G/SPS/N/ZAF/64  
 
27 March 2019  
(19-1945) 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 (DAFF)  
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): Stock remedies -medicine for use in animals, domestic safety 
(ICS Code:  13.120); Produc ts of the chemical industry (ICS Code:  71.100)  
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: Proposed Regulations Regarding Stock Remedies . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/ZAF/19_1608_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: DAFF is making amendments on the regulations regarding stock 
remedies. The proposed regulations describe categories under which stock remedies are 
authorised for marketing purposes. Furthermore, the proposed regulations introduce 
control measures on extra label use of stock remedies. The regulations are published as 
part of the ongoing review of use and marketing of stock medicines conducted by DAFF.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protectio n, 
[ ] 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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation co nform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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:  G/SPS/N/ZAF/64  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Six month after gazetting.  
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) : 26 May 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax n umber and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
Directorate: Agricultural Inputs Control  
Private Bag x343, Pretoria, 0001  
Tel: +(27 12) 319 7303  
Fax: +(27 12) 329 7179  
E-mail: MalutaM@daff.gov.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:   
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
Directorate: Agricult ural Inputs Control  
Private Bag x343, Pretoria, 0001  
Tel: +(27 12) 319 7303  
Fax: +(27 12) 329 7179  
E-mail: MalutaM@daff.gov.za