G/TBT/N/ZAF/211  
 
19 September 2016  
(16-4946) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original : English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : SOUTH AFRICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) : 
2. Agency responsible : Department of Health  
Name and a ddress (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above : 
Department of Health  
Directorate : Food Contr ol  
Private Bag X828  
Pretoria  
0001 
Tel: +27 12 -395 8779  
Fax: +27 12 -395 8854  
E-mail: TsianY@health.gov.za  and copy : CACPSA@health.gov.za   
3. Notified under Article 2.9 .2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other : 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Preparations of meat, of 
fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS : 16), Sugars and sugar 
confectionery (HS : 17), Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS : 18), Malt extract; food 
preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing 
less than 40 % by weigh t of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere 
specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 04.01 to 04.04, not containing 
cocoa or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, 
not e lsewhere specified or included (HS : 1901), Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed 
(with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, 
noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared 
(HS: 1902), Tapioca and substitutes there for prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, 
grains, pearl s, siftings or in similar forms  (HS: 1903), Prepared foods obtained by the 
swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cerea ls (other 
than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except 
flour, groats and meal), pre -cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or 
included (HS : 1904), Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not 
containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical 
use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (HS : 1905), Vegetables, fruit, nuts and 
other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved b y vinegar or acetic acid (HS : 2001), 
Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (HS : 2002), 
Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid 
(HS: 2003), Other vegetables prepared or preserv ed otherwise than by vinegar or acetic 
acid, frozen, other than products of heading 20.06 (HS : 2004), Other vegetables prepared or 
preserved otherwise  
Food technology (ICS : 67), Food products in general (ICS : 67.040)  G/TBT/N/ZAF/211  
 
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  5. Title, number of pages  and language (s) of the notified document : Draft Regulations 
relating to Maximum Levels of Metals in Foodstuffs (9 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content : The proposed Regulation makes provision for the Maximum 
Levels of Metals in Foodstuffs under the control of  the Department of Health, in terms of 
the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972)  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents : 
 Codex general standards for contaminants and tox ins in food and feed, STAN 
193-1995 
 Codex commodity standards relating to packa ged water, STAN 227 -2001 & 
STAN  108- 1981 
 Codex standard for infant formula and formulas for special medical purposed  
intended for infants, STAN 72 -1981 
9. Proposed date of adoption : After all comments are taken into considerations  
Proposed date of entry into force : After all comments are taken into considerations   
10. Final date for comments : 13 December 2016  
11. Texts availab le from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body :