G/SPS/N/ZAF/63  
 
18 March 2019  
(19-1673) 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 Trade and Industry  
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): Canned/hermitically sealed meat products (either commerically 
sterile or pasteurised/s emi-preserves)  
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: Amendment of the Compulsory Specification for Canned 
Meat Products (VC8019) . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/ZAF/19_1487_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of conte nt: This Compulsory Specification requires that canned meat 
products, for human consumption, which are to be offered for sale, comply with this 
Compulsory Specification and the requirements of the latest edition of the South African 
National Standard (SANS ) 1675  that apply to the manufacture, production, processing, 
and treatment of the products covered by this specification. The hygiene requirements 
for the product, as well as chemical and microbiological contaminant requirements for the 
product, and the r equirements for employees at the packing facility, shall comply with the 
requirements of the latest edition of SANS 1675.  
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, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Code of practice - general principles of food hygiene 
(CAC/RCP 1 -1969)  
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/ZAF/63  
 
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  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: 
South  African National Standard (SANS) 1675:2018 that apply to the manufacture, 
production, processing, and treatment of canned meat products  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date o f adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After all comments are taken into 
consideration.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : After all comments are taken into 
consideration.  
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) : 17 May 2019  
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:  
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) Private Bag X25 Brooklyn 0075 
maphuti.kutu@nrcs.org.za +27 12 4828930  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) Private Bag X25 Brooklyn 0075 
maphuti.kutu@nrcs.org.za +27 12 482893 0