Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A84: Inspection requirement 

Date when the measure came into force

22 January 2016 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Gazette No. 39613, 22 January 2016 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Regulations Relating To The Grading, Packing And Marking Of Durum Wheat Intended For Sale In The Republic Of South Africa 

Country/Region applying the measure

South Africa 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

9. (1) A sample of a consignment of wheat shall --
(a) in the case of wheat delivered in bags and subject to regulation 10, be obtained by sampling at least ten per cent of the bags, chosen from that consignment at random, with a bag probe: Provided that at least 25 bags in a consignment shall be sampled and where a consignment consists of less than 25 bags, all the bags in that consignment shall be sampled; and
(b) in the case of wheat delivered in bulk and subject to regulation 10, be obtained by sampling that consignment throughout the whole depth of the layer, in at least six different places, chosen at random in that bulk quantity, with a bulk sampling apparatus.
(2) The collective sample obtained in sub-regulation (1) (a) or (b) shall --
(a) have a total mass of at least 10 kg; and
(b) be thoroughly mixed by means of dividing before further examination.
(3) If it is suspected that the sample referred to in sub regulation (1) (a) is not representative of that consignment, an additional five per cent of the remaining bags, chosen from that consignment at random, shall be emptied into a suitable bulk container and sampled in the manner contemplated in sub regulation (1) (b).
(4) If it is suspected that the sample referred to in sub regulation (1) (b) is not representative of that consignment, an additional representative sample shall be obtained by using an alternative sampling pattern, apparatus or method.
(5) A sample taken in terms of these regulations shall be deemed to be representative of the consignment from which it was taken.
Sampling if contents differ
10. (1) If, after an examination of the wheat taken from different bags in a consignment in terms of regulation 9(1)(a), it appears that the contents of those bags differ substantially --
(a) the bags concerned shall be placed separately;
(b) all the bags in the consignment concerned shall be sampled with a bag probe in order to do such separation; and
(c) each group of bags with similar contents in that consignment shall for the purposes of these regulations be deemed to be a separate consignment.
(2) If, after the discharge of a consignment of wheat in bulk has commenced, it is suspected that the consignment could be of a class or grade other than that determined by means of the initial sampling, the discharge shall immediately be stopped and the part of the consignment remaining in the bulk container as well as the wheat already in the hopper shall be sampled anew with a bulk sampling apparatus or by catching at least 20 samples, by means of a suitable container, at regular intervals throughout the whole offloading period from the stream of wheat flowing in bulk. 

Reference of the measure

Regulations 9 and 10 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Durum wheat 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries