Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: A14: Authorization requirement for sanitary and phytosanitary reasons for importing certain products
Date when the measure came into force: 01 January 2003
Publication where the measure is specified: COFFEE INDUSTRY ACT REGULATIONS (No. 23 of 2001)
Regulation where the measure is specified: THE TANZANIA COFFEE IN DUSTRY REGULATIONS, 2003
Country/Region applying the measure: Tanzania
Coded list of objectives: X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure: Control of importation of coffee seeds
13. (1) Persons intending to import coffee seeds into the country shall first obtain a permit in writing from the Director.
(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this regulation commits an offence and the seeds so imported shall beforfeited by the Director and destroyed according to relevant provisions of the Plant Protection Act, 1997.
Reference of the measure: Part III para 13
Measure also domestic: No

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
0901	Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion.	Yes	Coffee

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world	01 January 2003

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