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National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No. 5 of 2008)

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Compulsory Specification for Dried Abalone - VC9108 - Effective November 2025

2. Definitions

 

2.1 For the purposes of this Compulsory Specification the definitions in the latest edition of the SANS (South African National Standard) dried abalone: 2329 are applicable.

 

2.2 In this Compulsory Specification, any word or expression mentioned to which a meaning has been assigned in the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No. 5 of 2008), as amended, shall have that meaning unless the context otherwise indicates. In addition, the following definitions shall apply:

 

2.2.1 applicant: a handler, processor, packer, transporter, importer, or exporter applying for approval of the product and/or factory/ processing facility/establishment. The handler, processor, packer, transporter, importer, or exporter shall be established within the Republic of South Africa.

 

2.2.2 approval: a confirmation by the NRCS that the product and/or factory/ establishment/ facility satisfies the requirements of this Compulsory Specification.

 

2.2.3 conformity of production: evidence that the harvest, manufacture, processing, transport, handling and treatment of dried abalone as in the scope, and products derived therefrom produced for sale continues to conform to the requirements of this Compulsory Specification.

 

2.2.4 DFFE: the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment.

 

2.2.5 factory / establishment / facility: a South African based premises or fishing vessels on or in which dried abalone are handled and treated to prepare them for commercial purposes.

 

2.2.6 HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point): a system which identifies, evaluates, and controls hazards that are significant to food safety.

 

2.2.7 NRCS: the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications as established by the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No. 5 of 2008) as amended.

 

2.2.8 official facility number/code: a unique identification number or code allocated to a factory/ establishment/ facility by the NRCS.

 

2.2.9 WOAH: World Organization for Animal Health.

 

2.2.10 food safety management system: a food safety management system implemented by a factory based on the principles of HACCP as recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

 

2.2.11 relevant national legislation: means the following Acts; Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No 54 of 1972); NRCS Act 2008 (Act No.5 of 2008); Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014); National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No 1O of 2004), Marine Living Resources Act 1998 (Act No 18 of 1998), as amended and applicable regulations.

 

2.2.12 SAMSM&CP: the latest edition of the South African Live Molluscan Shellfish Monitoring and Control Programme administered by DFFE.