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- Complaint number
- NTB-000-361
- NTB Type
- 7.9. Inadequate trade related infrastructure
- Complaint
- Unreliable, different readings on the internal weighbridges in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Readings can differ as much as between 500-700kgs resulting in transporters paying unnecessary huge fines. Weighbridges are often verified, however, various factors which include technical faults of the instruments and unscrupulous conduct of the transporters sometimes result in false readings: This problem relates to transit goods in properly sealed containers that, under normal circumstances, cannot be opened before they get to destination.
- Status note
- The EAC secretariat reported that the EAC Axle load act was enacted by EALA in May, 2014
- Progress update note
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1. In February 2013, EAC Secretariat reported that this barrier would be redressed once the axle load bill is enacted into law . The bill was, at that time being debated in East African Legislative Assembly.
2. EAC secretariat reported that during the meeting of the Ministers Transport and Infrastructure held in June 2011, EAC agreed on harmonization of axle loads. The secretariat has been mandated to develop operational procedures on the implementation of this decision. - Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Kenya: Ministry of Transport (Weighbridge)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Tanzania
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2010-02-10
- Status
- Resolved
- Date of resolution
- 2016-06-29
- Product Description
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All products
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2010-02-10 00:00
- Modified
- 2016-07-11 14:28
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