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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/ZAF/30 
14 November 2011 
 (11-5850) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Foodstuffs containing sweeteners 
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:  Regulations Relating to the Use of Sweeteners in 
Foodstuffs and Related Matters:  Draft Re gulations (Government Notice R. 880 of 
21 October 2011)  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  5 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/ZAF/11_3849_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
The Regulations provide for: - the use of sweeteners in foodstuffs to co mply with the standards of composition, 
strength and quality as specified by these regulations and the World Health Regulation's (WHO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).  
- the use of sweeteners to be permitted ac cording to the provisions for sweeteners as 
outlined in the General Standard of Food Additives (GSFA) - Codex STAN 192-
1995. 
- related matters (labelling), as outlined in these regulations. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
 GSFA (General Standard for Food Additives - Codex Stan 192-1995) G/SPS/N/ZAF/30 
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  [ ] 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 
 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:  Government 
Gazette No. 34699 of 21 Octobe r 2011 (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  After final publication of the regulations in the 
Government Gazette.  This is not  expected before 30 April 2012. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  30 April 2012 
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) :  13 January 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 
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 
E-mail:  CACPSA@health.gov.za