Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: A31: Labelling requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 01 January 2000
Publication where the measure is specified: Government Notice 173 of 1999
Regulation where the measure is specified: Food Regulations 1999
Country/Region applying the measure: Mauritius
The rationale of the measure: No specific objective stated
Coded list of objectives: X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure: 10. False claims on labels
No person shall make any false, misleading or deceptive claim on the label of a package of food, and any package of food so found shall, after certification by the Government Analyst, be seized and destroyed by an authorised officer.
Reference of the measure: Article 10
Measure also domestic: Yes

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
PG: 19	Prepackaged food	No

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world

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