1. Mauritius Standards Bureau
Presentation on Safety and Energy Efficiency Regulations
1st March 2017

2. Agenda Consumer Protection Act Energy Efficiency Act
Procedure for the regulation
Controlled Goods
Applicable standards
Testing services for safety requirements
Energy Efficiency Act
Regulated machinery
Testing services for Energy Efficiency
Verification of Certificate of Conformity
Content of the Certificate of Conformity
Recap of the process

3. GN 9 of 2017 – Consumer Protection Act Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations 2017
Into operation as from 1st October 2017.
The schedule refers to 20 goods.
Will be based primarily on the verification of Certificates of Conformity (CoC).
Verification of CoCs will be done by the Mauritius Standards Bureau.
The imported goods shall be tested by the MSB if the goods are not covered by a CoC.

4. Procedure – Safety Regulation
Importers
Importers shall submit the CoC and other related documents to the enforcement authority (regulator), the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Regulator
The regulator forwards the documents to the Mauritius Standards Bureau.
Recommendation
MSB shall proceed to verification of the submitted documents and shall give its recommendation thereon to the regulator.
Clearance
The regulator will then give clearance to the importers.

5. Controlled Goods
The schedule of the regulation refers to 20 household electrical appliances and accessories.
Item
Description 1
Hair Dryers 11
Electric shavers, hair clippers 2
Table Fan, pedestal fan, wall fan, ceiling fan 12
Electrically heated blankets 3
Ovens (fixed) 13
Whirlpool baths 4
Microwave Oven 14
Television 5
Coffee or tea maker 15
Table lamp and floor standing lamp 6
Toaster 16
Lighting chains using incandescent lamps 7
Vacuum Cleaner 17
Electronic Ballast for fluorescent lamp 8
Dish washing machine 18
Magnetic ballast for fluorescent lamp 9
Clothes washing machine 19
Isolating transformer for downlight fitting 10
Spin extractor 20
Lamp Holders

6. Applicable standards Item Standard Hair Dryers MS IEC 60335-2-23
Electric shavers, hair clippers
IEC
Table Fan, pedestal fan, wall fan, ceiling fan
MS IEC
Electrically heated blankets
IEC
Ovens (fixed)
MS IEC
Whirlpool baths
IEC
Microwave Oven
MS IEC
Television
MS IEC 60065
Coffee or tea maker
MS IEC
Table lamp and floor standing lamp
MS IEC
Toaster
MS IEC
Lighting chains using incandescent lamps
MS IEC
Vacuum Cleaner
MS IEC
Electronic Ballast for fluorescent lamp
MS IEC
Dish washing machine
MS IEC
Magnetic ballast for fluorescent lamp
MS IEC
Clothes washing machine
MS IEC
Isolating transformer for downlight fitting
MS IEC ,
IEC ,
MS IEC
Spin extractor
IEC
Lamp Holders
IEC 61184, IEC 60238

7. Testing – Safety requirements
In the absence of CoC
The goods controlled under this regulation may also be subject to testing by the MSB if a valid CoC is not available or if the submitted CoC is not relevant.
Safety Standards
The Safety Standards for testing cover several aspects e.g. Electrical. Mechanical, Fire
Tests
Under the scope of this regulation, the following aspects will be considered.
Visual Inspection which include for e.g. Marking and instructions, construction amongst others
Power input and current consumption
Di-electric strength test
Leakage current test
Earth resistance test
Insulation Resistance test

8. GN 11 of Energy Efficiency Act Energy Efficiency (Labelling of Regulated Machinery) Regulations 2017
Into operation as from 1st July 2017.
Enforcement Authority (Regulator) is the Energy Efficiency Management Office (EEMO), operating under the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities. (MEPU).
First schedule refers to the regulated machinery: Household refrigerating appliances, household electric dishwashers, household electric ovens.
Will be based primarily on the verification of Certificates of Conformity (Coc) and/or test report.
Verification of CoCs will be done by the Mauritius Standards Bureau.

9. Regulated Machinery
The first schedule of the regulation refers to 3 regulated machinery.
Item
Regulated machinery
Applicable standard 1
Household Refrigerating Machinery
MS 201 2
Household Electric Dishwashers
MS 205 3
Household Electric Ovens
MS 204

10. Testing – Energy Efficiency
In the absence of CoC
As per section 5 (7) of the regulation, if a dealer cannot submit a CoC or a test report, the regulated machinery shall be tested by the MSB or a conformity assessment body (acceptable to EEMO) before registering the regulated machinery with the EEMO.
Tests
Under the scope of this regulation, the Energy Consumption Test will be considered so as to determine the Energy Efficiency Index/Ratio of the regulated machinery.

11. Testing – Energy Efficiency
Testing Facilities
MSB is currently being equipped with testing facilities for the 3 regulated machinery:
Household Refrigerating appliances,
Household Electric Dishwasher,
Household Electric Oven
Testing services will be available at the MSB as soon as training has been completed.

12. Verification of CoCs Documents to be submitted to the MSB
Letter of request from the regulator with details of the importer
Proforma Invoices
Certificate of Conformity (should cover the make/model of the product being imported)
Test Certificate or Test report may be accepted provided that they are traceable to the production batch being imported and shall preferably emanate from an IEC notified body.
The processing time is 2 – 5 working days depending on the number of certificates submitted
A fee of 700 MUR per certificate verified will be charged by the MSB.

13. Content of CoCs
A valid Certificate of Conformity should contain the following information.
Certifying Body or Testing Laboratory
Applicant Name (if different from Factory Name)
Factory Name
Certificate Number
Date of Issue
Date of Expiry (if applicable)
Make and /or Model (s) (if applicable)
Standard and Year published
Technical Signatory

14. Mauritius Standards Bureau
Recap of process
Importer
Gives Clearances as per recommendation from MSB
Submits documents to Regulator
Forwards documents
Regulator
Mauritius Standards Bureau
Gives its recommendations

15. End of Presentation. Thank you.
Contacts
Mr. M.Y. Foondun (Ag. Deputy Director, MSB)
Mrs. L.C. Bhujohory (Ag. Head of Unit Engineering, MSB)
Mr. SFM Tin Sun (Ag. Manager Electrical Lab, MSB)
Mrs. J. Moonowa (Quality Officer Electrical Lab, MSB)
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