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Perishable Products Export Control Act, 1983 (Act No. 9 of 1983)
Notice No. 444 of 1983
Act
1. Definitions
2. Continued existence of Perishable Products Export Control Board
3. Object of board
4. Constitution of board
5. Qualifications of members of board and circumstances in which they vacate office
6. Chairman and vice-chairman of board
7. Tenure of office of members of board
8. Vacancies on board
9. Remuneration and allowances of members of board
10. Functions of board
11. Powers of board
12. Meetings of board
13. General manager
14. Inaccurate estimate of shipping space requirements
15. Appeal against act or decision of board
16. Reports by board
17. Imposition of levy
18. Accounts and auditing
19. Recovery of losses and damages
20. Insurance against patrimonial damage or loss or claims
21. Freedom from liability
22. Exclusion of certain countries or territories
23. Functions in respect of export of perishable products of foreign origin
24. Offences and penalties
25. Regulations
26. Repeal of laws
27. Short title and commencement
Regulations
[Repealed] Regulations relating to the Export of Perishable Products, 1983
Notice No. R. 917 of 1984
Chapter I
The Board and Committees
Exporters
Foreign Perishable Products
Cold Stores
Levies
Appeal
Chapter II : Loading and Carrying Instructions
Part I
Part II : During Period of Loading
Part III
Part IV
Part V : Container Ships with Centralised Refrigeration System
Section I : Inspection of Reefer and Fruit Containers
Section II : Inspection of Integral Containers
Section III : Loading of Containers
Section IV : After Completion of Loading and During Transit
Section V : Taint Control, CO2 and Ventilation
Appendixes
Appendix I : Clip-On Units
Appendix II : Temperature Tolerance Time for Perishables in Containers
Regulations relating to the Export of Perishable Products, 2025 - effective July 2025
Board Notice 709 of 2024
Chapter 1: Interpretation
1. Definitions
Chapter 2: Exchange of Information and Issue of Documents
2. Use of electronic forms of communication
3. Performance by non-electronic means
4. Change of address
Chapter 3: Role Players
5. Registration of Exporters
6. Obligations of Exporters and the Board for the export of perishable products
7. Appointment of Agents by Exporters
8. Registration of Cold Chain Service Providers
9. Appointment of Agents by Cold Chain Service Providers
10. Application for trade facility by Exporters and Cold Chain Service Providers and Agents appointed by them
11. Exporters and Cold Chain Service Providers to furnish updated particulars and information
Chapter 4: Export Information and Data Requirements
12. Export information to be furnished at the time of booking with the Board
13. Export information to be furnished at the time of stuffing
14. Operational data requirements at the stuffing stage
15. Loading data for all trans-shipments (local and export)
16. Loading data for refrigerated container shipments
17. Loading data for specialised refrigerated vessels
18. Loading data for RRMT
19. Loading data for airfreight
20. Data required at the transportation stage
Chapter 5: Port (Operations and Data Interchange)
Part A: Refrigerated Containers
21. Role of the Port Terminal Operator
Part B: Unrefrigerated Containers
22. Role of the Port Terminal Operator
Part C: Adequate operational infrastructure
23. Requirements of the Port Terminal Operator
Part D: Electronic Communication of Information
24. Information to be furnished by the Port Terminal Operator
Chapter 6: Shipping Line
Part A: Equipment
25. Equipment to be supplied by the Shipping Line
Part B: Shipping Manifest
26. Shipping Line Requirements
Part C: Downloads of temperature recordings
27. Shipping Line Requirements
Chapter 7: Certification of Equipment, Handling and Storage Facilities and Modes of Transport
Part A: General
28. Certification by the Board
29. Good management practices
Part B: Cold Storage Facilities
30. Certification of cold storage facilities
31. Requirements for cold storage facilities
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
Part D: Refrigerated Road Motor Transport (RRMT)
33. Requirements for refrigerated road motor transport
Part E: Non-Refrigerated Road Motor Transport and Aircraft
34. Requirements for non-refrigerated road motor transport and aircraft
Part F: Specialised Refrigerated Vessels
35. Requirements for specialised refrigerated vessels
Part G: Containers
36. Requirements for containers
37. Pre-trip inspection of refrigerated containers
Part H: Rail Carriages
38. Requirements for rail carriages
Chapter 8: Post-Harvest Treatment, Loading and Carrying Instructions
Part A: Post-Harvest Treatment and Handling of Specific Perishable Products
39. Avocados
40. Chocolate shipped in refrigerated containers
41. Citrus fruit shipped under refrigerated conditions
42. Citrus fruit shipped at ambient temperatures to all destinations
43. Citrus fruit shipped at ambient and pre-cooled temperatures to the European Union
44. Maximum TTT's for all citrus fruit
45. Citrus fruit loaded in containers at multiple loading points
46. Concentrates and juices
47. Deep frozen products
48. Fresh vegetables
49. Litchis, Mangoes, Pome Fruit, Stone Fruit and Plums
50. Sub-tropical leaf ferns, plants and palms
51. Table Grapes
52. Compromise product mixes for voyages of less than ten days
Part B: Carrying Temperature Regimes for all Perishable Products
53. Specification of carrying temperatures
54. Maintenance of carrying temperatures
55. Reporting on temperature management
Part C: Equipment and Devices for In-transit Temperature Monitoring and the Exporter and/or Cold Chain Service Provider Responsibility
56. Requirements for equipment and devices for in-transit temperature monitoring and the Exporter and/or Cold Chain Service Provider Responsibility
Part D: Temperature reporting and temperature deviations
57. Reporting by Cold Chain Service Providers (including Shipping Lines)
58. Reporting by Exporters
59. Role of the Board
Part E: Cold Chain Validation
60. The Board may adopt and implement Cold Chain validation
Chapter 9: Loading
Part A: Requirements for loading of all Perishable Products
61. Obligations of the Exporter and Cold Chain Service Provider
62. Obligations of the Board
Part B: Packing and Strapping
63. Packing and strapping to be compliant
64. Requirements for packing and strapping
Chapter 10: Stowage and Transit
Part A: Specialised Refrigerated Vessels
65. Protection against dust, foreign substances, sun, wind and rain during shipping process
66. Stowage of refrigerated perishable product in trunk decks
67. Walking boards and other protective material
68. Deodorisation in vessels' refrigerated spaces
69. Stowage of odoriferous material
70. Stowage requirements during and after partly loaded spaces
71. Time permitted for bringing the holds of loaded vessels to carrying temperature
72. Operation of fans
73. Operation of air change vents
74. Loading of sea freight containers
75. Acceptance temperatures
76. Protection of perishable product during loading
77. Intervals and operational delays
78. Documentation and sealing
79. Multiple perishable container loading points not recommended, but permitted in certain circumstances
80. General procedures for loading of specialised refrigerated vessels
81. Fresh air intake ventilation requirements on specialised refrigerated vessels
82. Ventilated and open-door container shipments
83. Shipments stowed under deck in ventilated perishable product spaces
84. Stowage under ventilated conditions: ventainers and fantainers
Part B: Loading and offloading of Refrigerated Road Motor Transport (RRMT)
85. Requirements for the loading and offloading of refrigerated road motor transport
Chapter 11: Handling of Non-Conforming Perishable Product
86. Rejections
Chapter 12: Foreign Perishable Products
87. Foreign perishable products
Chapter 13: Post Voyage Evaluation
88. The Board's role in post voyage evaluation
Chapter 14: Maintenance of Statistics and Disclosure of Information
89. Information and statistics
Chapter 15: Retention of Information
90. Retention period
Chapter 16: Levies
91. Levies
Chapter 17: Appeals
92. Appeal procedures
Chapter 18: Penalties
93. Penalties
Chapter 19: Repeal
94. Repeal of existing regulations
Commencement
Carrying Temperature Regimes of Perishable Products for Export Schedule
Notices
Imposition of Levies on Perishable Products, 2018
Notice 179 of 2018
Sea Levies
Container Inspection Levies
Other Levies
Agricultural Product Standards
Inspection Levies (Agricultural Product Standards)
Hour and Kilometre Rates
Laboratory Fees
Non Accredited Methods
General
Imposition of Levies on Perishable Products, 2019
Notice 205 of 2019
Sea Levies
Container Inspection Levies
Other Levies
Agricultural Product Standards
Inspection Levies (Agricultural Product Standards)
Hour and Kilometre Rates
Laboratory Fees
Non Accredited Methods
General
Imposition of Levies on Perishable Products, 2020
Notice No. 206 of 2020
Sea Levies
Container Inspection Levies
Other Levies
Agricultural Product Standards
Inspection Levies (Agricultural Product Standards)
Hour and Kilometre Rates
Orchard Inspection (Rates determined by DALRRD)
Laboratory Fees
Non-Accredited Methods
General
Imposition of Levies on Perishable Products, 2021
Notice No. 121 of 2021
Sea Levies
Container Inspection Levies
Other Levies
Agricultural Product Standards
Inspection Levies (Agricultural Product Standards)
Hour and Kilometre Rates
Laboratory Fees (ISO 17025 Accredited Methods)
Non-Accredited Methods
General
Imposition of Levies on Perishable Products, 2023
Board Notice 428 of 2023
Sea Levies
Container Inspection Levies
Other Levies
Agricultural Product Standards
Inspection Levies (Agricultural Product Standards)
Hour and Kilometre Rates
Laboratory Fees (ISO 17025 Accredited Methods)
Laboratory Fees (Non-Accredited Methods)
Enquiries
Statutory Fees (Levies) on Perishable Products - 1 April 2024
Board Notice 576 of 2024
Sea Levies
Container Inspection Levies
Other Levies
Agricultural Product Standards
Inspection Levies (Agricultural Product Standards)
Hour and Kilometre Rates
Laboratory Fees (ISO 17025 Accredited Methods)
Laboratory Fees (Non-Accredited Methods)
Enquiries
Chapter 15: Retention of Information
Purchase
90. Retention period
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