Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B31: Labelling requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

05 April 2003 

Publication where the measure is specified

Industrial and Consumer ( Chemicals Management and Control ) Act , 2003 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Industrial and Consumer Chemicals Short (Management and Control) Act, 2003, 

Country/Region applying the measure

Tanzania 

Coded list of objectives

A: Protection of human life and health and E: Protection of the environment 

Description of the measure

11 (5) Every chemical imported, distributed, manufactured, transported, sold, stored shall bear on the container thereof, a label with words ''Approved by the Board'', CAS and registration number, batch number and dates of manufacture, expiry, trade and chemical name, purity level of the substances and their identity or assay of percentage impurities, specification of active ingredient in terms of g/kg (grams per kilograms) or %, w/v (weight by volume), important physical chemical properties, Chemical Safety Cards, Material Safety Data Sheets where applicable instructions for appropriate storage compatibility and safety precautions.
42.-(I) Any person who produces, distributes, sells, transports, imports, exports, stores or deals in a chemical shall:-
(a) ensure the chemical is packaged according to recognized and approved national, international or foreign standards and the package shall bear a label as specified under sub-section (5) of section II of this Act; 

Reference of the measure

Part III Regulations 11(5) and 42 (1) (a) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Chemicals 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.