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23 February 2022 
(22-1757) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  SOUTH AFRICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  National Plant Protection Organisation of South Africa (NPPOZA): 
Directorate Inspection Services  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  All plants and plant products requiring a phytosanitary certificate  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  National Plant Protection Organisation of South Africa 
(NPPOZA) ability to receive ePhytos via the IPPC hub . Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:   
6. Description of content:  The South African eCertification system has developed a module 
that allows for the receipt of ePhytos sent via the IPPC hub.  
Trading partners to note that they can now send phytosanitary certitificates (ePhytos) to 
the NPPOZA electronically.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] Intern ational Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM No. 12  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/ZAF/77  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2022  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 March 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
NPPOZA: Directorate Inspection Services  
E-mail: PhindileN@dalrrd.gov.za  
 PhilileL@dalrrd.gov.za  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
NPPOZA: Directorate Inspection Services  
E-mail: PhindileN@dalrrd.gov.za  
 PhilileL@dalrrd.gov.za  
 