. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ZAF/14
5 June 2002
(02-3121)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Health
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
Health, Directorate Food Control
Private Bag X828
Pretoria
0001South Africa, Tel: +27 12 312 0185, Fax: +27 12 326 4374, E-mail: ventert@health.gov.za,
Web site: www.doh.gov.za
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   HS: 2106.90.90
CCCN:  ICS: 67.040 National Tariff Heading:   Enteral feeding
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulations relating
to food for special medical purposes (5 Pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   Requirements for the labelling of food for special medical
purposes are stipulated. Provision is made for information on the nature and purpose of the
food as well as detailed instructions and precautions for their use.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To provide guidance to manufacturers of such foods and to protect consumers against
misleading information.
8. Relevant documents:   The regulations relating to food for special medical purposes as
published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972)(in
the Government Gazette No. 23340, Notice R.493)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not before December 2002
10. Final date for comments:   26 July 2002G/TBT/N/ZAF/14
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Ms. V. Carolissen-Mackay
Directorate: Food Control
Department of HealthP Bag X828
Pretoria
0001
South Africa,
Tel: +27 12 312 0167,
Fax: +27 12 326 4374,E-mail: carolv@health.gov.za,
Web site: www.doh.gov.za