Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B33: Packaging requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

10 May 1991 

Publication where the measure is specified

Fertilizers, Farm Feeds and Remedies Act 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Fertilizer, Farm Feeds and Remedies (Remedies) Regulations 

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

"8. Containers
(1) No remedy shall be sold, transported or stored unless the registering officer is satisfied that the container in which the remedy is to be packed is of sufficiently durable construction and material.
(2) A container which contains any combustible substance shall be of suitable material.
(3) Remedies which contain inflamable or volutile ingredients shall be packed in durable containers.
(4) No remedy shall be packed in a container that resembles a container of a consumable product." 

Reference of the measure

Article 8 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Remedies - which 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.

Description

Entire world