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General  notices  • alGemene  KennisGewinGs
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION
NOTICE  2064 OF 2023DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION  
 
 
 
 
NATIONAL REGULATOR FOR COMPULSORY SPECIFICATIONS ACT (Act No. 5 of 2008), 
AS AMENDED THROUGH THE LEGAL METROLOGY ACT  (Act No. 9  of 2014)  
 
 
PROPOSED COMPULSORY SPECIFICATION FOR EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS OF 
ELECTRIC MOTORS (VC 9113)  
 
 
I, Ebrahim Patel, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, hereby under section           13 
(4) (a) of the National Regulator for Compulsory S pecifications Act, (Act 5 of 2008), and, on the 
recommendation of the NRCS, intends to declare the compulsory specification set out in the 
attached schedule, to be a compulsory specification for efficiency requirements of Electric 
Motors.  
 
Any person, who wishes to comment on the intention of the Minister to thus declare the 
Compulsory Specification concerned, shall submit their comments, in writing, to the Chief 
Executive Officer, National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications, 
email: Theresa.Stoltz@nrcs.org.za , Private Bag X 25, Brooklyn, 0075, on or before the date one 
(1) month after the publication of this notice.  
 
 
 
 
EBRAHIM PATEL  
MINISTER OF TRADE, I NDUSTRY AND COMPETIT ION This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za4  No. 49437  GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5 OcTObER 2023
Page 1 of 6  SCHEDULE  
 
COMPULSORY SPECIFICATION FOR EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS OF 
ELECTRIC MOTORS  
(VC 9113)  
 
 
 
1. SCOPE  
 
1.1 This compulsory specification covers the efficiency requirement for electric 
motor, rated for operation on a sinusoidal voltage,  that: 
1.1.1  have two (2), four (4), six (6) or eight (8)  pole;  
 
1.1.2  have rated voltage Un above 50 V and up to and including 1 000  V; 
 
1.1.3  have a rated power Pn from 0,75 kW to 375 kW  ; 
 
1.1.4  are marked  with any ambient  temperature  within  the range  of –20 °C to + 60 
°C (smoke extraction motors with a temperature class of up to and including 
400 °C are covered by this compulsory specification).  
 
1.1.5  are marked with an altitude up to 4 000 m above sea  level.  
 
1.1.6  Motors with flanges, feet and/or shafts with mechanical dimensions different 
from SANS 60072 -1 are c overed by this compulsory specification.  
 
1.1.7  Geared motors are covered by this compulsory specification including those 
incorporating non -standard shafts and  flanges.  
 
1.2 This compulsory  specification  does  not cover  the efficiency  requirements  of the 
following electric  motors:  
 
1.2.1  Single -speed motors with 10 or more poles or multi -speed  motors;  
 
1.2.2  Motors with mechanical commutators (such as DC  motors);  
 
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Page 2 of 6  1.2.4  Brake  motors  when  the brake  is an integral  part of the inner  motor  construction 
and can neither be removed nor supplied by a separate power source during 
the testing of motor  efficiency  
 
1.2.5  Motors designed to operate wholly immersed in a  liquid.  
 
1.2.6  Smoke extraction motors with a tem perature class above 400  °C. 
 
2. DEFINITIONS  
2.1 For the purposes of this compulsory specification, the definitions in SANS 
60034 -1,SANS  60034- 2-1, SANS  60034 -30-1, SANS  60034- 30-2, SANS  1804 
series, SANS 60072 -1 and the following shall  apply:  
2.1.1  Applicant: The manufacturer or importer seeking approval for an electric 
motor(s). The applicant shall be an existing legal entity within the Republic of 
South Africa.  
2.1.2  Proof of approval: A letter of authority (LoA) issued by the NRCS, which 
confirms that a particular ele ctric motor type satisfies the requirements of this 
compulsory specification.  
2.1.3  Declaration report: a report that is issued by an accredited conformity 
assessment body, indicating the equivalence of  standards.  
2.1.4  NRCS: The National Regulator for Compulsory Spec ifications as established 
by the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No. 5 
of 2008).  
2.1.5  Valid  test report:  a copy  of a full test report  issued  less than 36 months  before 
the date of submission to the  NRCS.  
2.1.6  Electric Motor: electric motor with attributes in section 1.1 of this compulsory 
specification.  
2.1.7  Referenced  standard:  a South  African  National Standard  mentioned  in section 
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Page 3 of 6  3. GENERAL  REQUIREMENTS  
 
3.1 The applicant shall ensure that each type of electric motor has been approved 
by the NRCS before offering it for sale or import or supply, in accordance with 
the requirements of Annex  A. 
3.2 The applicant shall inform the NRCS of any change in design or materials 
affecting any mandatory requireme nt in terms of this compulsory specification. 
In the event of such change(s) the NRCS may, at its discretion, demand that 
the applicant submit a new application for  approval.  
3.3 The applicant  shall,  on request,  provide  the NRCS,  within  five (5) working  days, 
with satisfactory proof of approval in respect of any type of electric motor 
included in the scope of this compulsory  specification.  
3.4 Failure to provide such proof shall constitute reasonable grounds for  suspicion 
of non -compliance with the requirements of this compulsory  specification.  
 
4. SPECIFIC  REQUIREMENTS  
 
4.1 Electric Motors shall have a minimum efficiency class of IE3 as specified in 
SANS/IEC 60034 -30-1, Rotating Electrical Machines -part 30 -1: efficiency 
classes of line operated AC motors (IE  code).  
 
4.2 Elect ric Motors shall comply with requirements specified in SANS/IEC 60034 - 
2-1, Rotating  electrical  machines  - Part 2-1: Standard  methods  for determining 
losses and efficiency from tests (excluding machines for traction  vehicles),  
 
Alternatively , Electric  Motors  shall  comply  with the relevant  SANS  1804  series 
part of standards, induction  motors.  
 
5. EQUIVALENCE OF  STANDARDS  
 
Standards  issued  by different  standardization  bodies  such  as ISO and EN, will 
only be accepted if it is proven, in the form of a declaration report from an 
accredited test laboratory, that they are technically equivalent to the relevant 
South African National Standard. The applicant shall be responsible for 
obtaining such a declaration report. Proof of conformity with such a standar d 
shall  be accepted  as conformity  with the corresponding  South  African  National 
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Page 4 of 6  6. CONFORMITY TO REFERENCED  STANDARDS  
 
6.1 For the purposes of this compulsory specification, a new edition of a 
referenced  standard  shall  become  effective  twelve (12) months  from  the date 
of publication as a South African National  Standard.  
6.2 Notwithstanding the provision in 6.1, products that are already compliant with 
the new edition of the SANS may be considered acceptable for application 
processes in Annex A of this compulsory  specification.  
6.3 When a new edition of a referenced standard is published, products originally 
approved in accordance with the previous edition of that standard may have 
their approval extended, subject to the requirements of Annex A, unless 
declared otherwise by the  Minister.  
 
7. EVIDENCE OF  CONFORMITY  
The following form of evidence shall be submitted to the NRCS as proof of 
conformity with the requirements of this compulsory specification:  
7.1 Valid test reports in IEC format or any equivale nt format acceptable to the 
NRCS and issued by an appropriately accredited and internationally 
recognized body being a member of an ILAC/IECEE mutual recognition 
scheme in accordance with the NRCS’s conformity assessment  policy.  
7.2 The valid test report shall  prove conformity with all the applicable mandatory 
requirements.  
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Page 5 of 6  ANNEX A  
 
APPROVAL OF ELECTRIC MOTORS  
 
 
A.1 APPLICATION FOR  APPROVAL  
 
An application  for approval  of each  type of electric  motor  intended  for sale or replacement 
shall  include:  
A.1.1  Details of the type of electric motor(s) for which approval is sought and the 
standard(s) to which it is claimed to  conform;  
A.1.2  Details of the manufacturing plant(s) in which the elec tric motor type is  produced;  
 
A.1.3  For new applications, proof of conformity, with all the requirements of this 
compulsory specification, issued less than 36 months before the date of submission to 
the NRCS;  
A.1.4  On expiry  of the approval,  an application  for an extension  may be granted,  provided 
that all the conditions  of the previous  approval  were  met. In this case,  proof  of compliance, 
with all the requirements of the relevant compulsory specification, issued less than 60 
months before the date of submission to the  NRCS, shall be required;  
A.1.5  Identification markings and other information appearing on the product;  and 
 
A.1.6  Any reasonable additional information, in order to clarify the above that may be 
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Page 6 of 6  A.2 APPROVAL  
 
A.2.1  The NRCS shall assess the  evidence of conformity supplied by the applicant and 
shall decide to grant approval or not, at its sole  discretion.  
A.2.2  The NRCS shall assign a unique number to each  approval.  
 
A.2.3  The NRCS shall issue a letter of authority certificate (LOA) for each successful 
application,  to the applicant,  when  all the requirements  have  been  met. The validity  period 
of the LOA shall be three (3)  years.  
A.2.4  The LoA may be extended for three (3) years as in A.1.4 of this compulsory 
specification.  
A.2.5  The approval  granted  with respect  to each  type of electric  motor that is pursuant  to 
this compulsory specification may be withdrawn at any time, after the manufacturer has 
been notified in writing, if the requirements have not been met or  maintained.