Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

20 February 1998 

Publication where the measure is specified

Supplement to the Republic of Zambia Government Gazette dated 20/02/1998. statutory Instrument No 22 of 1998,the weights and Measures Act 

Regulation where the measure is specified

The weights and Measures (assize) regulations, 1998 

Country/Region applying the measure

Zambia 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

32. (1) A weight for trade in valuable goods shall be a weight which—
(a) is of a denomination specified in Table 12 of the Third Schedule and subject to paragraph (e) has that denomination marked on its top surface;
(b) is made of brass, bronze, stainless steel or other approved corrosion resistant material;
(c) if made of aluminium alloy, is of a denomination of 500mg or less;
(d) if it has a protective coating, this coaling shall be made of corrosion and friction resistance material;
(e) if cylindrical in shape, or if of a denomination of 500mg or less, shall have a wire shaped into one, two or five sections to indicate its denomination, or shall be of a flat sheet; and
(f) has when new or re-adjusted, no error greater than the limit of error for its denomination as specified in the third column of Table 4 in the First Schedule.
(2) The assizer shall test the limit of error with working standard weights calibrated to National Standard weights within errors less than one-third of the limit of error specified in Table 4 of the First Schedule.
(3) If a precision weight for trade in valuable goods does not conform to sub-regulations (1) and (2) of this regulation, an assizer shall not pass it as correct at the initial assizing.
(4) Subject to Regulation 5, where an assizer passes a precision weight for trade with variable goods as correct at initial assizing the assizer shall stamp —
(a) the weight on its base surface if it is of denomination of 200g or more; and
(b) the identification plate on top of the storage box for weights of a denomination of 100g or less.
(5) It shall be permitted to use precision weights for trade with valuable goods which are stamped in accordance with Regulation 4 and have no errors exceeding double the limits of error specified in the third column of Table 4 in the First Schedule 

Reference of the measure

Part V section 32 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Precision weights 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries