Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

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

Article 6
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 7 of this law, the production, distribution and the use on the national territory narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances are prohibited.Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances are used for medical purpose, shall be subjected to the regulations applied to all substances intended for
human and veterinary medical purposes in case these regulations are not incompatible with the provisions of this law.

Article 7
Authorization of production, distribution and use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances shall be delivered if their use is limited to medical and research purposes only. However, the industrial use of narcotic drugs and
psychotropic substances for other than medical and research purposes shall be obtained if the requiring person can justify his /her capacity to put in place measures that prevent the product made to produce harmful or toxic effect and that controlled substances would be used by another authorized person.

Article 13 paragraph 2
The import and export of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances under the authority of customs offices or a person other than who appears on the authorization are prohibited. The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances imported and exported not accompanied by an official authorization and those not in conformity with such authorization, shall be seized by the competent authorities, until it is proved that they are in conformity with law or the competent court orders their confiscation or destruction.
Article 14
The transit on the national territory of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, whether or not the consignment is packaged in the appropriate transport means, shall be prohibited unless the copy of export or import authorization is presented to the relevant department of the Ministry in charge of health. Any non compliance with export or transit authorization to a destination other than that indicated on the copy of the authorization attached to the consignment shall be prohibited. 

Reference of the measure

Articles 6 , 7, 13 paragraph 1 and Art 14 

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