Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

13 June 2015 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Gazette No. 38546, 13 March 2015 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Regulations Relating To The Grading, Packing And Marking Of Onions And Shallots 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 onions or shallots in the Republic of South Africa-
(a) unless the onions or shallots are sold according to the classes as referred to in regulation 3;
(b) unless the onions or shallots comply with the standards regarding quality as referred to in regulations 4 and 5.
Classes for onions and shallots
3. There are four classes of onions and shallots, namely Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 and Lowest Class.
Standards for classes
4. (a) The classes mentioned in regulation 3 shall comply with the quality standards as set out in Table 1.
(b) Be fit for human consumption as prescribed in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972).
Deviations
5. The classes mentioned in regulation 3 may deviate (m/m) from the standards prescribed in regulation 4, to the extent as set out in Table 2. 

Reference of the measure

Regulations 2(1)(a)-(b) and 3-5 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Onions and shallots 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries