G/SPS/N/ZAF/69/Add.1  
 
9 March 2021  
(21-1986) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 3 March 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of South Africa . 
 
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The use of normal A4 printing paper while issuing phytosanitary certificates  
The National Plant Protection Organization of South Africa (NPPOZA) will discontinue the use of 
original paper for phytosanitary certificates from 1 April 2021. Phytosanitary certificates will be 
printed on normal A4 printing paper. Trading partners are to note that South Africa will discontinue 
the use of original paper with security features in the international trade.  
The following are features for the phytosanitary certificate that will be printed on normal A4 pape r: 
1. The certificate has a series number and the phytosanitary certificate number. At the top right -
hand corner there is a barcode with the series number;  
2. There is a second barcode and QR code as an added security feature;  
3. The phytosanitary certificate numbe r appears between the QR and the bar code. This is the 
number to be used on any communication in relation to issued phytosanitary certificate;  
4. The new phytosanitary number starts with NPPO -ZA/yyyy/mm/number;  
5. The e -phyto will only contain the new phytosanit ary certificate number.  
NB: From 1 April 2021 the NPPOZA will print phytosanitary certificates on normal A4 paper. Trading 
partners have the ability to verify the certified phytosanitary certificates using  
https://app.ecert.co.za/VerifyCertificate/ExternalVerification . 
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[X] 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 adde ndum 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 extensi on 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) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/ZAF/69/Add.1  
 
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  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 Inspection Services  
E-mail: PhilileL@dalrrd.gov.za  
PhindileN@dalrrd.gov.za  
Website: http://www.dalrrd.gov.za   
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 Inspection Services  
E-mail: PhilileL@dalrrd.gov.za  
PhindileN@dalrrd.gov.za  
Website: http://www.dalrrd.gov.za   
 
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