G/TBT/N/ZAF/204  
 
1 April 2016  
(16-1830)  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 address (including telephon e 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 : 
Directorate: Nutrition 
Director General of Health 
Private Bag X828 Pretoria 0001 
South Africa 
Tel: +27 12-395 8770 Fax: +27 12-395 8854 
E-mail: DehooM@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 applic able, 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 weight 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 elsewhere 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 prep ared from starch, in the form of flakes, 
grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms. (HS:1903), Prepared foods obtained by the 
swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (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 by vinegar or acetic acid. (HS:2001), 
Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise th an 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 preserve d 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/204 
 
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Regulations 
Relating to the Fortification of Certain Foodstuffs (36 pages, in English) 
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 defini tions for maize meal and wheat flour)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
 General Principles for the Addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods (CAC/GL 9 – 1987) 
 Guidelines for the Production, Processing , Labelling and Marketing of Organically 
Produced Foods (CAC/GL 32 – 1999) 
 WHO Recommendations on Wheat and Maize Flour Fortification (2009) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: At least 6 months after publication of final comments 
Proposed date of entry into force: At least 6 months after publication of final comments   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body: