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NRCS Inspectors recently seized illegal treated timber from distributors in Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal Province worth more than a million rand and halted all treatment due to non-compliance with the regulation. The NRCS was responding to the growing number of illegal treated timber found in the South African market as part of its mandate to protect consumers and the environment.

The organisation conducted targeted inspections and found a number of illegal treaters in Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas. The treaters were unable to prove compliance to the requirements of the Compulsory Specification (VC 9092) for Treated Timber and were producing sub-standard products. They failed to produce proof of compliance and the products also failed to comply with the marking requirements.

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Issued by The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications