Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 01 December 1972
Publication where the measure is specified: The Law of Zambia; Republic of Zambia
Regulation where the measure is specified: Food and Drugs Act
Country/Region applying the measure: Zambia
The rationale of the measure: to protect the public against health hazards and fraud in the sale and use of food
Coded list of objectives: A: Protection of human life and health
Description of the measure: 205.Olive oil shall be the oil obtained from the fruit of the olive tree (Oleaeuropaea L.), and shall have the composition and quality factors set out in the Eighth Schedule
Reference of the measure: Part II para 205
Measure also domestic: Yes

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
1509	Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.	Yes	Olive oil

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