Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

P13: Production and post-production requirements to export 

Date when the measure came into force

08 August 1991 

Publication where the measure is specified

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT STANDARDS GN. R. 1998 GG13473 23 August 1991 

Regulation where the measure is specified

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT STANDARDS ACT, 1990 (ACT No. 119 OF 1990) REGULATIONS REGARDING CONTROL OF THE EXPORT OF CITRUS FRUIT 

Country/Region applying the measure

South Africa 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

Prohibition on the export of citrus fruit
2.(1) Subject to the provisions of subregulation (2), no person shall export citrus fruit from the Republic unless each quantity thereof has been approved by the Executive Officer for that purpose.
(2) Citrus fruit which are-
(a) exported to countries specified in the Annexure;
(b) exported in a consignment of less than 20 kg net mass; and
(c) taken in as provisions for consumption abroad a conveyance to a foreign country,shall be exempted from the prohibition set out in subregulation (1).
(3) An approval in terms of subregulation (1) may also be given by an Assignee designated with
regard to citrus fruit.
Application for approval for export
3.(1) An application for an approval in terms of section 4 of the Act for the export of a consignment of citrus fruit, shall be directed in writing to the Executive Officer or the Assignee who has been designated with regard to citrus fruit.
(2) Such an application shall be made at least four working days before the intended date of
export.
(3) The following particulars shall be supplied when such an application is made:
(a) The name and address of the applicant and, where applicable, of his agent or exporter.
(b) The cultivar and class thereof.
(c) The number and type of containers in the consignment.
(d) The intended date and time of export and the port or airport from which the consignment
concerned shall be exported.
(e) The particulars concerning the marking and destination of the consignment concerned.
(f) The address of the premises where the consignment concerned can be inspected and the date
and time when the consignment will be ready for inspection.
(g) Any other additional information regarding the consignment concerned. 

Reference of the measure

Section 2 & 3 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Citrus Fruit 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries