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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ZAF/11
22 February 2002
(02-0894)
Committee on Sanitary and 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 number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  All foodstuffs  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent
relevant or practicable:  All countries that export food to South Africa
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  (Draft) Regulations Governing the
Labelling of Foodstuffs Obtained through Certain Techniques of Genetic Modification.
Government Notice No. R. 366 of 4 May 2001 (9 pages)
5. Description of content:  The only food safety aspect of these draft regulations relates to
hypersensitivity.  Other aspects are TBT related.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Government Gazette
No. 22258 dated 4 May 2001 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  When the final regulations are published in the Government
Gazette.  This will not be before 1 January 2002.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  On publication of the final regulations in the
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11. Final date for comments:  4 August 2001
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:
Director:  Food Control
Department of Health
Private Bag X828
Pretoria
0001 South Africa
Tel: +27-12-3120185
Fax: +27-12-3264374
E-mail: ventert@health.gov.za
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Director:
Food Control.  Details as above.