106.Sweet chocolate or sweet chocolate coating shall be chocolate mixed with sugar or with a combination of not less than 75 per centum of sugar and not more than 25 per centum of dextrose; may contain cacao butter, spices, other flavouring material (see regulations 219 to 243) and not more than a total of 1.5 per centum of emulsifying agents in the finished product (See Part IV of the Nineteenth Schedule); and shall contain, on the dry, sugar-free and fat-free basis, no greater proportion of crude fibre, total ash, or ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid respectively than does chocolate on the dry, fat-free basis.
269. Grape juice shall be the fruit juice obtained from grapes, may contain citric acid, sugar, invert sugar or dextrose in a dry form, a Class II Preservative (see Part XIB of the Nineteenth Schedule), and ascorbic acid, shall have not less than 15 per centum of soluble solids as determined by the refractometer at 20ºC and read as degrees brix on the international sucrose scales, and not exceeding 0.4 gram per kilogram of volatile acid expressed as acetic acid
270. Grapefruit juice shall be the fruit juice obtained from grapefruit, may contain sugar, invert sugar or dextrose in a dry form and a Class II Preservative (see Part XIB of the Nineteenth Schedule), and shall contain, exclusive of added sweetening agents, not less than 9 per centum of soluble solids as determined by the refractometer at 20ºC and read as degrees brix on the international sucrose scales.
107.Milk chocolate, sweet milk chocolate, milk chocolate coating or sweet milk chocolate coating shall be the cacao product obtained from chocolate by grinding with sugar or with a combination of not less than 75 per centum of sugar and not more than 25 per centum of dextrose; may contain cacao butter, spices, other flavouring material (see regulations 219 to 243) and not more than a total of 1.5 per centum of emulsifying agents in the finished product (See Part IV of the Nineteenth Schedule); and shall contain, in the finished product, not less than 12.0 per centum of milk solids of which milk fat shall be not less than 3.65 per centum by weight in the finished product.
Applied by Zambia on the entire world for 8423: Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds.
20. (1) A counterpoise weight shall be—
(a) marked in equivalents of 5kg, 10kg, 20kg, 25kg, 50kg or
(b) made of brass, nickel-steel, or other corrosion resisting metal if used for hides and skins;
(c) have only one undercut adjusting hole containing fixed lead sufficient to cover adequately the bottom of such hole, and with room to permit future adjustments; or,
(d) made of brass if its actual weight is 100 grams or less.
(2) Subject to the provisions of such sub-regulation (3) where more than one platform machine provided with counterpoise weights is kept or used by any person on any premises or on a public market, each such counterpoise weight shall be identified with the weighing instrument to which it belongs by a number conspicuously and indelibly marked and corresponding to a number similarly marked on the pillar and on the counterbalance of the instrument.
(3) The provision of sub-regulation (2) shall riot apply to any counterpoise weight adjusted to a ratio of 50:1 or 100:1 precisely.
(4) A counterpoise weight of metric denomination shall be distinctly different from any other counterpoise weights in shape or in colour.
Reference of the measure
Part IV section 20
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
8423
Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds.
271.Lemon juice shall be the fruit juice prepared from lemons, shall contain not less than 6 per centum of soluble lemon solids as determined by the refractometer at 20ºC and read as degrees brix on the international sucrose scales, and the total titratable acidity of lemon juice shall be not less than 4.5 per centum expressed as anhydrous citric acid.
A: Protection of human life and health and X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure
70.Rum shall be a potable alcoholic distillate obtained from sugarcane products fermented by the action of yeast or a mixture of yeast and other organisms, or a mixture of such distillates which has been aged and held for a period of not less than two years in small wood, may contain caramel, and be flavoured with fruit or other botanical substances or flavouring, and shall contain not less than 34.49 per centum of absolute alcohol.
71.Blended rum shall be a potable alcoholic distillate obtained from sugarcane products fermented by the action of yeast or a mixture of such distillates to which neutral spirit may be added, may contain caramel and be flavoured with fruit or other botanical substances or flavouring, and shall contain not less than 34.49 per centum of absolute alcohol
Reference of the measure
Part II para 70 & 71
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
2208.40.00
- Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products
272.Lime juice or lime fruit juice shall be the fruit juice obtained from limes, may contain sugar, invert sugar or dextrose in a dry form and a Class II Preservative (see Part XIB of the Nineteenth Schedule), shall contain, exclusive of added sweetening agents,soluble solid contents of not less than 6.0 per centum as determined by the refractometerat 20ºC and read as degrees brix on the international sucrose scales, and the total titratable acidity of lime juice shall be not less than 4.5 per centum expressed as anhydrous citric acid.
Applied by Zambia on the entire world for 1805: Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. and 1806.10.00: - Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
108.Cocoa or powdered cocoa shall be chocolate from which part of the cocoa and butter has been removed, may contain spices, flavouring materials (see regulations 219 to 243) and not more than a total of 1.5 per centum of emulsifying agents in the finished product (see Part IV of the Nineteenth Schedule), shall contain, on the dry,fat-free basis, no greater proportion of crude fibre, total ash or ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid, respectively, than does chocolate on the dry, fat-free basis, may be designated "Breakfast Cocoa", if it contains 20 per centum or more of cocoa butter, and shall be designated "Low Fat Cocoa" if it contains less than 8 per centum of cocoa butter.
Reference of the measure
Part II para 108
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
1805
Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
No
1806.10.00
- Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
273. Orange juice shall be the fruit juice obtained from oranges; shall contain,exclusive of added sweetening agents, not less than 10 per centum of soluble solids as determined by the refractometer at 20ºC on the international sucrose scales; may contain sugar, invert sugar or dextrose, in a dry form, and a Class II Preservative (see Part XIB of the Nineteenth Schedule); have the pulp and natural orange oil content adjusted in accordance with good manufacturing practice; and may have added the natural orange juice flavour lost during processing.
Applied by Zambia on the entire world and the entire world for 2009: Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
275.Carbonated (naming the fruit) juice or sparkling (naming the fruit) juice shall be the named fruit juice impregnated with carbon dioxide under pressure and shall contain a minimum of 3.0 per centum of the fruit obtained from the named fruit.(As amended by S.I. No 40 of1992)
Reference of the measure
Part II para 275
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
2009
Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
Applied by Zambia on the entire world for 2101.1: - Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee :
A: Protection of human life and health and X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure
112.Soluble coffee shall be the free flowing soluble coffee powder derived by dehydration of aqueous extract of freshly roasted and ground coffee having the colour,taste and flavour characteristic of coffee, shall dissolve readily in boiling water with moderate stirring, and shall contain-
(a)not more than-
(i)3.5 per centum of water;
(ii)15 per centum of total ash;
(b)not less than 2.8 per centum of caffeine content
Reference of the measure
part II para 112
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
2101.1
- Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee :
Yes
Soluble coffee shall be the free flowing soluble coffee powder
Description
Soluble coffee shall be the free flowing soluble coffee powder
Applied by Zambia on the entire world for 0901: Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion. and 2101: Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof.
to protect the public against health hazards and fraud in the sale and use of food
Coded list of objectives
A: Protection of human life and health
Description of the measure
113.(1) Coffee-chicory mixture or coffee mixed with chicory or coffee and chicory shall contain not less than 50 per centum of coffee.
(2) The expression "French coffee" may be used for the coffee-chicory mixture, if it is followed by the words "mixed with chicory"
Reference of the measure
Part II para 113
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
0901
Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion.
Yes
coffee
2101
Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof.
A: Protection of human life and health and X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure
73.Gin shall be the product obtained by redistillation of suitable rectified grain spirit or other carbohydrate material with or over juniper berries, may contain other aromatic botanical substances, sugar and salt, and shall contain not less than 34.49 per centum of absolute alcohol.
74.Dry gin shall be the gin to which no sugar has been added.
76.Blended gin shall be a potable alcoholic product obtained by the redistillation of suitable rectified grain spirit with or over juniper berries, may contain aromatic botanical substances, sugar and salt and to which neutral spirits may be added, and shall contain not less than 34.49 per centum of absolute alcohol.
Applied by Zambia on the entire world for 2009: Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
276. Concentrated (naming the fruit) juice shall be fruit juice that has been concentrated to at least one-half its original volume by the removal of water, and may contain ascorbic acid, food colour (see Part III of the Nineteenth Schedule), sugar, invert sugar or dextrose, in a dry form, and a Class II Preservative (see Part XIB of the Nineteenth Schedule).
Reference of the measure
Part II para 276
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
2009
Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
123.Cloves, whole or ground, shall be the dried flower buds of Eugenia caryophyllata
Thumb, and shall contain-
(a) not more than-
(i)5.0 per centum of clove stems;
(ii)8.0 per centum of total ash;
(iii)0.5 per centum of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid;
(iv)10 per centum of crude fibre;
(b)not less than 15 per centum of volatile ether extract.
to protect the public against health hazards and fraud in the sale and use of food
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure
277. (1) (Naming the fruit) jam shall be the product obtained by processing fruit,fruit pulp, or canned fruit, by boiling to a suitable consistency with water and a sweetening ingredient; shall contain not less than 40 per centum of the named fruit and 65 per centum of water soluble solids as estimated by the refractometer; and may contain such amount of added pectin, or acid ingredients, as reasonably compensates for any deficiency in the natural pectin content or acidity of the named fruit, a Class II Preservative (see Part XIB of the Nineteenth Schedule) and an antifoaming agent (see Part VIII of the Nineteenth Schedule).
(2) In this regulation, "fruit" includes ginger, rhubarb and marrow
124.Ginger, whole or ground, shall be the washed and dried or decorticated and dried rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe, and shall contain not more than 12 percentum of moisture, and, on the dry basis, not less than 11.4 per centum of cold water extractive as determined by the prescribed method, and 1.9 per centum of ash soluble in water, and may contain not more
than 1.1 per centum of calcium, calculated as calcium oxide, 8 per centum of total ash, and 2.3 per centum of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid.
125.Limed ginger or bleached ginger, whole or ground, shall be the ginger coated with calcium carbonate, and shall conform to the standards provided in regulation 126, except that it shall contain not more than 2.5 per centum of calcium, calculated as calcium oxide and not more than 12 percentum of total ash
to protect the public against health hazards and fraud in the sale and use of food
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure
278.(Naming the citrus fruit) marmalade shall be the product obtained by processing a combination of peel, pulp or juice of the named citrus fruit by boiling with water and a sweetening ingredient, shall contain not less than 65 per centum of water soluble solids as estimated by the refractometer, and may contain such amount of acid ingredients as reasonably compensates for any deficiency in the natural acidity of the named citrus fruit, a pH adjusting agent (see Part X of the Nineteenth Schedule), an antifoaming agent (see Part VIII of the Nineteenth Schedule), and pectin.
Applied by Zimbabwe on the entire world for 1504.10.00: Fish-liver oils and their fractions, 1504.20.00: Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish, other than liver oils, 1504.30.00: Fats and oils and their fractions, of marine mammals, 1516.10.00: Animal fats and oils and their fractions, 1516.20.10: Industrial hydrogenated palm fat and 1516.20.90: Other
These regulations shall apply to edible fats and oils which are sold or manufactured for sale in Zimbabwe.
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure
(4) Fatty substances intended to be used for cooking or other culinary purposes—
(a) shall, if they are a mixture of any or all of the following ingredients—
(i) oils conforming to the requirements of subsection (5);
(ii) animal fats;
(iii) hydrogenated (hardened) vegetable and marine oils and fats;
be labelled "COOKING-FAT", in type no smaller 18 point
Provided that a fatty substance intended for a specific culinary purpose may be labelled in a manner which clearly describes the specific purpose for which the substance is intended;
(b) if prepared from fats and oils of vegetable origin, shall be labeled "VEGETABLE OIL”, or shall bear the name of the oil from which it is manufactured, in type no smaller than 18 point;
(c) shall be free from rancidity and objectionable odour and taste;
(d) shall not contain any mineral oil;
(e) may contain permitted antioxidants.
Reference of the measure
Art 5(4)(a) and (d)
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
1504.10.00
Fish-liver oils and their fractions
No
1504.20.00
Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish, other than liver oils
No
1504.30.00
Fats and oils and their fractions, of marine mammals
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