Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 
Date when the measure came into force
01 January 1976 
Publication where the measure is specified
Rhodesia Government Notice No. 154 of 1976 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Plant Pests and Diseases (Importation) Regulations, 1976 
Country/Region applying the measure
Zimbabwe 
The rationale of the measure
Not specified in the regulations 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
4. (2) No person shall—
(a) import any soil, plant packed in soil, or fresh fruits from Asia or the Pacific Islands without the written consent of the Chief Plant Protection Officer, which consent shall not be given unless the importation is for scientific purposes or made under his direct supervision.
(b) import any injurious organisms without the written consent of the Chief Plant Protection Officer, which consent shall not be given unless the importation is for scientific purposes and made under his direct supervision. 
Reference of the measure
Art 4(2) 
Measure also domestic
No 
Notes
Implementation date not specified in document provided for the upload. Arbitrary date provisionally inserted to allow upload on NTM. It will be edited when the correct information is received from the NTM Manager. 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
2517.41.00 Of marble No    
2517.49.00 Other No    
3101.00.00 Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products No    
0801.11.00 Desiccated No    
0801.12.00 In the inner shell (endocarp) No    
0801.19.00 Other No    
0801.21.00 In shell No    
0801.22.00 Shelled No    
0801.31.00 In shell No    
0801.32.00 Shelled No    
0802.11.00 In shell No    
0802.12.00 Shelled No    
0802.21.00 In shell No    
0802.22.00 Shelled No    
0802.31.00 In shell No    
0802.32.00 Shelled No    
0802.41.00 In shell No    
0802.42.00 Shelled No    
0802.51.00 In shell No    
0802.52.00 Shelled No    
0802.61.00 In shell No    
0802.62.00 Shelled No    
0802.70.00 Kola nuts (cola spp.) No    
0802.80.00 Areca nuts No    
0802.90.00 Other No    
0803.10.00 Plantains No    
0803.90.00 Other No    
0804.10.10 Fresh No    
0804.10.90 Dried No    
0804.20.10 Fresh No    
0804.20.90 Dried No    
0804.30.00 Pineapples No    
0804.40.00 Avocados No    
0804.50.00 Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens No    
0805.10.00 Oranges No    
0805.20.00 Mandarins (including tangerines satsumas); clementis, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids No    
0805.40.00 Grapefruit, including pomelos No    
0805.50.00 Lemons (citrus limon, citrus limonum) and limes (citrus aurantifolia, citrus latifolia) No    
0805.90.00 Other No    
Description
(a) Growing medium;
(b) injurious organism;
c) invertebrate:
(d) plant;
(e) Plant produce specified in the Third Schedule (Broom – corn; Citrus – peel, fresh or dried, other than candied; Clover fodder; Cocoa – beans and cacao products; Coffee – beans for consumption; Cotton lint; Lucerne hay; Tobacco, cured, unmanufactured);
(f) seed listed in the Fourth Schedule(1. Bean seed, Phaseolus spp; Capsicum spp; Cereals, seeds of Acena spp, Hoedun spp, Oryza spp, Secale spp, Triticale spp and triticum spp; Clover seed; Coffee seed; Conifer seed; Cotton seed; Grass seed; Groundnut seed; Lucerne seed; Maize seed; Mango seed; Pea seed; Peach seed, including nectarine; Pepper seed (Piper nigrum); Pyrethrum seed; Soya-bean seed; Tobacco seed; Tomato seed; Cocoa-beans and cacao products; Fruits, flowers and vegetable seeds and propagating materials) 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description
Asia and Pacific