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16 March 2020  
(20-2032) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  SOUTH AFRICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicate d if different from above:   
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development  
Directorate: Food Safety and Quality Assurance  
Private Bag X343  
Pretoria  
0001 
Att: Ms. Thabang Rampa  
Tel: +27 12 319 -6093 
Fax: +27 12 319 -6265 
Web site www.daff.gov.za   
E-mail: ThabangK@daff.gov.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):  Tea and 
related products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulations 
relating to Tea and Related Products intend ed for sale in the Republic of South Africa 
(11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed new regulations set out the categories, standards 
and labelling requirements for locally manufactured and imported Tea and Related 
Products intend ed for sale in South Africa.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Other  
8. Relevant documents:  Proposed regulation relating to tea and related products intended 
for the sale in the Republic of South Africa.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  12 months after the date of publication in the South African 
Government Gazette.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  12 months after the date of publication in the South 
African Government Gazette.  G/TBT/N/ZAF/242  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Name of body: WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
South Africa Bureau of Standards  
Private Bag X191  
Pretoria 0001  
Telephone: +(27) 12 428 6561  
Email: wto@sabs.co.za  
Website: www.sabs.co.za  
Name of contact person: Ms Dineo Hexana  
Tel: +27 12 428 6229  
E-mail: wto@sabs.co.za   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ZAF/20_1947_00_e.pdf  
 