Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-3§92 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
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Chemicals, Mining, Other |
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3.92. With regard to environmental measures, Zimbabwe has signed five environmental conventions, the Climate Change Convention, and desertification conventions. The Environmental Management Agency was established in 2007 under the Environmental Management Act of 2003. It is in charge of environmental impact assessments, including for mining projects (...), ecosystem protection, water standards, air pollution, and chemicals management. On the ground, it has officers that deal with water, air, and chemical pollution. (...)
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Climate
Desertification
Eco
Environment
MEAs
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-3§102 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Measures |
Import licences, Other environmental requirements |
Agriculture |
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3.102. For imports, the first step is an application, in person, for a plant import permit from the Department of Research and Specialist Services in Harare or the Head Plant Quarantine and Plant Protection Services Institute in Mazowe. (...) The second step involves an application for a biosafety permit from the National Biotechnology Authority (See also 3.2.3.1). (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-3§106 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Measures |
Risk assessment |
Agriculture |
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3.106. Zimbabwe joined the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in 2005. Its biosafety policy, international commitments, and legislation require risk assessment (Section 25 of the National Biotechnology Authority (NBA) Act). The NBA Act (Chapter 14:31) was passed in 2006, and it superseded the Research Amendment Act, 1998. The NBA replaced the Biosafety Board.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-3§107 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Agriculture |
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3.107. According to the authorities, Zimbabwe provides for the importation of genetically modified grains under supervised milling and transportation arrangements during food shortages. Millers that abide by supervised milling procedures are given permits to import genetically modified grains, e.g. maize.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-3§108 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Measures |
Import licences, Other environmental requirements |
Agriculture |
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3.108. In 2018, new GMO regulations were promulgated, that established the procedures for obtaining a biosafety permit from the NBA and a registration certificate for GMO operators (importers). The registration fee is USD 500. The regulations contain a long and non-exhaustive list of agricultural products requiring GMO-free certificates/declarations (commodities, meat, fish, dairy products, feed, vegetables, coffee and tea, feed additives, seeds, etc). Applications for a biosafety import permit must be accompanied by a GMO certificate or a GMO declaration issued by the competent authority in the exporting country. GMO declarations are accepted only for milled and other products (except seeds and grain) not known to contain GM ingredients.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-3§109 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture |
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3.109. (...) In 2018 Zimbabwe adopted mandatory labelling rules with regard to genetically modified food and feed [57], which provide that: a. Operators that produce or sell food or feed containing at least 1% of genetically modified products shall label their products in accordance with the regulation; b. Operators that produce or sell food or feed containing less than 1% genetically modified products shall not be required to label their products as such, and if they so wish (...)
[57] S.I. 159 of 2018, Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Labelling) Regulations (gazetted on 24 August 2018).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-3§110 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Agriculture |
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3.110. (...) genetically modified seeds can be imported only for confined field trials and will be approved only for commercial use once Zimbabwe adopts GMOs. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.17 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Measures |
Other measures |
Other |
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Table 3.17 State-owned enterprises
Name of SEP; Financial data 2015 (USD '000): Gross income; Total expenditure; Dividend paid to the Government; Accounts 2016, audited
Parks and Wildlife Management Authority; 29,501; 28,896; ..; Yes
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-4§2 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture |
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4.2. Zimbabwe's agriculture is highly vulnerable to natural disasters, particularly droughts. Annual losses from drought are estimated by the World Bank at USD 126 million on average. In March 2019, Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique and the Eastern regions of Zimbabwe, causing devastation and losses in agriculture (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/398/REV.1 |
S-4§35 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
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Forestry |
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4.35. The regulatory framework for the forestry sector and the timber industry is based on the Forest Act (Chapter 19:05), which regulates activities on state forests and private forests, as well as trade in forestry products; and the Communal Land Forest Produce Act (Chapter 19:04), which regulates the management and utilization of forest resources on communal land and resettlement areas.
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