NRCS takes over from SAPS in Durban

In this week’s FTW: Those who are upset by the workings of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) are the unlucky few who have been targeted by this body, set up as the policing arm of the SA Bureau of Standards (SABS), according to an FTW source.

Indeed, the SA Association of Freight Forwarders (Saaff) has found the NRCS to be acting as a valuable control over the importation of poor (and often dangerous) quality products, added this source – who is familiar with the regular discussions between the two bodies.
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