Thank you to everyone who responded to my questions. I received an official response from SABS which is attached below. My original questions are listed at the bottom.
Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics [email protected] > ---------- > From: DVVENTL Lizette de > Vries-Vente[SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 1998 7:52 AM > To: WOODS, RICHARD > Subject: Re: Safety Requirements in South Africa > > Dear Richard > > I'm sorry to hear that your questions are not being answered, but I > will > give it my best shot. > > 1. The legal basis for the mandatory compliance has been published in > > the Government Gazette No. 17548 of 8 November 1996, Published by the > > Ministry of Trade and Industry. The publication is available at the > Government Printers in Pretoria at a cost of about R5 (Approx $1). > > 2. Our national deviations are not listed per say, but ask and we > tell. > We have the same deviations as Australia for IEC 950. > > 3. It is mandatory that reports be submitted to the SABS before > equipment > are allowed into the country y Customs and Excise. We accept test > reports, when a CB certificate is attached, otherwise we will also > accept reports from Labs that have been accredited by an accreditation > > body that belongs to the EAL. (For USA, Canada and Japan only CB > certificated reports are acceptable) > > 3. The SABS only issues a letter ("Evaluation Letter") stating > compliance with the regulations. Factory surveillance is not a > requirement for legal compliance. > > 4. No mandatory marks in SA. Our marks are voluntary, but use of > these > marks without our permission consitutes a criminal offence. The SABS > is > a statutary body, existing under the Standards Act. > > 5. The letter of Evaluation mentioned in point 3. > > 6. The local representative holds the Proof of Compliance - the test > reports and a copy of the evaluation letter from the SABS. > > Best contact at the SABS for matters relating to Complusory standards > and > regulatory matters is Mr Wimpie Lyons (Manager of Inspection Services) > at > Tel +27 12 428 6480 fax +27 344 1568 > > For technical matters you are welcome to contact me, > > Regards > Lizette de Vries-Venter > SENIOR ENGINEER > Division of Electronics and Appliances > SABS > > Tel : +27 12 428 6990 > Fax : +27 12 344 1568 > Email : [email protected] > > > > * What is the legal basis (document) upon which SABS claims that > > compliance is mandatory? How can I obtain a copy of that document? > > (trust but verify). > > > > * How can I obtain a copy of the national deviations? > > > > * Is it mandatory that a safety test report be submitted to SABS > > as a precondition for import? If so, do they accept TUV test reports > to > > EN 60950, or is a CB type report mandatory? > > > > * If submittal is required, does SABS issue a license? If so, is > > factory surveillance a requirement? > > > > * Are there any mandatory compliance marks? > > > > * Must some type of documentation be presented at customs to > > demonstrate safety compliance? If so, what? > > > > * On all of these activities, what roll, if any, must be > > undertaken by a local representative? > > > > What is the best contact at SABS concerning these and similar > questions? > > >
