Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B9: TBT Measures n.e.s. 

Date when the measure came into force

23 March 2007 

Publication where the measure is specified

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23 MARCH 2007 

Regulation where the measure is specified

FERTILIZERS, FARM FEEDS, AGRICULTURAL REMEDIES AND STOCK REMEDIES ACT, 1947 (ACT No. 36 OF 1947 REGULATIONS REGARDING FERTILIZERS 

Country/Region applying the measure

South Africa 

Coded list of objectives

C: Protection of life and health of plants 

Description of the measure

Publications or distribution of false or misleading advertisements
Advertising shall require approval by the Registrar and must confirm to the approved registration as well as the standards of the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa.
(2) Specific scientific claims in an envisaged advertisement must be submitted for approval to the Registrar.
(3) No person may publish or distribute a false or misleading advertisement for a fertilizer 

Reference of the measure

Part III section 10 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Fertilizer 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries