Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A31: Labelling 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 --
(e) unless such litchis are marked with the particulars and in the manner prescribed in regulation 11.
MARKING REQUIREMENTS
11. (1) Each container including prepacked units containing litchis shall be marked clearly, neatly,
indelibly, legibly, on any visible short or long side of the lid or container, where lids are not used, by printing,
stamping or by means of specially designed labels with the following particulars: Provided that all particulars
shall be grouped on the same side:
(a) the expression "Litchis", "Lychees", or other common name relating to Litchi chinensis: Provided that if the contents are visible from the outside, this expression does not have to be indicated on the container;
(b) the appropriate cultivar/ variety;
(c) the expression "Class 1", "Class 2" or "Lowest Class", as the case may be;
(d) the name and physical or postal address of the producer, packer or owner of the contents of the container;
(e) the country of origin; Provided that no abbreviations or the expression "South Africa" on its own shall be used (e.g. "Product of South Africa", "Produced in South Africa", or any other similar expression; and
(f) the applicable date of packing/ date code or an internationally recognised code.
( 2) If containers are marked by means of affixing labels thereupon, such labels shall be clean and securely attached and shall not be superimposed on other labels.
Prohibited particulars
12. No person shall use any name, word, expression, reference, particulars or indication in any manner, either by itself or in conjunction with any other written, printed, illustrated or visual material, in connection with the sale of a product in a manner that conveys or creates or is likely to convey or create a false or misleading impression as to the nature, substance, quality or other properties, or the class or grade, origin, identity or manner or place of production, of that product.
Display
13. (1) If litchis in containers for sale are being displayed, such container shall be placed in such a manner to ensure that the prescribed markings on the containers or labels, as the case may be, are clearly visible.
( 2) If litchis are displayed for sale other than in containers, --
(a) any quantity thereof of a particular class or cultivar, as the case may be, shall not be so displayed mixed with litchis of any other class or cultivar; and
(b) the class and cultivar of such quantity of litchis shall be displayed in clear legible letters on a notice board prominently placed at such quantity of litchis. 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 2(e), 11-13 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Litchis 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries