G/SPS/N/ZAF/81  
17 July 2023  
(23-4824) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  SOUTH AFRICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development  
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):  Agricultural remedies commonly known pesticides  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Prohibition regarding  the use of certain agricultural 
remedies . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/ZAF/23_11041_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The prohibition for use of agricultural remedies containing 
chlorpyrifos and cartap hydrochloride as active ingredients under the Department of 
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development in terms the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, 
Agricultural Remedies and S tock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act No. 36 of 1947).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a r elevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code , chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Government Gazette No. 48847 dated 26 June 2023  (available in English) . G/SPS/N/ZAF/81  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After all comments are taken into 
consideration.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : After all comments are taken into 
consideration.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 September 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National En quiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development  
Private Bag X343, Pretoria, 0001  
20 Steve Biko Street  
Tel: +(27 12) 319 7303  
E-mail: MalutaM@Dalrrd.gov.za  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development  
Private Bag X343, Pretoria, 0001  
20 Steve Biko Street  
Tel: +(27 12) 319 7303  
E-mail: MalutaM@Dalrrd.gov.za