Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: A84: Inspection requirement
Date when the measure came into force: 01 November 1969
Publication where the measure is specified: Plant Protection Act
Regulation where the measure is specified: PLANT PROTECTION (IMPORT) REGULATIONS
Country/Region applying the measure: Malawi
The rationale of the measure: No specific objective stated
Coded list of objectives: C: Protection of life and health of plants
Description of the measure: “8. Subject to the provisions of these Regulations an inspector may –
cause any vehicle known to have brought or suspected of having brought a pest or disease or plant known or suspected of being infested with a pest or disease into Malawi, to be protectively treated;
detain for inspection any growing medium, plant or container on importation;
cause any growing medium, plant or container detained in terms of paragraph (b) to be protectively treated whether or not the growing medium, plant or container is diseased or infested with a pest;”
Reference of the measure: Paragraph 8
Measure also domestic: No

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
PG: 4	Plants and plant products	Yes	Plant growing medium, plant

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world

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