{"id":421,"date":"2023-06-27T11:53:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T11:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annualreports.ppecb.com\/2223\/?page_id=421"},"modified":"2023-08-22T19:14:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:14:16","slug":"part-a-our-mandate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annualreports.ppecb.com\/2223\/part-5-strategic-plan\/part-a-our-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Part A: Our Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; module_id=&#8221;section_one&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;76px||0px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;76px|20px|0px|20px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;76px|20px|0px|20px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; 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Legislative and Policy _Mandates<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;section-content ul-arrow&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#00adef&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The PPECB is mainly governed by the Perishable Products Export Control Act (Act No. 9 of 1983 (PPEC Act) and the Agricultural Product Standards Act (Act No. 119 of 1990) (APS Act). In terms of this legislation, the PPECB is responsible to oversee the export of perishable produce. 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