Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: A69: Other requirements relating to production or post-production processes not elsewhere specified
Date when the measure came into force: 09 September 2004
Publication where the measure is specified: Government Notice R. 790 (Government Gazette 26530) Of 9 July 2004
Regulation where the measure is specified: Compulsory Specification For The Manufacture, Production, Processing And Treatment Of Canned Fish, Canned Marine Molluscs And Canned Crustaceans
Country/Region applying the measure: South Africa
The rationale of the measure: This specification covers the manufacture, production, processing, and treatment of canned fish, canned fish products, canned marine molluscs, canned marine mollusc products, canned crustaceans and canned crustacean products.
Coded list of objectives: X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure: 5.4.2 Preparation of crustaceans
Unless crustaceans are canned in the round, all viscera including the anal canal shall be removed. In flesh packs, the flesh shall be neatly trimmed and free from pieces of shell or swimmeret.
Reference of the measure: Regulation 5.4.2
Measure also domestic: Yes

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
1605	Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved.	Yes	Crustaceans

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world

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