Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A21: Tolerance limits for residues of or contamination by certain (non-microbiological) substances 

Date when the measure came into force

08 January 2016 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Gazette No. 39580, 8 January 2016 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Regulations Relating To The Grading, Packing And Marking Of Sorghum 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 sorghum in the Republic of South Africa --
(f) if such sorghum contains a substance that renders it unfit for human consumption or for processing into or utilisation thereof as food or feed.
6. (1) All grades of sorghum shall --
(d) be free from any substance that renders it unsuitable for human consumption or animal consumption or for processing into or utilisation thereof as food or feed; 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 2(1)(f) and 6(1)(d) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Sorghum 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries