WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.313
7 July 1998
(98-2694)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SOUTH AFRICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  South African Department of Trade and Industry
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
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):  ICS: 43.080.20, HS: 87.02
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  New Motor Vehicles of
Category M 2 and M 3, (13 pages, in English and Afrikaans)
6. Description of content:  Covers the requirements for new motor vehicles of category M 2 and
M3 including minibuses, urban buses, inter-urban buses, touring buses, bus-trains and
semi-trailer buses, and any motor vehicle not previously registered or licensed in SouthAfrica, designed or adapted for operation on a public road.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer safety
8. Relevant documents:  Compulsory Specification VC 8023
GN: R 451 GG: 18779:1998-04-03
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1998-04-03
Proposed date of entry into force: 1998-06-03
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           