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17 March 2020  
(20-2072) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 13 March 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of South Africa . 
 
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Regulations Governing the Maximum Limits for Pesticide Residues that may be present in 
Foodstuffs:  Amendment  
The amendment to the Regulation makes provision for the maximum limits for pesticide residues in 
foodstuffs under the control of the Department of Health, in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and 
Disinfectants Act, 197 2 (Act 54 of 1972).  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/ZAF/20_1945_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  
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:  
Department of He alth 
Directorate: Food Control  
Private Bag X828  
Pretoria; 0001  
Tel: +(2712) 395 9359  
+(2712) 395 8789  
Fax: +(2712) 395 8854  
E-mail: Aluwani.Madzivhandila@health.gov.za  
CACPSA@health.gov.za   G/SPS/N/ZAF/51/Add.1  
 
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  Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other b ody: 
Department of Health  
Directorate: Food Control  
Private Bag X828  
Pretoria; 0001  
Tel: +(2712) 395 9359  
 +(2712) 395 8789  
Fax: +(2712) 395 8854  
E-mail: Aluwani.Madzivhandila@health.gov.za  
CACPSA@health.gov.za   
 
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