G/TBT/N/NAM/3  
25 August 2022  
(22-6441) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  NAMIBIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please subm it comments to:  
Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB)  
Ms. Lorna T. Shikongo -Kuvare  
General Manager: Regulations  
30 David Meroro Road, Windhoek , Namibia  
Tel: +264 (0) 61 379502  
Email: lorna.shikongo@nab.com.na  
Website: https://www.nab.com.na  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Agronomic 
Horticulture Controlled Products.  
Controlled Products: https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2015/5645.pdf  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulations 
Relating to the Exportation of Controlled Products: Agronomic Industry Act, 1992; (8 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The purpose of these regulations is to ensure that all controlled 
products, exported from the Republic of Namibia, comply with the requirements set out 
herein, with the objective of ensuring that exported Namibian products comply wi th 
applicable export market legislative requirements governing food safety and quality and 
therefore become products of choice in the markets of the world. These regulations apply 
to all controlled products intended for export from the Republic of Namibia for commercial 
use and specifically for human consumption, whether by sea, air, rail or road.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/NAM/3  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Agronomic Industry Act 20 of 1992  
https://www.nab.com.na/wp -content/uploads/2019/09/agronomic -industry -
c488a80679.pdf  
Amendment of Government Notice No 147 of 30 August 2002, Relating to imposition of 
general levies on certain controlled products: Agronomic Industry Act, 1992  
https://www.lac.org.na/laws/2015/5645.pdf  
Close and Open Borders for Special Controlled products  
https://www.nab.com.na/horticulture/import -restrictions/  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  When the Technical Regulation is gazetted. The technical 
regulation will be adopted and published in line with article 2.11  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined Upon declaration. The technical 
regulation will be adopted and published in line with article 2.11  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The Namibian Standards Institution (NSI)  
37 Feld Street, Windhoek, Namibia  
Tel: +264 (0) 61 386449  
Email: hambingal@nsi.com.na  
Website: http://www.nsi.com.na  
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