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3.60. Several taxes, charges and other fees are levied on exports: (...) live wildlife specimens and fertile eggs are reportedly subject to an ad valorem export levy of 2%-10%, collected by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Section 3.3.3); and (...)

Table 3.12 Selected products subject to export controls or licensing, 2019
Description; Conditions/requirements
Indigenous plants [a] and wildlife; Export licence from the MIC based on permit from the Director of Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority

[a] The list of protected indigenous plants includes: acrostichum aureum linn, cyrtanthus (all species), dierama (all species), adenium obesum (forsk), roem et schult. var multiflorum (klotzsch), (...)

Table 3.12 Selected products subject to export controls or licensing, 2019
Description; Conditions/requirements
Timber, timber products; Export licence from the MIC, permit from the Ministry in charge of Forestry

3.62. In 2018, the authorities introduced an additional export permit under National Biotechnology Regulations Statutory Instrument 157 of 2018 (...) The permit was eliminated in October 2019 to improve the doing business climate, except for those exports destined for markets that require a genetically modified organism declaration or certification.

Table 3.13 Export prohibitions and suspensions in force in 2019
Description
Export suspensions (temporary ban)
Maize and wheat seed, GMO-free maize grain, mielie meal, rapoko (grain, meal and malt), sunflowers

3.82. In December 2015, Zimbabwe introduced a mandatory preshipment conformity assessment scheme (...) the objective of the Programme is to reduce the risk of hazardous and substandard imported products entering Zimbabwe, for consumer and environmental protection reasons (e.g. motor vehicles, and hazardous substances).

3.88. (...) The National Compulsory Specifications Bill (...) is to establish and administer compulsory specifications and other technical regulations, with a view to protecting human health, safety, and the environment.

3.89. The SAZ operates several ISO certification schemes and HACCP schemes, including (...) environmental management systems (ISO 14001); (...) ZWS ISO 14001 certification schemes accredited by both the SADCAS and the South African National Accreditation System. The SAZ is also licensed under the ARSO to certify forestry and agricultural products under the ECOMARK Africa Sustainability Eco-labelling Scheme, to enable products to be marketed globally.

3.90. Furthermore, the SAZ promotes the use of standards through product and systems certification. To date, the following certifications have been achieved (...) ISO 14000 (31 companies), (...)

3.91. (...) The SAZ's engineering laboratories provide the following services: (...) solar testing (...).