However, recently there have been some public objections from anti-GM lobby groups. These groups are demanding unscientific information from the GMO Registrar's office of the National Department of Agriculture and have effectively slowed the process for new approvals.
For stacked events companies need to start from the beginning of the approval process, even when the individual traits have already been approved. The lengthy process, more than the actual legislation, is a barrier for exporting U.S. GM products to SA.
United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service