. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ZAF/53 
1 December 2005 
 
 (05-5698) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SOUTH AFRICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Environm ental Affairs and Tourism 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above: 
 
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism 
Environmental Quality and Protection Branch 
Private Bag X447 Pretoria 0001 SOUTH AFRICA 
Telephone:   (+27) 12 310 3668 or 3527 
Telefax:  (+27) 12 320 0024 
Email:  zmanana@deat.gov.za   atsoku@deat.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):   Asbestos that includes 
amosite, chrysotile, crocidolite, fibrous actinolite , fibrous anthophyllite, fibrous tremolite or 
any mixture containing any of these materials, any mixture, product, component or material to which asbestos has been added in a concentr ation of one per cent or more by weight or 
area. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Regulations 
in terms of Section 24 B of the Environmen t Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989) 
as amended.  The regulation will be publishe d under the Environment Conservation Act, 
1989. 
6. Description of content:   No person may import asbestos or asbestos-containing materials 
to the Republic of South Africa, or export asbestos or asbestos containing materials from the Republic of South Africa, unless the purpose of su ch import or export is solely for use in 
analysis or research which is not intended to develop a new use for asbestos or
asbestos-containing material. G/TBT/N/ZAF/53 
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Necessary to protect human health and the environment in accordance with Article XX (b) 
of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trad e 1994 and Article 2.2 of the Agreement on 
Technical Barriers to Trade. 
8. Relevant documents:   The draft Regulations are currently publicised in the Government 
Gazette for public comments.  Governme nt Gazette No. 28207 (Regulation Gazette
No. 8344) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not yet established, as the regulations still 
need to be tabled in Parliament after 
addressing the public comments. 
10. Final date for comments:   31 January 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: 
 
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Environmental Quality and Protection Branch Private Bag X447 
Pretoria 0001 
SOUTH AFRICA 
Telephone:   (+27) 12 310 3668 or 3527 
Telefax:  (+27) 12 320 0024 Email:  zmanana@deat.gov.za 
  atsoku@deat.gov.za