Border Management and Trade Facilitation Act (No. 12 of 2018). País/Territorio Zambia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2018 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to provide for co-ordinated border management and control for the efficient movement and clearance of goods; give effect to the provisions of agreements on one-stop border posts; provide for simplified arrangements with adjoining States relating to the movement and clearance of goods; to establish control zones and provide for powers of officers in control zones; to provide for the development, management and maintenance of border infrastructure; to authorise the application of the Laws of Zambia and the laws of adjoining States in one-stop border posts; to repeal and replace the One-stop Border Control Act, 2009; and to provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing. Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Ganado, Alimentación y nutrición, Pesca, Bosques, Cultivos, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas, Desechos y sustancias peligrosas Palabra clave Desarrollo agrícola Productos agrícolas Comercio internacional Productos pesqueros Desembarco Manejo y conservación pesquera Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Subproductos animales Protección vegetal Materiales de propagación/semillas Producción vegetal Seguridad de la biotecnología Peligros Productos silvestres Área geográphica Africa, Africa Oriental, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral, Países menos desarrollados Resumen This Act provides for border control of goods and the facilitation of transborder movement and clearance of goods. It establishes the National Committee on Trade Facilitation and lists, in the Schedule, legislation that relates to a one-stop border post and is the basis for border control operations by the institution specified in that legislation. The list includes, among other things, the Agriculture (Fertilizer and Feed) Act, the Animal Health Act, the Biosafety Act, the Environmental Management Act, the Fisheries Act, the Food and Drugs Act, the Forests Act, the Plant Pests and Diseases Act, the Plant Variety and Seeds Act, and the Zambia Wildlife Act. The Zambia Revenue Authority established under the Zambia Revenue Authority Act is the lead agency at ports of entry and is responsible for coordinating border operations. The National Committee on Trade Facilitation shall— (a) coordinate policy on border management controls and facilitation of trade; and (b) develop specific programmes for the establishment and implementation of one-stop border controls. The President may enter into a one-stop border agreement or a simplified border agreement with an adjoining State for purposes of trade facilitation and ensuring reciprocity in the application of border controls. The Minister may, in collaboration with an adjoining State, through a border agreement, establish and designate control zones at their common ports of entry. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.parliament.gov.zm