Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
A41: Microbiological criteria of the final product 
Date when the measure came into force
01 January 2000 
Publication where the measure is specified
Government Notice 173 of 1999 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Food Regulations 1999 
Country/Region applying the measure
Mauritius 
The rationale of the measure
No specific objective stated 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
122. Prohibition
(1) No person shall import, manufacture, process, pack, store, offer for sale or sell any cereal, .grain, pulse, legume, tuber, cereal product, grain product or tuber product, whether packaged or otherwise, which –
(a) has been contaminated;
(b) shows evidence of infestation by rodent or other pests;
(c) contains any foreign matter;
(d) has been exposed to high humidity; or
(e) is mouldy. 
Reference of the measure
Article 122 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers Yes Legumes and tubers    
10 Cereals Yes Cereals, grain    
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten Yes Tuber, grain or cereal products    
Description
Cereals, grain, pulse, legume, tuber, cereal product, grain product or tuber product, whether packaged or otherwise 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world    
Description
Entire world