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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 8: Post-Harvest Treatment, Loading and Carrying Instructions

Part B: Carrying Temperature Regimes for all Perishable Products

55. Reporting on temperature management

 

(1) Cold chain service providers operating vessels shall control the DAT and RAT in specialised refrigerated vessels and containers (whichever applicable) according to the Board’s instructions, and the said cold chain service provider shall electronically report to the Board the temperature set-point, DAT, RAT, ventilation setting and probe sensor readings (where applicable) for all shipments, in the format as indicated by the Board from time to time.

 

(2) A first electronic report from the Master of the vessel shall be received by the Board within 24 hours after departure of the vessel from the port and thereafter temperature reports shall be received by the Board daily by no later than 12:00 GMT+2, until the completion of the voyage and the discharge by the vessel of the perishable product.

 

(3) In the event of perishable product, after departure from a port, being transferred from one vessel to another for onward shipment, the Master of each such subsequent vessel shall, within 24 hours after loading, electronically report to the Board as required by sub-regulation (2), at such intervals and in such manner as required by sub-regulation (2), until completion of the voyage and the discharge by the vessel of such perishable product.

 

(4) The voyage temperature data in sub-regulation (1) will be published electronically by the Board and may be accessed by the exporter or cold chain service provider.