G/SPS/N/ZAF/62  
 
27 July 2018  
(18-4756) 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 Trade and Industry  
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): The high risk classes of processed meats products are identified as 
heat treated and r eady to eat (RTE) categorized in classes 1, 2, 6, 10, 12 and unspecified 
RTE products listed in clause 5.3 of SANS 885, which are as follows:  
a) Class 1 - Whole muscle, cured, heat treated products;  
b) Class 2 - Whole muscle, uncured, heat treated or parti al heat treated products;  
c) Class 6 - Comminuted, cured, heat treated products;  
d) Class 10 - Comminuted, uncured and heat treated products;  
e) Class 12 - Reformed, cured, heat treated; and  
f) Class 14 - Unspecified class i.e. Any other unspecified RTE pr ocessed meats product.  
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: Compulsory Specification for Processed Meat Products 
(VC9100) . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/ZAF/18_3988_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This compulsory specification (VC9100)  requires that high risk 
(heat treated and ready to eat) processed meat products for human consumption which 
are offered for sale, complies with the  microbiological requirements for disease -causing 
organisms, the hygie ne requirements for the factory/processing facility, equipment and for 
employees outlined in the referenced SANS 885. The compulsory specification also 
requires that the principles of HACCP, as recommended by the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission, as a minimum , be used for the implementation of a product safety 
management system.  
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 relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC/RCP 1 -1969 General Princi ples of Food Hygiene  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/ZAF/62  
 
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  [ ] 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are av ailable: SANS 
(South African National Standard) 885: Processed meat products   
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 
considerati on. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Two months after the date of publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 September 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (i f 
available) of other body:  
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)  
Private Bag X25  
Brooklyn  
0075 
Tel: +(27 12) 482 8930  
E-mail: maphuti.kutu@nrcs.org.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:   
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)  
Private Bag X25  
Brooklyn  
0075 
Tel: +(27 12) 482 8930  
E-mail: maphuti.kutu@nrcs.org.za