Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

01 December 1972 

Publication where the measure is specified

The Law of Zambia; Republic of Zambia 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Food and Drugs Act 

Country/Region applying the measure

Zambia 

Coded list of objectives

A: Protection of human life and health 

Description of the measure

255.Tomato catsup, cutsup, ketchup, tomato relish or tomato sauce or products whose common names are variants of the word catsup shall be the heat-processed product made from the juice of red-ripe tomatoes or sound tomato trimmings from which skins and seeds have been removed; shall contain vinegar, salt and seasoning; sugar, invert sugar, glucose or dextrose, in a dry or liquid form; and not less than 6 per centum of tomato solids; and may contain a Class II Preservative (see Part XIB of the Nineteenth Schedule), and a food colour (see Part III of the Nineteenth Schedule). 

Reference of the measure

Part II para 255 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Tomato catsup, cutsup, ketchup, tomato relish or tomato sauce 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries