Distribution date: 31 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 01 April 2025

This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements for rafter and fascia board brackets intended to support eaves gutters conforming to WD TC 047-02-2024. 

Products Covered: Building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installation in shops, workshops, etc., of plastics; architectural ornaments, e.g. friezes, of plastics; fittings and similar products for permanent mounting on buildings, of plastics (HS code(s): 392590); Plastics fittings (ICS code(s): 23.040.45)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 31 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 01 April 2025

This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements for rafter and fascia board brackets intended to support eaves gutters conforming to WD TC 047-02-2024. 

Products Covered: Building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installation in shops, workshops, etc., of plastics; architectural ornaments, e.g. friezes, of plastics; fittings and similar products for permanent mounting on buildings, of plastics (HS code(s): 392590); Plastics fittings (ICS code(s): 23.040.45)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 31 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 01 April 2025

This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements for rafter and fascia board brackets intended to support eaves gutters conforming to WD TC 047-02-2024. 

Products Covered: Building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installation in shops, workshops, etc., of plastics; architectural ornaments, e.g. friezes, of plastics; fittings and similar products for permanent mounting on buildings, of plastics (HS code(s): 392590); Plastics fittings (ICS code(s): 23.040.45)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 31 March 2025

The notified draft Technical Regulation establishes the rules governing the labelling of packaged foods, domestically produced or imported, that contain genetically modified ingredients and are available to consumers at points of final sale in the national territory. It seeks to protect consumers' right to information pursuant to Article 37 of Law No. 29571 (Code for the Protection and Defence of Consumers).

Products Covered: Tariff items are covered by Annex I to the draft Regulation

Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 30 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 06 March 2025

The notified draft text incorporates virgin palm oil into the Argentine Food Code and establishes its physico-chemical characteristics and specifications.

Products Covered: Virgin palm oil

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 28 March 2025

The Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare proposes to amend the Article 7 of the Labeling Requirements for Cosmetic Packaging, Containers, Labels, or Directions. Details of the regulated scope are specified in the attached documents. 

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent (HS code(s): 3401)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 28 March 2025

In order to provide consumers with accurate information, the Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare proposes to set labeling requirements for specific essence and spice ingredients. Details of the regulated scope are specified in the attached documents. 

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent (HS code(s): 3401)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 21 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 22 March 2025

For consumer protection, the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the MOPH notification concerning the maximum residue level of pesticides in food through a risk-based framework focused on either short-term (acute) or long-term (chronic) exposures using Thai food consumption data and field trial data.The main elements of the draft MOPH notification are as follows:Revision of the MRLs/EMRLs set forth in Annexes 2 and 4 of the MOPH notification;Revision of the Default limit set forth in Annex 3 of the MOPH notification;Addition of the provision "In cases other than those specified in Annexes 2 and 4 and Codex, the pesticide residues in food shall not exceed the ASEAN MRLs". This MOPH Notification shall come into force after the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. 

Products Covered: Food in general (ICS code: 67.040)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 January 2025

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of myoglobin as a color additive in ground meat and ground poultry analogue products. We are taking this action in response to a color additive petition (CAP) submitted by Motif FoodWorks, Inc. (Motif FoodWorks or petitioner). This order is effective 19 February 2025.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 20, 3203; ICS Code(s): 67

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 20 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 21 March 2025

The notified Interministerial Order makes the implementation of three amendments compulsory. Each amendment relates to a standard that has been made mandatory. This measure is an exemption from the marketing authorization referred to in Article L255-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and provided for in Article L255-5(1) thereof.

Products Covered: Organic fertilizers - fertilizing materials with an agronomic additive - basic mineral soil conditioners

Regulation Type: Regular notification