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The NRCS and the introduction
of the “new” Legal Metrology
Act
From Trade to Legal Metrology
Presented by: J Marneweck
Senior Manager Inspections
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INTRODUCTION TO NRCS
Who or what is this
NRCS?
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INTRODUCTION
The National Regulator for Compulsory
Specifications was established to:
• Protect the health and safety of the public and environment
• Ensure fair trade
• Administer and maintain Compulsory Specifications/ Technical
Regulations
• Market surveillance
NRCS Act ( Act 5 of 2008) assented to 1 July 2008
Operation under Act commenced on 1 September 2008
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INTRODUCTION
NRCS Vision
A credible and respected regulator for the protection of the
public, the economy and the environment
NRCS Mission
To develop compulsory specifications and technical
regulations and maximize compliance of regulated
products and services
NRCS MAIN ACTIVITIES
• Pre-market approval of NRCS regulated products
– Before regulated commodities enter the market, approval granted based
on test reports, certificates of conformity or own testing
– The NRCS issues certificates (Letters of Authority, Homologation
or Type Approval certificates)
• NRCS conducts Market Surveillance Inspections
– Inspectors visit manufactures, importers and retailers to inspect and if
needed sample products
– Inspections are meant to eradicate non-compliances
• Sampling and testing
– Sampling is done to establish compliance or non-compliance
– To retain evidence in the form of a sample
• Sanctions
– If non-compliance is proven, enforce corrective action and/or recall and/or
return to country of origin and/ or destruction and/or notify the media and
public
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POWERS OF INSPECTION
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• Enter any premises/structure during reasonable hours suspected of storing, importing, manufacturing or selling a commodity which falls under a compulsory specification/ technical regulation
• Sample and test products to verify compliance
• Sanction products if found to be non-compliant
• Seize or quarantine non-compliant products
• Request any records with regards to imports, manufacture or sale of an article which falls under the scope of a compulsory specification/ technical regulation
• Collect compulsory levies on regulated goods
INSPECTING AT SOURCE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
MARKET
• Retailers
• Wholesalers
• Distributors
Products
SOURCE
Local
manufacturers
Ports of entry
AirportInland port
Dry port
Sea port
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Imported
products
Local
products
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AREAS OF OPERATION
• Areas of operation
– Automotive
– Chemical, Mechanical and Materials
– Electrotechnical
– Foods and Associated Industries
– Legal Metrology
– Building and Construction
OVERVIEW OF NRCS
Automotive
Ensure that vehicle and vehicle
components that fall within the
domain of the NRCS Act and
National Road Traffic Act comply
with compulsory requirements
OVERVIEW OF NRCS
Automotive
• Vehicles, trucks and busses (new)
• Hydraulic brake and clutch fluid
• Replacement brake lining assemblies
• Safety helmets for motorcycles
• Child Restraints (seats)
• Replacement incandescent lamps
• Replacement headlights, secondary lights
• Replacement safety glass
• Tyres and tow bars
Chemicals, Mechanicals & Materials
Ensure the compliance of the general industry sectors
OVERVIEW OF NRCS
Chemicals, Mechanicals & Materials
• Disinfectants & detergent disinfectants
• Plastic carrier bags
• Personal flotation devices
• Swimming aids
• Respirators
• Cement
• Microbiological Safety Cabinets
• Non- pressure paraffin stoves and heaters
• The preservative treatment of timber
• Firearms for civil use
• Lighters
• Safety footwear
OVERVIEW OF NRCS
OVERVIEW OF NRCS
Electrotechnical
Enforces compulsory specifications spanning a wide spectrum of electrical and electronic products
OVERVIEW OF NRCS
Electrotechnical
• Household appliances
• Audio-visual equipment
• IT equipment
• Handheld/ transportable motor operated tools
• General purpose and fixed luminaries
• Switches
• Cords/ cord sets
• Plugs and socket adaptors
• Lamp holders
• Earth leakage and circuit breakers
• Incandescent lamps
• Compact fluorescent lamps
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OVERVIEW OF NRCS
Food & Associated Industries
Dedicated to the protection of health and safety of consumers by administering compulsory specifications for canned and frozen fishery products, canned meat and live abalone.
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OVERVIEW OF NRCS
Food & Associated Industries• Manufacture, production, processing or
treatment of canned fish, canned marine molluscs and canned crustaceans
• Manufacture, production, processing or treatment of canned meat
• Frozen fish, frozen molluscs
• Frozen rock lobster• Frozen shrimps, langoustines and crabs
• Smoked snoek
• Live aqua-cultured Abalone
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LEGAL METROLOGY
Legal Metrology is a unit within the NRCS and is responsible for the implementation of the requirements of the Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act 9 of 2014)
Also known by many as Assize Office, Weights and Measures or Trade Metrology
Primarily dealt with Trade
Metrology before 2014
Now also responsible for
metrology in areas of health,
safety and the environment
INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL METROLOGY
Mandated to ensure that
consumers receive the correct
measure of goods declared by
importer, manufacturer or
retailer on a pre-package or
where a measuring instrument
was used to conclude a
transaction or service that it
was accurate within the
prescribed limits of error
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SO THAT BRINGS US TO LEGAL METROLOGY
LEGAL METROLOGY IS
practice and process of applying statutory and regulatory structure and enforcement to metrology
– setting up legal requirements,
– control / conformity assessment of
regulated products and regulated
activities,
– supervision of regulated products and
of regulated activities, and
– providing the necessary infrastructure
for the traceability of regulated
measurements and measuring
instruments to SI or national standards
In short – administrative and
technical procedures performed on
behalf of Government to ensure
control of the credibility of
measurements related to trade,
health, safety and environment
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LEGAL METROLOGY - HISTORY
• Before 1922
– Little is known about this period
– Johannesburg Municipal Assize Department established in 1902
– First to employ qualified personnel
– Assizing in other parts of country very elementary
• 1922 to 1961
– Desirability of using uniform weight and measures regulations
– Weights and Measures Act of 1922
– Came into force 27th April 1923
– Development of staff, accessibility of services
and technical infrastructure were key focus areas
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LEGAL METROLOGY - HISTORY
• 1961 to 1991
– In 1973 the Trade Metrology Act of 1922 was repealed and
replaced by a new Trade Metrology Act, Act 77 of 1973
– Modern approach
– Function administered by Trade Metrology Department of the
Department of Trade and Industry
–15 Regional offices and
approximately 230 people
–100% coverage
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LEGAL METROLOGY - HISTORY
• 1991 to 2008 (SABS Period)
– The Trade Metrology Department was transferred to the SABS on
1 April 1991
– Became known as Legal Metrology Department
–Five regional offices and drastic cut
in staff complement– Operational emphasis on self-regulation
– Establishment of Accredited Verification Laboratories
• Dresser Wayne (SA Master Distributors) – 17 August 1993
• More than 130 verification laboratories
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LEGAL METROLOGY - HISTORY
• 2008 to (NRCS Period)
– 1 September 2008 all regulatory functions were divorced from SABS
– NRCS was born
– Three Acts were administrated by the NRCS
• National Regulator for Compulsory Specification Act
• Building Regulations and Building Standards Act
• Trade Metrology Act, (Act 77 of 1973)
– Legal Metrology unit is responsible for the administration of the then
Trade Metrology Act
– the dti embarked on Legal Metrology review– The new Legal Metrology Act was assented to on 19 May 2014
– Operation under the Act commenced on 1 August 2014
EXAMPLE OF METROLOGY - ANCIENT EGYPT
▪ Realization of standard unit of length
▪ the Cubit
▪ length of Pharaoh’s forearmplus the width of his palm
▪ Primary standard
▪ kept by “Royal Cubit Master”
▪ Cut in granite
▪ Uniformity of length measurement in Egypt had a relative accuracy of 0.05 % over a distance of 230 m
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EXAMPLE OF LEGAL METROLOGY IN EGYPT
▪ Standard unit of length▪ the Cubit
▪ Primary standard▪ Cut in granite
▪ kept by “Royal Cubit Master”
▪ Measuring instruments▪ Requirements of wooden cubit
sticks specified by decree
▪ Verified against primary standard
▪ Verification▪ Re-verification of wooden cubit
sticks on each full moon
▪ Sanction▪ Penalty for non-compliance death
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EXAMPLE OF INDUSTRIAL METROLOGY IN EGYPT
▪ Standard unit of length▪ the Cubit
▪ Primary standard▪ Cut in granite
▪ kept by “Royal Cubit Master”
▪ Contract review▪ Requirements of wooden cubit sticks specified
in contract review or SANAS TR 15
▪ Calibration▪ Calibrated against primary standard
▪ Re-calibration of wooden cubit sticks as required by user
▪ Market surveillance▪ Penalty for non-compliance death
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Accredited
Laboratory
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EXAMLES OF METROLOGY IN TRADE TODAY
– Sale of pre-packed goods – where goods are packed at
premises other than the one where the purchase takes
place e.g.
• 1 kg Flour – packed by SASCO Mills sold by Pick & Pay
• 450 ml Beer – Packed by SAB sold in bottle store
• 2 l Milk – Packed by Clover sold in café
– Sale of goods – where measuring instruments are used to
measure the quantity in the presence of the purchaser e.g.
• Meat - sold by a butcher by mass using a scale
• Fuel – sold by a gas station by volume using a liquid fuel
dispenser
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OBJECTS OF THE NEW LEGAL METROLOGY ACT
• To expand scope of Trade Metrology
to make provision for Legal Metrology
• To strengthen the enforcement of LM
measurement– Eliminate conflict of interest (Repair vs Verification)
– Funding model
– Penalties
To provide for a legislative framework.– Act
– Technical Regulations (Feasibility, Risk of not
regulating, Impact and stakeholders engagement)
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OBJECTS OF THE NEW LEGAL METROLOGY ACT
• Protect consumers against short
measure and inaccurate measurements
– Type Approval
– Verification
– Repair
– Market surveillance
• To establish a levelled playing field for
industries.
– Through legislative framework
• To support local industry
competitiveness.
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WHY MOVE TO LEGAL METROLOGY
Technological developments
• Agriculture
– Protecting resources
» Measurement of bulk water in a water scarce country
• Industrial
– Changes in marketing of goods
» Measurement of data
– Competing in international markets
• Transportation
– Road safety
» Speed trapping equipment
» Breath analyzers
– Protecting networks
» Overloading
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WHY MOVE TO LEGAL METROLOGY
Technological developments (Continued)
• Health
– Syringes
– Blood pressure measuring instruments
– Clinical thermometers
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MI TO BE REGULATED UNDER NEW SCOPE
• Health
– Blood pressure measuring equipment OIML R 16
– Clinical thermometers OIML R 7, R 114 and R 115
– Medical syringes OIML R 26
• Safety
– Speed trapping equipment OIML R 95
– Tyre pressure gauges OIML R 23
• Environment
– Resistance thermometers OIML R 84
– Electrical energy meters R 46 (IEC)
– Air pollution OIML R 99, R 143 and R 144
TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SYSTEM IN SA
Develop, promote and maintain South African National Standards
• To promote access to markets
• To advance socio-economicwellbeing of SA in globaleconomy
Promote quality of products & services Certifications
• Facilitate access of marketsfor SA industries – improvingtheir competitiveness in globalenvironment
Product Testing
• Confirm product compliancethrough scientific assessment.
SABS MANDATE
SABS MANDATE
SABS - STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
• Publish 650 standards annually
• Collection of >6500 national standards (SANS)
• Through 400 active standards development committees
• > 350 SA technical experts serve on the Technical Committees of
ISO and IEC
• Leadership roles in regional standards body (SADC; ARSO)
Historical Overview
1974 to 1992
National Calibration
Services (NCS)
Scope:
Calibration Laboratories
only
1992 to 1996
National Laboratory
Accreditation (NLA)
Scope:
Calibration and Testing
Laboratories
Achievements
Founding Member of ILAC
Signed MRA for testing laboratory accreditation
1996 to 2006
South African National Accreditation System
(SANAS)
Scope:
Calibration, Medical and Testing Laboratories,
Inspection and Certification Bodies
Achievements
Chaired ILAC for two consecutive terms.
ILAC MRA for Calibration Laboratories and Certification Bodies. Signed MRA for Inspection with European Accreditation Cooperation (EA).
2006 to current
SANAS
Scope:
Calibration, Medical and Testing Laboratories, Inspection and Certification Bodies, OECD GLP & BBBEE
Achievements
Signed MRA for Inspection with ILAC.
Founding member of African Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC).
Chair & Secretariat of AFRAC.
Accredited Facilities/Bodies
South African National Accreditation Systems (SANAS) provides an
internationally recognised accreditation infrastructure for formal
recognition of the competence of conformity assessment service
providers in the areas of :
• Laboratories (testing and calibration)
• Certification Bodies (Quality Management Systems, Environment
Management Systems, Product, and Personnel)
• Inspection Bodies
• and others.
SANAS is member of AFRAC, ILAC/IAF
The estimated accredited facilities/bodies is 1744, in the following fields: blood
transfusion services, calibration labs, forensic labs, legal metrology, medical labs,
pharmaceuticals, testing labs, veterinary services, inspection bodies, certification
bodies, proficiency testing and etc.
NMISA - Responsibility
National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) is primarily
responsible for scientific and industrial metrology.
The NMISA is responsible for maintaining the SI units and to
maintain and develop primary scientific standards of physical
quantities for SA and compare those standards with other national
standards to ensure global measurement equivalence. It must also
provide reference analysis in the case of a measurement dispute
and maintain and develop primary methods for chemical analysis to
certify reference materials for SA and the region.
TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA
Policy, legislation
and regulation
Measurement traceability
(physical and industrial
metrology)
Documentary standards, methods of
test
Claims of conformity, verification, certification
Accreditation, peer
assessment
Technical outcomes that
society can trust, and use
in decision making
Market surveillance
Parliament, Government Departments,
Industry Associations,
Consumer Groups
and other
standards
bodies and
professional
bodiesGovernment, inspections,
certification and accreditation bodies and laboratories
Other Government Regulators
Audit, Calibrate,
Evaluate,
Examine,
Inspect, Test
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HOW WILL THE WORK BE DONE
• South African National Standards (SANS) will be used as basis of Legal Metrology technical regulations to set requirements for measuring instruments.
– Minister will prescribe the consultation process which must precede the declaration of a SANS as LM technical regulation
– CEO of NRCS is responsible for the consultation process whether or not a SANS is available to be used as technical regulation
– Consultation process must include risk and impact assessments
• The measuring instruments will have to be type approved by experts of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)
• Before an approved measuring instrument can be used it needs to be verified by designated verifiers
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HOW WILL THE WORK BE DONE
• Persons and organisations that verify on behalf of the NRCS will need to be registered. (Conflict of interest)
– Examines and confirms that measuring instruments meets technical regulations (conformity to type)
– Ensures that measuring instruments are accurate
• Persons and organisations that repair measuring instruments will need to be registered.
– Ensures that work carried out on, or adjustments made to measuring instruments in order to service, restore or maintain them in a verifiable condition are carried out competently (continued conformity to type)
• All importers, manufacturers and persons who offer for sale any prescribed measuring instrument, product or service will have to register.
– Know market ensures adequate coverage
– Collection of levies ensures adequate funding
HOW NRCS USES TR TO REGULATE
Request for regulation
Process Flow
Development of TR
Pre- market approval
Inspection Sampling Testing Sanction
Enforcement
Feasible
Stakeholder participation
Use of SANS/ International
Standard/ Regional Standard
Risk and regulatory impact assessment
Admin process may include
testing
Proof of Compliance
Approval certificates
Importers
Manufacturers
Retail
Any point of sale or supply
Random
As per TR requirements
On request
Accredited testing facilities
Administrative sanctions
-Sales restraint-Product recall
-Confiscation and destruction
-Return to country of origin
Court of Law
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LEGAL METROLOGY – HOW WE HARMONISE
• South African National Standards (SANS) will be used as basis of Legal Metrology technical regulations to set requirements for measuring instruments, products or services.– Part or complete voluntary standard will be made mandatory
– Legal metrology regulations will reference SANS
– e.g. Regulation 44: All NAWIs shall comply with SANS 1649
• In turn SANS will be based on requirements given in OIML Recommendations or Regional Standards – SANS 1649 is based on the requirements of OIML R 76
– In addition SANS 1649 will include country specific requirements in line with WTO TBT requirements
– Regional Standards like SADCMEL 1 and SADCMEL 4 may be used as the basis of equivalent SANS
– e.g. SANS 289 is based on the Requirements of SADCMEL 1 and SANS 458 is based on requirements of SADCMEL 4
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LEGAL METROLOGY – HOW WE HARMONISE
• Minister prescribe the consultation process which precede the declaration of a SANS as LM technical regulation– Use of NRCS TR consultation process CSP 350
• This is a separate process to that of the development of the SANS – 1st process to develop voluntary standard
– 2nd process to declare parts or complete standard as compulsory technical regulation
• CEO of NRCS is responsible for this 2nd consultation process that precedes the declaration of a compulsory technical regulation
• Whether or not SANS is used as basis of LM technical regulation
• Consultation process must include feasibility, risk and impact assessments
DEVELOPMENT OF A TECHNICAL REGULATION
Request to NRCS CEO to “regulate”
Feasibility of request completed by PAC – YES/NO
Appoint Project Manager
Technical stakeholder working group meeting
(SANS available/ nearing completion)
Risk Assessment – YES/NO
Technical stakeholder working group meeting
Draft technical regulation
Regulatory Impact Assessment – YES/NO
Technical stakeholder working group meeting
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DEVELOPMENT OF A TECHNICAL REGULATION
Draft second version of technical regulation & circulate technical WG
Finalize technical regulation
Submit to NRCS EXCO for review and approval
To the dti for approval of Minister
First gazetting for comments (60 days)
Comments review meeting
To the dti for final gazetting!!!!
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FUNCTIONS OF NRCS UNDER THE LEGAL
METROLOGY ACT
• Administration and maintain LM technical regulations
• Market surveillance through inspections
• Enforce compliance with LM technical regulations
• Ensure access to and maintain equipment required for
market surveillance inspection, verification and approval
processes
• Ensure calibration services for measurement standards
• Approval measuring instruments
• Verify measuring instruments
• Control and repair of measuring instruments
• Designation of verification laboratories
• Administration of compliance schemes (e-mark) and
control of use of distinctive marks
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WHY “TYPE APPROVE” MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
• Deciding if a type of measuring instrument complies with relevant
requirements of the technical regulation and is suitable for use for
its prescribed purpose in such a way that it is expected to provided
reliable measurement results over a defined period of time
• During the process the following aspects are evaluated:
– Design and construction
– Accuracy and repeatability
– Influence of external factors e.g.
environment, mains interference,
electrostatic discharge, EMS
– Endurance
– Protection against fraudulent use or intentional manipulations
• Compliant instruments are issued with a type approval certificate
and pattern description valid for all instruments of the same type
and model
• Compliant instruments marked with approval number
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LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MI (VOLUME)
• Gas Meter - Domestic (Regulation 81)
• Gas Meters other than domestic Gas Meters (OIML R137)
• Measuring systems for gaseous fuel (OIML R140)
• Dynamic measuring systems for liquids other than water (OIML R117/
Regulation 74)
• Liquid Fuel Dispensers (SANS 1650)
• Water Meter (SANS 1529)
• Milk Meter (Regulation 80)
• Liquid Measuring Device (Regulation 73)
• Electronic Tank Level Gauging for vehicles (LM Interim requirements)
• Vehicle Tanks (Regulation 69)
• Dynamic measuring devices and systems for cryogenic liquids (SANS
344)
• Measuring systems - Cryogenic liquids and other selected liquid gases in
horizontal tanks
• Evidential Breath Analysers-EBA (SANS 1793)
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LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MI (MASS)
• Verification standards for mass (SANS 1697)
• Beam scales, balances, post office beam scales, counter scales (SANS
302/ SANS 303)
• NAWI (SANS 1649)
• Road vehicle mass measuring equipment for use by road traffic
authorities
• Automatic rail-weighbridges (SANS 689)
• Belt Weighers (SANS 863)
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TA REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION OF MI
• Application form for each submission
• Comprehensive functional description
• Supporting documentation
– Operational manual, service manual, calibration manual,
components list, component layout, circuit diagrams, mechanical
drawings, description of securing MI
• Software
– Description of metrological relevant functions, software
identification, securing measures to provide evidence of
intervention
• Sample of MI for laboratory evaluation
• Sample of the MI for field testing
• OIML Certificate of Conformity (OIML CS)
– Copies of OIML Certificate, Test Report and declaration of
authenticity
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OVERVIEW
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WHY “VERIFY”
• Procedure to:
– ascertain if the measuring instrument (MI) complies with
Technical Regulations (TRs),
• Being of an approved type
• Complying with technical requirements
• Accurate within prescribed tolerances/ limits
– the issuing of a verification certificate, and
– marking (with a verification mark) to confirm that the MI
complies with TR
• Includes initial and subsequent verification
• Provides assurance that MIs used to measure a product
or service at the time of sale or measurement are accurate
• Carried out by Designated NRCS Verification Laboratories
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WHY MARKET SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES
• To monitor compliance of provisions of the Act and
technical regulation an inspector may
– Inspect and examine measuring instruments,
product or service
– Order person to stop offering any measuring
instruments or product for sale or service
– Order person to withdraw a measuring instrument,
product or service that does not comply
– Seize and retain or suspend the use of measuring
instruments, products or service which does not
conform
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WHY MARKET SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES
• To enforce compliance of provisions of the Act and
technical regulation
– the person using a non-conforming measuring
instrument, product or rendering a service is
directed, in writing, to bring it into compliance
– Failing which, the measuring instruments, product
or service rendered must be
• Confiscated, destroyed or returned to the country of
origin
– In such a manner as the NR may direct, in writing,
and at the cost of the person using such
measuring instrument product or rendering the
service
• Protect public
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WHY MARKET SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES
• 2017/2018 Audited figures
• Legal Metrology conducted a total of 6 041 inspections
during the period under review of which 80,7 % was at
source. This represents a positive variance of 252 (4.2 %)
on the target set for the year.
• During the inspections 21 416 samples were tested with a
non-compliance rate of 8,8 % [15.5 %]
• 24 375 instruments were inspected of which 12,2% [14.0
%] were found non-compliant. Of the instruments
inspected 4 464 were physically tested and 370 verified.
• Products with a total market value of R38,1 billion were
tested. The value of non-compliant products is estimated
at R157,8 million.
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WHY MARKET SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES
• 2017/2018 Audited figures
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WHY MARKET SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES
• 2017/2018 Audited figures
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LEGAL METROLOGY LIAISONS
• Participate and represent SA at international and regional levels
• Co-ordinate, interact and manage international, regional and bilateral
interactions with other institutes responsible for LM
• International OIML
– Full OIML membership
– Participate in OIML TC’s to develop international harmonised
model technical regulations
– Holds secretariat for OIML TC 6 (Prepackaged products)
• Regional SADCMEL
– Secretariat and Regional Co-ordinator
– Participate in SADCMEL TC’s to develop regional harmonised
model technical regulations
– Chair TC 1 (Sale of goods)
• AFRIMETS
– Co-secretariat
– Vice-Chair Legal Metrology
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INTERNATIONAL LIAISON – OIML
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REGIONAL LIAISON – AFRIMETS/ SADCMEL
SADCMEL/MET
MAGMET
SOAMET
CEMACMET
NEWMET
EAMET
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CONSEQUENCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE
• A person convicted of an offence is liable to a fine
(no monetary value stated) or imprisonment for a
period not exceeding 10 years or both.
– Ensures effective and relevant penalties
• Fine will be at the discretion of the court taking into account the
Adjustment of Fines Act.
• A person convicted of an offence becomes
disqualified from performing any duty or function
provided for in the LM Act
IMPLICATIONS – Gimli Glider
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Correct calculation -
7 682 L × 0.803 = 6 169 kg fuel already on board
22 300 kg – 6 169 kg = 16,131 kg additional fuel required
16 131 kg ÷ 0.803 = 20 088 L additional fuel required
Actual calculation performed -
7 682 L × 1.77 = 13 597 kg
22 300 kg – 13,597 kg = 8 703 kg
8 703 kg ÷ 1.77 = 4 917 L
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ACTUAL IMPLICATIONS
Treatment of hypertension
with inaccurate or
unreliable measuring
instrument/ medical cross
border screening with
inaccurate or unreliable
temperature measuring
instrument
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ACTUAL IMPLICATIONS
Treatment of hypertension
with inaccurate or
unreliable measuring
instrument/ medical cross
border screening with
inaccurate or unreliable
temperature measuring
instrument
ECONOMIC BENEFITS/ IMPLICATIONS
• Protect local/ regional market (lock-out) against non-compliant products.
• Ensures foreign market access – more demands/ reliable measurements.
• Sustained and/or increase in employment (more participants in economic
development – level the play field for industry) translate to better health
for most - government objectives.
• It emphasis quality ‘fit for purpose’ of products that ensures health and
safety - government objectives.
• Protect life through accurate instruments/ or measurements.
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LEGAL METROLOGY CONTACTS
• Edward Mamadise – CEO NRCS
– 012 482 8702
• Thomas Madzivhe – General Manager
– 012 482 8770
• Hennie Ferreira – Manager Type Approval
– 012 482 8733
• Jaco Marneweck – Senior Manager Legal Metrology
– 012 482 8793
• Mukhatshelwa Khubana – Regulatory Research and
Development (LM)
– 012 482 8753
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LEGAL METROLOGY
• THANKS FOR LISTENING
• QUESTIONS????