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Notifying Member: Zimbabwe

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

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Industry and Commerce

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:

The Director General, Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ)

P.O. Box 2259

Northend Close, Northridge Park Borrowdale

Harare

Zimbabwe

Tel.: (+2634) 882017-19; +(2634) 885 511/2

Fax: (+2634) 882 020

E-mail: info@saz.org.zw

The Secretary

Ministry of Industry and Commerce

13th Floor, Mukwati Building

Corner Forth Street and Livingstone Avenue

P. Bag CY 7708, Causeway

Harare

Zimbabwe

Tel: (+2634) 791826, (+2634) 730 081-3

Email: mic@mic.gov.zw, abigailshonhiwa@yahoo.com, ashonhiwa@mic.gov.zw

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other: Transparency purposes

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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 following categories of products are inspected under the CBCA Programme:

·                Food and agriculture

·                Building and civil Engineering

·                Packaging material

·                Electrical / electronic appliances

·                Body care

·                Automotive and transportation

·                Clothing and textile

·                Toys

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Statutory Instrument 132 of 2015, Control of Goods (Open General Import License) (Standards Assessment) Notice, 2015

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Description of content: Statutory Instrument No 132 of 2015 stipulates that specified products imported into the country (Zimbabwe) should be accompanied by a Certificate of Conformity. Pre-export verification of conformity of a list of products is conducted in the country of export and a Certificate of Conformity is issued based on international standards. At each port of entry the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) will require production of the certificate of Conformity for the products to enter Zimbabwe.

The aim of the Consignment Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) programme is to control the quality of imported goods in order to minimize the risk of unsafe and substandard goods entering the Zimbabwe market. Conformity Assessment programmes are put into action in accordance with the Article 5 of World Trade Organization's Technical Barriers to Trade agreement.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 

1.         To protect consumers and the environment

2.         To improve the safety and quality of products

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Relevant documents: Statutory Instrument 132 of 2015, Control of Goods (Open General Import License) (Standards Assessment) Notice 2015

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Proposed date of adoption: –

Proposed date of entry into force: 1 March 2016

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Final date for comments: –

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

The Director General, Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ)

P.O. Box 2259

Northend Close, Northridge Park Borrowdale

Harare

Zimbabwe

Tel.: (+2634) 882017-19; +(2634) 885 511/2

Fax: (+2634) 882 020

E-mail: info@saz.org.zw

http://www.mic.gov.zw

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/ZWE/16_1321_00_e.pdf