1. Mauritius Standards Bureau
Presentation on Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations 2017
19th July 2017

2. Agenda Consumer Protection Act
Procedure for the regulations
Controlled Goods
Applicable standards
Testing services for safety requirements
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 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.
Enforcement Authority: Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection.

4. Procedure – Safety Regulations
Importers
Importers shall submit the CoC and other related documents to the Mauritius Standards Bureau.
Mauritius Standards Bureau
A formal request form shall be available on the MSB’s Website.
Importers should fill in the request form for verification of CoC and submit to the MSB.
MSB shall proceed to verification of the submitted documents and shall issue a letter of conformance/non-conformance to the importer.

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 shall also be subject to testing by the MSB if a CoC is not available or if the submitted CoC is not relevant.
Safety Standards
The Safety Standards for testing cover several aspects which include Electrical, Mechanical and 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. Verification of CoCs Documents to be submitted to MSB
Letter of request with details of the importer
Proforma Invoices
Certificate of Conformity (should cover the make/model of the product being imported)
The processing time is 2 – 5 working days.
A fee of 700 MUR per certificate verified will be charged by MSB.

9. 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 Validity (if applicable)
Make and /or Model (s) (if applicable)
Standard and Year published
Technical Signatory

10. Certificate of Conformity
As per the regulations, the following shall be submitted by the importer.
an original or certified copy of the CoC
Only CoCs issued by an independent (Third Party) conformity assessment body shall be accepted.
The CoC shall have a validity date.

11. Mauritius Standards Bureau
Recap of process
Importer
Submits letter of conformance/non conformance obtained from MSB to Customs/Regulator
Issues letter of conformance/non conformance
Submits relevant documents
Mauritius Standards Bureau
Customs/Regulator

12. 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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