Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B82: Testing requirement 

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

"10. Sampling inspection and analysis
(1) An inspector or any other officer charged with the collection of a remedy for the purposes of these Regulations shall collect a sample determined by an approved research institution.
(2) A sample of a remedy shall be analysed following methods prescribed from time to time by the Malawi Bureau of Standards or any other institution recognized by the Minister.
(3) A remedy shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of these Regulations if, upon analysis, the composition is found to be in conformity with the declared percentages and quantities of ingredients referred to in regulation 7 (2) (f)." 

Reference of the measure

Article 10 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Any remedy - 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