Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

P13: Production and post-production requirements to export 

Date when the measure came into force

06 November 2015 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Gazette No. 39379 of 6 November 2015 

Regulation where the measure is specified

National Forests Act: Declaration of particular trees and particular groups of trees as "champion trees" (No. 1056 of 2015). 

Country/Region applying the measure

South Africa 

The rationale of the measure

Protection of particular tree species 

Coded list of objectives

E: Protection of the environment and F: Protection of wild fauna and flora 

Description of the measure

By virtue of powers vested in me under Section 12(1 )(a) and (b) of the National Forests Act, 1998, I, Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries hereby declare all particular trees and particular groups of trees set out in the schedule below as protected trees.

The effect of this declaration is that in terms of Section 15(1) of the National Forests Act, 1998, no person may cut, disturb, damage or destroy any protected tree or possess, collect, remove, transport, export, purchase, sell, donate or in any other manner acquire or dispose of any protected tree or any forest product derived from a protected tree, except under a licence granted by the Minister or in terms of an exemption from the provisions of this subsection published by the Minister in the Gazette.
Contravention of this declaration is regarded as a first category offence that may result in a person who is found guilty of being sentenced to a fine or imprisonment for a period up to three years, or both a fine and imprisonment. 

Reference of the measure

Preamble to the Schedule 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Cinnamomum camphora (camphor tree) - The Hohenhort Grove
Eucalyptus globulus (blue gum) - The Welbedacht Tree
Sequoia sempervirens (Californian redwood) - Hogsback Redwood Giants
Quercus suber (cork oak) - Ina Paarman Oak
Eucalyptus globulus (blue gum) - Houwhoek Inn Tree
Eucalyptus sa ligna (saligna gum) - Merensky Lane
Eucalyptus diversicolor (Karri) - Boschendal Lane 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

Entire world