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Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification: B81: Product registration/approval requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 01 April 1970
Publication where the measure is specified: Fertilizers, Farm Feeds and Remedies Act
Regulation where the measure is specified: Fertilizers, Farm Feeds and Remedies Act
Country/Region applying the measure: Malawi
The rationale of the measure: No specific objective stated
Coded list of objectives: X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure: "3. Restriction on sale, etc., of remedies
No person shall import, sell or distribute any remedy unless—
(a) it is registered under this Act;"
Reference of the measure: Paragraph 3(a)
Measure also domestic: No

Products affected by the measure.

Code	Product	Partial coverage
3002.30.00	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	No
3808.50.00	Insecticides, rodenticides,fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectantsand similar products, put up informs or packings for retail saleor as preparations or articles (forexample, sulphur-treated ban	No
3808.91.00	Insecticides, rodenticides,fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectantsand similar products, put up informs or packings for retail saleor as preparations or articles (forexample, sulphur-treated ban	No
3808.92.00	Insecticides, rodenticides,fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectantsand similar products, put up informs or packings for retail saleor as preparations or articles (forexample, sulphur-treated ban	No
3808.93.00	Insecticides, rodenticides,fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectantsand similar products, put up informs or packings for retail saleor as preparations or articles (forexample, sulphur-treated ban	No
3808.94.00	Insecticides, rodenticides,fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectantsand similar products, put up informs or packings for retail saleor as preparations or articles (forexample, sulphur-treated ban	No
3808.99.00	Insecticides, rodenticides,fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectantsand similar products, put up informs or packings for retail saleor as preparations or articles (forexample, sulphur-treated ban	No

Description: '“Remedy” means any substance which is intended or offered—
(a) for the destruction of any noxious plant or insect;or
(b) in regard to poultry, domestic animals, livestock or plants, for the prevention, treatment or cure of any disease, infestation or other unhealthy or unfavourable condition, or for the maintenance of health, but does not include any substance prescribed by a veterinarian for a specific patient or group of patients;"

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world

Description: Entire world

Non-Tariff Barriers

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Products affected by the measure.

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.