Distribution date: 24 September 2021 | Final date for Comment: 23 November 2021

These measures will amend the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 ("the RoHS Regulations") as they apply in England and Wales and Scotland. Regulation 2(2) will amend the list of restricted substances in Schedule A1 to extend the restriction on the use of four restricted substances (Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and Disobutyl phthalate (DIBP)) to medical devices and monitoring and control instruments. Regulation 2(3) will renew the exemption for mercury to be used in electric rotating connectors used in ultrasound imaging systems in entry No. 93 of Table 1 in Schedule A2 to the RoHS Regulations for a period of 5 years.  Regulation 2(3)(b) will grant a new exemption from the list of restricted substances in Schedule A1 to the RoHS Regulations by adding certain lead compounds and one hexavalent form of chromium (barium) to be used in the supply of electric and electronic initiators of explosives for civil explosives to the list in Table 1 in Schedule A2 of applications exempted from the restriction in regulation 3(1) of the RoHS Regulations. The exemption will be granted for a period ending on 20th April 2026.

Products Covered: Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). More detail on product coverage can be found in Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/3032) and corresponding EU legislation. HS code 9018 for medical devices, and HS code 36 for civil explosives.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 28 September 2021 | Final date for Comment: 09 May 2025

All sections of the newly revised standard SI 5438 part 9 will be mandatory, except product grades " iron-free" and "low-iron" and the requirement to mark aluminium (expressed in % by weight) detailed in paragraph 6.4 of the European route of compliance and the marking of aluminium (expressed in % by weight) detailed in paragraph 6.1 of the American route of compliance

Products Covered: Aluminium sulfate for treatment of water intended for human consumption

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 28 September 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

Technical details on plain packaging

Products Covered: Tobacco products (for example, the products under CCCN 2401, 2402 and 2403) Electronic cigarettes and refill containers defined in Articles 2(16) and 2(17) of the Directive 2014/40/EU Nicotine containing liquids for electronic cigarettes (for example, the products under CCCN 8543 70 90, 3824 90/ 18, 3824 90/ 19 and 8543 70/5)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 28 September 2021 | Final date for Comment: 09 May 2025

The requirements of the mandatory standard SI 47, declared as voluntary. This declaration entered into force immediately (i.e. on 13 September 2021).

Products Covered: Motor vehicle brake fluids

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 28 September 2021 | Final date for Comment: 05 October 2021

The proposed issuance aims to provide the implementing guidelines on facilitated registration pathways (FRPs) through abridged review or verification review of drug products, including vaccines and biologicals as per Administrative Order No. 2020-0045.

Products Covered: Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excl. yeasts) and similar products (HS code(s): 3002); Pharmaceutics (ICS code(s): 11.120)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for testing and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes.

Products Covered: - Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent : (HS code(s): 34011); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

The purpose of this regulation is to provide timely and relevant information on the amendment of ACD Annexes in terms of restrictions and banning of ingredients, setting of implementation timeline or grace period, with the intention of giving the industry sufficient time to conduct operational activities (i.e. reformulation, testing of new formulations, phase out of products with old formulation, etc.) to ensure continued compliance with the ACD in terms of the safety, quality and claimed benefits of cosmetic products which covers cosmetic products made available in the local market.

Products Covered: Cosmetics

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for testing and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes.

Products Covered: - Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent : (HS code(s): 34011); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for testing and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes.

Products Covered: - Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent : (HS code(s): 34011); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for testing and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes.

Products Covered: - Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent : (HS code(s): 34011); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification