Background to NRCS
The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) was
established on 1 September 2008, in accordance with the
provisions of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications
Act, (Act no.5 of 2008) (NRCS Act). It emerged as an independent
organisation from the original Regulatory Division of the South
African Bureau of Standards and falls within the area of
responsibility of the Department of Trade, Industry and
Competition (the dtic).
The NRCS’s mandate includes promoting public health and safety,
environmental protection and ensuring fair trade. This mandate is
achieved through the development and administration of technical
regulations and compulsory specifications as well as through
market surveillance to ensure compliance with the requirements of
the compulsory specifications and technical regulations. NRCS
stakeholders include the South African Government, industry and
the citizens.
