MAURITIUS STANDARDS BUREAU
Presentation on
Upcoming Regulations on Safety Testing of
Household and Similar Electrical Appliances
and Accessories
Information Session – MCCI, Port-Louis
24 September 2015
Balram Cunniah
Agenda
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The Mauritius Standards Bureau
 The Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Laboratory (EEEL)
 The Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements)
CP-SR Regulations
 Implementation of the CP-SR Regulations
 The AFD project and the EEEL
 Open Discussion
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The Mauritius Standards Bureau
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Is a support institution under the aegis of the Ministry of
Industry,Commerce and Consumer Protection
It is responsible for the development of voluntary national
standards and promotion of standardisation and quality
assurance in industry and trade
The Bureau is an MSTQ service provider
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Metrology: national reference standards of measurement
Standards: standards development & enquiry point for WTO/ TBT
Testing: facilities for testing wide variety of products
Quality Assurance: product certification scheme (MAURICERT) and a
national management system certification scheme (ISO 9001, ISO
14001, ISO/IEC 270001, ISO 22000, and HACCP)
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The Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Laboratory
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The EEEL specialises in carrying out safety tests on electrical
products and accessories viz. electric power cables,
automotive batteries, household electrical appliances and
electrical accessories
The laboratory is fully equipped to perform the following
tests:
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Dielectric tests (High Voltage, Insulation Resistance, Impulse)
Low and High resistance (electrical conductors and insulators, Earth
bond)
Functional tests (power, current etc…)
Leakage current and Residual voltage
Dimensional tests (insulation thickness, overall dimensions)
Visual inspection
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The Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Laboratory
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The EEEL team consist of experience engineers and
technicians who are fully competent in carrying tests on
electrical products and accessories
The laboratory already operates the ISO/IEC 17025 –
Competency of calibration and testing laboratories
management system and has applied to MAURITAS for
accreditation of its services
The laboratory also participates in the Proficiency Testing
(PT) programmes from IFMQS (Australia) on a regular basis
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The Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements)
CP-SR Regulations
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This regulation has been made under the Consumer Protection
Act whose main object is to promote social and economic
welfare of consumers
Under the schedule of the draft CP-SR Regulations, some 65
controllable items have been identified and would need to
comply to IEC, MS and BS standards
Under para. 5(1), “no person shall import controlled goods
unless it is covered by an original certificate of conformity or a
certified true copy of an original certificate of conformity
issued by a recognized body in the country of origin and duly
certified by the Mauritius Standards Bureau”
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The Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements)
CP-SR Regulations
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Under para. 5(2), “Where the controlled goods are not covered
by an original certificate of conformity or a certified true copy
of a certificate of conformity at the time of importation, a test
report shall be obtained from the Mauritius Standards Bureau
prior to the clearance of the goods from the Customs”
The regulation makes provision to testing by MSB in the
absence of a valid certificate of conformity (CoC).
No import permit would be required however the onus is on the
importers to provide proof of conformance to the mandatory
safety standards
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Implementation of the CP-SR Regulations (Not
Yet Finalised)
Overview
Importers
Certificate of
Conformity
CLEARANCE
CONSUMER
PROTECTION
UNIT
CUSTOMS
SAMPLES
REPORT
Certificate of
Conformity
SAMPLES
MAURITIUS
STANDARDS
BUREAU
Documents
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Implementation of the CP-SR Regulations
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The regulations are almost finalised and will most probably
come into force in early 2016.
The Ministry would adopt a phased implementation i.e. the list
of controlled items has been split into batches
Initially the first batch would be covered under the regulations
then followed by a second batch after x months and so on.
The following items are concerned in the first batch:
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Appliances: Hair dryers, fans, ovens (fixed), microwave ovens,
coffee/tea makers, vacuum cleaners, washing machines (dish & clothes),
spin extractors, shavers and clippers, heated blankets, whirpool baths &
TV sets
Accessories: table lamps, floor standing lamps, lighting chains, ballasts
(electronic & magnetic) and lamp holders
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Implementation of the CP-SR Regulations
Group I
Item #
Description of goods
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Hair Dryers
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Fans
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Oven, Grills, Griddles,
Induction Hobs
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Microwave Oven
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Coffee or Tea Maker, Slow Cooker, Rice
Cooker, Kettle,Bottle Warmer and Sterilizer
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Toaster, Grill , Roaster, Hot plate, Oven
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Vacuum cleaner
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Dish Washing Machine
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Clothes Washing Machine
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Spin Extractor
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Electric Shavers, Hair Clippers
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Electrically Heated Blankets
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Whirlpool Baths
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Television
Table lamp, Floor standing lamp
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Lighting Chains
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Electronic Ballast
Magnetic Ballast
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Lamp holders
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Safety Standards
MS IEC 60335-2-23
MS IEC 60335-2-80
MS IEC 60335-2-6
MS IEC 60335-2-25
MS IEC 60335-2-15
MS IEC 60335-2-9
MS IEC 60335-2-2
IEC 60335-2-5
MS IEC 60335-2-7
IEC 60335-2-4
IEC 60335-2-8
IEC 60335-2-17
IEC 60335-2-60
MS IEC 60065
MS IEC 60598-2-4
MS IEC 60598-2-20
IEC 61347-2-3,13
IEC 61347-2-8
IEC 61184,IEC 60238
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Others
Item #
Description of goods
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Electric Smoothing Irons
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Portable Electric Immersion Heater
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Food Mixer, Blender, Mincer, Egg Beater,
Grain Grinder, Juicer
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Instantaneous electric water heater
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Rectangular mains Plug (13 A)
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Rectangular mains Socket-Outlets (13 A)
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Multi-way adaptor not exceeding (13 A)
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General purpose Wall Switch
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Electric Storage Water Heater
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Deep fat fryer, Wok and Frying pan
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Refrigerator, Freezer,
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Floor Scrubber
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Electric Clocks
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Hoods
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Fuse for use in mains plug (13 A)
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Adaptor (Charger)
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Dimmer Switch
Tumble Dryers
Warming plates
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Safety Standards
MS IEC 60335-2-3
MS IEC 60335-2-74
MS IEC 60335-2-14
IEC 60335-2-35
MS 148-1 (BS 1363-1)
MS 148-2 (BS 1363-2)
MS 148-3 (BS 1363-3)
MS IEC 60669-1
IEC 60335-2-21
MS IEC 60335-2-13
MS IEC 60335-2-24
IEC 60335-2-10
IEC 60335-2-26
IEC 60335-2-31
MS 149 (BS 1362)
MS IEC 61558-2-6 or
MS IEC 60065 or
IEC 60950-1
IEC 60669-2-1
MS IEC 60335-2-11
IEC 60335-2-12
Implementation of the CP-SR Regulations
Others
Item #
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30
Description of goods
Sewing Machines
Outdoor Barbecues
Evaporative Air Cooler
Domestic Electric Water Pumps
Cords Sets
Cable Reels
Cord Switch
Room A/Cs, Mobile A/Cs
Room Heaters
Massage Appliances
Safety isolation transformers (PSU)
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LED modules
Self Ballasted LED Lamps
Miniature Circuit Breakers (MCB)
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Switches, Disconnectors,
Switch-Disconnectors
Conduits for electrical installation
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Consumer Distribution Board
Fused Connection Units
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Safety Standards
IEC 60335-2-28
IEC 60335-2-78
IEC 60335-2-98
IEC 60335-2-41
IEC 60799
IEC 61242
IEC 61058-2-1
MS IEC 60335-2-40
IEC 60335-2-30
IEC 60335-2-32
MS IEC 61558-2-6 or
IEC 61347-2-2
IEC 62031
IEC 62560
IEC 60898-1
IEC 60947-2
IEC 60947-3
MS IEC 61386-1, 21, 22, 23
IEC 60670-1
MS 148-4 (BS 1363-3)
Implementation of the CP-SR Regulations
Products controlled
Products not controlled
Category: Household Appliances
35 items
Category : Accessories
30 items
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Other
electrical products
which are
not in scope of
REGULATIONS
(but, may be in scope of
other regulations)
e.g., Professional tools,
Medical equipment ,
Laboratory equipment,
Mobiles etc.)
Implementation of the CP-SR Regulations
Category: Household Appliances
Category: Accessories
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Implementation of the CP-SR Regulations
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The normal pathway is to verify Certificates of Conformity
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A CoC can be a CB Test Certificate or a Product Certificate.
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A CoC is considered valid if it has the following characteristics:
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It can be traced back to the production batch
It should bear the minimum of the following information:
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Item Name
Certifying Body or Testing Laboratory
Applicant Name (if different from Factory Name) & Factory Name
Certificate Number and Date of Issue
Date of Expiry (if applicable)
Make and /or Model (s) (if applicable)
Standard Reference and Year
Technical Signatory
Test reports are accepted if they are traceable to the
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production batch !
Implementation of the CP-SR Regulations
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Testing by the MSB will be done in case invalid CoC
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Testing will be done on a risk based approach i.e performing
the pertinent safety tests of the relevant standard(s)
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Examples of applicable safety tests:
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Visual incl. classification, marking/ labeling, rating, classification
Electrical incl. insulation, electric strength, earth resistance, functional
Mechanical incl. heating, strength
Full testing may be performed upon failure on one of the
pertinent safety tests
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The AFD Project: Capacity building of MSB
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Project name: AFD ‘Programme de Renforcement des
Capacités Commerciales’ for Technical Assistance in
Upgrading of the EEEL [MSB/BID/11].
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The MSB EEEL is benefitting from consultancy services of
APAVE International SAS since 2012.
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Component 1 of the TOR which caters for gap analysis and inhouse training has been achieved.
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Component 2 of the TOR provides for a training attachment to
an international accredited laboratory.
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The AFD Project: Capacity building of MSB
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Under component 1, equipment to perform pertinent safety
tests were recommended.
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As per recommendations of the APAVE expert, the MSB has
already procured the following state-of-the-art:
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A Digital Safety Analyser for main electrical tests
A Glow Wire Tester and Ball Pressure Apparatus for heating tests
An Impulse Generator for transient fault resistance tests
Our laboratories are now well equipped to perform the most
important safety tests and we plan to upgrade further in view of
achieving the status of a IEC national Testing laboratory (NTL)
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Open Discussion
THANK YOU !
Any Questions?
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