Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 

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 Maize Products 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 a consignment of maize products in the Republic of South Africa --
(a) unless the maize products are sold according to the grades referred to in regulation 3;
(b) unless the maize products comply with the specifications regarding quality referred to in regulation 4;
Grades
3. There are 19 grades of maize products for sale in the Republic of South Africa, namely:
(a) Samp;
(b) Maize rice;
(c) Maize grits; (brewing, snacks and cereal grits)
(d) Maize flour;
(e) Super fine maize meal;
(f) Super maize meal;
(g) Special maize meal;
(h) Sifted maize meal;
(i) Unsifted maize meal;
(j) No. 1 straightrun maize;
(k) No. 2 straightrun maize;
(I) Sifted crushed maize;
(m) Unsifted crushed maize;
(n) Fine crushed maize;
(o) Maize germ meal;
(p) Fine maize bran;
(q) Coarse maize bran; and
(r) Unspecified maize product.

Specifications
4. (1) All grades of maize products mentioned in regulation 3 shall --
(a) be free from a mouldy, sour or rancid smell or taste;
(b) be free from wet and caked patches;
(c) have a moisture content not exceeding 14 percent with the exception of Maize Germ Meal, Fine and Coarse Maize Bran;
(d) in the case of Maize Bran and Maize Germ have a moisture content not exceeding 18 percent;
(e) be free from foreign matter;
(f) be free from insects; and
(g) not exceed the permissible deviations regarding toxins, chemical or other substance that renders it unfit for human or animal consumption as prescribed in terms of Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act
No. 54 of 1972).
(2) The grades super maize meal; special maize meal; Super fine maize meal; sifted maize meal and unsifted maize meal shall be fortified in terms of Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972).
(3) Subject to the provisions of subregulation ( 1) and (2), all grades of maize products mentioned in regulation 3, shall also comply with the specifications for fibre contents, fat content and fineness or granulation as set out in the Table 1 of the Annexure. 

Reference of the measure

Regulations 2(1)(a)-(b), (3) and (4) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Maize products 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries