WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ZAF/31
23 May 2003
(03-2793)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Trade and Industry
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
South Africa WTO/TBT Enquiry Point,
Standards Information CentreStandards South Africa, a Division of SABSPrivate Bag X 191Pretoria0001South Africa,
Tel:  +27 12 428 6835, Fax:  +27 12 428 6928, E-mail:  info@sabs.co.za,
Web site:  www.sabs.co.za
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   HS: 8544.20.90
ICS: 29.060.20
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   The safety of
medium-voltage electric cables (3 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   Covers the requirements for single-core and three-core
paper-insulated and XLPE-insulated cables with rated voltages in the range 3,3/3,3kV to
19/33kV, but excluding pressure-assisted cables
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer safety
8. Relevant documents:   VC 8077, SANS 97, SANS 1339
Government Gazette No. 24826, Notice No.R. 614, Date 9 May 2003
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }n/a          
10. Final date for comments:  9 July 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: