G/SPS/N/TZA/2  
 
24 July 2017  
(17-4044) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: TANZANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specif ied in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Code(s): 070110, 100510  True seed, vegetative 
material (including seedling, corm, cutting, bulb, bulbil, layer, marcott, root, runner, 
scion, set, split, stem, stock, stump, sucker or tuber)  
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: The Seeds (Amendmen t) Regulations, 2017.  
Language(s): English . Number of pages: 14 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TZA/17_3213_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TZA/17_3213_01_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/cr nattachments/2017/SPS/TZA/17_3213_02_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Regulations make provisions for the control of standards 
for agricultural seeds and related procedures . 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant p rotection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial numb er of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 38, 
International movement of s eeds  
[ ] 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:  G/SPS/N/TZA/2  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in wh ich these are available:  
 The Seeds Act , 2003  
 The Seeds Regulations , 2007  
 OECD Seed  Scheme  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 January 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 January 2017  
11. Proposed date of entr y into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 January 2017  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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:  
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries  
Permanent Secretary - Agriculture  
E-mail: psk@kilimo.go.tz  
13. Text(s)  available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries  
Permanent S ecretary - Agriculture  
E-mail: psk@kilimo.go.tz