English
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- NTM classification
- P69: Export technical measures, n.e.s.
- Date when the measure came into force
- 24 October 2015
- Publication where the measure is specified
- Government Gazette No. 38707, 24 April 2015
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- Amendment Of The Compulsory Specification For Frozen Fish, Frozen Marine Molluscs And Frozen Products Derived Therefrom - VC 8017
- Country/Region applying the measure
- South Africa
- The rationale of the measure
- 1.1 This Compulsory Specification applies to the handling, preparation, processing, packing, transportation, freezing, storage and quality of frozen fish, marine molluscs, and products derived therefrom, for human consumption, which are to be offered for sale.
- Description of the measure
- 3.12 The testing of frozen fish, marine molluscs, and products derived therefrom against the requirements of this Compulsory Specification shall be done by test facilities that are accredited to use the referenced test methods. In the case where there are no test facilities available that are in compliance with the foregoing, the NRCS
shall determine which facilities can be used in terms of its conformity assessment policy.
5 Markings
Frozen fish, marine molluscs, and products derived therefrom shall be marked in accordance with the requirements of the latest edition of SANS 585, and shall include the official factory / establishment number issued by the NRCS in accordance with section A 1.5 of this Compulsory Specification.
B.1.2 Health guarantees shall only be issued to approved factories / establishments appearing on the official lists drawn up by the specific countries or trade blocks requiring such guarantees
B.1.3 As required, finally prepared and packed frozen fish, marine molluscs, and product derived therefrom shall be monitored on the basis of random testing and surveillance programmes. - Reference of the measure
- Regulations 3.12 , 5, Annex B.1.2 and Annex B.1.3
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0303 | Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04. | Yes | Frozen | ||
| 0304.6 | - Frozen fillets of tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), e | Yes | Frozen | ||
| 1604 | Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs. | Yes | Frozen | ||
| 1605 | Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved. | Yes | Frozen molluscs | ||
| 0307 | Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumpt | Yes | Frozen |
- Description
- Frozen fish, marine molluscs, and products derived therefrom
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
| Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Entire world |
- Description
- All countries
