 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ZAF/21 
21 June 2004 
 (04-2690) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SOUTH AFRICA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Sweeteners in foodstuffs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
country exporting food products to South Africa. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Regulations Relating to 
the Use of Sweeteners in Foodstuffs:  Amendment (Government Notice R. 558 dated 7 May 2004) (available in English, one page). 
6. Description of content:  Provides for the use of neotame in foodstuffs. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   Codex standard/guideline:  CS 192-1995 
(rev. 2003).  Neotame not yet listed in the C odex standard.  Differs in format from the 
Codex standard. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Government Gazette 
No. 26306 of 7 May 2004 (available in English). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   After final publication of the regulations in the Government 
Gazette. This is not expected before December 2004. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Within 6 months of final publication of the regulations 
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 12. Final date for comments:  November 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Directorate - Food Control 
Department of Health 
Private Bag X828 Pretoria 0001 Phone: +27-12-312 0167 Fax: +27-12-312 3162 
E-mail: carolv@health.gov.za
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Mrs V Carolissen-Mackay, Directorate: Food Control (details as above). 
 
 