G/SPS/N/ZAF/45  
 
4 April 2016  
(16-1874)  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 Health. Directorate: Nutrition 
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): Maize meal and wheat flour 
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: Draft Regulations Relating to the Fortification of 
Certain Foodstuffs (R. 217)  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 36 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/ZAF/16_1387_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The draft regulations require the mandatory fortification of 
maize meal and wheat flour with vitamins and minerals (excluding those maize and 
wheat products as specified in the definitions for maize meal and wheat flour). 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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) General Principles for the Addition of Essential 
Nutrients to Food (CAC/GL 9 1987); Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Food (CAC/GL 32 1999) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] 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 No. 39776 dated 3 March 2016 (available in English). G/SPS/N/ZAF/45 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After publication of the final regulations in 
the Government Gazette.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : March 2017 
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) : 3 June 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 Health 
Directorate: Nutrition  Private Bag X828 
Pretoria 
0001 Tel: +(27 12) 395 8770 
Fax: +(27 12) 395 8854 
E-mail: DehooM@health.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 Health 
Directorate: Nutrition  
Private Bag X828 
Pretoria 0001 
Tel: +(27 12) 395 8770 
Fax: +(27 12) 395 8854 E-mail: DehooM@health.gov.za 
Webpage: http://www.gov.za/sites /www.gov.za/files/ 39776_gon217.pdf 
or  http://www.health.gov.za/index.php/shortc odes/2015-03-29-10- 42-47/2015-04-30-09-
10-23/2015-04-30-09-11-35/category/203-regulations-fortification-and-other-
nutritional-issues#