Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

Date when the measure came into force

28 October 2005 

Publication where the measure is specified

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 OCTOBER 20054 No. 28181 

Regulation where the measure is specified

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: PROTECTED AREAS ACT, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003); 

Country/Region applying the measure

South Africa 

Coded list of objectives

B: Protection of life and health of animals, F: Protection of wild fauna and flora and I: Protection of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value 

Description of the measure

45. (1) No person shall, without the prior written authorisation of a management authority, within a special nature reserve, national park or world heritage site undertake, support or participate in any restricted activity.
(2) For purposes of subregulation (1) a restricted activity means
(a) in relation to a specimen of a protected species
(i) hunting, catching, capturing or killing any living specimen of a listed threatened species by any means, method or device whatsoever, including searching, pursuing, driving, lying in wait, luring, alluring, discharging a missile or injuring with intent to hunt, catch, capture or kill any such specimen;
(ii) gathering, collecting or plucking any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species;
(iii) picking parts of, or cutting, chopping off, uprooting, damaging or destroying, any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species;
(iv) possessing or exercising physical control over any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species;
(v) growing, breeding or in any other way propagating any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species, or causing it to multiply;
(vi) conveying, moving or otherwise translocating any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species;
selling or otherwise trading in, buying, receiving, giving, donating or accepting as a gift, or in any way acquiring or disposing of any specimen of a listed threatened or protected species; or
(viii) luring or baiting a specimen in or from a national park or world heritage site;
(ix) any other prescribed activity which involves a specimen of a listed threatened or protected species; in (b) relation to a specimen of an alien species or listed invasive species -
(i) importing into a special nature reserve, national park or world heritage site, including introducing from the sea, any specimen of an alien or listed invasive species;
(ii) possessing or exercising physical control over any specimen of an alien or listed invasive species;
growing, breeding or in any other way propagating an specimen of an alien or listed invasive species, or causing it to multiply;(iv) conveying, moving or otherwise translocating any specimen of an alien or listed invasive species; and
(v) selling or trading in, buying, receiving, giving, donating or accepting as a gift, or in any way acquiring or disposing of any specimen of an alien or listed invasive species; and
(vi) any other prescribed activity which involves a specimen of an alien or listed invasive species;
(c) in relation to cultural heritage elements -
(i) touching, removing, altering or interfering with cultural resources;
(ii) preventing participation in living cultural heritage and
(iii) preventing the cultural or- spiritual development of people, groups or m nities. 

Reference of the measure

Part 2 Para 45 (b) (i) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Animals 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries