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MalawiProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible – Malawi

Official title

DMS 879:2026 Fresh ware potatoes (kachewere) – Specification

Malawi notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 15 April 2026. The comment period closed on 14 June 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Fresh or chilled leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled (excl. peas 'Pisum sativum' and beans 'Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.'); Fruits. Vegetables Potatoes, fresh or chilled; Food technology

HS codes
  • 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
    • 0701 Potatoes, fresh or chilled
    • 070890 Vegetables, leguminous; (other than peas and beans), shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled
Notifying member
Malawi
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 15 April 2026. Check WTO ePing or Malawi for its current status.
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Quality requirements
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/MWI/239
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 14 June 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 14 June 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/MWI/239; it can take them up with Malawi.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

This draft Malawi standard specifies the requirements for ware potato of varieties (cultivars) grown from (Solanum tuberosum L.) and its hybrids of the Solanaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer, either packaged or sold loose for human consumption. It does not cover the requirements for ware potatoes intended for industrial processing, seed potato tuber and early potatoes.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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