WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.385
10 August 1998
(98-3145)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SOUTH AFRICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  South African Department of Trade and Industry
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall beindicated if different from above:           
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):
ICS: 67.120.30 HS: 03.06
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Frozen Lobster and
Frozen Lobster Products (77 pages, English, Afrikaans)
6. Description of content:  Covers the requirements for the handling, preparation, processing,
packaging, freezing, storage and quality of frozen lobster tails, whole lobster (cooked or
raw) or any other frozen lobster product derived from lobsters of the families Palinuridae
and Scyllaridae  and of the family Nephropsidae  (genera Homarus, Hephrops  and
Metanephrops , or any other species of lobster), intended for human consumption.  It also
covers requirements for factories and employees involved in the production.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer safety
8. Relevant documents:
Compulsory Specification VC 8020 (Draft)
GN: 621 GG: 18858:1998-05-15
(Note:  To replace VC 8020:1969)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 31 December 1998
10. Final date for comments:  28 August 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           