. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ZAF/35
17 September 2003
(03-4990)
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:   South African 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,
SABS Information Centre
Private Bag X 191Pretoria, South Africa
Tel:  + 27 12 428 6666, 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:  8701.90.90  CCCN:  ICS:  43.080.99; 53.060 National Tariff Heading:   Tractors
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Compulsory
specification for agricultural tractors (13 Pages, in English)
6. Description of content:
1.1 Specifcation covers the requirements for agricultural tractors that have a maximum
design speed not exceeding 40 km/h, and that have not previously been registered in
South Africa
1.2 Specification does not apply to:
(a) Experimental or prototype agricultural tractors that have been constructed
or imported for the purpose of testing, assessment or development;  and
(b) industrial tractors, earthmoving tractors and purpose-built forestry tractors.
1.3 The relevant requirements of the specification that take effect on any specified date
do not apply to agricultural tractors manufactured or imported before the operative date
given in schedule 1 of this specification.
1.4 Where a South African national standard, including an international standard or an
ECE regulation adopted by Standards South Africa as a national standard, is incorporated
by reference into this specification, only technical requirements or specifications (or both)
and the tests to verify compliance, apply.G/TBT/N/ZAF/35
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer safety
8.Relevant documents:   VC 8057, Government Gazette No. 25397, Notice No. R. 1236
Date:  5 September 2003
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }n/a
10. Final date for comments:   5 November 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:           