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Namibia

Updates about this market, newest first: its WTO notifications of draft SPS and TBT rules and any other update that names it. 2 published so far.

Source: WTO ePing (opens in a new tab). Summaries by Expodite, which is independent of the WTO.

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2 updates

  1. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Seed and Seed Varieties Act, 2018 (Act No. 23 of 2018)

    To provide for the appointment of the Registrar of seed and seed varieties and the registration of producers, processors and dealers of seed and control over imports and exports of seed; to provide for the establishment of the Namibia Seed Council and the Seed Varieties Committee and their powers…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NAM/2

  2. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Metrology Act, 2022 (Act No. 5 of 2022)

    To provide for the administration and supervision of metrology; to designate the Namibian Standards Council as the governance board for metrology; to provide for the functions of the Namibian Standards Institution and the appointment of the head of metrology and other professionals in metrology…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/NAM/12

What SPS and TBT mean

SPSSanitary and phytosanitary measures

Food safety, animal and plant health

Rules that protect people, animals and plants from risks carried by food, feed, pests and diseases: maximum residue limits, additives and contaminants, quarantine and inspection, and the certificates that go with them.

TBTTechnical barriers to trade

Technical product rules

Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment for products: specifications, labelling and marking, packaging, and the tests and certificates a product needs before it can be sold.

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