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2 August 2023  
(23-5236) 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:   
Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy  
Maputo  
Telephone: 258 21 314843  
Fax: 258 21 311227 / 258 21320618  
website: www.mireme.gov.mz  
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):  Natural 
gas, liquefied (HS code(s): 271111); Natural gas (ICS code(s): 75.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docu ment:  Natural Gas 
Distribution and Marketing Regulation; (38 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes the rules and procedures for carrying 
out Natural Gas distribution and trade activities, as well as the activities of gas installation 
companies and the group of gas professionals in Mozambique.  
The transport of natural gas through the gas pipeline, at pressures above 16 bar, is 
excluded from the purpose of this regulation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
Decreto n.º 44/2005, de 29 de Novembro  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determ ined 
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  1 October 2023  G/TBT/N/MOZ/24  
 
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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  
Ms Márcia Julia Maxlhuza  
Av.de Moçambique  
Parcela 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/2023/TBT/MOZ/23_11438_00_x.pdf  
 