G/SPS/N/ZAF/75  
 
7 July 2021  
(21-5363) 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 remedie s commonly known as 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:  Amendment of the agricultural remedies regulations . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  30 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/ZAF/21_4519_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The amendment concerns making provisions for  the Globally  
Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals; introduction of  the 
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development principles of Good Laboratory 
Practice (OECD GLP); prohibition of registration and use of active ingred ients and their 
formulation that meet criteria 1A of the GHS, relating to carcinogenicity, mutagenicity and 
reproductive toxin , as well as active ingredients listed in Annexes A and B of the 
Stockholm Convention, and those meeting all criteria in paragraph  1 of Annex D.  
The amendment also make s provision  for record -keeping of the agricultural remedies 
quantity sold.  
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 pests.   
8. Is there a relevant 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:   G/SPS/N/ZAF/75  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Pesticide  Management Policy for South Africa  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/ZAF/21_4519_01_e.pdf  (available in 
English)  
0. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After all comments are ta ken 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) : 5 September 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber 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