Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B33: Packaging requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

18 October 2011 

Publication where the measure is specified

GOVERNMENT NOTICE No. 368 published on 4/11/2011 THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT (CAP. 188) 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Packaging and Transport of Radioactive Material regulations,2011 

Country/Region applying the measure

Tanzania 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

17(1) subject to sub regulation (2) and (3) of these regulations, consignor of carrier shall not present for transport radioactive material unless
(a) The material is contained in
(i) An excepted package;
(ii) A Type 1P-1 Type 1P-2 of Type 3 package;
(iii) A Type A package;
(iv) A Type B of type C package of certified design;
(v) A package of fissile material of a certified design;
(vi) a package for 0.1 kg or more Of uranium hcxaOuoride of a certified design;
(vii) a package whose design is in accordance with the criteria set out in paragraph 815 of the LA EA regulations and for which package certification is not otherwise required under these Regulations, if the material is packaged in accordance with that paragraph. or
(viii) (viii) packaging manufactured to a package design certified in accordance with the criteria set out in paragraph 816 or 817 of the IAEA Regulation. where the material is packaged in accordance with those paragraphs; and
(b) the activity or mass or the material is within the applicable limits referred to in paragraphs 408 to 415 and 419 to 419 of the IAEA Regulations.
(2) Notwithstanding sub-regulation (I), a consignor may present for transport, and a carrier may transport.
(a) radioactive material under specific arrangement;
(b) a package that is in transit and that is of a design that been approved as a Type (UI3)9G or Type or Type C-t)6 package by a foreign competent authority in accordance with the applicable process specified in the LAEA Regulations or;
(c) package containing 0.1 kg or more of uranium or hexafluoride of a design that has been approved as II(U)-96 by a foreign competent authority in accordance with the applicable process specified in the IAEA Regulations.
(3) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a consignor who presents for transport or a carrier who transports LSJ\-I material or an SeQ-I in accordance with paragraph 523 or the LAEA Regulations.
(4) Subject to sub-regulation (5), every consignor and carrier or radioactive material shall act in accordance with paragraph 50 I to 547 of the LAEA Regulations
(5) A consignor may present for transport, and a carrier may transport, radioactive material in a package that is not labelled in accordance with paragraphs 541 to 543 of the 541 to 543 of the LAEA regulations if the package:-
(a) is an exposure device of a certified model and
(i) is to be transported, or is transported, under cxclusive use,
(ii) has clearly marked on it the word "RADIOACTIVE", the basic trefoil symbol set in
Figure I in Section V of the IAEA Regulation,' and the name .address and telephone number of the person who is authorized by a license to possess the radioactive material that it contains,
(iii) has clearly stamped on it or visibly and legibly inscribed on a durable steel or brass lag that is readily visible and securely affixed to it by means of metal fasteners, the name, quantity in I3ecquerel, date of measurement of that quantity and form of the radioactive material it contains, as well as the maximum permissible activity of the package, and
(iv) is transported by a vehicle that displays on each side and on each end a placard for substances of Class 7 specified in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations,
UN recommendations;
(b) is an excepted package;
(c) contains only LSA-material other than uranium hexanuoride and
(i) is to be transported, or is transported, under exclusive use;
(ii) has clearly marked on if the words "RADIOACTIVE LSA-J EXCLUSIVE USE", and
(iii) is transported by a vehicle that displays on each side and on each end a placard for substances of Class 7 specified in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, UN Recommendations; or
(d) is labelled in accordance with the international Maritime Dangerous goods Code or Technical instructions for the Safe Transport of dangerous goods by Air.
18.-(1) Subject to subsection (2), every consignor of radioactive material shall include in the transport documents for the consignment the formation referred to in paragraph 549 of the LAEA Regulations which shall be clearly and indelibly printed in the documents.
(2) Sub-regulation (I) does not apply:
(a) with respect to an excepted package; or
(b)to a consignor who provides transport documents that have been prepared in accordance with the international Dangerous Goods Code or the technical instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.
(3) A person shall not transport a consignment of radioactive material unless the consignment is accompanied by the transport documents referred to in subsection (I) and (2).
24.-(1) A person who packages radioactive material in a Type IP-2, Type IP-3 or Type A package shall keep a record of the following information and documents concerning the package: (a) the technical specifications or its design:
(b) the type, quantity and physical form of the radioactive material that it is designed to contain;
(c) any document that demonstrates that the package meets the requirements or these Regulations, including the written quality assurance program: and
(d) Instructions for packaging. Transport, receiving. maintenance and unpack aging
(2) Evcry person who is required by sub-regulation (I) of this regulation to keep a record shall retain the record for the period ending two years after the date on which the packaging occurs 

Reference of the measure

Part V para 17&18&24 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Nuclear 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries