Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B84: Inspection requirement 
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
6. An inspector may—
(a) cause any vehicle suspected or know to have brought into Rhodesia –
(i) an injurious organisms; or
(ii) a plant or container suspected or known to be diseased or infected with an injurious organism; to be disinfected or fumigated.
(b) on importation, detain and inspect any growing medium, plant or container which is liable to harbour an injurious organism:
(c) order the treatment of any growing medium or plant or container referred to in paragraph (b), whether or not the growing medium, plant or container is diseased or infected with an injurious organism.
(d) cause any imported growing medium or plant which appears to be infested with an injurious organism together with the container and any plant in the same containers to be destroyed without compensation if, in his opinion—
(i) the injurious organism is a specially dangerous character; or
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(ii) disinfection is impracticable or will not be a complete safeguard against the introduction or spread of an injurious organism; or
(iii) the delay caused by disinfection would give rise to the risk of the introduction or spread of the injurious organism. 
Reference of the measure
Art 6 
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
0106.41.00 Bees No    
0106.49.00 Other No    
0601.10.00 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant No    
0601.20.00 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes , in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots No    
0602.20.00 Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit and nuts No    
0602.30.00 Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not No    
0602.40.00 Roses, grafted or not No    
0602.90.10 Mushroom spawn No    
0602.90.90 Other No    
0603.11.00 Roses No    
0603.12.00 Carnations No    
0603.13.00 Orchids No    
0603.14.00 Chrysanthemums No    
0603.15.00 Lilies (lilium spp.) No    
0603.19.00 Other No    
0603.90.00 Other No    
0604.20.00 Fresh No    
0604.20.00 Fresh No    
0604.90.00 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    
0106.41.00 Bees No    
0106.49.00 Other No    
0601.10.00 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant No    
0601.20.00 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes , in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots No    
0602.20.00 Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit and nuts No    
0602.30.00 Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not No    
0602.40.00 Roses, grafted or not No    
0602.90.10 Mushroom spawn No    
0602.90.90 Other No    
0603.11.00 Roses No    
0603.12.00 Carnations No    
0603.13.00 Orchids No    
0603.14.00 Chrysanthemums No    
0603.15.00 Lilies (lilium spp.) No    
0603.19.00 Other No    
0603.90.00 Other No    
0604.20.00 Fresh No    
0604.20.00 Fresh No    
0604.90.00 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    
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.

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