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

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Compulsory Specification for Canned Fish, Canned Marine Molluscs and Canned Crustaceans and Products derived therefrom (VC8014)

Annexures

Annex A (Normative)

A.3 Application for Approval of Export Products

 

The applicant shall apply to the nearest NRCS regional office for approval of the product(s). The application shall be submitted at least 1 working day prior to the date on which it is needed, for products approved within the last 6 months by the NRCS and at least 10 working days for products approved in excess of 6 months The application shall be accompanied by the following:

 

A.3.1 Where applicants require official approval for export or any other purposes, applicants shall supply details of products per consignment for which approval is sought, by providing information with regards to the type of approval required (e.g. certificate of compliance, health guarantee to a particular country or other specific certification for official purposes).

 

A.3.2 The applicable permits as may be required by DAFF;

 

A.3.3 Details of the markings used on the packed product(s), as required by clause 5 of this Compulsory Specification;

 

A.3.4 Where required by the NRCS, guarantees that the product(s) complies with the prescribed testing requirements outlined in the Compulsory Specifications and referenced standards. The NRCS may also request that specific testing required by the importing country be performed;

 

A.3.5 Any reasonable additional information to clarify the application, as requested by the NRCS; and

 

A.3.6 The NRCS may, for the purposes of inspection and verification of products, sample products according to the regulatory risk based sampling plans.