Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B42: TBT regulations on transport and storage 
Date when the measure came into force
01 August 2012 
Publication where the measure is specified
Official Gazette nº 37 of 10 September 2012 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Law N° 30/2012 Of 01/08/23012 On Governing Of Agrochemicals 
Country/Region applying the measure
Rwanda 
The rationale of the measure
This Law governs the manufacturing, importing, distribution, use, storage, sale and disposal and burial of agrochemicals for the protection of human and animal health and the environment, to avoid injury and contamination which may result from their use. 
Coded list of objectives
A: Protection of human life and health, B: Protection of life and health of animals and E: Protection of the environment 
Description of the measure
Article 25 : Transport of agrochemicals
No person shall transport any agrochemical in a vehicle transporting people, other living beings or transporting food or animal feed.

Article 26 : Protection against accidental spillage of agrochemicals
Any person who carries or uses any agrochemical shall take precautions to prevent its spillage. In case of agrochemical spillage, the person carrying or using it shall report such spillage to the nearest administrative authority within twenty four (24) hours for appropriate measures. 
Reference of the measure
Art 25 and Art 26 paragraph 2 
Measure also domestic
No 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
3101.00.00 Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products. No    
3102 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous. No    
3103 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, phosphatic. No    
3104 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, potassic. No    
3105 Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg. No    
3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wi Yes Agrochemicals    
Description
Agrochemicals 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world    
Description
All countries