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Perishable Products Export Control Act, 1983 (Act No. 9 of 1983)

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Regulations relating to the Export of Perishable Products, 2025 - effective July 2025

Chapter 7: Certification of Equipment, Handling and Storage Facilities and Modes of Transport

Part C: Facilities for the Cleaning, Preparation and Storage of Empty Containers

32. Requirements for facilities utilised for the cleaning, preparation and/or storage of empty containers

 

(1) All facilities intended to be used for the cleaning, preparation and/or storage of cleaned and prepared empty containers to be utilized in connection with the export of perishable product may be inspected annually by the Board pursuant to a request submitted to the Board using a form that contains such information as required by the Board, on such dates as may be required by the Board from time to time.

 

(2) If the Board determines that the facility has met the required minimum specifications for the cleaning, preparation and/or storage of cleaned and prepared empty containers to be utilized for the conveyance of perishable products intended for export, then the Board shall certify the facility as being suitable for such purpose.

 

(3) The Board shall issue a registration certificate in respect of every such facility that has been approved by the Board.

 

(4) The Board shall, in respect of all such facilities, maintain an electronic database of approvals, rejections and the issue of registration certificates.

 

(5) The Board shall, when considering the approval and certification of a facility as envisaged in sub-regulation (1), take into consideration both South African and International Food Safety requirements.

 

(6) If any material change or alteration has taken place in such facility subsequent to an inspection by the Board, but prior to the annual anniversary date of such inspection, the operator of such facility or cold chain service provider (as the case may be) shall make a new application to the Board for the approval and registration of that the facility, and such facility shall be re-inspected by the Board, and if the facility meets the required minimum specifications, the Board shall approve such facility and issue a new registration certificate.