Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B83: Certification requirement 

Date when the measure came into force

21 September 2012 

Publication where the measure is specified

Statutory Instrument 144 of 2012 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Pesticides Regulations, 2012 

Country/Region applying the measure

Zimbabwe 

The rationale of the measure

Not stated in the regulations 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

8.(1) Any person who wishes to import into Zimbabwe any pesticides may apply for a permit to do so, if such a person's core business is the buying and the selling of pesticides:
Provided the pesticides are locally registered and bear the company name, registration number, pesticide name and formulation, source of pesticide, amount paid for pesticides and receipt number and expiry date for pesticides
(3) Any person who wishes to import an pesticide in terms of subsection (1), shall –
(a) ensure that an extra 100ml is available as part of the consignment , for the purpose of random sampling and the analysis by inspectors; and
(b) ensure that the products bear Zimbabwean labels: and
(c) have a valid registration certificate 

Reference of the measure

Art 8(3)(c) 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Pesticides 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries