Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B9: TBT Measures n.e.s. 

Date when the measure came into force

25 March 1977 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Gazette No. 5467, 25 March 1977 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Regulations Under The Hazardous Substances Act 15 Of 1973 

Country/Region applying the measure

South Africa 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

4(3) A licensee shall keep all Group I hazardous substances in his possession or charge under proper care and control, entirely separate from articles of food or drink and either in a room, a cupboard or an enclosure reserved solely for the purpose and securely locked at all times except when stocks are added or removed.
5. RECORDS TO BE KEPT
(1) A licensee who is an importer, manufacturer or wholesale distributor of Group I hazardous substances shall keep stock records showing, in respect of such substances imported or acquired by him, the name and quantity of the substance, the date of importation or acquisition and the name of the supplier; and showing in respect of such substances supplied by him for mining or industrial purposes or to a wholesale distributor, a bona fide laboratory, research institution, teaching institution, a Government depart, a Provincial department or a pharmacist engaged in retail trade and, in respect of Category B Group I substances supplied by him to a general dealer engaged in retail trade or the responsible officer of a co-operative agricultural society or company, or a co-operative trading society to whom a licence has been granted, the name and quantity of the substance, the date of supply, the name of the recipient and, if the recipient is required to hold a licence to supply Category A or B Group I hazardous substances, the number of the recipient's licence.
(2) Such stock records, together with invoices or other appropriate documents for substances imported or acquired and copies of invoices or other appropriate documents for substances supplied, shall be kept for a period of at least three years and shall be readily available for scrutiny [sic] by an inspector. 

Reference of the measure

Regulations 4 (2) and 5(1)-(2) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Notes

The list of hazardous substances are neither listed in the Act nor in the Regulations. The NTM Manager to request these from the South African NTM focal point as the list is not available online. 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Group 1 hazardous substances i.e any substance or mixture of substances which, in the course of customary or reasonable handling or use, including ingestion, might, by reason of its toxic, corrosive, irritant, strongly sensitizing or flammable nature or because it generates pressure through decomposition, heat or other means, cause injury, ill-health or death to human beings. 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries