Distribution date: 20 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 19 August 2024

This Compulsory Specification requires that chilled smoked finfish and smoke-flavoured finfish (VC8021), which are to be offered for sale, comply with this Compulsory Specification and the requirements of the latest edition of the South African National Standard (SANS) 2877 that apply to the handling, preparation, processing, packing, transportation, storage and quality of smoked finfish, smoke-flavoured finfish and products derived therefrom, as well as the requirements for the ingredients of the products covered by this specification. The hygiene requirements for the product, as well as chemical and microbiological contaminant requirements for the product, and the requirements for employees at the packing facility, shall comply with the requirements of the latest edition of SANS 2877.

Products Covered: Chilled smoked finfish and smoke-flavoured finfish; FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES (HS code(s): 03); PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH, OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, OR OF INSECTS (HS code(s): 16); Agriculture (ICS code(s): 65); Food technology (ICS code(s): 67)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 19 June 2024

Products Covered: Cosmetics (HS code(s): 33; 34); (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 19 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 18 August 2024

These Measures are formulated in order to ensure the safety of import and export cosmetics and to protect the health of consumers.

Products Covered: Cosmetic (HS code(s): 33; 34)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 17 August 2024

The Law governs legal relationships in the field of medicines, covering their development, preclinical and clinical trials, state registration, manufacturing, prescription, use, import, wholesale and retail trade, distance selling, pharmaceutical quality control, pharmacovigilance, and defines the rights and responsibilities of legal entities and individuals, state authorities and officials in this sphere.The Law provides for the following:Harmonizing Terminology: Eliminating terminological inconsistencies in legislation and aligning terminology with EU legislation.Medicine Placement Rules: Establishing rules for the placement of medicines intended for human use, considering special requirements for reference and generic medicines, homeopathic and traditional herbal medicines, pediatric, high-tech, and orphan medicines, etc.Licensing Provisions: Setting special provisions for licensing the manufacture, wholesale trade, and import of medicines (excluding active pharmaceutical ingredients).Labelling and Safety: Determining the content of medicine packaging labels and requirements for their safety characteristics.Medicine Classification: Streamlining the classification of medicines.Distance Selling Rules: Establishing rules for the distance selling of medicines to consumers.Advertising and Information Policy: Defining specific provisions for advertising and detailing information policies related to medicines.Pharmacovigilance Regulation: Adopting a comprehensive approach to regulating the pharmacovigilance system.Supervision and Control: Ensuring the efficiency of supervision and control mechanisms in the circulation of medicines, and liability of persons for violation of the legislation on medicines, ensuring consumer rights protection in this sphere.The Law aims to ensure public health protection in Ukraine by providing access to effective, high-quality and safe medicines, as well as to implement specific provisions of EU legislation on medicines for human use. The Law also establishes that the registration certificate for a medicine issued before the entry into force of this Law and having a limited validity period shall remain valid for the period specified in the certificate.A registration certificate for a medicine issued before the entry into force of this Law and having an unlimited validity period shall remain valid indefinitely after the entry into force of this Law. Such registration certificate shall be replaced by an extract from the State Register of Medicines upon the application of the registration holder (or their representative in Ukraine) free of charge within five years from the date of the Law’s entry into force. The extract shall be issued without any amendments to the registration materials and/or without any requirements to provide additional materials.Medicines registered in Ukraine before the entry into force of this Law may be placed on the market within five years from the date of entry into force of this Law and remain on the market until their expiry date in accordance with the legislation in force before the Law’s entry into force, without any prohibitions or restrictions being applied to them for these reasons.

Products Covered: Medicines 

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 17 August 2024

El presente reglamento técnico ecuatoriano aplica a los siguientes productos sean estos nacionales o importados que se comercialicen en el Ecuador: Perfiles de aluminio extruidos en calienteBarras de aluminio extruidos en calienteVarillas de aluminio extruidos en calienteTubos de aluminio extruidos en caliente

Products Covered: Barras y perfiles, de aluminio, n.c.o.p. (Código(s) del SA: 7604); Tubos de aluminio sin alear (exc. los perfiles huecos) (Código(s) del SA: 760810)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 June 2024

This draft Order establishes restrictions on the placing on the market of e-cigarette liquids containing flavoring substances, except for flavoring substances that impart the smell or taste of tobacco; a list of permitted flavoring substances that impart the smell or taste of tobacco is established in accordance with Article 9(2)(5) of the Law on Control of Tobacco, Tobacco Products and Products Related to the Republic of Lithuania.

Products Covered: E-cigarettes

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 14 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 13 August 2024

The draft Order is developed to improve and clarify certain provisions of the Procedure for Notifying (Submitting Information) on Cosmetic Products, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No.1247 of 18 December 2023, concerning the maintenance and accounting of the status of product placement on the market, CMR substances and nanomaterials, administration of the Electronic Notification (Submitting Information) System for Cosmetic Products.The draft Order is developed in accordance with item 31 of the Technical Regulation on Cosmetic Products, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 65 of 20 January 2021 (notified in documents G/TBT/N/UKR/145, G/TBT/N/UKR/145/Add.1 and G/TBT/N/UKR/145/Add.2) and in compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products.

Products Covered: Cosmetic products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 14 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 13 August 2024

This draft technical regulation specifies requirements for technical specifications, testing methods and management measures for emulsion explosives for underground mines, underground construction without combustible gases. This draft technical regulation applies to organizations and persons engaged inactivities related to emulsion explosives for underground mines, underground construction without combustible gases in the territory of Vietnam and other relevant organizations and persons.

Products Covered: Products of explosives (HS 3602.00.00)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 14 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 13 August 2024

This draft technical regulation specifies requirements for technical specifications, testing methods and management measures for water resistance detonating cords. This draft technical regulation applies to organizations and persons engaged in activities related to water resistance detonating cords in the territory of Vietnam and other relevant organizations and persons.

Products Covered: Products of explosives (HS 3602.00.00)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 14 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 13 August 2024

This draft technical regulation specifies requirements for technical specifications, testing methods and management measures for delay fuse. This draft technical regulation applies to organizations and persons engaged in activities related to delay fuse in the territory of Vietnam and other relevant organizations and persons.

Products Covered: Products of explosives (HS 3602.00.00)

Regulation Type: Regular notification