South Africa
Association Statistics
Regulated List (0 species)
View AllData sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by manual review
No regulated species records are available for this country/region.
Pest Distribution Status (1394 pests)
View AllData sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Pest | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Abutilon theophrasti | Present | — |
| Acacia dealbata | Present | — |
| Acacia mearnsii | Present | — |
| Acacia melanoxylon | Present | — |
| Acacia pycnantha | Present | — |
Notifications (61 notifications)
View AllData source: WTO SPS & TBT Platform.
The Department of Health is correcting that the Draft: Regulations relating to maximum levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs has been published as Regulations relating to maximum levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs (No. R. 7091 of 6 February 2026) under the Department of Health in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics, and Disinfectants Act of 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972). This document corrects the error effective 17 February 2026.
Regulations make provision for the maximum levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs inder the Department of Health in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics, and Disinfectants Act of 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972).
The Minister of Agriculture, acting under sections 4, 30, read with sections 13 (2), 14, 15, 16 and 23 of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Act, 2024 (Act No. 35 of 2024) hereby invites all interested institutions, organizations and individuals to submit written comments and inputs on the proposed Regulations published in Government Gazette No. 53424 on 26 September 2025. The draft Regulations are Control Measures R.6664 of 26 September 2025, Export Regulations R.6665 of 26 September 2025, Import Regulations with a permit R.6667 of 26 September 2025 and Import Regulations without a permit R.6666 of 26 September 2025.
The Compulsory Specification for dried abalone (VC9108) has been published and will come into effect six months after the date of publication.
This is an addendum to South Africa's WTO notification G/SPS/N/ZAF/33, made on 17 December 2013, on the Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill.The President of South Africa has assented the Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill into law of South Africa as the "Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Act, 2024 (Act No. 35 of 2024)". The Act was published in the Government Gazette No. 51806 on 20 December 2024. The Plant Health Act will repeal the Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983). The date of adoption/enforcement of Plant Health Act is still to be determined, this can only be determined after it has been proclaimed by the President of South Africa. The assent date was 10 December 2024and published on20 December 2024.