Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A33: Packaging 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 Africa
(a) classified garlic --
(iv) unless the containers in which such garlic is presented for sale have been manufactured according to the requirements prescribed in regulation 6;
(vii) if such garlic is packed in a container or in a manner prescribed as a container in which or a manner in which it may not be packed
6. Garlic shall be packed in containers which --
(a) are intact, clean, suitable and strong enough for the packing and normal handling of garlic;
(b) shall not impart a taste or odour to the garlic; and
(c) consist of pockets, cardboard cartons, or boxes.
Packing requirements
7. (a) Classified garlic shall correspond in cultivar, class and size group in the same consignment.
(b) Containers shall be properly closed.
(c) Classified garlic shall, subject to the provisions of subregulation (e), be packed according to the diameter of the garlic in size groups: Provided that the difference in diameter between the smallest and the largest bulb in the same container shall not exceed 15 mm.
(d) The minimum diameter for classified garlic is 30 mm.
(e) Garlic packed in a container in accordance with subregulation (c) may deviate by not more than 10 per cent on a mass per mass basis from the minimum and maximum diameter indicated on the container: Provided that not more than 5 percent of the garlic shall be smaller than the minimum diameter concerned.
(f) Dry, semi-dry and fresh garlic may be marketed loose, in pre-packs, in bunches or in strings, and for the purposes of these regulations such a collection of garlic shall be regarded as a container of garlic. 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 2 (1)(a)(iv)and (vii), 6 and 7 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Garlic 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries