Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).

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Distribution date: 01 July 2015 | Final date for Comment: 30 August 2015

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical. Pesticide: Propachlor

Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) - Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Products of animal origin (HS: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS: 07.03, 07.04, 07.06, 07.09 and 07.10) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS: 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Pesticides Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Food safety

Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).

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Distribution date: 01 July 2015 | Final date for Comment: 30 August 2015

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical. Pesticide: Propachlor

Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) - Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Products of animal origin (HS: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS: 07.03, 07.04, 07.06, 07.09 and 07.10) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS: 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Pesticides Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Food safety

Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).

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Distribution date: 01 July 2015 | Final date for Comment: 30 August 2015

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical. Pesticide: Propachlor

Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) - Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Products of animal origin (HS: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS: 07.03, 07.04, 07.06, 07.09 and 07.10) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS: 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Pesticides Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Food safety

Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).

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Distribution date: 01 July 2015 | Final date for Comment: 30 August 2015

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical. Pesticide: Quinclorac

Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) - Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Products of animal origin (HS: 05.04) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS: 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS: 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS: 10.01, 10.03, 10.04, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.04, 12.05, 12.07 and 12.12) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Pesticides Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Food safety

Amendment to Enforcement Order of Industrial Safety and Health Law and related ordinances (1 page, in English)

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Distribution date: 01 July 2015 | Final date for Comment: 31 July 2015

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:'?? ??';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">The Enforcement Order of Industrial Safety and Health Law and related ordinances are to be partially amended to place obligations on the business operators relating to </span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:'?? ??';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-fareast-language:JA;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">Naphthalene </span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:'?? ??';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">and </span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:'?? ??';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-fareast-language:JA;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">Refractory ceramic fibers</span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:'?? ??';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

Products Covered: Naphthalene (HS: 2707.40), Refractory ceramic fibers (HS: 6914.90) and preparations containing them, etc.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health

Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).

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Distribution date: 01 July 2015 | Final date for Comment: 30 August 2015

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical. Pesticide: Quinclorac

Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) - Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Products of animal origin (HS: 05.04) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS: 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS: 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS: 10.01, 10.03, 10.04, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.04, 12.05, 12.07 and 12.12) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Pesticides Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Food safety

Turkish Food Codex Communiqué Amending Communiqué on Food Supplements

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Distribution date: 01 July 2015 | Final date for Comment: 30 August 2015

The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the essential composition and labelling rules of food supplements.

Products Covered: Food supplements

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Labelling Human health

Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).

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Distribution date: 01 July 2015 | Final date for Comment: 30 August 2015

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical. Pesticide: Quinclorac

Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) - Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Products of animal origin (HS: 05.04) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS: 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS: 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS: 10.01, 10.03, 10.04, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.04, 12.05, 12.07 and 12.12) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Pesticides Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Food safety

Turkish Food Codex Communiqué Amending Communiqué on Food Supplements

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Distribution date: 01 July 2015 | Final date for Comment: 30 August 2015

The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the essential composition and labelling rules of food supplements.

Products Covered: Food supplements

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Labelling Human health

Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la importación de rizomas de pasto gigante (Miscanthus x giganteus) originarios y procedentes de Estados Unidos (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Mexico of elephant grass (Miscanthus x giganteus) rhizomes originating in and coming from the United States of America)

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Distribution date: 03 July 2015 | Final date for Comment: 01 September 2015

Pursuant to the Decision establishing the module of phytosanitary requirements for the importation of goods regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food in relation to plant health (Acuerdo por el que se establece el módulo de requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de mercancías reguladas por la Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación, en materia de sanidad vegetal), published in the Mexican Official Journal on 7 February 2012, the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Mexico of elephant grass (Miscanthus x giganteus) rhizomes originating in and coming from the United States of America, established on the basis of a pest risk analysis, have been submitted to public comment. Imports into Mexico of elephant grass rhizomes from the United States of America require a phytosanitary certificate issued by the US National Plant Protection Organization. The rhizomes must also undergo certain chemical treatments and meet specific packaging requirements, as established in the notified text.

Products Covered: Elephant grass (Miscanthus x giganteus) rhizomes

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Packaging Pests Territory protection Plant health

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