Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
A33: Packaging 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 
The rationale of the measure
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
299.(1) Bread for sale shall be wrapped, and bakery product for sale shall be contained, in such a manner as to be adequately protected from contamination. Wrapping material or container which is not clean or which is liable to contaminate the bread or bakery product and, in particular (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing), any printed material, other than printed material designed exclusively for wrapping orcontaining food, shall not be used for wrapping bread or containing any such bakery product 
Reference of the measure
Part II para 299 (1) 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products. Yes Bread    
Description
Bread 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world 01 December 1972  
Inclusion Entire world 01 December 1972  
Description
All countries