Distribution date: 04 September 2024 | Final date for Comment: 03 November 2024

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has proposed a new regulation concerning the production and marketing of fertilizing products. It provides rules for safe fertilizer production and is adapted to changes that have taken place in the marked regarding increased interest in the use of waste and by-products in the production of fertilizers.The proposal introduces the following amendments:The requirements for hygienization and stabilization are clarified, and the indicator organism thermotolerant coliform bacteria is changed to E. coli;A limit value has been added for arsenic;The table of raw materials and raw material categories that can be used in fertilizer production has been updated (appendix 1) and a new system with applications for the use of other types of raw materials that are not listed in the table is being introduced;The registration obligation changes from a requirement for product registration to a requirement for business registration;Labelling requirements that earlier were included in a standard are now in the regulation;Both organic and inorganic biostimulants are covered by the new regulation, and they are more clearly distinguished from pesticides;There is a new paragraph concerning products traded under the agreement of mutual recognition in the EEA.

Products Covered: Fertilizing products of organic origin and certain inorganic fertilizing products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 04 September 2024 | Final date for Comment: 03 November 2024

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has proposed a new regulation concerning the production and marketing of fertilising products. It provides rules for safe fertiliser production and is adapted to changes that have taken place in the marked regarding increased interest in the use of waste and by-products in the production of fertilisers.The proposal introduces the following amendments:SPS-measuresThe requirements for hygienisation and stabilisation are clarified, and the indicator organism thermotolerant coliform bacteria is changed to E. coli.A limit value has been added for arsenic.The table of raw materials and raw material categories that can be used in fertiliser production has been updated (appendix 1) and a new system with applications for the use of other types of raw materials that are not listed in the table is being introduced.TBT-measuresThe registration obligation changes from a requirement for product registration to a requirement for business registration.Labelling requirements that earlier were included in a standard are now in the regulation.Both organic and inorganic biostimulants are covered by the new regulation, and they are more clearly distinguished from pesticides.There is a new paragraph concerning products traded under the agreement of mutual recognition in the EEA. 

Products Covered: Fertilising products of organic origin and certain inorganic fertilising products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 September 2024

Addendum of Mandatory Implementation of Indonesia National Standard under G/TBT/N/IDN/75/Add.1 dated 11 February 2014 for Regulation of Minister of Industry No.  67/M-IND/PER/12/2013 concerning Mandatory Implementation of SNI for Aluminum Sulphate, has been revoked and replaced by Regulation of Minister of Industry No.24 Year 2024 concerning Mandatory Implementation of Indonesia National Standard for Aluminum Sulphate.The Regulation covers the issuance of SNI certificate using type 5 certification scheme, production process assessment and implementation of ISO 9001:2015, including product quality testing based on SNI 0032:2011 for Aluminum Sulphate (HS Codes: ex. 2833.22.10). Domestic or imported Aluminum Sulphate product that has been produced before this Ministerial Regulation comes into effect can still be distributed to a maximum of 12 (twelve) months from the date of enforcement.

Products Covered: HS. Ex 2833.22.10.00

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 02 September 2024 | Final date for Comment: 04 November 2024

This draft resolution contains provisions on criteria for the regularization of cleaning products and the like and on the biodegradability of anionic surfactants. It is a proposal to review the Mercosur Technical Regulation for Cleaning and Related Products, GMC Resolution No. 47/07

Products Covered: Organic surface-active agents (excl. soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations, and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap (excl. those of heading 3401) (HS code(s): 3402)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 September 2024

Addendum of Mandatory Implementation of Indonesia National Standard under G/TBT/N/IDN/73/Add.1 dated 17 February 2014 for Regulation of Minister of Industry No.  64/M-IND/PER/12/2013 concerning Mandatory Implementation of SNI for Sodium Tripolyphosphate, has been revoked and replaced by Regulation of Minister of Industry No.25 Year 2024 concerning Mandatory Implementation of Indonesia National Standard for Sodium Tripolyphosphate.The Regulation covers the issuance of SNI certificate using type 5 certification scheme, production process assessment and implementation of ISO 9001:2015, including product quality testing based on SNI 2109:2020 for Sodium Tripolyphosphate (HS Codes:  2835.31.90). Technical Quality for domestic or imported Sodium Tripolyphosphate product that has been produced before this Ministerial Regulation comes into effect can still be distributed up to a maximum of 12 (twelve) months from the date of enforcement.

Products Covered: HS. Ex 2835.31.90.00

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 30 August 2024

Draft resolution 1220, 24 November 2023 - previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/1508 - which is regarded to Good Cosmetovigilance Practices within companies responsible for cosmetic products of human use regulated by the Brazilian Health  Regulatory Agency (ANVISA), was adopted as  Resolution 894, 27 August 2024. The final text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:  https://antigo.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/5141647/RDC_894_2024_.pdf/d836cfa8-4dfb-4c80-acb6-17e7d4721855 

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 30 August 2024

Addendum of Mandatory Implementation of Indonesia National Standard under G/TBT/N/IDN/72/Add.1 dated 27 March 2014 for Regulation of Minister of Industry No.  66/M-IND/PER/12/2013 concerning Mandatory Implementation of SNI for Zinc Oxide, has been revoked and replaced by Regulation of Minister of Industry No. 23 Year 2024 concerning Mandatory Implementation of Indonesia National Standard for Zinc Oxide.The Regulation covers the issuance of SNI certificate using type 5 certification scheme, production process assessment and implementation of ISO 9001:2015, including product quality testing based on SNI 0085:2009 for Zinc Oxide (HS Codes: 2817.00.10). Domestic or imported Zinc Oxide product that has been produced before this Ministerial Regulation comes into effect can still be distributed to a maximum of 12 (twelve) months from the date of enforcement.

Products Covered: HS. 2817.00.10.00

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 28 August 2024

The amendments of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the agricultural chemical: 2,4-D. Commodity (for feed)          Proposed MRL(mg/kg)    Current MRL(mg/kg)Oats                                          2                                             0.5Barley                                       2                                             0.5Wheat                                      2                                             0.5Maize                                       0.05                                        0.05Milo                                          2                                              0.5Rye                                           2                                              0.5Hay                                          400                                          260 Note:- Residue definition for enforcement: Sum of 2,4-D and its salts and esters expressed as 2,4-D - Hay includes hay and fodder (dry), straw, forage (green) and silage. The MRL is set as 90% dry matter base.- Regarding the name, "2,4-D" was changed to "2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid".

Products Covered: Wheat and meslin (HS code(s): 1001); Rye (HS code(s): 1002); Barley (HS code(s): 1003); Oats (HS code(s): 1004); Maize or corn (HS code(s): 1005); Grain sorghum (HS code(s): 1007); Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets. (HS code(s): 1213); Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, alfalfa, clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets (HS code(s): 1214)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 28 August 2024 | Final date for Comment: 27 October 2024

The notified draft Regulations implementing Legislative Decree No. 1570 approving the Law on the Comprehensive Management of Chemical Substances seek to protect human health and the environment through the adoption of mechanisms to reduce risks associated with the handling of chemical substances throughout their life cycle. The Law is being operationalized through the establishment of nine sections, 15 chapters, 72 articles, five final supplementary provisions, three transitional supplementary provisions and one annex. The draft Regulations establish mechanisms to implement four instruments for the management of chemical substances, namely: 1. Mandatory implementation of the GHS; 2. Implementation of the National Registry of Chemical Substances (RENASQ), which is managed by MINAM and linked to the National Environmental G/TBT/N/PER/163 - 2 - Information System (SINIA) with a view to producing a national inventory of chemical substances imported into and manufactured in the country; 3. Application of specific measures to reduce and manage risks to health and/or the environment associated with substances that, according to their hazard classification, are carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic or environmentally hazardous; and 4. Submission of health and environmental risk assessments in order to gather more information on the effects associated with exposure to chemical substances of particular interest and those for which there is insufficient information to ensure their proper management.

Products Covered: Chapter 28 or 29 of the Customs Tariff 2022

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 August 2024 | Final date for Comment: 26 October 2024

This document specifies the product classification and coating hazard marking, requirements, testing methods, inspection rules, packaging and labelling, and implementation of documents related to the allowable limits of substances harmful to human health and the environment in industrial coatings and their accessory materials.This document applies to various industrial coatings and their accessory materials that are applied on-site or in factories, for the decoration, protection, and other functions of substrates such as wood, metal, plastic, concrete, and composite materials.

Products Covered: Industrial coatings  (HS code(s): 3208; 3209; 3211; 3214; 3814); (ICS code(s): 87.040)

Regulation Type: Regular notification