G/SPS/N/ZAF/43/Add.1  
 
1 July 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 1 July 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of South Africa. 
 
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 Requirements for the import of porcine casings into South Africa 
The veterinary health certificate notified in G/SPS/N/ZAF/43 has been slightly modified following 
comments received. 
The processing requirement in our general certificate for the import of porcine casings into South 
Africa states: 
 Salting for at least 30 days either with phosphate supplemented dry salt or saturated brine 
(Aw < 0.80) containing 86.5% NaCl, 10.7% Na 2HPO 4 and 2.8% Na 3PO4 
(weight/weight/weight), and kept at a temperature of greater than 20°C during this entire period. 
This is taken from the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 15.2: Infection with classical 
swine fever virus, Article 15.2.24: Procedures for the inactivation of the CSFV in casings of pigs. 
These procedures have also been shown to be effective for the inactivation of the following 
diseases: 
 Foot and Mouth Disease; 
 Aujeszky's Disease; 
 African Swine Fever; 
 Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome; 
 Swine Vesicular Disease. 
Should an individual country wish to have lower requirements with regard to the processing, based 
on their country's animal health status, they should propose a veterinary health certificate, which 
addresses the risk of transmission of all the above-mentioned diseases via the porcine casings. 
We will then enter bilateral negotiations for a specific veterinary health certificate for that country. This general certificate will be implemented from 1
st August 2016. 
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This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   G/SPS/N/ZAF/43/Add.1 
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
Import/Export Policy Unit 
Directorate Animal Health 
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Private Bag x138, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa 
Tel: +(27) 12 319 7507 
Fax: +(27) 12 329 6892 E-mail: LeanaJvR@daff.gov.za  
Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
Import/Export Policy Unit 
Directorate Animal Health 
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
Private Bag x138, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa Tel: +(27) 12 319 7507 
Fax: +(27) 12 329 6892 
E-mail: LeanaJvR@daff.gov.za  
 
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