Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B11: Prohibition for TBT reasons 

Date when the measure came into force

30 August 2012 

Publication where the measure is specified

Official Gazette nº 46 of 12/11/2012 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Law No 32/2012 Of 30/08/2012 On The Implementation Of The Convention On The Prohibition Of The Development, Production, Stockpiling And Use Of Chemical Weapons And On Their Destruction 

Country/Region applying the measure

Rwanda 

The rationale of the measure

The purpose of this Law is to implement the Convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and on their destruction. 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

It is prohibited to transfer to or receive from a State which is not party to the Convention chemicals contained in Schedule 2, or products containing such chemicals.
The provisions of Paragraph One of this Article shall not apply to those products contained in Schedule 2 where :
a) the product contains at least one percent (1%) of chemical products contained in Schedule 2A and marked with «* » or of a product contained in chemical products 2A;
b) the product contains ten percent (10%) or less of a Schedule 2B chemical;
c) the product is identified as a consumer good packaged for retail sale for personal use or packaged for individual use. 

Reference of the measure

Art 5 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

A. Toxic chemicals:
(1) Amiton: O,O-Diethyl S-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]
phosphorothiolate (78-53-5)
and corresponding alkylated or protonated salts
(2) PFIB: 1,1,3,3,3-Pentafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-propene (382-21-8)
(3) BZ: 3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate (*) (6581-06-2)
B. Precursors:
(4) Chemicals, except for those listed in Schedule 1,
containing a phosphorus atom to which is bonded
one methyl, ethyl or propyl (normal or iso) group
but not further carbon atoms,
e.g. Methylphosphonyl dichloride (676-97-1)
Dimethyl methylphosphonate (756-79-6)
Exemption: Fonofos: O-Ethyl S-phenyl
ethylphosphonothiolothionate (944-22-9)
(5) N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphoramidic dihalides
(6) Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) N,N-dialkyl
(Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr)-phosphoramidates
(7) Arsenic trichloride (7784-34-1)
(8) 2,2-Diphenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid (76-93-7)
(9) Quinuclidin-3-ol (1619-34-7)
(10) N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) aminoethyl-2-chlorides
and corresponding protonated salts
(11) N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) aminoethane-2-ols
and corresponding protonated salts
Exemptions: N,N-Dimethylaminoethanol (108-01-0)
and corresponding protonated salts
N,N-Diethylaminoethanol (100-37-8)
and corresponding protonated salts
(12) N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) aminoethane-2-thiols
and corresponding protonated salts
(13) Thiodiglycol: Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)sulfide (111-48-8)
(14) Pinacolyl alcohol: 3,3-Dimethylbutan-2-ol (464-07-3) 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

Burma
Cape Verde
Eygpt
Israel
Palestinian Territories
South Sudan
Taiwan
Tibet