G/SPS/N/MWI/2
14 August 2015
(15-4168)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: MALAWI 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Malawi Bureau of Standards 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Dry beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) 
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 Mandatory Malawi Standard for Dry Beans 
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/MWI/15_3193_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This draft mandatory standard provides maximum limits for 
heavy metals, pesticide residues, mycotoxins and microbiological limits for dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris  Linn) to ensure food safety. The mandatory standard also contains 
quality requirements for grading, packagin g and labelling. Beans traded in Malawi, 
whether locally produced or imported, should conform to this requirement.  
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 serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) Codex Stan 171 - 1995, Codex standard for certain 
pulses 
[ ] 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: 
Not applicable   G/SPS/N/MWI/2 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Anticipated mid-2016. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 October 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Director General 
Malawi Bureau of Standards 
P.O. Box 946 Blantyre, Malawi 
Tel: +(265) 1 870 488 
Fax: +(265) 1 870 756 E-mail: info@mbsmw.org 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Director General  
Malawi Bureau of Standards P.O. Box 946 Blantyre, Malawi 
Tel: +(265) 1 870 488 
Fax: +(265) 1 870 756 E-mail: info@mbsmw.org