Business updates

The Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations 2017 will be in force as from the 1st October 2017 to regulate the safety standards of several domestic and electrical appliances including toasters, ovens, dish-washing machines, televisions and fluorescent lamps, amongst others.

Following a request from the MCCI, the Mauritius Standards Bureau (MSB) has issued the Guidelines so as to facilitate the process for the verification of Certificates of Conformity. The Application Form as well as the Table of Goods which have to be filled in by the importer and submitted to MSB have also been published. The documents can be accessed below:

• MSB Guidelines on the procedures to submit Certificates of Conformity
• Application Form
• Table of Goods

More information can be obtained from the Mauritius Standards Bureau, Tel: 433-3648, email: msb@intnet.mu. The contact persons are:

• Mrs. L. Chummun Bhujohory – Acting Head of Engineering Unit
• Mr. J. T Sun – Acting Manager (Electrical and Electronics Laboratory)
• Mrs. Jenita Mahadeo - Quality Officer (Electrical & Electronic Engineering Laboratory)