Notice No. 570
27 May 2016
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
| 1. | I, Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries— |
| (1) | acting under section 4A(1)(b) of the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990), hereby prohibit the removal of regulated agricultural products imported for sale in the Republic of South Africa from the ports of entry specified in the Table hereto, or any other place as determined by the Executive Officer, unless— |
| (a) | each consignment of such product has been inspected, graded, sampled for quality control and approved by the Executive Officer or designated assignee for such purpose; or |
| (b) | written permission for the removal of a particular quantity of such product has been granted by the Executive Officer on the conditions which he or she deems necessary; and |
| (2) | hereby exempt the below- mentioned imported regulated agricultural products from the prohibition referred to in subitem (1) above: |
| (a) | Products intended for personal use or personal consumption only. |
| (b) | Products intended for use in the manufacture of another product or for the purpose of further processing or repackaging: Provided that each consignment shall — |
| (i) | be clearly marked with the expression "for processing purposes only ", for repacking purposes only ", or any other wording having a similar meaning, as the case may be; or |
| (ii) | on the accompanying documentation clearly declare the intended use. |
| (c) | Individual products that have established a history of compliance based on the inspection frequency as determined by the Executive Officer. |
| (d) | Products in transit to a neighbouring country: Provided that the accompanying documentation shall clearly reflect the name of the destination country. |
| (a) | the inspection, approval and subsequent removal of a consignment of imported regulated agricultural products; or |
| (b) | the removal of a particular quantity of a consignment of imported regulated agricultural products |
from the ports of entry specified in the Table hereto, or any other place as determined by the Executive Officer, shall be made in the manner prescribed in the Annex hereto.
Senzeni Zokwana
Minister: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
