Non-Tariff Barriers

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

7.1 .1 0 Canned fish for bulk catering and re-manufacturing purposes
7.1.10.1 Preparation and presentation
Except for texture, uniformity of unit size, and the permissible presence of cross-filled units and turbidity in brine or in other packing medium, fish for bulk catering and re-manufacturing purposes shall comply with the requirements of this specification. Units may be packed with the tails intact; the heads and guts (viscera) however shall be removed. It may be a solid--pack or contain packing medium. It shall be labelled to disclose its true nature, with the name of the fish used being declared.
In the case of catering packs in a packing medium such as tomato, the packing medium shall be dispersed through the pack to cover almost all the fish units.
7.1.10.2 Drained mass
The drained mass, when determined in accordance with 11.5, shall be not less than 70 % of the d.n.m. 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 7.1.10.1 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Canned fish for bulk catering and re-manufacturing purposes 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries