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Table 2.2 Notifications by Eswatini, 2014 June 2023
Technical Barriers to Trade:
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Notifications: Ozone Depleting Substance Regulations
Date of circulation: 18 November 2019
Notification symbol: G/TBT/N/SWZ/8
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2.31. FDI restrictions, established by sector-specific legislation, are in place for certain manufacturing sectors as well as security printing (bank notes) and minting. [18] (...)
[18] Swaziland Investment Promotion Act, 1998, Article 19.2. The restricted manufacturing sectors are those related to (i) firearms, ammunition, chemical and biological weapons, and other defence weapons; (ii) radioactive materials; (iii) explosives; and (iv) hazardous waste treatment or disposal.

3.23. Import prohibitions apply on (...) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) and chlorofluorocarbons containing HCFC.

3.24. Import restrictions apply on several products for safety, health, and environmental reasons, and in some cases for infant industry protection. (...)

3.36. Eswatini applies export prohibitions on products regulated by international conventions such as CITES.

3.53. (...) food safety issues are dealt with by the Department of Environmental Health in the Ministry of Health, although other departments may be involved.

3.54. All imports of live animals and plants, and all products of animal and plant origin, require an import permit (i.e. an SPS certificate) issued by the MOA [The Ministry of Agriculture] through the corresponding department. Imports of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are basically allowed but require an import permit issued by the Eswatini Environmental Authority. (...)

3.59. The Pesticides Management Act, 2017 establishes a Registrar of Pesticides, which should become operational in 2024. The functions of the Registrar include (...) (iii) taking measures for the protection of humans, animals, and the environment from risks of pollution resulting from pesticides; (iv) taking measures to combat pollution created by the use of pesticides (...)

4.1. The agricultural sector(...) faces numerous challenges such as climate change (insufficient rainfall, hailstorms, and severe droughts), (...)

4.3. The Constitution establishes a dual land tenure system. "Swazi Nation Land" (SNL) accounts for about 63% of the cultivated land and is held in trust by the King. It is less irrigated, mostly used for subsistence farming and, due to its reliance on rain-fed cultivation, more exposed to climate change risks. (...)