Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
F69: Additional charges n.e.s. 
Date when the measure came into force
01 July 1991 
Publication where the measure is specified
Statutory Instrument 150 of 1991 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Medicines and Allied Substances Control (General) Regulations, 1991 
Country/Region applying the measure
Zimbabwe 
The rationale of the measure
Not specified in the regulations 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
An application for the registration of a medicine may be made by –
(a) the principal: or
(b) any other person acceptable to the Authority.
2) Every application for the registration of a medicine shall be submitted in Form M.C. 8 and shall be accompanied by –
(a) a sample of the medicine in the smallest of each of the package forms available for distribution to the public including the identification marks on such medicine where appropriate; or
(b) if such package forms are not yet available a sample in a package, in which the applicant intends to make the medicine available for distribution to the public; and
(c) detailed information of all advertising material and package inserts which the applicant intends to use; and
(d) such samples of the medicine or the raw materials thereof as the Authority may request for analysis; and
(e) a single copy of any literature in support of the application:
Provided that the Authority may require additional copies of such literature; and
(f) twenty additional package inserts or, where there is no package inserts, twenty labels or copies of the package; and
(g) at least three copies of all records and batch data relating to a particular batch, which shall include raw material analytical reports, master sheets relating to manufacture and packaging, in process control records, final product analytical records and authorization for release, and any other relevant records; and
(h) the appropriate fee, together with such additional fee as may be fixed by the Authority for the purpose of analysing such medicine.
(3) Every applicant shall, without delay, inform the Authority either before or after the registration of a medicine –
(a) of any alteration from the information or particulars furnished by him in applying for registration in terms of subsection (2); and
(b) whether the medicine is to be imported as a finished product into, or relabelled or repackaged or dealt with in any other manner in Zimbabwe,
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (3) –
“finished product”, in relation to a medicine, means a medicine which is wholly manufactured outside Zimbabwe and is imported into Zimbabwe and is ready for sale without have to be relabelled or repackaged.
(5) An application for the retention of the registration of a registered medicine shall be submitted to the Director-General, in duplicate in Form M.C. 9, and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee which shall be payable on or before the 1st April annually. 
Reference of the measure
Art 35 (5) 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
3002.10.00 Antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes No    
3002.20.00 Vaccines for human medicine No    
3002.30.00 Vaccines for veterinary medicine No    
3002.90.00 Other No    
3003.10.00 Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillinic acid structure, or streptomycin or their derivatives No    
3003.20.00 Containing other antibiotics No    
3003.31.00 Containing insulin No    
3003.39.10 Medicaments used in the management of chronic illnesses; approved by the secretary responsible for health No    
3003.39.90 Other No    
3003.40.10 Medicaments used in the management of chronic illnesses; approved by the secretary responsible for health No    
3003.40.90 Other No    
3003.90.10 Medicaments used in the management of chronic illnesses; approved by the secretary responsible for health No    
3003.90.90 Other No    
3004.10.00 Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives No    
3004.20.00 Containing other antibiotics No    
3004.31.00 Containing insulin No    
3004.32.00 Containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues No    
3004.39.10 Medicaments used in the management of chronic illnesses; approved by the secretary responsible for health No    
3004.39.90 Other No    
3004.40.10 Medicaments used in the management of chronic illnesses; approved by the secretary responsible for health No    
3004.40.90 Other No    
3004.50.00 Other medicaments containing vitamins or other products of heading 29.36 No    
3004.90.10 Medicaments used in the management of chronic illnesses; approved by the secretary responsible for health No    
3004.90.20 Preparations containing a drug not categorised as prescription preparation No    
3004.90.90 Other No    
2003.90.00 Other No    
2004.10.00 Potatoes No    
2004.90.00 Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables No    
2005.10.00 Homogenised vegetables No    
2005.20.00 Potatoes No    
2005.40.00 Peas (pisum sativum) No    
2005.51.00 Beans, shelled No    
2005.59.00 Other No    
2005.60.00 Asparagus No    
2005.70.00 Olives No    
2005.80.00 Sweet corn (zea mays var. saccharata) No    
2005.91.00 Bamboo shoots No    
2005.99.00 Other No    
2006.00.00 Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit- peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glace or crystallised) No    
2007.10.00 Homogenised preparations No    
2007.91.00 Citrus fruit No    
2007.99.00 Other No    
2008.11.00 Ground nuts No    
2008.19.00 Other, including mixtures No    
2008.20.00 Pineapples No    
2008.30.00 Citrus fruit No    
2008.40.00 Pears No    
2008.50.00 Apricots No    
2008.60.00 Cherries No    
2008.70.00 Peaches, including nectarines No    
2008.80.00 Strawberries No    
2008.91.00 Palm hearts No    
2008.97.00 Mixtures No    
2008.99.00 Other No    
Description
All medicines except for substances controlled by the Hazardous Substances and Articles Act [Chapter 15:05] 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world    
Description
All countries