Regulatory Updates
National Food Safety Standard: Food Additive Sodium Carbonate
Distribution date: 21 January 2015 | Final date for Comment: 22 March 2015
This standard applies to food additive sodium carbonate. It specifies the technical requirements and test methods for food additive sodium carbonate.
Products Covered: Food Additive Sodium Carbonate
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Food Safety Standard: Food additive Cocoa husk pigment
Distribution date: 20 January 2015 | Final date for Comment: 21 March 2015
This standard applies to food additives cocoa husk pigment produced from the cocoa shell as raw materials through aqueous solution, refining, concentration, drying. It specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for food additive Cocoa husk pigment.
Products Covered: Food additive Cocoa husk pigment
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Food Safety Standard: Food additive Cocoa husk pigment
Distribution date: 20 January 2015 | Final date for Comment: 21 March 2015
This standard applies to food additives cocoa husk pigment produced from the cocoa shell as raw materials through aqueous solution, refining, concentration, drying. It specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for food additive Cocoa husk pigment.
Products Covered: Food additive Cocoa husk pigment
Regulation Type: Regular notification
<p style="margin:6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;">This addendum aims at informing that</span> </span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana', 'sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, issued by the Decree nº 8384, 29 December 2014, amended under a new wording the provisions and criteria for the inspection and supervision of the production and trade of fertilizers, liming, inoculants or bio fertilizers for agriculture, as well as the assessment of conformity, established by the Ordinance Nº 53/2013 , in compliance with the Decree 4954/2004, previously notified under the document G/TBT/N/BRA/563.</span></span></p><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana', 'sans-serif';font-size:9pt;"></span></span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;">The full text of this measure is available in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:</span></span></p>http://www.planalto.gov.br/CCIVIL_03/_Ato2011-2014/2014/Decreto/D8384.htm
Distribution date: 20 January 2015
Products Covered: Fertilizers, liming, inoculants, agricultural biofertilizers or secondary materials (HS 31)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
<p style="margin:6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;">This addendum aims at informing that</span> </span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana', 'sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, issued by the Decree nº 8384, 29 December 2014, amended under a new wording the provisions and criteria for the inspection and supervision of the production and trade of fertilizers, liming, inoculants or bio fertilizers for agriculture, as well as the assessment of conformity, established by the Ordinance Nº 53/2013 , in compliance with the Decree 4954/2004, previously notified under the document G/TBT/N/BRA/563.</span></span></p><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana', 'sans-serif';font-size:9pt;"></span></span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;">The full text of this measure is available in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:</span></span></p>http://www.planalto.gov.br/CCIVIL_03/_Ato2011-2014/2014/Decreto/D8384.htm
Distribution date: 20 January 2015
Products Covered: Fertilizers, liming, inoculants, agricultural biofertilizers or secondary materials (HS 31)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
<p><span>The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu would like to inform the WTO Members that the measure notified by G/TBT/N/TPKM/108/Add.2 on 19 September 2014 was promulgated and came into effect on 29 December 2014. <span> </span>After 1 October 2015, emulsion paints must comply with the requirements of revised CNS 4940 (adopted on 26 June 2013) before <span style="color:black;">they are released from the production premises or the customs</span>.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:6pt;">For further information, please contact:</p>WTO/TBT Enquiry Point <br />The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection <br />Ministry of Economic Affairs<br />4, Chinan Road, Section 1<br />Taipei City 100, Taiwan<br />Tel.: (886-2) 2343-1801<br />Fax: (886-2) 2343-1804<br />E-mail: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
Distribution date: 16 January 2015
Products Covered: Paints for buildings (HS Chapter 32).
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
<p><span>The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu would like to inform the WTO Members that the measure notified by G/TBT/N/TPKM/108/Add.2 on 19 September 2014 was promulgated and came into effect on 29 December 2014. <span> </span>After 1 October 2015, emulsion paints must comply with the requirements of revised CNS 4940 (adopted on 26 June 2013) before <span style="color:black;">they are released from the production premises or the customs</span>.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:6pt;">For further information, please contact:</p>WTO/TBT Enquiry Point <br />The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection <br />Ministry of Economic Affairs<br />4, Chinan Road, Section 1<br />Taipei City 100, Taiwan<br />Tel.: (886-2) 2343-1801<br />Fax: (886-2) 2343-1804<br />E-mail: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
Distribution date: 16 January 2015
Products Covered: Paints for buildings (HS Chapter 32).
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Proposed revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act.
Distribution date: 08 January 2015
Proposed standards for use of vertebral column derived from cattle raised in countries or regions with the occurrence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) for manufacturing, processing or preparing foods and manufacturing food additives.
Products Covered: - Bones unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products (HS Code: 05.06) - Gelatin of bovine animals (HS Code: 35.03)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Proposed revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act.
Distribution date: 08 January 2015
Proposed standards for use of vertebral column derived from cattle raised in countries or regions with the occurrence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) for manufacturing, processing or preparing foods and manufacturing food additives.
Products Covered: - Bones unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products (HS Code: 05.06) - Gelatin of bovine animals (HS Code: 35.03)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and Phytosanitary No. FS-EN-8/25052 as of 17 December 2014
Distribution date: 07 January 2015
This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of products from the USA mentioned in point 3 due to the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 and H5N2.
Products Covered: HS Code(s): 0105 (from the Washington State only), 0207, 0505, 1001190000, 1001990000, 1002900000, 1003900000, 1004900000, 1005900000, 1201900000, 1208, 1211, 1213000000, 1214, 2301, 2302, 2303, 230400000, 2306, 2309, 3507, equipment and supplies for transportation, breeding, temporary overexposure of animals of all species, as well as equipment for the transportation of raw materials (products) of animal origin from 3923, 3926, 4415, 4416000000, 4421, 702000, 730900, 7310, 7326, 7616, 8436210000, 8436290000, 8436809000, 8606918000, 860900, 871639800, 0407.
Regulation Type: Emergency notifications (SPS)
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