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4 June 2019  
(19-3796) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  SOUTH AFRICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article  3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
Directorate: Food Safety and Quality Assurance  
Private Bag X343  
Pretoria  
South Africa  
0001 
Att: Mr. Simphiwe Mathenjwa  
Tel: +27 12 319 -6388 
Fax: +27 12 319 -6265 
Web site www.daff.gov.za   
E-mail: SimphiweMAT@daff.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):  Processed 
meat products; FOOD TECHNOLOGY (ICS 67)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulations 
Regarding the Classification, Packing and Marking of Processed Meat Products Intended 
for Sale in the Republic of South Africa (22 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed regulations set minimum compositional standards 
for the various classes of processed meat products, and prescribe the labelling of such 
products when presented for sale as well as the contro l system to ensure compliance to 
the standards. Food safety issues are excluded from the proposed regulations.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Draft Regulations Regarding the Classification, Packing and Marking of 
Processed Meat Products Intended for Sale in the Republic of South Africa  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/ZAF/238  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
South Africa Bureau of Standards  
Private Bag X191  
Pretoria 0001  
Email: wto@sabs.co.za   
Website: www.sabs.co.za   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/ZAF/19_3258_00_e.pdf  
 