Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

P61: Inspection requirement 

Date when the measure came into force

28 March 2014 

Publication where the measure is specified

Statutory Instruments 2014, No. 34 

Regulation where the measure is specified

The National Drug Policy And Authority (Importation And Exportation of Drugs) Regulations, 2014. 

Country/Region applying the measure

Uganda 

Coded list of objectives

A: Protection of human life and health 

Description of the measure

11 (1) For the purposes of regulation 10, the person who re-exports drugs that are refused entry into Uganda, shall make an application for verification to the Authority and the application shall be accompanied by the relevant invoices and other documents related to the drugs including the exact point of destination of the drugs and the prescribed fees.
20 (6) Where the drugs imported for donation are to be re-exported, regulation 11 shall apply.
23(2) The Authority shall, on the arrival of a consignment of drugs at a port of exit out of Uganda, inspect the drugs to confirm that the drugs comply with the approved specifications and that each batch is accompanied by a certificate of analysis. 

Reference of the measure

Part II Regulation 11 (1)
Part III Regulations 20 (6) and 23 (2) 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Drugs 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.