Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B15: Authorization requirements for importers
Date when the measure came into force: 01 January 2016
Publication where the measure is specified: Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 81 of 6 August 2015
Regulation where the measure is specified: Environment Protection (Banning of Plastic Bags) Regulations 2015
Country/Region applying the measure: Mauritius
The rationale of the measure: None specified
Coded list of objectives: X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure: 5. (1) Subject to regulation 8, no person shall carry on the business of manufacturing or
importing exempted plastic bags unless he is registered as a manufacturer or an importer of
exempted plastic bags.
Reference of the measure: Sub-article 5(1)
Measure also domestic: Yes

Description: List of Exempted Plastic Bags:
Any plastic bag which is —
(a) a transparent roll-on bag solely used to contain fresh, chilled or frozen seafood, meat,
poultry, or offal other than canned food or eggs;
(b) a bag designed to be used for the disposal of waste;
(c) a bag designed for agricultural purposes;
(d) a bag used for the purpose of sampling or analysis;
(e) a bag that constitutes, or forms an integral part of, the packaging in which goods are
sealed prior to sale on the local market or for export;
(f) a transparent pocket type bag not exceeding 300 square centimetres in size;
(g) a transparent resealeable bag with security tamper used by a passenger to contain liquids,
aerosols or gels at an airport or on board of an aircraft or carried by a transfer passenger;
(h) a bag carried by a passenger disembarking from an aircraft or a ship for the purpose of
carrying personal belongings;
(i) a bag manufactured for export;
(j) a biodegradable plastic bag on which particulars are conspicuously displayed;
and
(k) a compostable plastic bag on which particulars are conspicuously displayed.

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