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Containers of Category A, Group I-hazardous substances imported, manufactured, or packed for sale in the Territory must be clearly labeled with the product name, chemical name, supplier's details, a skull and crossbones symbol with "Poison" and "Vergif," and warnings to keep out of children's reach. The same labeling requirements apply to Category B, Group I-hazardous substances imported from outside South Africa, and these labels must also be approved by the Registrar of Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies, and Stock Remedies, according to the 1947 Act.

8. (1) (a) Except for the provisions of this regulation, each container containing a Category A, group I-hazardous substance imported into, manufactured or packed in the Territory for sale shall be clearly and conspicuously labelled with -

(i) the name of the product and the chemical name of the specific hazardous substance or substances contained therein;

(ii) the name and address of the supplier;

(iii) a skull and crossbones symbol as described and represented in Annexure D, together with the words “Poison” and “Vergif”.

(iv) the words “Ordinance 14 of 1974 Group I” and “Ordonnansie 14 van 1974 - Groep I”; and (v) the words “Keep out of reach of children” and “Hou buite bereik van kinders”.

(2) (a) The containers and outer packages of Category B, Group I-hazardous substances, imported into the Territory for sale from any other country or territory than the Republic of South Africa, shall be labelled in accordance with subregulation 1, in the same manner as the containers and outer packages of Category A, Group Ihazardous substances.

(b) (i) A Category B, Group I-hazardous substance, which is manufactured or packed for sale in the Territory, or which is manufactured or packed in the Republic of South Africa and imported into the Territory for sale, shall bear a label which has been approved by the Registrar of Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies, in accordance with the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act 36 of 1947).