Notifications for Burundi (273 notifications)

This Draft East Africa Standard specifies the certification requirements for pre-basic, basic and certified seed certification for tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum), eligible varieties, application for certification, field requirements, field inspection, sampling, laboratory testing, certificates, packaging, labelling, and post-control tests. This standard also applies to locally produced and imported seeds.

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for packaged mineral water for human consumption. This Standard applies to natural mineral water, mineral water, natural spring water, spring water and carbonated mineral water.

This Draft East African Code provides recommended practices for the production, storage, packaging and transportation of fresh cassava root Manihot esculenta Crantz intended for human consumption. This code focuses upon issues that are specific to the primary production and packaging of fresh cassava root in order to produce a quality, safe and wholesome product.This code addresses Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), Good Hygiene Practices (GHPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) that will help control microbial, chemical and physical hazards associated with all stages of the production of fresh cassava root from primary production to packaging. Particular attention is given to minimizing damage and deterioration of fresh cassava root before marketing.This code does not provide detailed information, which is considered to be generally applicable to all fruits and vegetables or food products in general. Such provisions are available in other codes. As such, this code should be used in conjunction EAS 39 and CAC/RCP 53, Code of hygienic practice for fresh fruits and vegetables.Note: This Draft East African Code was also notified to the TBT Committee.

This Draft East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for fresh cassava leaves of Manihot esculenta Crantz, or Manihot glaziovii, for preparation before human consumption.Note: This Draft East Africa Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for varieties of fresh sweet cassava roots of Manihot esculenta Crantz intended for human consumption.Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.

This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for fresh roots of varieties of bitter cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz for preparation before human consumption.Note: This Draft East African Standard was notified to the TBT Committee.

This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for fresh sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam). to be supplied fresh and either packaged or sold loose for human consumption.Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.

This Draft East African Standard provides recommended practices for the production, storage, packaging and transportation of ware potato tuber (Solanum tuberosum L.) intended for human consumption. This code focuses upon issues that are specific to the primary production and packaging of ware potato tuber in order to produce a quality, safe and wholesome product.This code addresses Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), Good Hygiene Practices (GHPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) that will help control microbial, chemical and physical hazards associated with all stages of the production of ware potato tuber from primary production to packaging. Particular attention is given to minimizing damage and deterioration of ware potato tuber before marketing.This code does not provide detailed information which is considered to be generally applicable to all fruits and vegetables or food products in general. Such provisions are available in other codes. As such, this code should be used in conjunction EAS 39 and CAC/RCP 53, Code of hygienic practice for fresh fruits and vegetables.Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.

The notified Law seeks to: - Establish and implement a legal framework of protection measures concerning actions to officially control organisms that are harmful to plants, including those from third countries, and to prevent the spread of such organisms within the territory; - increase agricultural productivity through the application of phytosanitary measures in accordance with the International Plant Protection Convention and the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the World Trade Organization; and - establish a national plant protection organization that is the authority responsible for implementing this Law, in accordance with the International Plant Protection Convention. This Law establishes health protection for plants, plant products and regulated items through: - The prevention and official control of pests, in terms of both the introduction and spread thereof throughout the national territory; - the dissemination and popularization of plant protection techniques to improve plant production; and - the provision of support for exports and imports of plants and plant products.

The notified decree sets out the procedures for approving pesticide operators. It refers, in particular, to the content of the application for approval and the deadlines for compliance.

The notified law seeks to: - Ensure pesticide quality control; - protect pesticide users; - protect consumers; - protect plants (treated and untreated), crops and stored products; - protect the environment; and - protect the interests of exporters.

The notified Ministerial Order seeks to preserve an ecological balance by prohibiting logging in protection forests populated by trees of which the stumps do not produce sprouts, such as Pinus and Callitris.

The notified law seeks to:ensure pesticide quality control;protect pesticide users;protect consumers;protect plants (treated and untreated), crops and stored products;protect the environment;protect the interests of exporters.