Decree No. 8/2022 approving the Regulation for Standardization and Conformity Assessment. Pays/Territoire Mozambique Type du document Règlement Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Boletim da República, I Série, No. 50. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition, Général Mot clé Normes Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Certification Mise en application Protection du consommateur Santé publique Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Aire géographique Afrique, Afrique Orientale, Océan Indien, Pays les moins avances Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Résumé This Decree approves the Regulation for Standardization and Conformity Assessment. The Regulation, consisting of 28 articles divided into six Chapters and a Table listing all the products under mandatory control, including foodstuff, establishes the legal regime for standardization activities and conformity assessment, applicable to the process of elaboration, approval and publication of technical regulations and Mozambican Technical Standards, and to conformity assessment activities. It defines the powers of the National Institution for Standardization and Quality (INNOQ, IP) and the related sanctioning regime. In particular, the Regulation aims to: a) promote the use of Mozambican Technical Standards; b) promote and ensure conformity assessment activities; c) simplify and allow compatibility of products, processes and services; d) facilitate communication between the supplier and the consumer; e) protect consumers from unfair trade practices; f) ensure fair competition; g) promote equal treatment of national and imported products; h) stimulate quality improvement; i) promote international trade and cooperation; j) preserve national security imperatives; k) protect health, human safety and the environment; l) add value to Mozambican brands; m) facilitate the insertion of Mozambique in international trade; n) eliminate technical barriers to trade; o) ensure the circulation in the country of products that comply with technical standards and regulations; etc. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.legis-palop.org Références - Législation Implementé par Ministerial Order No. 98/2023 establishing taxes on products to be exported to Mozambique, within the scope of the implementation of the Conformity Assessment Programme (PAC). Législation | Mozambique | 2023 Mot clé: Commerce international, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Taxe/impôt Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendé par Rectification relating to Decree No. 8/2022 of 14 March. Législation | Mozambique | 2023 Mot clé: Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Protection du consommateur Source: FAO, FAOLEX