Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B31: Labelling requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 10 April 2013
Publication where the measure is specified: Decreto n.º 11/2013, de 10 de Abril
Regulation where the measure is specified: Regulation on Fertilizer Management
Country/Region applying the measure: Mozambique
The rationale of the measure: Protection of public health, animals and the environment
Coded list of objectives: B: Protection of life and health of animals, C: Protection of life and health of plants, E: Protection of the environment, F: Protection of wild fauna and flora and X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure: Article 15(6): All information on the label shall be written in Portuguese, and may contain the same information in other languages
Article 15(9): The labels must contain:
a) Name or trademark
b) Formulation
c) Classification (degree), only in primary nutrients
Reference of the measure: Article 15(6)(9)
Measure also domestic: Yes

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