Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B31: Labelling requirements 
Date when the measure came into force
01 January 1996 
Publication where the measure is specified
Seed Act Seed Act 2005 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Seed Act Seed Act 2005 
Country/Region applying the measure
Malawi 
The rationale of the measure
None specified 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
35 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, any person who sells, for sowing, any Quality
Declared Seed that has been tested in accordance with the provisions of this Act and found to conform to the standards prescribed shall-
(a) if the Quality Declared Seed is sold in sealed containers, cause to be printed or stamped upon each such container or upon a label attached thereto or enclosed therein in such a way as to be legible without opening the container, in clear and legible letters and figures -
(i) the words "tested seed";
(ii) the date upon which the Quality Declared Seed was tested; and
(iii) such other particulars as may be prescribed;
(b) if the Quality Declared Seed is sold in bulk quantities-
(i) and the seller is the person who caused the test to be made, furnish to the
buyer at the time of sale a statement in writing containing the name and address of the seed testing laboratory where the test was made, the date of the test and a declaration by the seller that the bulk quantity sold is all or part of that from which the sample tested was taken, together with such other particulars as may be prescribed; 
Reference of the measure
Sub-Article 35(1) 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
1001.11.00 Wheat and meslin: Durum wheat: Seed No    
1002.10.00 Rye: Seed No    
1003.90.00 Barley: Other No    
1004.10.00 Oats: Seed No    
1005.10.00 Maize (corn): Seed No    
1006.10.00 Rice: Rice in the husk (paddy or rough) No    
1007.10.00 Grain sorghum: Seed No    
1008.10.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Buckwheat No    
1008.21.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Millet: Seed No    
1008.29.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Millet: Other No    
1008.30.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Canary seeds No    
1008.40.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Fonio (Digitaria spp.) No    
1008.50.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) tonne No    
1008.60.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Triticale No    
1008.90.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Other cerealsProducts of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten No    
1201.10.00 Soya beans, whether or not broken: Seed No    
1202.30.00 Ground-nuts, not roasted orotherwise cooked, whether or notshelled or broken: Seed No    
1204.00.00 Linseed, whether or not broken No    
1205.10.00 Rape or colza seeds, whether or notbroken: Low erucic rape or colza seeds No    
1206.00.00 Sunflower seeds, whether or notbroken No    
1207.10.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Palm nuts and kernels No    
1207.21.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Cotton seeds: Seed No    
1207.29.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Cotton seeds: Other No    
1207.30.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Castor oil seeds No    
1207.40.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Sesamum seeds No    
1207.50.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Mustard seeds No    
1207.60.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds No    
1207.70.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Melon seeds No    
1207.70.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Melon seeds No    
1207.91.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Other: Poppy seeds No    
1207.99.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Other: Other No    
1001.11.00 Wheat and meslin: Durum wheat: Seed No    
1002.10.00 Rye: Seed No    
1003.90.00 Barley: Other No    
1004.10.00 Oats: Seed No    
1005.10.00 Maize (corn): Seed No    
1006.10.00 Rice: Rice in the husk (paddy or rough) No    
1007.10.00 Grain sorghum: Seed No    
1008.10.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Buckwheat No    
1008.21.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Millet: Seed No    
1008.29.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Millet: Other No    
1008.30.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Canary seeds No    
1008.40.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Fonio (Digitaria spp.) No    
1008.50.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) tonne No    
1008.60.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Triticale No    
1008.90.00 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds;other cereals: Other cerealsProducts of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten No    
1201.10.00 Soya beans, whether or not broken: Seed No    
1202.30.00 Ground-nuts, not roasted orotherwise cooked, whether or notshelled or broken: Seed No    
1204.00.00 Linseed, whether or not broken No    
1205.10.00 Rape or colza seeds, whether or notbroken: Low erucic rape or colza seeds No    
1206.00.00 Sunflower seeds, whether or notbroken No    
1207.10.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Palm nuts and kernels No    
1207.21.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Cotton seeds: Seed No    
1207.29.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Cotton seeds: Other No    
1207.30.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Castor oil seeds No    
1207.40.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Sesamum seeds No    
1207.50.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Mustard seeds No    
1207.60.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds No    
1207.70.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Melon seeds No    
1207.70.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Melon seeds No    
1207.91.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Other: Poppy seeds No    
1207.99.00 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Other: Other No    
Description
Quality declared seeds 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world    
Description
Entire world