Mauritius Standards Bureau Presentation on Consumer Protection Safety

Mauritius Standards Bureau Presentation on Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations 2017 19 th July 2017 1

Agenda o Consumer Protection Act o o Procedure for the regulations Controlled Goods Applicable standards Testing services for safety requirements o Verification of Certificate of Conformity o Content of the Certificate of Conformity o Recap of the process 2

GN 9 of 2017 – Consumer Protection Act Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations 2017 o Into operation as from 1 st October 2017. o The schedule refers to 20 goods. o Will be based on the verification of Certificates of Conformity (Co. C). o Verification of Co. Cs will be done by the Mauritius Standards Bureau. o The imported goods shall be tested by the MSB if the goods are not covered by a Co. C. o Enforcement Authority: Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection. 3

Procedure – Safety Regulations o Importers shall submit the Co. C and other related documents to the Mauritius Standards Bureau. o Mauritius Standards Bureau A formal request form shall be available on the MSB’s Website. Importers should fill in the request form for verification of Co. C and submit to the MSB shall proceed to verification of the submitted documents and shall issue a letter of conformance/non-conformance to the importer. 4

Controlled Goods o The schedule of the regulation refers to 20 household electrical appliances and accessories. Item Description 1 Hair Dryers 11 Electric shavers, hair clippers 2 Table Fan, pedestal fan, wall fan, ceiling fan 12 Electrically heated blankets 3 Ovens (fixed) 13 Whirlpool baths 4 Microwave Oven 14 Television 5 Coffee or tea maker 15 Table lamp and floor standing lamp 6 Toaster 16 Lighting chains using incandescent lamps 7 Vacuum Cleaner 17 Electronic Ballast for fluorescent lamp 8 Dish washing machine 18 Magnetic ballast for fluorescent lamp 9 Clothes washing machine 19 Isolating transformer for downlight fitting 10 Spin extractor 20 Lamp Holders 5

Applicable standards Item Standard Hair Dryers MS IEC 60335 -2 -23 Electric shavers, hair clippers IEC 60335 -2 -8 Table Fan, pedestal fan, wall fan, ceiling fan MS IEC 60335 -2 -80 Electrically heated blankets IEC 60335 -2 -17 Ovens (fixed) MS IEC 60335 -2 -6 Whirlpool baths IEC 60335 -2 -60 Microwave Oven MS IEC 60335 -2 -25 Television MS IEC 60065 Coffee or tea maker MS IEC 60335 -2 -15 Table lamp and floor standing lamp MS IEC 60598 -2 -4 Toaster MS IEC 60335 -2 -9 Lighting chains using incandescent lamps MS IEC 60598 -2 -20 Vacuum Cleaner MS IEC 60335 -2 -2 Electronic Ballast for fluorescent lamp MS IEC 61347 -2 -3 Dish washing machine MS IEC 60335 -2 -5 Magnetic ballast for fluorescent lamp MS IEC 61347 -2 -8 Clothes washing machine MS IEC 60335 -2 -7 Isolating transformer for downlight fitting MS IEC 61558 -2 -6, IEC 61347 -2 -2, MS IEC 61347 -2 -13 Spin extractor IEC 60335 -2 -4 Lamp Holders 6 IEC 61184, IEC 60238

Testing – Safety requirements o In the absence of Co. C The goods controlled under this regulation shall also be subject to testing by the MSB if a Co. C is not available or if the submitted Co. C is not relevant. o Safety Standards The Safety Standards for testing cover several aspects which include Electrical, Mechanical and Fire o Tests Under the scope of this regulation, the following aspects will be considered. ü Visual Inspection which include for e. g. Marking and instructions, construction amongst others ü Power input and current consumption ü Di-electric strength test ü Leakage current test ü Earth resistance test ü Insulation Resistance test 7

Verification of Co. Cs o Documents to be submitted to MSB ü Letter of request with details of the importer ü Proforma Invoices ü Certificate of Conformity (should cover the make/model of the product being imported) o The processing time is 2 – 5 working days. o A fee of 700 MUR per certificate verified will be charged by MSB. 8

Content of Co. Cs o A valid Certificate of Conformity should contain the following information. ü Certifying Body or Testing Laboratory ü Applicant Name (if different from Factory Name) ü Factory Name ü Certificate Number ü Date of Issue ü Date of Validity (if applicable) ü Make and /or Model (s) (if applicable) ü Standard and Year published ü Technical Signatory 9

Certificate of Conformity o As per the regulations, the following shall be submitted by the importer. ü an original or certified copy of the Co. C o Only Co. Cs issued by an independent (Third Party) conformity assessment body shall be accepted. o The Co. C shall have a validity date. 10

Recap of process f o r on e t n et ce/ e l es an anc u Iss form its t f n co con bm an ts u S lev en re um c do Mauritius Standards Bureau Importer Su co co bm n f M or nf its SB m or to an ma lette Cu ce nc r sto ob e/n of m tain on s/ Re ed gu fro lat m or Customs/Regulator 11

End of Presentation. Thank you. Contacts Mr. M. Y. Foondun (Ag. Deputy Director, MSB) myfoondun@msb. intnet. mu Mrs. L. C. Bhujohory (Ag. Head of Unit Engineering, MSB) lcbhujohory@msb. intnet. mu Mr. SFM Tin Sun (Ag. Manager Electrical Lab, MSB) sfmtinsun@msb. intnet. mu Mrs. J. Moonowa (Quality Officer Electrical Lab, MSB) jmahadeo@msb. intnet. mu Tel: 433 36 48 Web: http: //msb. intnet. mu 12