INTRODUCTION OF MINIMUM ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS MEPS SAFETY

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

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

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.

NRCS Compulsory Specifications Current Compulsory Specifications for Lamps 1. VC 9091 : 2010, amd 2014; Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) – MEPS and safety requirements 2. 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all lamps used for general lighting; LED; CFLs; Incandescent Lamps MEPS and safety requirements The above VCs to be withdrawn once the proposed VC is promulgated

CSP 350: Development and approval of technical regulations 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!

TIMELINES Activity Responsible Outcome Target date Feasibility Study NRCS Feasibility Report March 2018 Working Session (MEPS Determination) NRCS/Do. E/UNDP/A • Minute of the ssociations meeting • MEPS for Lamps 25/10/2018 Information Session Do. E/UNDP/NRCS Minute of the session 26/10/2018 Risk Assessment/First Stakeholders engagement NRCS • Risk Report • Minutes of the meeting 14/11/2018 Impact Assessment Study UNDP/NRCS/Indepe Impact ndent service Assessment provider Report Second Stakeholders NRCS 05/12/2018

TIMELINES Activity Responsible Outcome Target date Third Stakeholders Engagement NRCS Final Regulation February 2019 NRCS Technical NRCS committee approval Recommendation to the March 2019 Minister of Trade and Industry DTI submission for approval & publication NRCS First Publication Comments Review NRCS/Stakehol Comments Review ders Report September 2019 DTI second submission &publication NRCS November 2019 Final Publication April 2019

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