Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B31: Labelling requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 20 August 2007
Publication where the measure is specified: BIOSAFETY ACT
Regulation where the measure is specified: BIOSAFETY ACT
Country/Region applying the measure: Malawi
The rationale of the measure: "safe management of biotechnological activities"
Coded list of objectives: X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure: "26. Labelling
(1) No person shall, in the course of a business carried on by him, sell or supply or have in his possession for the purpose of selling or supplying genetically modified organisms or products thereof in a container or package which is not labelled in accordance with regulations made under section 41.
(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), no person shall, in the course of a business carried on by him, sell or supply, genetically modified organisms or products thereof of any description in a container or package which is labelled or marked in such a way that the container or package—
(a) falsely describes the genetically modified organisms or product; or
(b) is likely to be misleading as to the nature, efficacy or quality of genetically modified organism or product or as to the uses or effects of genetically modified organisms or product of that description."
Reference of the measure: Paragraph 26
Measure also domestic: No

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
3002.10.00	Human blood; animal bloodprepared for therapeutic,prophylactic or diagnostic uses;antisera, other blood fractionsand immunological products,whether or not modified or obtainedby means of biotechnologicalprocesses; vaccines, toxins,cultures of m	Yes	GMO products only

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world

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