Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A33: Packaging requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

22 February 2008 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Gazette No. 30782, 22 February 2008 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Regulations Relating To The Grading, Packing And Marking Of Wheat 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 any wheat product in the Republic of South Africa;
(c) unless the containers in which the wheat product concerned is packed comply with requirements set out in regulation 9;
(d) unless the wheat product concerned is packed in accordance with the packing requirements set out in regulation 9;
Requirements for containers
9. (1) Wheat products shall, where appropriate, be packed in containers which;
(a) are intact, clean, dry, suitable and strong enough for packing and normal handling of wheat products;
(b) shall not impart an undesirable taste or odour to the contents thereof; and
(c) shall properly be closed in a manner permitted by the nature of the container and the contents thereof.
(2) If the containers are packed in outer containers, such containers shall be clean and intact.
(3) Subject to the provisions of subregulation 1 the specifications for the different containers for different wheat products shall be as prescribed in the Trade Metrology Act, 1973 (Act No. 77 of 1973). 

Reference of the measure

Regulations 2(1)(c)-(d) and 9 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Wheat products 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries