Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B32: Marking requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

13 January 1978 

Publication where the measure is specified

statutory instrument 41 of 1978 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Zimbabwe Standard Specification for Unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) sewer and drain pipes and pipe fittings 

Country/Region applying the measure

Zimbabwe 

Coded list of objectives

A: Protection of human life and health and E: Protection of the environment 

Description of the measure

Manufacturer's name or trade mark, duty of pipe, batch identification and certification mark shall appear in legible and durable marking, which shall be in red in the case of normal duty pipes and in the case of heavy duty pipes, on each pipe at an intervals not exceeding 1 m and shall be applied as not to damage the pipe or to form an indentation of unacceptable depth in the pipe wall. 

Reference of the measure

Artcle 7.2, p.24 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

UPVC waste and vent pipes 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.