Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 14 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 13 January 2015

<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This draft of decree states that all of <span lang="IN" style="color:black;">Glass in Building</span><span lang="IN"> </span>produced within the country or imported, distributed and marketed in the country shall fulfill the SNI<span> </span>requirements. <span style="color:black;"><ins cite="mailto:Esti" dateTime="2010-09-22T14:21">The producers which produced these products therefore shall comply with th</ins></span><span lang="IN" style="color:black;">ose<ins cite="mailto:Esti" dateTime="2010-09-22T14:21"> requirements proven by having Product Certificate for Using SNI Mark</ins>.</span><span lang="IN" style="color:black;"><span></span></span></p><p style="margin:6pt 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The product certificate on SNI marking shall be issued by a Product Certification Body which has been <ins cite="mailto:Esti" dateTime="2011-01-26T16:24">accredited by KAN and </ins>appointed by the Minister of Industry th<ins cite="mailto:Esti" dateTime="2011-01-26T16:26">r</ins>ough testing of the conformity of the products quality against SNI requirements. </p><p style="margin:6pt 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Directorate General of Manufacturing Based Industries, Ministry of Industry is the institution that is responsible for the implementation of this decree and shall provide a <span><del cite="mailto:Esti" dateTime="2010-08-20T13:59"></del></span><span><ins cite="mailto:Esti" dateTime="2010-08-20T13:59"></ins></span>technical guidance of the decree, which cover procedure of Product Certification and SNI Marking. Products which are distributed in domestic market that originated domestically and imported shall meet the requirements <span><del cite="mailto:Esti" dateTime="2010-08-20T14:05"></del></span>consist<ins cite="mailto:Esti" dateTime="2010-08-20T14:05"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">ed</span></ins> in <span lang="IN"></span><span lang="FI" style="color:black;">SNI ISO 21690:2013 which specifies </span>term and definition, quality requirements, sampling, testing method, testing acceptance, marking requirement<span>&nbsp; </span>and packaging.<span lang="IN" style="color:black;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top:6pt;"><span><ins cite="mailto:Esti" dateTime="2010-08-20T14:00"><br type="_moz" /></ins></span><span></span></p>

Products Covered: Product: Glass in Building – Glass Blocks – Specification and Test Methods (HS Number : 7016.10.00.00 and 7016.90.00.00) ;

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 01 December 2014

<p style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:42.55pt;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Specifies the requirements for calcium phosphates feed grade for use in animal feeding.</span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:42.55pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Bookman Old Style','serif';"></span></p>

Products Covered: Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS code(s): 2309); Calcium (HS code(s): 280512)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 01 December 2014

<p style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:42.55pt;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Specifies the requirements for calcium phosphates feed grade for use in animal feeding.</span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:42.55pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Bookman Old Style','serif';"></span></p>

Products Covered: Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS code(s): 2309); Calcium (HS code(s): 280512)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 07 January 2015

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Prescribes the requirement and methods of sampling and test for<span>&nbsp;</span>two types of varnish for interior use on wooden surfaces.</span></span>

Products Covered: Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium (HS code(s): 3209); Paints and varnishes (ICS code(s): 87.040)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 07 January 2015

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Prescribes the requirement and methods of sampling and test for<span>&nbsp;</span>two types of varnish for interior use on wooden surfaces.</span></span>

Products Covered: Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium (HS code(s): 3209); Paints and varnishes (ICS code(s): 87.040)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 11 January 2015

<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;"><span>Official standards </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">for </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">rdinary fertilizers</span><span lang="EN-GB"> to be established as follows:</span></p><ul><li><span lang="EN-GB">Maximum permissible content of agricultural chemicals for complex fertilizer</span></li><li><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana', 'sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Maximum permissible content of agricultural chemicals for home garden-use mixed fertilizer</span></span></li></ul>

Products Covered: Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilizers (excl. pure animal or vegetable fertilizers or mineral or chemical nitrogenous, phosphatic or potassic fertilizers); animal, vegetable, mineral or chemical fertilizers in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight of

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 11 January 2015

<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;"><span>Official standards </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">for </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">rdinary fertilizers</span><span lang="EN-GB"> to be established as follows:</span></p><ul><li><span lang="EN-GB">Maximum permissible content of agricultural chemicals for complex fertilizer</span></li><li><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana', 'sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Maximum permissible content of agricultural chemicals for home garden-use mixed fertilizer</span></span></li></ul>

Products Covered: Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilizers (excl. pure animal or vegetable fertilizers or mineral or chemical nitrogenous, phosphatic or potassic fertilizers); animal, vegetable, mineral or chemical fertilizers in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight of

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 20 November 2014

<p align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:9pt;">Prescribes safety measures aimed at reducing to a tolerable level, risk resulting from </span></span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of methanol for industrial and laboratory use.</span></span></p>

Products Covered: Methanol "methyl alcohol" (HS code(s): 290511); Alcohols. Ethers (ICS code(s): 71.080.60)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 20 November 2014

<p align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:9pt;">Prescribes safety measures aimed at reducing to a tolerable level, risk resulting from </span></span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of methanol for industrial and laboratory use.</span></span></p>

Products Covered: Methanol "methyl alcohol" (HS code(s): 290511); Alcohols. Ethers (ICS code(s): 71.080.60)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 01 January 2015

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Prescribes the requirements and the methods of test and sampling for caustic soda, analytical and technical in the solid and lye forms. Its formula is NaOH.</span></span>

Products Covered: - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): (HS code(s): 28151); Products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100); Chemicals for industrial and domestic disinfection purposes (ICS code(s): 71.100.35)

Regulation Type: Regular notification