Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B82: Testing requirement
Date when the measure came into force: 18 July 2003
Publication where the measure is specified: Statutory Instrument No. 78 of 2003
Regulation where the measure is specified: ZS 193:Specification for margarine
Country/Region applying the measure: Zambia
Coded list of objectives: A: Protection of human life and health and E: Protection of the environment
Description of the measure: Specifies requirements for margarine. It does not apply to any product which contains less than 80 fat (mm) and which is not labelled in any manner implying, either direct or indirectly, that the product is margarine.
Covers quality requirements, sampling and testing, packing and marking including food additives
Measure also domestic: No

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
PG: 7	Food products	No

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world

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