Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

P9: Export measures n.e.s. 

Date when the measure came into force

01 July 1989 

Publication where the measure is specified

Fisheries Principal regulationa, Government Notice No 317 published 15/9/1989 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Fisheries Principal regulations 1989 

Country/Region applying the measure

Tanzania 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

13.-(1) No person shall engage in fishing, collecting or export of any of the fish or fish products enumerated in part (b) of the Third Schedule of these Regulations unless he is the holder of a valid licence Permitting him to engage in fishing or collecting or export of the type of fish products of specified on the licence.
(2) No person shall employ, cause or permit any other person to or fish engage in fishing, collecting or export of any type of fish or fish product which such first mentioned person is prohibited from fishing, collecting or export by the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Regulation.
(3) The fees stated against each type of fish or fish product specified in part (b) of the Third Schedule of these Regulations shall be payable to licences for fishing, collecting or export of these types of fish products.
(4) Application for licences under this Regulation shall be in the Appropriate Forms Sea) and 5(b) Prescribed in the First Schedule Of 95a) and 5(b) of these Regulations.
(5) Licences Under this Regulation shall be in the appropriate Form 6 Prescribed in the First Schedule of these Regulations
6) On receipt of an application and the prescribed fee, a licensing authority may, subject to the provisions of the Act and of these Regulations issue a licence in the prescribed Form 6 of these Regulations.
(7) (a)No person shall by way of trade, buy, sell or otherwise deal in ordinary fish unless a valid licence is issued to him under Business Licensing Act, or is exempted from such a licence in respect of his trade in fish or fish products under these Regulations.
(b) Fees for the licences and export royalities are shown in part (c) of the Third Schedule of these Regulations and the exempted group .included fishermen with valid special licences issued by the Director of Fisheries under Regulation 20 of these Regulations, who may sell or otherwise deal in fish or fish products throughout the country in tea rooms, Restaurants, hotels, shops and at fish receiving stations.
(c) Fish hawking is prohibited and instead all hawkers should sell their fish or fish products in fish markets or other pre-scribed places and shall have valid licences issued under Business Licence Act.
(d) No person other than licensed fishermen or fish dealer shall posses fish or fish productsspecified in part (d) in the Third Schedule of these Regulations without a certificate of ownership in the prescribed Form 7
(e) No person shall fish, kill sea turtle, possess turtle shell or deal in turtle shell or any other species classified asen- dangered in any International Convention which Tanzania is a party
19.-(1) Every licensee shall furnish to the licensing authority such records pertaining to fish, species of fish products captured, killed, processed, preserved, packed,bought,sold,imported,exported,or otherwise acquired or disposed off as the Director of Fisheries may by general or special order direct.
(2) Every licensee shall submit to the licensing authority such periodic returns as the Director of Fisheries may by general or special order direct. 

Reference of the measure

Part III section B para 13 ( 3-7), section C para 19 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Fishs amd fish products 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

Tanzania