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National Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Workshop Presantations 10 -11 March 2021

Agenda

Day 1 Session A

• National Institutional Framework for Management of SPS Matters
• Status of SA participation in international trade and international agreements

Day 1 Session B

• Import procedures for plants and plant products
• IEP Phytosanitary Requirements for Special Markets
• Status of quarantine pests in South Africa and their impact on food security and agricultural trade
• Agricultural inspection and certification procedures

Day 2 Session A

• Animal Diseases Act and disease of critical concern to SA
• Meat Safety Act
• Import procedures for animals and animal products
• Import and Export Inspection and certification of Animal and Animal products

Day 2 Session B

• Agricultural Product Standards Act and its implications (national / import and export)
• Import requirements in terms of the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act No. 36 of 1947) and Safe use of agrochemical
• Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) / International Organization for Standardization (ISO) + related certification programs
• The role of National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications
• Analytical Laboratory Services – Commodities analysed for pesticide residues
• Overview of Food Control in the context of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics And Disinfectants Act,1972 (Act No. 54 Of 1972)

Videos

• National Sanitary and Phytosanitary Workshop Day One 10 March 2021
• National Sanitary and Phytosanitary Workshop Day 2 Part One 11 March 2021
• National Sanitary and Phytosanitary Workshop Day 2 Part Two 11 March 2021

Contacts