G/SPS/N/ZAF/35  
 
26 June 2014   
(14-3685) Page: 1/3 
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: Food Control  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as sp ecified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs 
or other aqua tic invertebrates (HS Code: 16);  Sugars and sugar confectionery 
(HS Code:  17); Cocoa and c ocoa preparations (HS Code: 18); M alt 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 Code: 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 Code: 1902 ); Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared 
from sta rch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearl s, siftings or in similar forms  
(HS Code:  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 th e form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), 
pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included  (HS Code: 
1904); Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing 
cocoa; commun ion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, 
sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (HS Code: 1905 ); Vegetables, fruit, nuts 
and other edible parts of plants, prepared or pres erved by vinegar or acetic acid  (HS 
Code: 2001 ); Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise tha n by vinegar or acetic acid  
(HS Code:  2002); Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise  than by 
vinegar or acetic acid  (HS Code: 2003 ); Other vegetables prepared or preserved 
otherwise than by vineg ar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 20.06 
(HS Code: 2004 ); Other  vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise.  
Food technology (ICS Code: 67); Food products in general (ICS Code: 67.040)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, t o the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Regulations relating to the labelling and advertising of 
foods: Amendment   Language(s): English   Number of pages: 112 
6. Description of content: The proposed Regulation makes provision for the labelling and 
advertising of pre -packaged foodstuffs under the control of the Department of Health, in 
terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 197 2). G/SPS/N/ZAF/35  
 
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  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 standard? If so, id entify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.   title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) Codex Stan 1:1985 General standard for the labelling 
of pre -packaged foods  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestr ial 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 poss ible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Guidelines applicable to the draft regulations relating the Labelling and Advertising of 
foodstuffs (No. R.429 of 2 9 May 2014) for compliance purposes (145 pages, 
available in English)  
 Nutrient profiling model calculator on web page of the Directorate: Food Control of 
the website of the Department of Health: http://www.he alth.gov.za/fl.php  
 Codex Stan 1:1985 General standard for the labelling of pre -packaged foods  
 ISO 17065:2012  
 ISO 22000:2005  
 ISO 26642:2010  
 SANS 885:2011  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After publication of the final regulations in 
the Governmen t Gazette. This is not expected before 30 November 2014.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : November/December 2014  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : After publication of the final regu lations.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 August 2014  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority,  [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Department of Health  
Directorate: Food Control  
Private Bag X828  
Pretoria  
0001 
Tel: +(27 12) 395 8789  
Fax: +(27 12) 395 8854  
E-mail: CACPSA@health.gov.za  G/SPS/N/ZAF/35  
 
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  13. Texts available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Department of Health  
Directorate: Food Control  
Private Bag X828  
Pretoria  
0001 
Tel: +(27 12) 395 8789 
Fax: +(27 12) 395 8854  
Website: http://www.health.gov.za/fl.php  
E-mail: CACPSA @health.gov.za