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NTM classification: A83: Certification requirement
Date when the measure came into force: 10 September 2008
Publication where the measure is specified: O.G. n° 20 of 18/05/2009
Regulation where the measure is specified: Law Nº 54/2008 Of 10/09/2008 Determining The Prevention And Fight Against Contagious Diseases For Domestic Animals In Rwanda
Country/Region applying the measure: Rwanda
The rationale of the measure: This Law shall determine the preventive and other measures to fight against domestic animal diseases in Rwanda.
Coded list of objectives: B: Protection of life and health of animals
Description of the measure: Article 154
Any person willing to import livestock products described in Article 151 of this Law
shall obtain a prior certificate from RARDA authorities.

Article 156
Imported animal products described in Article 151 of this Law shall be accompanied by a veterinary doctor certified by the exporting country or who works at the harbor where the animal resources were loaded
Reference of the measure: Articles 154 and 156
Measure also domestic: Yes

Products affected by the measure.

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication
PG: 13	Meat products and Fresh or chilled meat	Yes	1° Fresh meat, frozen meat up to between + 4°C and -18°C, the salted or smoked meat apart from tinned meat;
PG: 11	Dairy products	Yes	2° Fresh milk and milk products sold being packed or not;
PG: 15	Fishery products	Yes	3° Fresh fish, frozen fish up to between + 4°C and -18°C, salted or smoked fish apart from tinned fish;
4104	Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared.	No
4105	Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared.	No
4106	Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared.	No
4107	Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 41.14.	No
0409.00.00	Natural honey.	No
0511.10.00	- Bovine semen	No
0511.99.10	--- Animal semen other than of bovine	Yes	Sperm of animalls other than bovine
PG: 11	Dairy products	Yes	1° Fresh meat, frozen meat up to between + 4°C and -18°C, the salted or smoked meat apart from tinned meat; 2° Fresh milk and milk products sold being packed or not;
0407	Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked.	No
0511.99.90	--- Other	Yes	Ovum of livestock
PG: 14	Poultry meat	Yes	1° Fresh meat, frozen meat up to between + 4°C and -18°C, the salted or smoked meat apart from tinned meat;
0408	Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.	No

Description: 1° Fresh meat, frozen meat up to between + 4°C and -18°C, the salted or smoked meat apart from tinned
meat;
2° Fresh milk and milk products sold being packed or not;
3° Fresh fish, frozen fish up to between + 4°C and -18°C, salted or smoked fish apart from tinned fish;
4° Tanned and tanned fresh skins, dried leather or processed in any other way;
5° Sperm from males, ovum from any species of livestock;
6° Eggs and honey;
All other livestock products and by-products which may have any negative impact on its
buyer’s health.

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
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