WTO notification · TBT
ZambiaProposed measure, open for comments
Official title
ZS 1185 Paints, Varnishes and related products-Requirements for total lead content based on dry weight
Zambia notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 30 October 2026. Comments are open until 29 December 2026.
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Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium (excl. those based on acrylic or vinyl polymers); Testing
Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO TBT enquiry point before 29 December 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/ZMB/105 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Zambia.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The conformity assessment provisions establishes procedures for determining whether the locally manufactured and imported paints comply with the applicable standard for lead content and other relevant safety requirements in paint
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