Complaint
- Complaint number
- NTB-000-654
- NTB Type
- 2.3. Issues related to the rules of origin
- Complaint
- Rwanda and Uganda have not accorded preferential treatment on exports of rice from Tanzania through Rusumo and Mutukula borders respectively.
- Status note
- On 21st December 2015, Uganda Focal Point reported that Uganda was now according preferential treatment for rice originating from Tanzania. This NTBis therefore resolved
- Progress update note
- The 16th EAC NTBs Forum held in Kigali noted that the NTB was imposed by Uganda and Rwanda and urged the two partner states to adhere to the EAC Rules of origin. Further the forum noted that the 30th Meeting of the Council directed EAC Secretariat to undertake verification mission by 29th January, 2015 and agreed that this activity be undertaken by March 2015.
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Uganda: Mutukula (Border post)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Tanzania
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2014-12-11
- Status
- Resolved
- Date of resolution
- 2015-12-15
- Product Description
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All products
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2015-02-06 15:17
- Modified
- 2015-12-28 13:38
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