./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ZAF/21
18 November 2002
(02-6401)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Health
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
Department of Health,
Private Bag X828
Pretoria
0001South Africa,
Tel:  +27 12 312 0042, Fax: +27 12 323 7457, E-mail: dehoopm@health.gov.za, Web site:
www.doh.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):   HS: 1101.00/1102.20
CCCN:  ICS: 67.060 National Tariff Heading:  wheaten flour and maize meal
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulations Relating
to the Fortification of Foodstuffs (17 Pages, English)
6. Description of content:   The regulations stipulate the compulsory fortification of wheaten
flour and maize meal with different fortificants as well as the labelling requirements for
these foods
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The regulations are in line with WHO and UNI CEF recommendations to fortify foodstuffs
with micronutrients to reduce micronutrient deficiencies
8. Relevant documents:   Government Gazette, No. 23928 dated 18 October 2002
9. Proposed date of adoption:  After final publication of the regulations, not expected before
August 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months after final publication
10. Final date for comments:   18 January 2003G/TBT/N/ZAF/21
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Private Bag X828
Pretoria0001PretoriaSouth Africa,
Tel: +27 12 312 0042,
Fax: +27 12 323 7457,
E-mail: dehoopm@health.gov.za,
Web site: www.doh.za