G/SPS/N/ZWE/4  
 
18 April 2013  
(13-2045)  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):  This notification refers to packaged drinking natural 
mineral water sold or distributed for human consumption 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 Standard Act (Packaged drinking 
natural mineral water) Regulations.  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  9 
6. Description of content:  The drafts stipulates the requirements (SPS) and procedures 
to be followed to have any natural mineral water product to be certified as suitable for sale in Zimbabwe.  
SPS - The food safety requirements are in accordance with requirements of the CODEX 
standard on natural mineral water. 
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) CODEX STAN 108-1981. Codex standard for natural 
mineral waters. 
[ ] 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/4 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  20 April 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  20 April 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  20 October 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) :  10 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 4 792026/7 Fax:  +263 4 708527 
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 4 792026/7 
Fax:  +263 4 708527 E-mail:  nepfoodsafety.zw@gmail.com