Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements
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: 6.1.1 Packing appearance and colour
The product in a container shall comprise fish or molluscs or crustaceans or a mixture of these, of an appearance and colour characteristic of the genus or genera processed and packed in the manner indicated. The product shall have a normal texture characteristic of the species, the type of product and the process used.
6.1.8 Sensory requirements
The product shall have an odour and flavour that is characteristic of fresh raw material and of the packing medium and processing undergone. Examine the product as stipulated in 11.9.
Reference of the measure: Regulation 6.1.1 and 6.1.8
Measure also domestic: Yes

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
1604	Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs.	Yes	Canned
1605	Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved.	Yes	Canned

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