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National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No. 5 of 2008)

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Compulsory Specification for Energy Efficiency and Labelling of Electrical or Electronic Appliances (VC9008)

Annex A - Approval of Electrical or Electronic Appliances

 

A.1 APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL

 

A.1.1 Details of the type of electrical or electronic appliance for which approval is sought and the standard(s) to which it is claimed to conform;

 

A.1.2 Details of the manufacturing plant(s) in which the electrical or electronic appliances(s) type is produced;

 

A.1.3 For new applications, proof of conformity, with all the requirements of this compulsory specification, issued less than 36 months before the date of submission to the NRCS;

 

A.1.4 On expiry of the approval, an application for an extension may be granted, provided that all the conditions of the previous approval were met. In this case, proof of compliance, with all the requirements of the relevant compulsory specification, issued less than 60 months before the date of submission to the NRCS, shall be required;

 

A.1.5 Identification markings and other information appearing on the product; and

 

A.1.6 Any reasonable additional information in order to clarify the above that may be requested by the NRCS.

 

A.2 APPROVAL

 

A.2.1 The NRCS shall assess the evidence of conformity supplied by the applicant and shall decide to grant approval or not, at its sole discretion.

 

A.2.2 The NRCS shall assign a unique number to each approval.

 

A.2.3 The NRCS shall issue a letter of authority certificate (LOA) for each successful application, to the applicant, when all the requirements have been met. The validity period of an LOA shall be three (3) years and three (3) years for an extension.

 

A.2.4 The approval granted with respect to each type of Electrical/Electronic Apparatus that is pursuant to this compulsory specification may be withdrawn at any time, after the manufacturer has been notified in writing, if the requirements have not been met or maintained.