VOTE 26 NATIONAL REGULATORY SERVICES

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VOTE 26NATIONAL REGULATORY SERVICES

• M. E. MOGAJANE
• 18March 2003

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LEGISLATION UNDER A PROGRAMME NATIONAL REGULATORY
SERVICES

• Animal diseases Act
• Animal identification Act
• Agricultural pests act
• Liquor products act
• Plant improvement Act
• Animal improvement Act (Act no 72 of 1998)
• Veterinary and para-veterinary Act
• Agricultural products standard Act
• Meat safety Act (Act 40 of 2000)
• Genetically modified organisms Act
• Fertilizers, farm feeds, agricultural remedies
  and stock remedies Act
• Plant breeders rights Act
• Agricultural pests Act

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EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES

• SUBPROGRAMME ADJUSTEDAPPROPRIATION MEDIUM-TERM
  EXPENDITURE ESTIMATE
• R/THOUSAND 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
• MANAGEMENT 1 009 997 1 049 1 388
• FOOD SAFETY QA 28 670 30 931 32 566 34 810
• GENETIC RESOURCES 12 025 12 410 13 115 14 441
• PLANT HEALTH 7 466 10 794 11 496 12 321
• ANIMAL HEALTH 38 615 51 778 16 453 84 473
• IMPORT EXPORT 59 585 78 498 88 228 107 6
• TOTAL 147 405 185 408 206 907 255 067

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Expenditure trends

• Rapid growth R100,629 million in 1999/00 to R185
  408 million in 2003/04
• Increase of about 18,5 since 1999/00
• Regulation of animal health
• Strengthening border control
• Disease surveillance

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PROBLEM AREAS

• Agricultural trade
• Movement of people
• Trans frontier Parks
• Guarantees for food safety
• Gap in public knowledge on biotechnology
• Border control
• Need Integrated approaches in planning
• Infrastructure delivery for communal areas

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FOCUS AREAS

• Food safety policy
• Plant improvement policy
• Plant breeders rights policy
• Occupational health and safety policy
• Community service policy for veterinarians
• Strategy for border control
• Infrastructure allocation for communal areas
• Conduct consultations on the agricultural
  biotechnology strategy
• Improvement of ports of entry
• Animal disease contingency plan

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LEGISLATION FOCUS AREAS

• Reviewing regulations for Agricultural pest Act,
  Animal improvement Act, Animal health Act and
  Animal identification
• Farm feeds, fertilizers, Agricultural and stock
  remedies Act
• Finalize meat safety regulations

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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

• Recruitment of staff quality people
• Co-ordination of functions
• Interdepartmental and intergovernmental
  interaction
• Public awareness