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Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

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Regulations relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Pineapples intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Grading, Packing and Marking of Pineapples intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part I

2. Restrictions over the sale of pineapples

 

(1) No person shall sell pineapples in the Republic of South Africa—
(a) unless such pineapples are sold according to the classes set out in regulation 3;
(b) unless such pineapples comply with the standards for the class concerned as set out in regulation 4;
(c) unless such pineapples are packed in a container and in accordance with the packing requirements as set out in regulations 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; and
(d) unless such pineapples are marked with the particulars and in the manner prescribed in regulation 10.

 

(2) Imported pineapples may be exempted from the provisions of subregulation (1): provided that the pineapples —
(a) comply with either the Codex, UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) or OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) standards; and
(b) are according to bilateral agreement accompanied by certificate issued by a relevant government authority responsible for quality control of fresh fruit and vegetables and in which it is certified that the quality of the pineapples as verified through inspection conforms to the relevant standard.

 

(3) The Executive Officer may grant written exemption, entirely or partially, to any person on such conditions as he or she deems necessary, from the provisions of subregulation (1).