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NRCS certification in South Africa
发布日期：2021-11-06阅读量：660发布者：超级管理员
Introduction to certification
The Act 5 of 2008 was promulgated in Government Gazette 31216 on July 4, 2008 and enforced on September 1, 2008. It is controlled by the South African agency NRCS. NRCS is the abbreviation of national regulator of compulsory specification, which is called national mandatory requirements management department in Chinese. Its predecessor is the regulatory department of SABS certification, and has become an independent department.
All qualified electronic and electrical products, whether exported or sold in the South African market, must apply to NRCS for authorization as customs clearance and sales pass.
Certification category
NRCS (Loa): import license (safety, mandatory), must have a local agent in South Africa. EMI Certificate (COC): Certificate of compliance (EMI, mandatory)
Test standard Safety: IEC, SABS/SANS EMI: IEC, EN, CISPR, SABS/SANS
Applicable product range
There are five categories of electronic and electrical products listed in the mandatory specifications 1. Household and similar products; 2. Information technology products; 3. Electronic entertainment equipment; 4. Hand held electric tools; 5. Wire and cable.
Application process
1. Company registration NRCS registration; Details of registered importers are used to establish a credit mechanism. If the basic information of the manufacturer or importer changes, it should be re registered in time; Non South African companies must apply through South African agents.
2. Submission of application materials 1) Loa application form 2) A qualified test report issued by an accredited laboratory and, if necessary, NRCS may require the applicant to provide samples to confirm the validity of the report.
3. NRCS audit evaluation data Application for IEC report in South Africa
South African certification body description
The certification of electronic and electrical products is mainly divided into safety regulations and electromagnetic compatibility. For safety, it is necessary to obtain loa (letter of authority) certificate, and for electromagnetic compatibility, COC (certificate of compliance) certificate is required. The following is an explanation of important terms: 1. NRCS: the certification authority of Loa certificate. 2. SABS: it is the certification authority of COC certificate and SABS mark certification. SABS (South African Bureau of standards) Responsible for brake South Africa standard, also engaged in certification and testing work. 3. Loa authentication: letter of authority, for security. 4. COC certification: Certificate of compliance, for EMC. 5. SABS certification: this certification is voluntary. The requirements are quite strict, and SABS is required to arrange factory inspection and testing, and there are two annual reviews after certification.
