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Legislation

Notice for Prohibition of Import,Export,Possession,Acquisition,Sale,Use and Disposal of Agricultural Remedies

Procedure for stakeholders: Submission of labels for evaluation under Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Agricultural Product Standard Act No 119 of 1990)

Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act No 36 of 1947

Liquor Products Act No 60 of 1989

Regulation R1148-01

1. Import and export guidelines

1.1 Import Procedures

• Import Manual for Participants of the Import Trade (Liquor Products)

1.2 Export Procedures

• SOP on officially recognized labs for dairy products (export).
• Official export certificate for fresh fruit and vegetables
• Export manual for participants of the export trade (liquor products)
• Official export certificate for fresh fruit and vegetables intended for industrial processing
• SOP on official export certification of Regulated agricultural products In terms of the agricultural product Standards act, 1990 (act no. 119 of 1990)

2.  Forms

• Food Business Operator Application (attached FBO form)

3         Regional Contacts under Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990

• Officials responsible for respective products per region under Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

4          Contact Details of Inspectors of Assignees

• Contact Details of Inspectors of Assignees
• Newsflash - Processed Meat Products Inspection ansd Sampling

5. News

• Biosecurity E-Journal October 2022
• DALRRD Food Safety and Quality Standards website links
• Memorandum on the Objects of the Bill 2020
• PROKON Letter.
• Egg packaging poster
• Tomato packaging broacher
• Public consultation workshops on feeds and pet food bill as well as Fertilizer Bill
• Guidelines on Importation of Agricultural Regulated Products into South Africa | Prohibition Notice 570 of 27 May 2016 (Imported Agricultural Products)
• Trade between South Africa and Saudi Arabia
• Info on the Producer Farmer Register campaign
• Strengthening cooperation in the fields of agriculture forestry and fisheries with India
• Makert Access Thailand
• Media Release - Importation of Agricultural Regulated Products into South Africa during festive season
• Official Notice To All Manufacturers And Sellers Of Processed And Canned Products
• Media release lifting of temporary suspension of fresh fruit & vegetables
• sanitary & phytosanitory matters between S.Africa & china
• From the Desk of the CEO 10 August 2018
• Indonesian authority extends uninterrupted South African exports of horticultural products by three-year period
• Site visit at enterprise foods in Polokwane
• Enforcement of legislation by the Agency for Food Safety - 26 Jan 2018
• Update on the Listeriosis outbreak in South Africa
• Unsafe Poultry Import
• Listeria Outbreak Article
• Macadamia growth
• Maize market
• Pesticide Residue Monitoring on South African Fresh Produce Exported over a 6-Year Period
• Eggs contaminated with insecticide
• Guideline for registered agrochemicals to control Fall armyworm in South Africa
• Pesticide Residue Monitoring on South African Fresh Produce Exported over a 6-Year Period
• COMPCOM investigation into the conduct of fresh produce market agents
• Interpretative guideline to sellers and assignees
• Designation of assignees with respect to the inspection of local and imported animals and processed products
• Recommended usage restrictions for plant protection products on Southern African Export Citrus
• No.226 Status of the benomyl and mancozeb maximum residue levels in the USA
• No.225: Fruit thinning strategies for 2017
• Cutting edge 222: Dichlorprop-P use considerations for 2016/2017
• Minister Senzeni Zokwana designates two assignees for inspection of fresh produce grain and grain products
• Import of agricultural products into the Republic of South Africa
• Position paper: Pesticide solutions for minor uses
• Key Market Signals in the Egg industry (1Q2016)
• Guidelines on Efficacy Evaluation for the registration of Plant Protection Products  
• Cutting Edge 221: Chimeras in late Valencia cultivars
• Amycotoxin tree nuts
• Exemption of labelling Food Business Operators (FBO) codes on cartons/containers
• Media advisory on inspection services
• Crop Vegetables Pesticides Registration
• Media release on the granting of recognition status by the Indonesian authority with respect to food safety control measures pertaining to the export of horticultural products
• Media Statement on the publication of the Poultry Meat Regulation Amendment
• AMycotoxins in tree nuts
• Glyphosate ban in France

6. Tariffs

1. Prokon Inspection fees
2. Ammendment-Export R,442 OF 15 April 2016
3. Ammendment-Local R,441 of 15 April 2016
4. 2016-2017 new Price list colour charts
5. Final Inspection Fees - AFS - 19 May 2017