Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: A83: Certification requirement
Date when the measure came into force: 18 August 2010
Publication where the measure is specified: Official Gazette nº40 of 04/10/2010
Regulation where the measure is specified: Ministerial Order N°003/11.30 Of 18/08/2010 Setting Forth Conditions Required For Marketing Quality Seeds
Country/Region applying the measure: Rwanda
The rationale of the measure: Not specified in the regulations
Coded list of objectives: X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure: These seeds shall always be accompanied by an official certificate from the country of origin, indicating their purity, moisture content, germination rate and testifying that they are free from any diseases that can be transmitted.
Reference of the measure: Art 4 para 2
Measure also domestic: No

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
PG: 3	Seeds for sowing	No

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world

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