INTRODUCTION OF MINIMUM ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (MEPS) & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LAMPS 25 OCTOBER 2018 LW JELE

CONTENTS COMPUSORY SPECIFICATION MANDATE CURRENT NRCS COMPULSORY SPECIFICATION TECHNICAL REGULATION DEVELOPMENT PROCESS PROJECT TIMELINES

Compulsory Specifications mandate Section 13(1) of NRCS act 5 of 2008 give us a mandate to develop and maintain compulsory specification “Compulsory specifications 13. (1) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Board, in respect of any commodity, product or service which may affect public safety, health or the environment, by notice in the Gazette— (a) declare a SANS or a provision of a SANS to be a compulsory specification — (i) by referring to the title and the number of that standard only, without indicating the year or edition number, and if that SANS is amended, the amended SANS is deemed to have been incorporated; or (ii) by referring to the title, number and year or edition number of that SANS; (b) declare an amended SANS or an amended provision of a SANS to be a compulsory specification if the original declaration was made in terms of subsection (1)(a)(ii); (c) declare or amend a compulsory specification if a SANS or a provision of a SANS is not available in terms of paragraphs (a) and (b); or (d) withdraw a compulsory specification.

NRCS Compulsory Specifications Current Compulsory Specifications for Lamps VC 9091 :2010,amd 2014; Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) MEPS and safety requirements VC 8043:2014; Incandescent Lamps Halogen Lamps Conventional Incandescent lamps MEPS and safety Proposed Compulsory Specification To include all lamps used for general lighting; LED; CFLs; Incandescent Lamps The above VCs to be withdrawn once the proposed VC is promulgated

CSP 350: Development and approval of technical regulations Request to NRCS CEO/RR&D Manager i Feasibility of request by PAC(project approval committee) – YES/NO Appoint project Manager from RR&D department Project proposal to PAC Technical stakeholder working group meeting Risk Assessment (Report to PAC) – YES/NO Draft technical regulation Impact Assessment (Report to PAC) – YES/NO Full stakeholders’ meeting i Draft second version of technical regulation & circulate Finalize technical regulation (to PAC for signing off) Submit to NRCS TC for review Formal submission to NRCS CEO for approval To dti for Ministers’ approval First gazetting for comments (60 days) WTO notification Comments review meeting To dti for final gazetting!

TIMELINES Activity Responsible Outcome Target date Feasibility Study NRCS Feasibility Report March 2018 Working Session (MEPS Determination) NRCS/DoE/UNDP/Associations Minute of the meeting MEPS for Lamps 25/10/2018 Information Session DoE/UNDP/NRCS Minute of the session 26/10/2018 Risk Assessment/First Stakeholders engagement Risk Report Minutes of the meeting 14/11/2018 Impact Assessment Study UNDP/NRCS/Independent service provider Impact Assessment Report Second Stakeholders engagement 05/12/2018

TIMELINES Activity Responsible Outcome Target date Third Stakeholders Engagement NRCS Final Regulation February 2019 NRCS Technical committee approval Recommendation to the Minister of Trade and Industry March 2019 DTI submission for approval & publication First Publication April 2019 Comments Review NRCS/Stakeholders Comments Review Report September 2019 DTI second submission &publication Final Publication November 2019

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