South Africa issues regulatory requirements for imported fish and fishery products and canned meat products. Department of Trade and Industry issues regulatory requirements for imported fish and fishery products and canned meat products regulated under the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No. 5 of 2008), as amended. The regulation outlines the administrative regulatory requirements of fish and fishery products and canned meat products regulated under the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No. 5 of 2008) as amended through the Legal Metrology Act (Act No. 9 of 2014), which are imported into the Republic of South Africa (RSA). The main requirements include that the Competent Authority in the exporting country issues a health certificate/guarantee for each consignment exported to South Africa and lists approved establishments Products covered - Frozen fish, frozen marine molluscs and frozen products derived therefrom - VC 8017 - Frozen shrimps (prawns), langoustines and crabs, and products derived therefrom – VC 8031 - Canned fish, canned marine molluscs and canned crustaceans - VC 8014 - Canned meat products - VC 8019 - Live lobster - VC 9104 - Smoked snoek, smoked fiifish and smoke-flavoured finfish - VC 8021 - Frozen rock lobster and frozen lobster products derived therefrom - VC 8020 - Live aquacultured abalone - VC 9001 - Live and raw chilled bivalves - Other fishery products regulated under the NRCS Act HS Code: 0306,0303, 0302 Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined after all comments are taken into consideration. Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined after all comments are taken into consideration. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 29 December 2017 |