Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A33: Packaging requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

09 February 2007 

Publication where the measure is specified

GOVERNMENT NOTICE NO. 37 published on 9/2/2007 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Seeds Regulations, 2007 

Country/Region applying the measure

Tanzania 

Coded list of objectives

C: Protection of life and health of plants 

Description of the measure

22.-(1) Every package of seed produced in Tanzania and classified with the name of one of the Tanzania seed class shall be fastened and tagged with an official tag authorized by the Chief Seed Certification Officer.
(2) The domestic tag referred to under sub-regulation (1) shall contain the:
(a)name of the plant species;
(b)name of the variety;
(c)seed class;
(d)serial number of the label or tag;
(e)seed certificate number; and
(f)lot number.
(3) The tags referred to under sub-regulation (1) shall be supplied only to seed dealers applying for these tags and furnishing an Inspector with-
(a)a declaration of the grower declaring that the seed to which the tags are to be applied is derived from the crop in respect of which the final field inspection results specified in form SR VIII B set out in the Fifth Schedule to these Regulations; and
(b)a declaration of the applicant, if the applicant is not the grower, declaring that the seed referred to in the grower’s declaration is the seed to which the labels are to be applied and that the seed has not been mixed or contaminated while in the possession of the applicant.
(4) The tag for standard seed, shall contain the:
(a)name of the seed;
(b)name of the variety of the seed;
(c)name of the class of the seed;
(d)serial number of the tag; and
(e)lot number
23.–(1) Every package of seed of foreign origin classified with the name of the Tanzania seed class shall be fastened and tagged with an inter-agency ertification tag authorized by the Chief Seed Certification Officer;
Provided that, for any package of seed which originates from an East African Community member country,
grey colour shall be used.
(2) The inter-agency certification tag referred under sub-regulation (1) shall contain the:
(a)name of the plant specie;
(b)name of the variety;
(c)seed class;
(d)name of the country of production;
(e)serial number of the tag; and
(f)lot number.
(3) Inter-agency certification tags referred to under sub-regulation (1) shall be supplied only if the seed dealer applying for these tags furnishes an Inspector with-
(a)seed inspection report from a certification agency recognized by the Tanzania Seed Certification Institute; and
(b)particulars of the information on the tag of the foreign certification with respect to official and inter-agency labels
24.-(1) An official tag or inter-agency certification tag shall only be applied to containers for which the tags were issued.
(2) Except where the Chief Seed Certification Officer directs otherwise, an official or inter-agency certification tag shall not contain anything other than
the information required by regulations 18 or 19.
(3) An official tag or inter-agency certification label shall be affixed to a seed container by an Inspector Chief Seeds Certification Officer to authorize use of official or inter-agency certification tags
25.-(1) The Chief Seed Certification Officer may, authorize any seed dealer to affix an official tag to seed of one of the Tanzania seed class, if that person:-
(a)has seed processing equipment and facilities adequate for the proper processing of seed;
(b)has adequate facilities to maintain the identity of different seed lots; and shall return to the Chief Seed Certification Officer on request by him any label supplied pursuant to regulations 18 or 19.
(2) Where the Chief Seed Certification Officer is of the opinion that the seed dealer authorized to affix official labels pursuant to sub-regulation (1) is not complying with the provisions of regulations 18, 19 and 20 of these Regulations, the Chief Seed Certification Officer may withdraw the authority granted under sub-regulation (1) 

Reference of the measure

Part V para 22-25 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Seeds 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries