Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Mozambique - Imported products

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: MOZAMBIQUE

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

National Institute of Standardization and Quality

Av.de Moçambique

Parcela 7168/D1/7

C.P:2983

Tel: +(258) 21 34 46 00

Website: http://www.innoq.gov.mz/

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): The HS is listed in Annex II to the Regulation from Decree 8/2022, July 14th

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Pr. PAC-DEI-03 -Conformity Assessment Procedure for Imported Products of Compulsory Control at Customs Clearance; (4 page(s), in Portuguese)

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Description of content: The purpose of this procedure is to establish the flowchart and other rules to be observed by those involved in the customs clearance process inherent to imported products whose conformity assessment is of a mandatory control nature and applies to the entities and personnel involved in the process of importing products subject to the Conformity Assessment Programme under the terms of Decree no. 8/2022, 14 March, which approves the Standardizations and Conformity Assessment Regulations.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements

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Relevant documents:

Decree 8/2022 March 14th

Referenced Notification(s):

·_        G/TBT/N/MOZ/17

·_        G/TBT/N/MOZ/27

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: 21 February 2025

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

National Institute of Standardization and Quality

Av.de Moçambique

Parcela 7168/D1/7

CP 2983

Tel: +(258) 21 34 46 00

Website: http://www.innoq.gov.mz/