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Standards (Compulsory Batch Certification of Imports) Regulations, 1998 (G.N. No. 672 of 1998).

Country/Territory
United Republic of Tanzania
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Subsidiary Legislation Supplement, Official Gazette No. 52, 25 December 1998, pp. 5-10.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety International trade Certification
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

Any import of products covered by compulsory Tanzania standard shall, at least one week before arrival of their import shipment, apply to the Tanzania Bureau of Standards for the batch certificate. "batch certificate" means a certificate issued by the Bureau certifying or attesting that a particular import consignment or shipment of the commodity as sampled and attested conforms to the specified Tanzania standard or international or foreign standard recognised by the Bureau. no person shall unload for the Tanzanian market commodities or products not conforming to the requirements of the Tanzania standards or commodity or product for which no batch certificate has been issued. A conditional release certificate can be issued if testing of the shipment takes more than twenty working days. (13 regulations)

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References - Legislation

Implements

Food (Control of Quality) Act, 1978 (Act No. 10 of 1978).

Legislation | United Republic of Tanzania | 1978

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Institution, Processing/handling, Authorization/permit, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, International trade, Milk/dairy products, Meat, Vending

Source: FAO, FAOLEX