G/TBT/N/ZAF/249  
26 October 2022  
(22-8033) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  SOUTH AFRICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
 
2. Agency responsible:  SOUTH AFRICAN BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
SOUTH  AFRICAN BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
1 Dr Lategan Road, Groenkloof  
Private Bag X191  
Pretoria, 0001  
Tel +27 (0) 12 428 6425  
thembi.hlongwane@sabs.co.za  
thembi.hlogwane@sabs.co.za  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  AFRICAN 
GUIDELINE DUAL MARKING OF PRODUCTS WITH THE ARSO QUALITY MARKS AND 
NATIONAL QUALITY MARKS  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFRICAN 
GUIDELINE DUAL MARKING OF PRODUCTS WITH THE ARSO QUA LITY MARKS AND 
NATIONAL QUALITY MARKS  
Regulations — Part 1: General requirements for the ACAP certification systems (49 pages)  
Conformity assessment — Part 2: Special requirements for the certification schemes and 
standards design (64 pages)  
Conformity asse ssment — Part 3: Requirements for approval of certification bodies (28 
page)  
Conformity assessment — Part 4: Requirements for recognition/approval of testing and 
calibration laboratories (24 pages);; (24 page(s), in English), (28 page(s), in English), 
(64 page(s), in English), (49 page(s), in English)  G/TBT/N/ZAF/249  
 
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  6. Description of content:  South Africa is the Secretariat of the African Organisation for 
Standardisation Conformity Assessment Committee (ARSO CACO) and therefore making 
a submission, to access a full list of ARSO members please click https://www.arso -
oran.org/?page_id=5305  
This African guideline describes the fundamentals of dual marking of products with the 
ARSO quality mark and a member state's notified quality mark for products complying 
with African harmonized standards.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
Regulations — Part 1: General requirements for the ACAP certification systems  
Conformity assessment — Part 2: Special requirements for the certification schemes and 
standards design  
Conformity assessment — Part 3: Requirements for approval of certification  bodies  
Conformity assessment — Part 4: Requirements for recognition/approval of testing and 
calibration laboratories  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Once all comments have been considered, a formal 
communication regarding adoption will be notified  
Proposed  date of entry into force:  Once all comments have been considered, a formal 
communication regarding adoption will be notified  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)  
Economic Impact & IP  
Contact: Ms. Dineo Hexana  
1 Dr Lategan Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria  
Private Bag X191  
PRETORIA 0001  
Tel: +(27) 12 428 6229  
Email: wto@sabs.co.za ; dineo.hexana@sabs.co.za  
Website: https://www.sabs.co.za  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/ZAF/22_7196_00_e.pdf  
https://m embers.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/ZAF/22_7196_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/ZAF/22_7196_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/ZAF/22_7196_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org /crnattachments/2022/TBT/ZAF/22_7196_04_e.pdf