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Apr 16, 2021
South Africans have until 30 April 2021 to comment on the recently-gazetted specifications for general service lamps.
The specifications aim to improve the safety, performance and energy efficiency of lightbulbs approved for use in South Africa by phasing out inefficient and environmentally harmful lighting products.
If passed, lighting products which do not meet the specifications would be removed from the market.
“For example, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) currently on the market would not meet the specifications; it is more likely that LEDs would become the preferred choice of lamp,” says Bashanti Mogosetsi, project manager: appliance standards and labelling programme at the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI).
Government wants to introduce new rules for lightbulbs in South Africa – what you should know
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South Africans have until 30 April 2021 to comment on the recently gazetted specifications for general service lamps.
The specifications aim to improve the safety, performance and energy efficiency of lightbulbs approved for use in South Africa by phasing out inefficient and environmentally harmful lighting products, according to the South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi).
“For example, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) currently on the market would not meet the specifications; it is more likely that LEDs would become the preferred choice of lamp,” said Ashanti Mogosetsi, project manager at Sanedi.
Published April 2, 2021, 7:33 AM
The Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) expressed its strong support to gradually phase out mercury-containing products in order to protect human health and the environment.
The DTI-BPS and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) recently discussed the revised Chemical Control Order for mercury and mercury compounds in line with the implementation of the National Action Plan for the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
The DENR-EMB provided the DTI-BPS an overview of the DENR Administrative Order No. 2019-20 or the “Revised Chemical Control Order (CCO) for Mercury and Mercury Compounds (Revising DAO 1997-38)”, which incorporated the applicable provisions stated in the Minamata Convention.