ESS ESS ZAF RoHS/WEEE

Regulatory ESSENTIAL

South Africa - RoHS/WEEE

Regulatory ESSENTIALS - modular information package with all the essential information for compliant products in your target market. Conveniently read online at Product-Compliance-Portal ROGER WILLCO.

Electrical and electronic equipment; Electrical equipment; Hazardous substances; Lead restriction; Restriction of Hazardous Substances; RoHS; Electrical Devices; Material compliance; electrical and electronic products

Stakeholders:	Manufacturer
Legislation in force:	RoHS A RoHS legislation () does not exist in South Africa. () EU-RoHS legislation means the restriction of the use of Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent chromium, Polybrominated biphenyls and Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in certain electrical/electronic products (DIRECTIVE 2011/65/EU). National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (No. 59 of 2008) The Waste Act came into effect on 10 March 2009. Waste Act (59/2008): Regulations regarding extended producer responsibility (G 43879 – GoN 1184), in effect since 5 November 2020. The purpose of these Regulations is- (1) to provide the framework for the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of extended producer responsibility schemes by producers in terms of section 18 of the Act; (2) to ensure the effective and efficient management of the identified end-of-life products; and (3) to encourage and enable the implementation of the circular economy initiatives.
Application national:	E-Waste, hazardous waste
Countries:	South Africa,
Status:	Published 2020-10-03 by Inken Green and Linda Kritzler Last change 2023-12-04 by Ina May: Authority, Dangerous substances (RoHS)
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Content of this Essential

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

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Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Legislation in force for this PCT

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Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Scope of legislation

Article 18 of the Act
Extended producer responsibility

Article 3 of the Regulations
These Regulations -
(1) apply to the identified products in terms of section 18(1)(a) of the Act and its related waste
streams published in the Government Gazette by the Minister;'

Restricted substances

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Which substances are restricted?

Scope of legislation

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Responsible actors

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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

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What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Exemption clauses

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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

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E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU

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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority

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Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

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Registration at related authority required?

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Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

General Information:

Code, Continent	ZAF, Africa
Economic Area	Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
Official Language	11: English, Afrikaans plus 9 African languages
Standard Institute	SABS - South African Bureau of Standards
HS Codemember	Yes - since 1964

Dangerous substances (RoHS)

South Africa