G/TBT/N/BWA/69  
 
12 October 2017  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: BOTSWANA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2  and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministry of Investment Trade and Industry  
Private Bag 004  
Gaborone  
Tel: (+267) 3601200  
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:   
Botswana Bureau of Standards  
Private Bag BO 48  
Gaborone  
Botswana  
Tel: (+267) 3903200  
Fax: (+267) 3903120  
Toll Free Number: (0800 600 900)  
Email: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw  
3. Notified under  Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Cables 
(ICS 29.060.20).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 3. BOS 589 -
4:2017, El ectric cables with extruded insulation for fixed installations (300/500 V to 
1 900/3 300 V) – Part 4: XLPE distribution cables – Specification (13 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: 1.1 This part of BOS 589 covers the requirements for 
const ruction, materials, dimensions and electric properties of multicore extruded XLPE 
insulated cables of rated operating voltages  
1.2 Specific types of cables covered by this part are multicore XLPE insulated armoured 
and unarmoured circular cables with prote ctive covering(s).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
 BOS 550 -1, Materials of insulated electric cables and flexible cords – Part 1: 
Conductors.  
 BOS 550 -2, Materials of insulated electric cables and flexible cords – Part 2: G/TBT/N/BWA/69  
 
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  Polyvinyl chloride (PVC).  
 BOS 589 -1, Electric cables with extruded solid dielectric insulation for fixed 
installations (300/500 V to 1  900/3 300 V) – Part 1: Packaging and marking – 
Requirements.  
 BOS 649 -1, Test methods for cross -linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulated electric 
cables – Part 1: Tests on XLPE insulation.  
 BOS 649 -3, Test methods for cross -linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulated electric 
cables  – Part 3: Tests on finished cable.  
 EN 12548:1999, Lead and alloys – Lead alloy ingots for electric cable sheathing 
and fro sleeves.  
 IEC 60332 -3-10, Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions – 
Part 3 -10: Test for vertical flame sprea d of vertically -mounted bunched wires or 
cables – Apparatus..  
 IEC 60332 -3-21, Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions – 
Part 3 -21: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically -mounted bunched wires or 
cables - Category A F/R.  
 IEC 6 0332-3-22, Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions – 
Part 3 -22: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically -mounted bunched wires or 
cables – Category A.  
 IEC 60332 -3-23, Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire condit ions – 
Part 3 -23: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically -mounted bunched wires or 
cables – Category B.  
 IEC 60332 -3-24, Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions – 
Part 3 -24: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically -mounted bunched wires or 
cables – Category C.  
 IEC 60332 -3-25, Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions – 
Part 3 -25: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically -mounted bunched wires or 
cables – Category D.  
 IEC 60754 -1, Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables – 
Part 1: Determination of the halogen acid gas content.  
 IEC 60811 -201, Electric and optical fibre cables – Test methods for non -metallic 
materials – Part 201: General tests – Measurement of insulation thi ckness  
 IEC 60811 -202, Electric and optical fibre cables – Test methods for non -metallic 
materials – Part 202: General tests – Measurement of thickness of non -metallic 
sheath.  
 IEC 60811 -401, Electric and optical fibre cables – Test methods for non -metallic 
materials – Part 401: Miscellaneous tests – Thermal ageing methods – Ageing in 
an air oven.  
 IEC 61034 -2, Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined 
conditions – Part 2: Test procedure and requirements  
 IEC 62230, Electric cables – Spark -test method . 
 SANS 1411 -4, Materials of insulated electric cables and flexible cords – Part 4: 
Cross -linked polyethylene  
 SANS 1411 -5, Materials of insulated electric cables and flexible cords – Part 5: 
Halogen -free, flame -retardant materials  
 SANS 1411 -6, Materials of insulated electric cables and flexible cords – Part 6: 
Armour  
 SANS 1411 -7, Materials of insulated electric cables and flexible cords – Part 7: 
Polyethylene (PE).  
 SANS 1507 -1:2007, Electric cables with extruded solid dielectric insulation for fixed  
installations (300/500 V to 1 900/3 300 V) – Part 1: General.  
 SANS 5526, Dielectric resistance of electric cables.  
 SANS 6281 -2, Test methods for impregnated paper -insulated electric cables – 
Part 2: Tests on metallic sheaths  
 SANS 10142 -1, The wiring of pr emises – Part 1: Low -voltage installations.   
9. Proposed date of adoption: 20 November 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 November 2017  
10. Final date for comments: 2 Months from date of dispatch  G/TBT/N/BWA/69  
 
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  11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Botswana Bureau of Standards  
Information Centre  
Private Bag BO 48  
Gaborone  
Botswana  
Tel: (+267) 3903200  
Fax: (+267) 3903120  
Toll Free Number: (0800 600  900) 
Email: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw