Water Use Licence (National Water Act s21)

Legal right to abstract; volume and monitoring conditions

Before Series A close

Held

Notarial lease over Farm Nkanyezi 148

30-year tenure over the spring and protection zone

Held

Registered, with purchase option

SANS 1657 compliance

South African bottled water standard and product category

Before first domestic sale

In progress

Foodstuffs Act premises registration

Food production premises compliance

Before first production

In progress

NRCS legal metrology

Net content verification on all pack formats

Before first sale

In progress

HACCP

Food safety management foundation

At commissioning

Planned

FSSC 22000 or BRCGS

Internationally recognised certification for export buyers

Year 2, ahead of Series B

Planned; consultants appointed

Halal certification

Mandatory for Gulf market access

Year 2

Planned

Gulf product registration

Country-specific registration, UAE / Saudi / Qatar

Year 2–3

Planned; budgeted in Series B

China and Korea registration

Country-specific registration

Year 3

Planned; budgeted in Series B

Extended producer responsibility

Packaging waste scheme participation

From first sale

Planned