WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ZAF/25
24 April 2003
(03-2191)
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 Centre
Standards South Africa, a Division of SABS
Private Bag X 191
Pretoria  0001
South 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: 84;85
(CCCN:  ICS: 97.030)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Electrical and
electronic apparatus (3 Pages, English)
6. Description of content:   Draft amendment 2,2003
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer safety
8.Relevant documents:  VC 8055, draft amd 2
Government Gazette No. 24623, Notice No. R.452, Date: 4 April 2003
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }n/a
10. Final date for comments:   4 June 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: