Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
A33: Packaging 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
6.3.3 Compliance with product description and sensory requirements
The product shall comply with the size description where declared or shall be otherwise uniform in colour, appearance and size. Where male and female units of some molluscs differ in colour (e.g. black mussels) they may be packed as such but colours must be characteristic of the freshly cooked product. The texture shall be characteristic of the species and firm, succulent, but not difficult to chew and swallow. Meats shall not be disintegrated, mealy, chalky, mushy or doughy. 
Reference of the measure
Regulation 6.3.3 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
1605.5 - Molluscs : Yes Canned marine molluscs (including cephalopods)    
Description
Canned marine molluscs (including cephalopods) 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description
All countries