English
FrançaisNon-Tariff Measure
- NTM classification
- B31: Labelling requirements
- Date when the measure came into force
- 08 August 2002
- Publication where the measure is specified
- Laws of Botswana Chapter 35:09 Agrochemicals
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- Agrochemicals Regulations
- Country/Region applying the measure
- Botswana
- The rationale of the measure
- No specific objective stated
- Coded list of objectives
- X: For purposes n.e.s.
- Description of the measure
- 6. Labelling
(1) All containers in which an agrochemical is offered for sale or distribution shall bear a label written in English, and where possible, in Setswana, firmly affixed to the container, the wording of which shall be approved by the Committee.
(2) An application for the approval of the words to be placed on a label in accordance with sub regulation (1) shall be made to the Committee in writing.
(3) A label in accordance with sub regulation (1) shall contain the information set out in the Third Schedule.
(4) The classification of an agrochemical on a label according to toxicity shall be in accordance with the Fourth Schedule.
(5) The codes to be used for an agrochemical formulation on a label shall be as set out in the Fifth Schedule. - Reference of the measure
- Article 6
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3101 | 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 | 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 | Insecticides, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides etc |
- Description
- Agrochemicals - any organic, inorganic or live biological material intended or offered for sale for purposes of-
( a) destruction, control, repulsion, attraction or prevention of any undesirable life form injurious to plant and animal growth; or
( b) promotion or inhibition of plant growth such as fertilisers, growth regulators, hormones, defoliants or legume inoculants
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
| Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Entire world |
- Description
- Entire world
