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The Mines and Minerals Development Act No. 11 of 2015 repeals and replaces the Mines and Minerals Development Act No. 7 of 2008 and provides for safety, health and environmental protection in mining operations and for the establishment of the Mining Appeals Tribunal. The Act also provides guidelines for mining and non-mining rights, exploration and mining licences, mineral pressing licenses, gold panning certificates, mineral trading, import and export permits, authorisation for radioactive minerals and mineral analysis among others.

To sustain growth in the sector, Government will continue to develop and rehabilitate key infrastructure such as access roads to tourist sites, airports and cultural centres. The sector has in place the Tourism Policy of 2015 and the Draft Wildlife Policy of 2016 premised on government's commitment to the Convention on Biological Diversity and World Conservation Strategy to guide its operations. These policy directions will continue to promote tourism for economic growth, poverty alleviation and preservation of the country's heritage.

Electricity is currently being generated by three major power stations, namely Kariba Dam North Power Station, Kafue Gorge Power Station and Victoria Falls Power Station. The country has an estimated hydropower capacity of 6,000 MW. Only about 27% (1, 640 MW) of the total capacity has been installed.

Agriculture, manufacturing, energy, construction, tourism and mining are considered to be the key growth sectors in the R-SNDP (Revised Sixth National Development Plan). The Government is committed to creating a favourable business environment for these priority sectors; active incentive schemes are already in place in this regard (Section 3). Priority sectors are poised to mainstream cross-cutting issues such as HIV, gender, disability, environment and disaster risk management into their key output indicators.

Zambia participates actively in the WTO, and is a member of the following groups in the negotiations: (...) "W52" sponsors (sponsors of TN/C/W/52, a proposal for "modalities" in negotiations on geographical indications (establishing a multilateral register for wines and spirits, and extending the higher level of protection beyond wines and spirits) and "disclosure" (patent applicants to disclose the origin of genetic resources and traditional knowledge used in the inventions)).

VAT is zero on, inter alia: (...) energy saving appliances, machinery and equipment; (...)

(...) Goods prohibited from importation into Zambia are:
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g. Any goods the importation of which is prohibited by or under the authority of any law (such as the Food and Drugs Act, the Standards Act, the Mines and Minerals Act, and the Environmental and Pollution Control Act); (...)

The ZABS (Zambia Bureau of Standards) is not in charge of enforcing all standards. Different sector-specific regulators include (...) the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) for chemicals, (...)

The procedure for formulating technical regulations is the same as that for standards. If there is a need to protect health, the environment or the safety of citizens, standards may be declared mandatory and become technical regulations. These standards must be submitted to the MCTI (Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry) for evaluation before being declared mandatory. During this process, these standards are advertised in the Government Gazette for 60 days, as well as notified to the WTO TBT Committee, for comments. If no substantial comments are received within the 60-day period, a statutory instrument is issued to declare them mandatory, i.e. technical regulations.

(...) ZARI (Zambia Agriculture Research Institute), through the PQPS (Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service) and the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO), is responsible for issuing phytosanitary certificates for exports, plant import permits, and non-GMO certificates. These permits are issued by Plant Health Inspectors or customs officials at the border.