G/SPS/N/ZWE/2  
 
17 April 2013  
(13-2038)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member:  ZIMBABWE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health and Child Welfare 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  The notification refers to food products intended for 
human consumption whether locally produced or imported in Zimbabwe 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Food and Food Standards (Inspection and 
Certification) Regulations, 2013  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  12 
6. Description of content:  The draft outlines the procedure to be followed when a food 
business is to be inspected to check for compliance with basic hygienic requirements as well as to verify existence of authentic f ood manufacturing processes.  The document 
outlines the basic HACCP pre-requisites requirements of food handling businesses.  It 
also outlines the procedure to be followed to obtain a food product sanitary certificate. 
 
This is largely an SPS measure. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text) CAC/GL 38-2001. Guidelines for the Design, 
Production, Issuance and Use of Gene ric Official Sanitary Certificate. 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  None   G/SPS/N/ZWE/2 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  10 April 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  10 April 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  []  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  10 September 2013 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  30 June 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
National Enquiry Point (Food Safety) 
Deputy Director, Government Analyst Laboratory 
Tel:  +263 479 2026/7 Fax:  +263 470 8527 
E-mail:  nepfoodsafety.zw@gmail.com  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
 National Enquiry Point (Food Safety) 
Deputy Director, Government Analyst Laboratory 
Tel:  +263 479 2026/7 Fax:  +263 470 8527 E-mail:  nepfoodsafety.zw@gmail.com