Standards Act, 2008 (No. 8 of 2008). Pays/Territoire Sudáfrica Type du document Législation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Government Gazette, No. 31253 of 18 July 2008, pp. 1-20. Titre completAn Act to provide for the development, promotion and maintenance of standardisation and quality in connection with commodities and the rendering of related conformity assessment services; and for that purpose to provide for the continued existence of the SABS, as the peak national institution; to provide for the establishment of the Board of the SABS; to provide for the repeal of the Standards Act, 1993; to provide for transitional provisions; and to provide for matters connected therewith. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Développement agricole Institution Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Certification Aire géographique Afrique, Atlantique Sud, Afrique Méridionale Entry into force notes This Act comes into operation on a date determined by the President by Proclamation in the Gazette. Résumé This Act provides for the continuation of the South African Standards Bureau as the principal national standardization institution in South Africa responsible for the development, maintenance and promotion of South African National Standards and provides for the promotion, adoption, issuing and implementation of national standards in South Africa. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.polity.org.za