G/TBT/N/ZAF/250  
21 April 2023  
(23-2895) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  SOUTH AFRICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department of Health Directorate: Food Control  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different  from above:   
Department of Health  
Directorate: Food Control  
Private Bag X828  
Pretoria 0001  
Tel: +(27 12) 395 8789  
Fax: +(27 12) 395 8854  
E-mail: Foodcontrol@health.gov.za  
copy: CACPSA@health.gov.za  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  - Meat and 
edible meat offal (HS Code(s): 02);  
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS Code(s): 03);  
- Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not 
elsewhere specified or included (HS Code(s): 04);  
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS Code(s): 05);  
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS Code(s): 09);  
- Cereals (HS Code(s): 10);  
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; 
animal or vegetable waxes (HS Code(s): 15);  
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 
(HS Code(s): 16);  
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS Code(s ): 17);  
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS Code(s): 18);  
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products (HS Code(s): 19);  
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS Code(s): 20);  G/TBT/N/ZAF/250  
 
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  - Miscellaneous edible p reparations (HS Code(s): 21);  
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS Code(s): 22);  
- Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS Code(s): 
25). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulations 
relating to the labelling and advertising of Foodstuffs (NO. R3287 OF 14 April 2023) 
published for public comment.; (245 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed Draft Regulation makes provision for the labelling 
and advert ising of pre -packaged foodstuffs under the control of the Department of Health, 
in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  food safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
- Draft Guidelines applicable to the draft regulations relating the Labelling and Advertising 
of foodstuffs (No. R.3287 of 14 April 2023) for compliance purposes (108 pages, available 
in English)  
- Nutrient profiling model calculator on web page of the Directorate: Food Control of the 
website of the Department of Health: http://www.health.gov.za/fl.php  
- Codex Stan 1:1985 General standard for the labe lling of pre -packaged foods  
- SANS 885:2011  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The Draft Regulations are published for comments and will 
be adopted once comments received have been considered.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  After publication of the final r egulations.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)  
Economic Impact & IP  
Contact: Ms. Dineo Hexana  
1 Dr Lategan Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria  
Private Bag X191  
PRETORIA 0001  
Tel: +(27) 12 428 6229  
Email: wto@sabs.co.za ; dineo.hexana@sabs.co.za  
Website: http://www.sabs.co.za  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/ TBT/ZAF/23_9235_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/ZAF/23_9235_01_e.pdf