G/SPS/N/SWZ/7  
 
6 December  2019 
(19-8426) 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:  Eswatini Dairy Board  
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):  HS Code(s): 04, 8434, 1517, 1702, 1901, 2106, 2105, 3502; 
ICS Code(s): 67.100  
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:  The Dairy Regulations, 2019 . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  223 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/SWZ/19_6409_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Regulations to provide for the control and improvement of the 
dairy industry, its products and for incidental and connected matters.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from p ests.   
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) :  
1. General Standard for Cheese - CODEX STAN 283 -1978 
2. Standard for Mozzarella - CODEX STAN 262 -2006 
3. Standard for Cheddar  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
− Section 5. Trade Measures, Import/Export Procedures and Veterinary 
Certification  
− Section  6. Veterinary Public Health  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/SWZ/7  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Dairy Act of 1968 as amended  
− The Animal Disease Act, 1965  
− Veterinary Public health Act, 2013  
− Public Health Act , 1969 
− Eswatini Government Gazette  
− Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations , 1973 
− Dairy Regulations , 1941 
(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 circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 February  2020 
Agency or author ity designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Eswatini Dairy Board  
P.O. Box 2975 Manzini, The Kingdom of Eswatini  
Tel: +(268) 2505 8 262/3/4  
E-mail: info@dairyboard.co.sz  
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:   
Eswatini Dairy Board  
P.O. Box 2975 Manzini, The Kingdom of Eswatini  
Tel: +(268) 2505 8262/3/4  
E-mail: info@dairyboard.co.sz