Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 

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

201(2) Vanaspati shall not contain -
(a) less than 97% of fat derived solely from vegetable;
(b) more than 0.25% of water;
(c) any edible animal fat; and
(d) any edible animal oil;
201(3)(3) Vanaspati shall have the following characteristics -
(a) an unsaponifiable matter of not more than 12.5% gram per kilogram;
(b) a free fatty acid content of 0.25% as oleic acid; and
(c) a slip point ranging from 37°C to 44°C. 

Reference of the measure

Sub-article 201(2)&(3) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Vanaspati 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

Entire world