Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B15: Authorization requirements for importers 

Date when the measure came into force

03 July 2015 

Publication where the measure is specified

The Tanzania Food, Drugs and Cosmetics ACT, 2003 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Tanzania, Food, Drugs and Cosmetics (Control of Medical Devices) Regulations, 2015 

Country/Region applying the measure

Tanzania 

Coded list of objectives

A: Protection of human life and health 

Description of the measure

45. No person shall import or export a medical device regulated under these Regulations unless he holds a valid permit issued by the Authority for that purpose.
54.-(1) Applications for importation of investigational medical device shall be made by a clinical trial Sponsor or Principal Investigator for a study approved to be conducted in Tanzania. 

Reference of the measure

Part V Regulation 45 : Third Schedule; Regulations 46 (1) & 47 (1); Regulation 54 (1) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Medical devices 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.