Scope of this ESSENTIAL

A RoHS legislation (*) does not exist in South Africa. Therefore this ESSENTIAL prescribes the regulatory requirements in conjunction with E-Waste and general Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements 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).'

Abbreviations

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Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

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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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Scope of legislation

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Responsible actors

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Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

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Penalty by this legislation

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Exemption clauses

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Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

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FTA/MRA status with EU

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Authority

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Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

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Comment on the comparability to EU legislation

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Registration at related authority required?

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Digital user documentation allowed?

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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