1. SADC and GHS Sunnyside Park Hotel Parktown, J’burg, SA By samuel f banda 15-18 nov. 2005

2. Meeting to discuss GHS December 2003,Livingstone, Zambia Reviewed GHS status- country wise. First SADC GHS meeting

3. SADC 1 of 8 AU Regional Economic Communities HQ, Gaborone, Botswana Goal to bring about sound economic integration for SD

4. SADC Features High integration of economies Common transport network Inter-reliance of industries Heavily dependent on SA economy

5. SADC Secretariat Functions via 4 directorates – SHDSP – Social and Hum. Dev. and Special Programs – TIFI – Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment – IS – Infrastracture and Services – FANR- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources

6. Directorates and GHS Labor and Consumer related SHDSP Agro-based FANR Transport-based IS Industry, Trade TIFI

7. Steps to GHS Implementation Most countries have assessed their capacity to implement GHS.(SA and CT done) Through NP most countries have undertaken reviews on type, quantities of chemical production SADC Code of Practice emphasizes on safe use of chemicals: An essential platform for GHS Implementation.

8. SADC Legal Framework/Mechanism Operational forum is via – Regional indicative strategic dev. Plan (RISDP) – SADC treaty (Trade, transport, Communication and Meteorology, Code of Practice) – Southern and Eastern African Regulatory Committee on Harmonization (SEARCH) of registration of pesticides.

9. Need for Harmonization!!! Single region economy Strengthening of SADC machinery Provision of common strategies on GHS Provides ownership of the GHS by SADC Transport sector already harmonized

10. GHS - transport

11. GHS -Pictograms !

12. Forgotten Stakeholders Chemical producing companies in the region – Essential on chemical properties (carcinogenicity, mutagenic, toxicological effects)

13. SADC Challenges in GHS Multiple signal words be to integrated into GHS’s “Danger and Warning” Integration of Symbol some shapes from triangle/rectangles to GHS Rhombuses Uniformize Precautionary warning pictograms (esp. in Agriculture) Enforcement difficulties- national and cross border. Movement of waste, (Hazardous, radioactive, nuclear) shall require GHS intervention!!! Landfills and other emitters of flammable gases shall require GHS intervention!!!

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