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Internationally Recognized Certificates of Compliance (IRCC)
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last updated: 22 Jul 2026
General Information
ABSCH-IRCC-ZA-300078-1
- 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/NEMPAA/BABS/001717P-BTP201559
09 Dec 2025
08 Dec 2030
Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Information
Yes
Confidential information
- Organization: Cape Natural Tea Products (Pty) Ltd () | ABSCH-CON-ZA-300009-1
Organization:
Cape Natural Tea Products (Pty) Ltd ()
Private sector (business and industry)
27 Range Road Blackheath 7581
Kuilsriver, Western Cape
7581, South Africa
Phone: +27219823176, +28834405171,
Fax:
Website:
Confidential information
This permit allows collection, possession and transportation of Aspalathus linearis. for the purpose of  bioprospecting 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) Bioprospecting Access and Benefit Sharing Regulations, 2015 (BABS Regulations)
e) Any other relevant law
Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT) Information
Yes
Gives permission to harvest and collect materials of Aspalathus linearis for bioprospecting/ commercialization purposes.   
Subject-matter or genetic resource(s)
Plant material of Aspalathus linearis.
Confidential information
Information on the utilization of the genetic resource(s)
  • Commercial
The permit covers the purchase and processing of Aspalathus linearis plant materials that will be processed and traded locally and internationally. 
Additional Information
Amendment history
Unique identifier Status Date
ABSCH-IRCC-ZA-300078-1
REVOKED OLD VERSION PUBLISHED DELETED
Ntambudzeni Nepfumembe (nnepfumembe@dffe.gov.za)
22 Jul 2026 11:48
on 22 Jul 2026 11:48