English
FrançaisNon-Tariff Measure
- NTM classification
- P13: Production and post-production requirements to export
- Date when the measure came into force
- 19 May 2015
- Publication where the measure is specified
- Government Gazette Vol. 599 No. 38809 of 19 May 2015
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit-Sharing Amendments Regulations, 2015
- Country/Region applying the measure
- South Africa
- The rationale of the measure
- None specified
- Coded list of objectives
- X: For purposes n.e.s.
- Description of the measure
- Discovery phase export permit
14. (1)A person who wishes to export from the Republic any indigenous genetic and biological resources for the purpose of bioprospecting for commercial research must obtain a discovery phase export permit from the issuing authority.
Biotrade permit
16. (1)A person who wishes to engage in biotrade within the Republic, must obtain a
biotrade permit from the issuing authority.
(2) A biotrade permit referred to in paragraph (1) above, may also be used for export from the Republic of any indigenous genetic and biological resources covered in the permit application.
(3) An application for a biotrade permit must be submitted in the form of Annexure 5 to these Regulations.
Integrated biotrade and bioprospecting permit
18. (1)A person who wishes to engage in both biotrade and bioprospecting involving indigenous genetic and biological resources within the Republic, must obtain an integrated biotrade and bioprospecting permit from the issuing authority.
(2) An integrated biotrade and bioprospecting permit referred to in paragraph (1) above, may also be used for export from the Republic of any indigenous genetic and biological resources covered in the permit application.
Export permit for research other than bioprospecting
19. (1) A person who wishes to export from the Republic any indigenous genetic and biological resources for research other than bioprospecting must obtain an export permit for research other than bioprospecting from the issuing authority. - Reference of the measure
- Regulation 14(1), 16, 18 and 19(1)
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | Yes | Any indigenous genetic and biological resources | ||
| 05 | Products of animal origin,not elsewhere specified or included | Yes | Any indigenous genetic and biological resources | ||
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | Yes | Any indigenous genetic and biological resources |
- Description
- Any indigenous genetic and biological resources
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
| Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Entire world |
- Description
- Entire world
