Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

P13: Production and post-production requirements to export 

Date when the measure came into force

31 December 2008 

Publication where the measure is specified

Laws of Botswana Chapter 36:01 Control of Livestock Industry 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Control of Livestock Industry Act 

Country/Region applying the measure

Botswana 

The rationale of the measure

To make provision for the control of livestock. 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

29. Export of meat to be from export slaughter house or under permit
(1) No person shall export or cause or permit to be exported from Botswana any meat or other product (excluding any hide or skin) of the slaughtering of livestock unless-
(a) the meat or product is derived from livestock slaughtered at an export slaughter house and the exportation takes place directly from that export slaughter house; or
( b) the Director of Veterinary Services has given permission in writing therefor.
( 2) No person shall carry on the business of slaughtering livestock for export otherwise than at an export slaughter house.
( 3) The President on application and at his discretion may licence any slaughter house as an export slaughter house and at his discretion at any time may revoke a licence so granted, and shall not be obliged to assign any reason for refusing to grant or revoking of any such
licence 

Reference of the measure

Article 29 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Livestock (cattle,sheep,goat) meat 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

Entire world