Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 
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
48. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall, without the approval of the Authority, import into Zimbabwe any medicine, which has less than one–half of its shelf life remaining.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any person who imports a medicine for his personal use. 
Reference of the measure
Art 48 
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    
3003.90.20 Preparations containing a drug not categorised as prescription preparation 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    
Description
All medicines except for substances controlled by the Hazardous Substances and Articles Act [Chapter 15:05] 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description
All countries