Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Botswana - Electric vehicle conductive charging system

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: BOTSWANA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Botswana WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Botswana Bureau of Standards

Private Bag BO 48

Gaborone

Botswana

Tel: (+267) 3903200

Fax: (+267)3903120

Toll Free Number: (0800 600 900)

Email: enquiries@bobstandards.bw

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Electric road vehicles (ICS code(s): 43.120)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): IEC 61851-1:2017 Electric vehicle conductive charging system - Part 1: General requirements; (287 page(s), in English)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

affiliates@iec.ch

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Description of content: IEC 61851-1:2017 applies to EV supply equipment for charging electric road vehicles, with a rated supply voltage up to 1 000 V AC or up to 1 500 V DC and a rated output voltage up to 1 000 V AC or up to 1 500 V DC. Electric road vehicles (EV) cover all road vehicles, including plug-in hybrid road vehicles (PHEV), that derive all or part of their energy from on-board rechargeable energy storage systems (RESS). The aspects covered in this standard include:

- the characteristics and operating conditions of the EV supply equipment;

- the specification of the connection between the EV supply equipment and the EV;

- the requirements for electrical safety for the EV supply equipment.

This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2010. It constitutes a technical revision.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

a) The contents of IEC 61851-1:2010 have been re-ordered. Numbering of clauses has changed as new clauses were introduced and some contents moved for easy reading. The following lines give an insight to the new ordering in addition to the main technical changes.

b) All requirements from IEC 61851-22 have been moved to this standard, as work on IEC 61851-22 has ceased.

c) Any requirements that concern EMC have been removed from the text and are expected to be part of the future version of 61851-21-2.

d) Clause 4 contains the original text from IEC 61851-1:2010 and all general requirements from Clause 6 of IEC 61851-1:2010.

e) Clause 5 has been introduced to provide classifications for EV supply equipment.

f) Previous general requirements of Clause 6 have been integrated into Clause 4. Clause 6 contains all Mode descriptions and control requirements. Specific requirements for the combined use of AC and DC on the same contacts are included

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: National security requirements; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade

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Relevant documents:

IEC 61851-21-1:2017

IEC TS 61851-3-7:2023

IEC TS 61851-3-6:2023

IEC TS 61851-3-5:2023

IEC TS 61851-3-4:2023

IEC TS 61851-3-2:2023

IEC TS 61851-3-1:2023

IEC PAS 61851-1-1:2023

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined; 12 months from date of publication

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 24 November 2025

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

Botswana Bureau of Standards

Nametso Moilwa

Senior Documentation and Information Officer

Physical address:

Plot no: 55745

Block 8. Airport Road.

Postal address:

Botswana Bureau of Standards

Private Bag BO48

Gaborone

Tel: +267 3903200/3645604

Fax: +(267) 390 3120

Email: enquiries@bobstandards.bw; moilwa@bobstandards.bw

Website: http://www.bobstandards.bw