WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.550
30September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4076)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SOUTH AFRICA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: South African Department ofTrade andIndustry
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
ICS: 43.080.01
HS: 87.04
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: NewMotor Vehicles
ofCategory N1(14pages, available inEnglish andAfrikaans)
6. Description ofcontent: Covers therequirements fornewmotor vehicle models of
Category N1motor vehicle models notpreviously registered orlicensed inSouth Africa.
7. Objective andrationale: Consumer safety
8. Relevant documents: Compulsory Specification VC8024
GN: 762
GG: 18040: 6June1997
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 6June1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 31August 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: Notapplicable
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: