G/SPS/N/ZAF/40  
 
9 November 2015  
(15-5895)  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, Forestry and Fisheries, Directorate 
Animal Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Cattle, sheep and goats - HS Code(s): 01; 
ICS Code(s): 65 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft veterinary health certificates for the import of 
cattle, sheep and goats from Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland  Language(s): 
English  Number of pages: 24 
http://www.daff.gov.za/daffweb3/Branches/A gricultural-Production-Health-Food-
Safety/Animal-Health/importexport 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/ZAF/15_4473_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/ZAF/15_4473_01_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/ZAF/15_4473_02_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/ZAF/15_4473_03_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/ZAF/15_4473_04_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/ZAF/15_4473_05_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/ZAF/15_4473_06_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/ZAF/15_4473_07_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Alignment of the import requirements for cattle, sheep and 
goats from Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland with the applicable international 
guidelines as stipulated by the OIE. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2014) 
Chapters: 8.1; 8.4; 8.8; 8.12; 8.13; 11.3; 11.4; 11.5; 11.7; 11.8; 11.10; 
11.13; 14.1; 14.3; 14.5; 14.6; 14.7; 14.8; 14.9  G/SPS/N/ZAF/40 
 
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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 available: 
Government Gazette Notice No. 38701 Vol. 598 17 April 2015 (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Anticipated February/March 2016. 
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) :   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 January 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
Directorate Animal Health Import/Export Policy Unit Private Bag x138, Pretoria, 0001 
Fax: +(27 12) 329 6892 
E-mail: BLNSlivestock@daff.gov.za 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
Directorate Animal Health 
Import/Export Policy Unit Private Bag x138, Pretoria, 0001 Fax: +(27 12) 329 6892 
E-mail: BLNSlivestock@daff.gov.za 
 Link to notified documents: http://www.daff.gov.za/daffweb3/Branches/Agricultural-
Production-Health-Food-Safety/Animal-Health/importexport