Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B6: Product identity requirement 

Date when the measure came into force

18 April 1976 

Publication where the measure is specified

Rhodesia Government Notice No. 974 of 1975 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Food and Food Standards (Vinegar) Regulations, 1975 

Country/Region applying the measure

Zimbabwe 

The rationale of the measure

These regulations shall apply to vinegar which is sold or manufactured for sale in Zimbabwe. 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

5 (1) Blended vinegar shall be a mixture of 2 or more different types of vinegar.
(2) Cider-vinegar or apple-vinegar shall be the product made solely by the alcoholic and subsequent acetous fermentation, without distillation, of the juice of the apple.
(3) Distilled vinegar shall be the colourless product made solely by the distillation of any 1 of the forms of vinegar, other than blended vinegar.
(4) Glucose-vinegar shall be the product made solely by the alcoholic and subsequent acetous fermentation of solutions of starch, sugar, glucose or glucose syrup.
(5) Grape-vinegar or wine-vinegar shall be the product made solely by the alcoholic and subsequent acetous fermentation, without distillation, of the juice of the grape, or the acetous fermentation of wine, whether or not such juice or wine has been fortified by the addition of wine-spirit, wine-brandy or grape-brandy, up to a maximum alcoholic strength of 20%.
(6) Imitation vinegar shall be a dilution of synthetic acetic acid in water.
(7) Malt-vinegar shall be the product made solely by the alcoholic and subsequent acetous fermentation, without distillation, of an infusion solely of whole malted barley, with or without other cereal grain, the starch whereof has been converted into fermentable sugar by the direct agency of malt.
(8) Spirit-vinegar shall be the product made solely by the acetous fermentation of dilute distilled alcohol.
(9) Sugar-vinegar shall be the product made solely by the alcoholic and subsequent acetous fermentation, without distillation, of solutions of sugar or molasses, with or without the addition of an infusion of cereal grain 

Reference of the measure

Art 5 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Vinegar (product made solely by the alcoholic and subsequent acetous fermentation, without distillation, of any vegetable-juice or fruit-juice, infusion or decoction) 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries