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

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

3. 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.

4. 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The above VCs to be withdrawn once the proposed VC is promulgated

5. 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!

6. 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

7. 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

8. Thank you! 8