Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A33: Packaging 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

15 (1) Canned maize shall be prepared from clean should kernels of white or yellow sweet maize varieties; with tip caps removed, packed in a suitable liquid substrate medium which may include water.
(2) Canned maize may contain salt, sugar, or, subject to the *Food and Food Standards (Food Additives and Prohibited Substances) Regulations, 2001, any other ingredients.
(3) The drained mass of canned maize shall be not less than 65% of the net mass.
(4) Canned maize shall contain not more than—
(a) 30 silks of not more than 25 mm in length per 150 grms of the canned maize; and
(b) 2% by mass of husks and cob particles 

Reference of the measure

Art 15(1) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Canned maize (corn) 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries