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NTM classification: P69: Export technical measures, n.e.s.
Date when the measure came into force: 01 November 1986
Publication where the measure is specified: Meat and Meat Products Act
Regulation where the measure is specified: MEAT MARKETING REGULATIONS 74/1986
Country/Region applying the measure: Malawi
The rationale of the measure: No specific objective stated
Coded list of objectives: X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure: 3. Grading of carcasses of cattle
The carcasses of cattle which are liable to be graded in terms of the Act in consequence of the cattle having been slaughtered in a prescribed area for sale or export, in any form whatsoever, shall be graded by a government grader at a slaughter-house, in accordance with the First Schedule, in one of the following grades— G.N. 6/1974
(a) Choice Grade Chiller Beef;
(b) Prime Grade Chiller Beef;
(c) Standard Quality Grade Beef;
(d) Commercial Quality Grade Beef;
(e) Inferior Quality Grade Beef; and
(f) Veal.
Reference of the measure: Paragraph 3
Measure also domestic: No

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
0201.10.00	Meat of bovine animals, fresh orchilled: Carcasses and half-carcasses	No
0202.10.00	Meat of bovine animals, frozen: Carcasses and half-carcasses	No

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world

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