Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: P14: Product quality, safety, or performance requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 14 January 2013
Publication where the measure is specified: Official Gazette n° Special of 17/01/2013
Regulation where the measure is specified: Law No47/2012 Of 14/01/2013 Relating To The Regulation And Inspection Of Food And Pharmaceutical Products
Country/Region applying the measure: Rwanda
The rationale of the measure: This Law relates to the regulation and inspection of food and pharmaceutical products.
Coded list of objectives: X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure: Any activity related to the manufacture, storing, import or export, sale, packaging, distribution, supply, transport of food, pharmaceutical products, medical devices, poisonous product, cosmetics, herbal medicines and any other health commodities must be registered.
Reference of the measure: Art 3 paragraph 1
Measure also domestic: No

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication
PG: 7	Food products	No
PG: 22	Cosmetics	No
PG: 24	Medicines for human use	No
PG: 26	Medical devices	No
28	Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare- earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes	Yes	Poisonous products
29	Organic chemicals	Yes	Poisonous products
30	Pharmaceutical products	Yes	Poisonous products

Description: Food, pharmaceutical products, medical devices, poisonous product, cosmetics, herbal medicines and any other health commodities.

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Rwanda

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