G/TBT/N/ZWE/1  
 
4 April 2016  
(16-1873)  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: ZIMBABWE 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Industry and Commerce 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 : 
The Director General, Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) 
P.O. Box 2259 
Northend Close, Northridge Park Borrowdale Harare Zimbabwe 
Tel.: (+2634) 882017-19; +(2634) 885 511/2 
Fax: (+2634) 882 020 E-mail: info@saz.org.zw   
The Secretary 
Ministry of Industry and Commerce 13th Floor, Mukwati Building 
Corner Forth Street and Livingstone Avenue 
P. Bag CY 7708, Causeway Harare Zimbabwe 
Tel: (+2634) 791826, (+2634) 730 081-3 
Email: mic@mic.gov.zw , abigailshonhiwa@yahoo.com , ashonhiwa@mic.gov.zw   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2. 10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other: Transparency 
purposes  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): The following categories 
of products are inspected under the CBCA Programme: 
 Food and agriculture 
 Building and civil Engineering 
 Packaging material 
 Electrical / electronic appliances  
 Body care 
 Automotive and transportation 
 Clothing and textile 
 Toys 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Statutory 
Instrument 132 of 2015, Control of Goods (Open General Import License) (Standards 
Assessment) Notice, 2015  G/TBT/N/ZWE/1 
 
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  6. Description of content: Statutory Instrument No 132 of 2015 stipulates that specified 
products imported into the country (Zimbabwe)  should be accompanied by a Certificate of 
Conformity. Pre-export verification of conformity of a list of products is conducted in the 
country of export and a Certificate of Conformity is issued based on international 
standards. At each port of entry the Zimb abwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) will require 
production of the certificate of Conformity for the products to enter Zimbabwe.  
The aim of the Consignment Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) programme is to 
control the quality of imported goods in order to minimize the risk of unsafe and substandard goods entering the Zimbabwe market. Conformity Assessment programmes 
are put into action in accordance with the Article 5 of World Trade Organization's Technical 
Barriers to Trade agreement. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
1. To protect consumers and the environment 
2. To improve the safety and quality of products 
8. Relevant documents: Statutory Instrument 132 of 2015, Control of Goods (Open General 
Import License) (Standards Assessment) Notice 2015 
9. Proposed date of adoption: – 
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 March 2016   
10. Final date for comments: – 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
The Director General, Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) 
P.O. Box 2259 Northend Close, Northridge Park Borrowdale 
Harare 
Zimbabwe Tel.: (+2634) 882017-19; +(2634) 885 511/2 
Fax: (+2634) 882 020 
E-mail: info@saz.org.zw   
http://www.mic.gov.zw  
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