. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ZAF/30
14 May 2003
(03-2582)
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 X191Pretoria
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: 85.44 , ICS: 29.060.20
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   The Safety of Electric
Cables with Extruded Solid Dielectric Insulation for Fixed Installations
(3 Pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   Covers single-core and multi core extruded dielectric insulated
cables of rated operating voltage (Uo/U)in the range 300/500 V, for use in fixed
installations.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer safety
8. Relevant documents:   VC 8075, Government Gazette No.24734, Notice No. R.513, Date:
2003-04-17, SANS 1507 parts 1-6:2002G/TBT/N/ZAF/30
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }n/a
10. Final date for comments:   17 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:           