G/SPS/N/SWZ/8  
 
6 December  2019 
(19-8427) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  ESWATINI  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health, Environmental Health Department  
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):  All food commodities  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific reg ions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  The Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations, 1973 . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/SWZ/19_6530_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  These regulations make provisions for the requirements relating 
to food premises, persons in the food business, power to inspect food in transit, methods 
and practices in food businesses, adulterated or unwholesome food (power of seizure, 
examination and destruction). The purpose of the regulations is to protect public  health . 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
− CXC 1 -1969, General Principles of Food Hygiene  
− CXS 1 -1985, General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/SWZ/8  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− The Public Health Act, 1969  
− The Veterinary Public Health Act, 2013  
− Salt Iodization Regulations, 1997  
− Eswatini Government Gazette  
− International Health Regulations, 2005  
− The Dairy Act,1968  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of ci rculation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 February  2020 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Health  
Environmental Health Department  
P.O. Box 5  
Mbabane, H100  
Eswatini  
Tel: +(268) 2404 8060  
E-mail: esshongwe@yahoo.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Health  
Environmental Health Department  
P.O. Box 5  
Mbabane, H100  
Eswatini  
Tel: +(268) 2404 8060  
E-mail: esshongwe@yahoo.com