English
FrançaisNon-Tariff Measure
- NTM classification
- B31: Labelling requirements
- Date when the measure came into force
- 18 March 1975
- Publication where the measure is specified
- Rhodesia Government Notice No. 838 of 1974
- Country/Region applying the measure
- Zimbabwe
- The rationale of the measure
- These regulations shall apply to sugar and allied products which are sold or manufactured for sale in Zimbabwe.
- Coded list of objectives
- X: For purposes n.e.s.
- Description of the measure
- 4 (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (7), every package containing sugar or an allied product shall bear a label stating—
(a) the name of the contents of such package; and
(b) the name and business address of the manufacturer or seller by or on whose behalf the contents of such package were packed; and
(c) a packing-number or the date on which the goods were packed, or a code-number or mark which signifies such date:
Provided that the requirement set out in this paragraph shall not apply to a manufacturer of granulated sugar.
(2) A manufacturer of sugar or an allied product who uses a code-number or mark to signify the date of packing shall, upon request by an inspector, divulge the date signified by the code-number or mark.
(3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (7), any particular which is required in terms of these regulations to be printed on a label shall be printed in type no smaller than 6 point, and in such colour or colours as to afford a distinct contrast with the background:
package concerned would render compliance with the provisions of this subsection Provided that, where the size of the impossible, the Secretary may authorize such particular to be printed in smaller type.
(4) Words which qualify the name or trade name of the contents of the package concerned, or are an essential part of the description thereof, shall be printed on the label in letters of the same size and prominence as those of the name or trade name of such contents.
(5) The ingredients or proportions of the contents of every package containing sugar or an allied product other than confectionery shall be set out on the label in type of a uniform size and prominence throughout.
(6) No person shall, without the approval, in writing, of the Secretary, use on any label referred to in this section the word "vitaminized", "vitamin-fortified", "vitamin-enriched" or "enriched", or any other word capable of being construed as indicating that fortifying ingredients have been added to, or are present in, the contents of the package bearing such label.
(7) Where a seller sells sugar or an allied product from a bulk stock kept by him—
(a) the package containing such bulk stock shall bear a label containing the particulars specified in subsection (1) in type no smaller than 18 point; and
(b) the label referred to in paragraph (a) shall be displayed in a prominent position so as to be easily read by a purchaser of the sugar or allied product concerned; - Reference of the measure
- Art 4 (1) to 7(b), and (c) (ii)
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701.12.00 | Beet sugar | No | |||
| 1701.13.00 | Cane sugar specified in subheading note 2 to this chapter | No | |||
| 1701.14.00 | Other cane sugar | No | |||
| 1701.91.00 | Containing added flavouring or colouring matter | No | |||
| 1701.99.00 | Other | No | |||
| 1702.11.10 | Lactose | No | |||
| 1702.11.90 | Other | No | |||
| 1702.19.00 | Other | No | |||
| 1702.20.00 | Maple sugar and maple syrup | No | |||
| 1702.30.00 | Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose | No | |||
| 1702.40.00 | Glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dy state at least 20% but less than 50% by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar | No | |||
| 1702.50.00 | Chemically pure fructose | No | |||
| 1702.60.00 | Other fructose and fructose syrup, containing in the dry state more than 50% by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar | No | |||
| 1702.90.00 | Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose | No | |||
| 1703.10.00 | Cane molasses | No | |||
| 1703.90.00 | Other | No | |||
| 1704.10.00 | Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated | No | |||
| 1704.90.00 | Other | No |
- Description
- Sugar and allied products (dextrose, liquid glucose, golden syrup, treacle or confectionery)
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
- Description
- All countries
