Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B31: Labelling requirements 
Date when the measure came into force
01 February 2001 
Publication where the measure is specified
Statutory Instrument 30 of 1991 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Food and Food Standards (Canned Vegetables) Regulations, 1991. 
Country/Region applying the measure
Zimbabwe 
The rationale of the measure
These regulations shall apply to all canned vegetables which are sold or manufactured for sale in Zimbabwe. 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
4 Every container of canned vegetables shall, in accordance with the Food and Food Standards (Food Labelling) Regulations SI 265/2002, bear a label stating the name of the vegetable, as described regulations, contained therein 
Reference of the measure
Art 4 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
2001.10.00 Cucumbers and gherkins No    
2001.90.00 Other No    
2002.10.00 Tomatoes, whole or in pieces No    
2002.90.00 Other No    
2003.10.00 Mushrooms of the genus agaricus 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    
2005.40.00 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    
Description
Canned vegetables i.e products prepared from clean, sound vegetables or a mixture of such vegetables, with or without the addition of salt, sugar, vinegar, and other ingredients other than food additives, with such quantities of potable water as may be necessary, and packed in hermetically sealed or firmly and accurately closed containers and heat processed to ensure preservation. 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

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