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Title	Ment van 49 Agricultural Standards Act (119/1990) » Leaf Services » Inspection procedures and inspection fees for grains and grain products » Invitation for comments
Department	Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural
Gazette	National Gazettes, No. 44173 of 05 February, 2021, 66 page(s), 2.3Mb

50   No. 44173              GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5 FEbRuARy 2021

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

NOTICE 49 OF 2021
                                            NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION
                                                       LEAF SERVICES

INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND INSPECTION FEES FOR GRAINS AND GRAIN PRODUCTS: INVITATION FOR
                                                        COMMENTS
             Leaf Services has been designated as an assignee in terms of  section 2(3)(a) of  the Agricultural
             Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No.119 of 1990) (“APS Act”) to apply sections 3(1)(a) and (b), 3A(1),
             4A(1)(a), 7 and 8 of the said Act with respect to regulated grains and grain products.
             In line with its designated mandate, Leaf Services will commence inspections from 1 April 2021.

All  affected stakeholders  are  hereby  invited  to  comment  on  the  proposed inspection  procedures
             and inspection  fees, by no  later  than  30  days  from  the  date  of  publication  of  this  notice.
             Written comments/representations should be directed by email to leon@llagric.co.za.

Please  note that  ‘affected stakeholders’  include  all  food  business  operators in  the grains and
             grain products industries who:
             1. Perform grading of raw  grains  reflected  in the  table below  in  terms  of the  regulations published  in
                terms of the APS Act; and/or
             2. Produce, pack, process or trade in grain products reflected in the table below and which are regulated
                in terms of the APS Act .
             Proposed inspection procedures
             Details regarding the proposed inspection methodologies are available at:
             www.leafservices.co.za/methodology.html

Proposed inspection fees
             The  proposed  inspection fees  are  set out  in the table below.  The  inspection fees in  respect of grain
             products will be levied on the volume of products sold monthly. The inspection fees in respect of grains
             will be levied on the volumes of products delivered monthly for commercial purposes, including tonnages
             delivered for storage.
              Grains and grain          Rate per ton (Rand)   Rate per loaf (Rand)
              products
              Canola                          4.00*
              Dry Beans                       4.00*
              Ground nuts                     4.00*
              Maize                           4.00*
              Malting barley                  4.00*
              Sorghum                         4.00*
              Soya Beans                      4.00*
              Sunflower seeds                 4.00*
              Wheat (all types)               4.00*
              Rice                             4.00
              Maize products                   6.00
              Wheat products (excl             6.00
              bread)
              Bread (Loaf)                                             0.04
             * Where grading is done on intake and dispatch of raw grains, the fee will be 50% on receipt and 50% on
                dispatch.
             • All proposed levies exclude Value Added Tax (VAT)

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