Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: A82: Testing requirement
Date when the measure came into force: 24 April 2015
Publication where the measure is specified: Government Gazette No. 38707, 24 April 2015
Regulation where the measure is specified: Amendment Of The Compulsory Specification For Frozen Shrimps (Prawns), Langoustines And Crabs, And Products Derived Therefrom - VC 8031
Country/Region applying the measure: South Africa
The rationale of the measure: This Compulsory Specification applies to the handling, preparation, processing, packing, transportation, freezing, storage and quality of frozen shrimps (prawns), langoustines and crabs, and products derived therefrom, for human consumption, which are to be offered for sale.
Description of the measure: 3.12 The testing of frozen shrimps (prawns), langoustines and crabs, and products derived therefrom against the requirements of this Compulsory Specification shall be done by test facilities that are accredited to use the referenced test methods. In the case where there are no test facilities available that are in compliance with the foregoing, the NRCS shall determine which facilities can be used in terms of its conformity assessment policy.
Reference of the measure: Regulation 3.12
Measure also domestic: No

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication
0306.14	-- Crabs	No
0306.15	-- Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)	Yes	frozen langoustines
0306.16	-- Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)	No
0306.17	-- Other shrimps and prawns	No
1605.10	- Crab	Yes	Frozen
1605.2	- Shrimps and prawns :	Yes	Frozen
1605.40.90	-- Other	Yes	frozen langoustines

Description: Frozen shrimps (prawns), langoustines and crabs, and products derived therefrom

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world

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