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1 December 2023  
(23-8159) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  ESWATINI  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Eswatini Standards Authority  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
P.O Box 1399,  Matsapha, Eswatini  
Tel: +26825184633/10  
Fax: +26825184526  
Email: Info@swasa.co.sz  
Web: www.swasa.co.sz   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addi tion, where applicable):  (HS 
code(s): 85); (ICS code(s): 29.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  PRD/SZNS 075: 
2023 Mini -Grid and Off -Grid Systems; (28 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard specifies the technical requirements for mini -grid 
and off -grid system design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance. This 
standard is meant to ensure safe, reliable and quality supply of electricity to consumers. 
This standar d also covers but not limited to stand -alone systems such as solar home 
systems, micro and pico -systems.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This standard is meant to ensure safe, reliable and quality supp ly of 
electricity to consumers. This standard also covers but not limited to stand -alone systems 
such as solar home systems, micro and pico -systems.; Protection of human health or 
safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
Standards and Quality Act(10), 2003  
Publication in which the notification is published when adopted, Eswatini Government 
Gazette  G/TBT/N/SWZ/15  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  30 January 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Eswatini Standards Authority  
Plot 247 Marbel  Construction premises  
Kind Mswati 3rd Avenue  
11th Street  
Matsapha Industrial Site  
P.O. Box 1399  
Matsapha M202  
Tel: +(268) 2518 4633  
Fax: +(268) 2518 4526  
Email: mcit@gov.sz  
Website: http://www.swasa.co.sz  
https:// members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/SWZ/23_13904_00_e.pdf  
 