Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

P13: Production and post-production requirements to export 

Date when the measure came into force

03 May 2007 

Publication where the measure is specified

Biosafety Act, 2007 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Biosafety Act, 2007 

Country/Region applying the measure

Zambia 

Coded list of objectives

A: Protection of human life and health 

Description of the measure

10(1) A person shall not research on. develop, produce, import, export, transit, carry out any contained use, release or place on the market any genetically modified organism or any product of a genetically modified organism or deal in any manner with any genetically modified organism or a product of a genetically modified organism without the prior approval of the Authority. 

Reference of the measure

PART III: Section 10(1) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Genetically modified organisms
Products of a genetically modified organism 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.