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30 September 2021  
(21-7320) 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)  
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):  Fresh mango fruit  (Mangifera indica ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  India 
5. Title of the notified document:  Final Phytosanitary workplan for the importation of fresh 
mango ( Mangifera indica ) fruit from India to South Africa . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/ZAF/21_6237_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  NPPOZA is advising the World Trade Organization Committee on 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures that it has finalised a pest risk analysis that 
evaluates the risks associated with the importation of fresh mango fruit from India into 
South Africa. Based o n the analysis, the NPPOZA has determined that the attached 
phytosanitary workplan will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or 
disseminating plant pests via the importation of fresh mango fruit from India.  
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 Alimentar ius 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] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM numb er): ISPM No. 2  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/ZAF/76  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 29 November 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 November 2021  
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 Plant Health  
RorisangM@Dalrrd.gov.za  
KgaboMa@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 Plant Health  
RorisangM@Dalrrd.gov.za  
KgaboMa@Dalrrd.gov.za  
 