CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION OF MINIMUM ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (MEPS) & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LAMPS 25 OCTOBER 2018LW JELE

2. CONTENTS • COMPUSORY SPECIFICATION MANDATE • CURRENT NRCS COMPULSORY SPECIFICATION • TECHNICAL REGULATION DEVELOPMENT PROCESS • PROJECT TIMELINES

3. Compulsory Specifications mandate Section 13(1) of NRCS act 5 of 2008 give us a mandate to develop and maintain compulsory specification • “Compulsory specifications • 13. (1) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Board, in respect of any commodity, product or service which may affect public safety, health or the environment, by notice in the Gazette— • (a) declare a SANS or a provision of a SANS to be a compulsory specification — • (i) by referring to the title and the number of that standard only, without indicating the year or edition number, and if that SANS is amended, the amended SANS is deemed to have been incorporated; or • (ii) by referring to the title, number and year or edition number of that SANS; • (b) declare an amended SANS or an amended provision of a SANS to be a compulsory specification if the original declaration was made in terms of subsection (1)(a)(ii); • (c) declare or amend a compulsory specification if a SANS or a provision of a SANS is not available in terms of paragraphs (a) and (b); or • (d) withdraw a compulsory specification.

4. NRCS Compulsory Specifications Current Compulsory Specifications for Lamps • VC 9091 :2010,amd 2014; Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) • MEPS and safety requirements • VC 8043:2014; Incandescent Lamps • Halogen Lamps • Conventional Incandescent lamps • MEPS and safety Proposed Compulsory Specification • To include all lamps used for general lighting; • LED; CFLs; Incandescent Lamps • MEPS and safety requirements • The above VCs to be withdrawn once the proposed VC is promulgated

5. Request to NRCS CEO/RR&D Manager i Feasibility of request by PAC(project approval committee) – YES/NO i Appoint project Manager from RR&D department i Project proposal to PAC i Technical stakeholder working group meeting i Risk Assessment (Report to PAC) – YES/NO i Technical stakeholder working group meeting i Draft technical regulation i Impact Assessment (Report to PAC) – YES/NO i Full stakeholders’ meeting i i Draft second version of technical regulation & circulate i Finalize technical regulation (to PAC for signing off) i Submit to NRCS TC for review i Formal submission to NRCS CEO for approval i To dti for Ministers’ approval i First gazetting for comments (60 days) WTO notification i Comments review meeting i To dti for final gazetting! CSP 350: Development and approval of technical regulations

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8. Thank you! 8