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Grain Marketing (Acceptance Standards) Regulations (Cap. 225).

Country/Territory
Zambia
Document type
Regulation
Date
1969 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of the Republic of Zambia, Revised Edition 2006, Chapter 225.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Food security Agricultural commodities Cereals/grains/rice Standards Packaging/labelling Inspection Planting material/seeds Textile plants/fibres Classification/declassification Plant production Crops/grasses
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

For the purposes of these Regulations, any grain which falls within one or other of the categories specified in regulation 3 shall be considered defective grain. All controlled products accepted by the Food Reserve Agency shall be classified as set out in regulation 5. The standards of quality and moisture content of controlled products which may be accepted by the Agency shall be those defined in regulation 6 and the First Schedule. For the purposes of: (a) determining whether any controlled product surrendered to the Agency complies with the standards prescribed by these Regulations; and (b) classifying controlled products accepted by the Federation in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, every such controlled product shall be graded in the manner prescribed in the Second Schedule by persons appointed by the Agency. Seed cotton shall be classified in the manner prescribed in Part IV of the First Schedule. Any person wishing to dispute the classification of a controlled product surrendered by him to and accepted by the Board shall follow procedures set out in regulation 7. The standards of packing of controlled products which may be accepted by the Agency shall be as prescribed in regulation 8.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Implements

Food Reserve Act 1995 (Cap. 225).

Legislation | Zambia | 1995 (2006)

Keyword: Institution, Registration, Standards, Food security, Internal trade, Early warning system, Hazards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX