Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

21 February 2003 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Gazette No. 24481, 21 February 2003 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Regulations Relating To The Grading, Packing And Marking Of Garlic 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

2. (1) No person shall sell in the Republic of South Afiica
(a) classified garlic --
(i) unless the garlic is sold according to the classes referred to in regulation 4;
(ii) unless the garlic complies with the standards for classes referred to in regulation 5
Classes for garlic
4. (1) Garlic shall be sold as either classified garlic or unclassified garlic.
(2) There are two classes of classified garlic namely Class 1 and Class 2.
Standards for classes
5. (1) Subject to the provisions of subregulation (2), garlic which is classified as Class 1 and Class 2
shall comply with the specifications set out in Table 1 of the Annexure.
(2) The extent to which Class 1 and Class 2 garlic may deviate from the specifications prescribed in subregulation (1) are determined in accordance to subregulation (3) and are set out in Table 2 of the Annexure.
(3) The extent to which Class 1 and Class 2 garlic deviates from the the prescribed specifications, shall be determined as follows:
(a) Examine the bulbs in the sample of the consignment sensorially in order to determine whether such deficiencies occur thereon or therein: Provided that any bulb from the sample referred to in regulation 10 with suspected internal deficiencies may be dissected for the purpose oaf confirmation or otherwise of the observation concerned.
(b) Determine with regard to each of the separate quality factors mentioned in subregulation (2) the mass of garlic that deviates from the prescribed specifications.
(c) Express the mass determined in paragraph (b) as a percentage of the net mass of the container of garlic.
(d) Such percentage represents the extent to which garlic with the deviation concerned is present in such container. 

Reference of the measure

Regulations 2 (1) (a) , 4, 5 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Garlic 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries