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National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)

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Regulations to domesticate the requirements of the Rotterdam Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade, 2023 - effective 1 July 2023

Chapter 5 : General Matters

10. Updating of Annexures

 

(1) The list of chemicals in Annexure I will be reviewed by the South African DNA at least every second year on the basis of developments in South African laws and under the Rotterdam Convention.

 

(2) The decision to include chemicals in Annexure I or to modify their entry, where appropriate, will be taken without undue delay.

 

(3) If new final regulatory action within the Republic of South Africa bans or severely restricts a chemical, the chemical will be included in Part B of Annexure I.

 

(4) Each chemical listed in Annexure I has been assigned a classification. The Classifications will be revised as necessary in light of any changes made in the World Customs Organization's Harmonised System Nomenclature for the chemicals concerned.