Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

01 December 2016 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Gazette No. 39504, 1 December 2015 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Regulations Relating To The Grading, Packing And Marking Of Litchis 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 litchis in the Republic of South Africa --
(a) unless the litchis are sold according to the classes referred to in regulation 3;
(b) unless the litchis comply with the requirements regarding quality referred to in regulation 4;
4. (1) "Class 1" and "Class 2" --
(a) shall respectively comply with the quality standards for classes, permissible cultivars, diameters and other requirements set out in Tables 1 and 3 of this Schedule; and
(b) may deviate from the specifications prescribed in paragraph (a), to the extent set out in Table 2 of the Annexure.
( 2) "Lowest Class" litchis shall comprise of litchis that do not comply with the specific standards and requirements for "Class 1" and "Class 2" mentioned in subregulation (1 ), but which are still edible, intact, normal in appearance and free from any foreign or off-flavours and odours which indicate the presence of decay. 

Reference of the measure

Regulations 2(1) and 4(1)-(2) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Litchis 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries