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Application for approval and registration of veterinary export facilities
    

Description | Steps to follow | Legal framework | Service standard | Cost | Forms to complete | Contact details

Description

Animals products may only be exported if they come from premises that comply with international standards or the legislation of the importing country. These premises could be an approved abattoir, artificial insemination centre, collection centre, farm, feedlot, food processing factory, food storage premises, etc.

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Steps to follow

  • Contact your nearest Provincial State Veterinarian to apply for an inspection for export registration.
  • A provincial State Veterinarian inspects the facility.
  • The inspection report is sent to the Department of Agriculture for approval with the PSV motivation and final recommendation.
  • If approved, the facility is registered and an export registration certificate is issued.

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Legal framework

(Documents are provided in PDF format. To open PDF documents, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 or higher installed on your computer.)

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Service standard

The time taken for registration to be finalised varies from province to province.

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Cost

This depends on the province.

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Forms to complete

The forms are not available online, contact your nearest Provincial State Veterinarian or the National Department of Agriculture.

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Contact details

National Office
Province: Gauteng
City/town: Pretoria
Tel: 012 319 7514
Fax: 012 329 8292
Physical address: Room G52, Delpen Building, Cnr Annie Botha Avenue and Union Street, Riviera, Pretoria
Postal address: The Senior Manager: Animal Health, Import Export Policy Unit, Private Bag X138, Pretoria 0001 South Africa
E-mail: InaL@nda.agric.za
Web address: www.nda.agric.za/vetweb

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Last reviewed:03 September 2009
    
 
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