Protection Act, safety requirements, and procedures for the regulations in Mauritius. Understand the controlled goods, applicable standards, testing services, and verification of the Certificate of Conformity.

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Mauritius Standards Bureau

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  1. Mauritius Standards Bureau Presentation on Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations 2017 19th July 2017

  2. Agenda • Consumer Protection Act • Procedure for the regulations • Controlled Goods • Applicable standards • Testing services for safety requirements • Verification of Certificate of Conformity • Content of the Certificate of Conformity • Recap of the process

  3. GN 9 of 2017 – Consumer Protection ActConsumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations 2017 • Into operation as from 1st October 2017. • The schedule refers to 20 goods. • Will be based on the verification of Certificates of Conformity (CoC). • Verification of CoCs will be done by the Mauritius Standards Bureau. • The imported goods shall be tested by the MSB if the goods are not covered by a CoC. • Enforcement Authority: Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection.

  4. Procedure – Safety Regulations • Importers • Importers shall submit the CoC and other related documents to the Mauritius Standards Bureau. • Mauritius Standards Bureau • A formal request form shall be available on the MSB’s Website. • Importers should fill in the request form for verification of CoC and submit to the MSB. • MSB shall proceed to verification of the submitted documents and shall issue a letter of conformance/non-conformance to the importer.

  5. Controlled Goods • The schedule of the regulation refers to 20 household electrical appliances and accessories.

  6. Applicable standards

  7. Testing – Safety requirements • In the absence of CoC • The goods controlled under this regulation shall also be subject to testing by the MSB if a CoC is not available or if the submitted CoC is not relevant. • Safety Standards • The Safety Standards for testing cover several aspects which include Electrical, Mechanical and Fire • Tests • Under the scope of this regulation, the following aspects will be considered. • Visual Inspection which include for e.g. Marking and instructions, construction amongst others • Power input and current consumption • Di-electric strength test • Leakage current test • Earth resistance test • Insulation Resistance test

  8. Verification of CoCs • Documents to be submitted to MSB • Letter of request with details of the importer • Proforma Invoices • Certificate of Conformity (should cover the make/model of the product being imported) • The processing time is 2 – 5 working days. • A fee of 700 MUR per certificate verified will be charged by MSB.

  9. Content of CoCs • A valid Certificate of Conformity should contain the following information. • Certifying Body or Testing Laboratory • Applicant Name (if different from Factory Name) • Factory Name • Certificate Number • Date of Issue • Date of Validity (if applicable) • Make and /or Model (s) (if applicable) • Standard and Year published • Technical Signatory

  10. Certificate of Conformity • As per the regulations, the following shall be submitted by the importer. • an original or certified copy of the CoC • Only CoCs issued by an independent (Third Party) conformity assessment body shall be accepted. • The CoC shall have a validity date.

  11. Recap of process Importer Submits letter of conformance/non conformance obtained from MSB to Customs/Regulator Issues letter of conformance/non conformance Submits relevant documents Mauritius Standards Bureau Customs/Regulator

  12. End of Presentation.Thank you. Contacts Mr. M.Y. Foondun (Ag. Deputy Director, MSB)myfoondun@msb.intnet.mu Mrs. L.C. Bhujohory (Ag. Head of Unit Engineering, MSB)lcbhujohory@msb.intnet.mu Mr. SFM Tin Sun (Ag. Manager Electrical Lab, MSB) sfmtinsun@msb.intnet.mu Mrs. J. Moonowa (Quality Officer Electrical Lab, MSB) jmahadeo@msb.intnet.mu Tel: 433 36 48 Web: http://msb.intnet.mu

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