Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B83: Certification requirement 

Date when the measure came into force

15 February 2012 

Publication where the measure is specified

Official Gazette n° 15 0f 09/04/2012 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Law N°03/2012 Of 15/02/2012 Governing Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances And Precursors In Rwanda 

Country/Region applying the measure

Rwanda 

The rationale of the measure

This Law regulates the production, processing, distribution and use of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors in Rwanda. 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

Import and export shall be subjected to the acquisition of a certificate issued by the Minister in charge of health. The certificate shall not be necessary in case of disaster.
The certificate shall indicate:
1º the names and addresses of the importer, the exporter and the recipient if he/she is
known;
2º the common international denomination (CID) of each substance and in case of
absence of such a denomination, the determination of the substance in the international convention tables;
3º its pharmaceutical form and, if it is a preparation, its trade mark if any;
4º the quantity of each substance and preparation concerned by the transaction;
5º the period during which this operation must take place;
6º the transport or shipping means;
7º the place of entry at the border on the national territory.
The import certificate for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances shall specify if the import
is being done once or many times.
The export certificate for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances shall indicate the number and the date of the import certificate issued by the country or the region that imported them. 

Reference of the measure

Art 10 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

Narcotic drugs
a. Table I: includes the chemicals that result into a heavy addiction and lead to abuse.
b. Table II: includes chemicals that cause less addiction and result into less abuse than that of table I.
c. Table III: includes the preparation containing narcotics made for medical legitimate purposes and composed in such a manner that they are less susceptible to be an object of abuse and cannot easily produce a narcotic drug.
d. Table IV: includes certain narcotic drugs named in table I that are considered as particularly harmful due to their properties and their use.

Psychotropic substances
a. Table I: includes prohibited chemicals that are of no medical interest.
b. Table II: includes chemicals that are of medical interest subjected to strictness.
c. Table III: includes the chemicals that are of medical interest, subjected to normal control.
d. Table IV: includes some of narcotic drugs named in table I that are considered as particularly
harmful due to their properties and their use. 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries