in the Gazette and for the purposes of sections 7 and 8 prescribe in respect of goods specified in such notice the manner in which the name of the country shall be applied and in that event subsection (1) shall not apply in relation to those goods. LAWS OF MALAWI Merchandise marks 11. Cap. 49:04 (1) If the import of any goods into Malawi is prohibited in terms of section 9(b), the Controller of Customs, after:(a) being furnished by the importer thereof with proof of the country in which the goods were manufactured, produced, assembled or mixed; and (b) being satisfied that the goods are capable of being marked so as to comply with the requirements of such 7 or 8 as the case may be. Marking of goo ds on importation. may, within such time as he may specify, permit the importer of the goods to mark them so as to comply with such requirements. (2) 12. (1) No person shall remove, alter or obliterate an indication of origin applied to goods in accordance with section 7, 8 or 11. (2) 13. If the goods are marked within the time specified in terms of subsection (1) to the satisfaction of the Controller of Customs and Excise, such goods may, notwithstanding section 21 of the Customs and Excise Act, be imported into Malawi. It shall be a sufficient defence to any charge under subsection (1) if the accused satisfies the court that the removal, alteration or obliteration was not made for the purpose of concealing the origin of the goods at the time of sale. The Minister may, after such investigation as he thinks fit, by notice published in the Gazette, prohibit the importation for sale or them sale of goods of any class or description, unless all or any of the following requirements, as specified in such notice, have been complied with:(a) there are applied to the goods words stating clearly the country in which they were manufactured, made, produced, assembled or mixed and such words are applied in such manner as may be specified in the notice or, if no manner is specified, in a conspicuous manner; (b) the goods bear such mark as may be specified in the notice and conform to such standard as may be prescribed in the notice; (c) there are applied to the goods in a conspicuous manner and as specified in the notice words or letters stating clearly the materials of which they are composed and, if so specified in Removal of indication of origin from i mported goods prohibited Indication of origin and co mpliance with specifi ed standards in the case of certa in classes of goods.