Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

01 January 1990 

Publication where the measure is specified

Statutory Instrument 103 of 1990 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Food and Food Standards (Poultry, Poultry Meat and Poultry Products) Regulations, 1990 

Country/Region applying the measure

Zimbabwe 

The rationale of the measure

These regulations shall apply to all poultry, poultry meat and poultry products which are sold or manufactured for sale in Zimbabwe. 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

4 (1) Prepared poultry meat or prepared poultry meat products shall be the product obtained from poultry, whether comminuted or not, that has been preserved, canned or cooked.B6
(2) Prepared poultry or prepared poultry meat products shall contain not more than-
(a) that amount of filler or other ingredients that is represented by four per centum reducing sugars, calculated as dextrose; or
(b) sixty per centum moisture where such prepared poultry or prepared poultry meat product contains filler. 

Reference of the measure

Art 4(1) and (2) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Notes

The implementation date is not stated in the document received from the the NTM Manager. The above date was arbitrarily entered to allow registration of NTM onto the online system. This will be edited once the actual date is available 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Prepared poultry or prepared poultry meat products 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries