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2 September 2022  
(22-6561) 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:  MOZAMBIQUE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Instituto Nacional de Normalização e Qualidade - INNOQ  
National Institute of Standardization and Quality  
Av.de Moçambique  
Parcela 7168/D1/7  
C.P:2983  
Tel: +(258) 21 34 46 00  
Name and address (including telephone 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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  - Sacks 
and bags (including cones) : (HS code(s): 39232); Plastics in general (ICS code(s): 
83.080. 01) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal 
regulation on the Banning of Production, Import, Marketing and Use of the Bag; (10 
page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this Regulation is to es tablish rules and 
procedures regarding the banning of plastic bags, with regard to their production, 
importation, marketing and use, with a view to reducing negative impacts on human 
health, infrastructure and the environment in general.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or 
health; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The proposed date of entry into force is one year  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/MOZ/21  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Instituto Nacional de Normalização e Qualidade - INNOQ  
National Institute of Standardization and Quality  
Mr. Márcia Julia Maxlhuza - 
Av.de Moçambique  
Parce la 7168/D1/7  
C.P:2983  
Tel: +(258) 21 34 46 00  
Email: mmaxlhuza@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.innoq.gov.mz/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/MOZ/22_5941_00_x.pdf  
 