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Internationally Recognized Certificates of Compliance (IRCC)
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last updated: 23 Jun 2026
General Information
ABSCH-IRCC-ZA-299557-1
- Competent National Authority: | ABSCH-CNA-ZA-203907-3
Competent National Authority:
National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment ()
473 Steve Biko Road
Pretoria, Gauteng Province
0083, South Africa
Phone: +27 12 399 9611/8917/9612/9590,
Fax: +27 12 359 3636,
Details of the permit or its equivalent
SOUTH AFRICA/NEMA/NEMBA/BABS/NEMPAA/CRC/2023-2024/009--2023/V1/CN17-28-37551
18 May 2026
30 Sep 2026
Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Information
Yes
- Organization: Cape Nature () | ABSCH-CON-ZA-277328-1
Organization:
Cape Nature ()
Government agency (Sub-national)
PGWC Shared Services Centre cnr Bosduif and Volstruis Streets
Cape Town, Western Cape
7764, South Africa
Phone: +2787 087 9262,
Fax:
- Organization: South African National Parks (SANParks) | ABSCH-CON-ZA-257990-1
Organization:
South African National Parks (SANParks)
Government agency (National/Federal)
Garden Route National Park, Scientific Services, Office of the General Manager
, Western Cape Province
6573, South Africa
Phone: +27 44 343 1302,
Fax: +27 44 343 2331,
Confidential information
- Organization: University of Western Cape (UCT) | ABSCH-CON-ZA-299554-1
Organization:
University of Western Cape (UCT)
Academic or research institute
University of Cape Town Department of Molecular and Cell Bio Rondebosch 7701
Cape Town, Western Cape
7701, South Africa
Phone: +27216509111,
Fax:
Confidential information
Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT) Information
Yes
This permit allows collection, possession and transportation of Hemimeris racemosa & Wachendorfia paniculata samples for the purpose of research subject to the provisions and regulations of the following laws:
a) The National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)
b) The National Environment Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)
c) The National Environment Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)
d) The National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)
e) Any other relevant law
Subject-matter or genetic resource(s)
Scientific investigation or practical experiment which includes the collection, possession and transportation of Hemimeris racemosa & Wachendorfia paniculata  samples as outlined on  permit CN17-28-37551 research purposes. The research project is a collaboration between University of Cape Town and German's University of Potsdam
Confidential information
Information on the utilization of the genetic resource(s)
  • Non-Commercial
The summary of the research findings and outcomes including the dates, locations, species and quantities collected should be submitted to the Issuing Authority.
No specimens should be used in any other bioprospecting context. Should the research results in bioprospecting prospects, the permit holder should notify the South African focal point for ABS.  
Species collected in terms of this permit shall not be sold or offered for sale. 
Additional Information
Amendment history
Unique identifier Status Date
ABSCH-IRCC-ZA-299557-1
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Ntambudzeni Nepfumembe (nnepfumembe@dffe.gov.za)
23 Jun 2026 13:31
on 23 Jun 2026 13:31