Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

Date when the measure came into force

29 December 2000 

Publication where the measure is specified

Act No. 41 of 2000 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Dangerous Drugs Act 2000 

Country/Region applying the measure

Mauritius 

The rationale of the measure

None specified 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

8. Licensing of substances and preparations listed in Schedules II and III
(1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall cultivate, produce, manufacture, trade by wholesale or retail, distribute, or use any of the plants, substances and preparations listed in Schedules II and III unless he is expressly licensed for that purpose, and no person shall do so at any establishment or on any premises not expressly licensed for that purpose.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to State owned enterprises specially authorised in writing by the Minister or to their employees acting in that capacity. 

Reference of the measure

Article 8 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

SCHEDULE II

Acetyldihydrocodeine Drotebanol Norcodeine
Acetylmethadot Ethylmethilthiambutene Norlevorphanol
Alfentanit Ethylmorphine Normethadone
Allylprodine Etonitazene Normorphine
Alpharneprodine Etoxeridine Norpipanone
Alphamethadol Fentanyt Oxycodone
Alpha-methylthiofentanyl Furethidine Oxymorphone
Alphaprodine Hydrocodone Pethidine
Anileridine Hydromorphinol Pethidine-Intermediate A
Benzyimorphine Hydroxypethidine Pethidine-Intermediate B
Betameprodine Levomethorphan Pethidine-Intermediate C
Betaprodine Levophenacylmorphan Phenadoxone
Bezitrarnide Levorphanol Phenarnpromide
Buprenorphine Metazocine Phenazocine
Clonitazene Methadone Phenomorphan
Codeine Methadone-Inten-nediate Phenoperidine
Codoxime
Methyidesorphine
Pholcodine
Dextrornoramide
Methyidihydromorphine
Piminodine
Dextropropoxyphene
Metopon
Piritramide
Diampromide
Moramide-Interrnediate
Proheptazine

Diethylthiarnbutene
Morpheridine
Properidine
Difenoxin
Morphine
Propiram
Dihydrocodeine
Morphine
Methobromide
Racemethorphan
Dihydromorphine
Morphine-N-Oxide
Racemoramide
Dimenoxadol
Myrophine
Racemorphan
Dimephepatanot
Nicocodine
Sufentanit
Dimethylthiarnbutene
Nicodicodine
Thebacon
Dioxaphetylbutyrate
Nicomorphine
Thebaine
Diphenoxylate
Noracymethadol
Tilidine
Dipipanone
Trimeperidine

SCHEDULE III

Allobarbital
Etilamfetamine
Nimetazepam
Alprazolam'
Fencamfarrnin
Nitrazepam
Amfepramone
Fenproporex
Nordazepam
Aminorex
Fludiazepam
Oxazepam
Amobarbital
Flunitrazepam
Oxazolam
Barbital
Flurazepam
Pemoline
Benzfetamine
Glutethimide
Pentazocine
Bromazepam
Haloxazolam
Pentobarbital
Brotizolam
Ketazolam
Phendimetrazine
Butalbital
Lefetamine
Phenobarbital
Butobarbital
Loprazolam
Phentermine
Camazepam
Lorazepam
Pinazepam
Cathine
Lorrnetazepam
Prazepam
Chlordiazepoxide
Mazindot
Pyrovalerone
Clobazam
Medazepam
Secbutabarbital
Clobenzofex
Mefenorex
Temazepam
Clonazepam
Meprobamate
Tetrazepam
Clorazepate
Mesocarb
Tramadol
Clotiazepam
Methylphenobarbital
Triazolam
Cloxazolam
Methyprylon
Vinylbital
Cyclobarbital
Midazolam
Zolpidem
Delorazepam
Zopiclone
Diazepam
Estazolam
Ethchlorvynol
Ethinamate
Ethyl Loflazepate
Flunitrazepam
[Inserted GN 179/15 (cio 11/9/15).]
Pregabalin (its chemical diversities, including its derivatives and related substance)
[Inserted GN 179/15 (cio 11/9/15).] 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

Entire world