Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

27 March 2016 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Gazette No. 38615, 27 March 2015 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Regulations Relating to the Classification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy 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

Standards for sweetened condensed milk
8. (1) Sweetened condensed milk shall --
(a) be manufactured by partial removal of water from milk with the addition of sugar, or by any other process which leads to a product of the same composition and characteristics; and
(b) comply with the provisions of regulation 4.
(2) Sodium chloride may be added during the manufacturing process. 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 8 (1) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Sweetened condensed milk 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries