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Internationally Recognized Certificates of Compliance
(IRCC)
last updated: 25 Aug 2026
ABSCH-IRCC-ZA-300787-1
Competent National Authority:National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment ()473 Steve Biko RoadPretoria, Gauteng Province
0083,Phone: +27 12 399 9611/8917/9612/9590,Fax: +27 12 359 3636,Email: BABS@environment.gov.za,Website: http://www.environment.gov.za,
SOUTH AFRICA/MLRA/NEMA/NEMBA/SBSPA/PPSA/NEMPAA/NEMICMA/RES2026-58
01 Mar 2026
28 Feb 2027
Yes
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Organization:
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
(DFFE)
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ABSCH-CON-ZA-260333-2
Organization:Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)Government agency (National/Federal)5th Floor Foretrust Building, Martin Hammerschlag WayCape Town, Western Cape
8001,Phone: +27 21 402 3546,Fax: +27 21 402 3639,Email: researchpermits@daff.gov.za,Website: http://www.dffe.gov.za,
Confidential information
Organization:University of Pretoria (UP)Academic or research instituteUniversity of Pretoria Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Room 8-37, Level 8, Agricultural Sciences Building University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20 Hatfield 0028, South Africa 5 Bophelo Road, Prinshof Campus,Pretoria, Gauteng
0001,Phone: +27 12 420 3946,Fax:Email: romina.henriques@up.ac.za,Website: http:/up.ac.za,
Confidential information
This permit allows collection, possession and transportation of marine organisms [Diamond stingray (Gymnura natalensis), Blue stingray (Dasyatis chrysonota)] as outlined on DFFE permit RES2026/58 for the purpose of bona fide research subjected to the provisions and regulations of the following laws:
a) The Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)
b) The National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)
c) The National Environment Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)
d) The National Environment Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)
e) The Sea Birds and Seals Protection Act, 1973 (Act No. 46 of 1973)
f) The Prevention of Pollution from Ships Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986)
g) The National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)
h) Any other relevant law
a) The Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)
b) The National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)
c) The National Environment Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)
d) The National Environment Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)
e) The Sea Birds and Seals Protection Act, 1973 (Act No. 46 of 1973)
f) The Prevention of Pollution from Ships Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986)
g) The National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)
h) Any other relevant law
Yes
This permit allows collection, possession and transportation of marine organisms [Diamond stingray (Gymnura natalensis), Blue stingray (Dasyatis chrysonota)] as outlined on DFFE permit RES2026/58 for the purpose of research. Standard permit conditions and species outlined in The Permit issued by Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment under reference number Res2026/58
This permit is intended to facilitate bona fide research and should not be used for the purposes of financial gain by the permit holder. Exact species covered by the collection permit outline in permit number Res2026/58.
Confidential information
- Non-Commercial
- Scientific investigation or practical experiment which includes the collection, possession and transportation of marine species; Diamond stingray (Gymnura natalensis) and Blue stingray (Dasyatis chrysonota).
- 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.
- The permit excludes collection and transportation of any abalone species.
Species collected in terms of this permit shall not be sold or offered for sale.
The specimens will be send to the below Institution in the Hong Kong for bona fide research:
1/F
16 Dai Fu Street
Tai Po Industrial Estate
Tai Po, N.T
Hong Kong SAR
China
1/F
16 Dai Fu Street
Tai Po Industrial Estate
Tai Po, N.T
Hong Kong SAR
China
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