The European Union would like to inform the WTO Members that Regulation (EU) No 259/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as regards the use of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in consumer laundry detergents and consumer automatic dishwasher detergents was adopted on 14 March 2012 and published in the Official Journal of the EU L 94 on 30 March 2012. ; The text of the Regulation is available on the EU-TBT website in English, French and Spanish: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/, and at ; ; http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:094:0016:0021:EN:PDF ; http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:094:0016:0021:FR:PDF ; http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:094:0016:0021:ES:PDF ; and in all the official languages of the EU at ;
Distribution date: 07 May 2012
Products Covered: Detergents (CN Code 3402)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
The European Union would like to inform the WTO Members that Regulation (EU) No 259/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as regards the use of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in consumer laundry detergents and consumer automatic dishwasher detergents was adopted on 14 March 2012 and published in the Official Journal of the EU L 94 on 30 March 2012. ; The text of the Regulation is available on the EU-TBT website in English, French and Spanish: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/, and at ; ; http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:094:0016:0021:EN:PDF ; http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:094:0016:0021:FR:PDF ; http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:094:0016:0021:ES:PDF ; and in all the official languages of the EU at ;
Distribution date: 07 May 2012
Products Covered: Detergents (CN Code 3402)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 054: "Permitted food additives. Positive lists. Requirements" (3 pages, in Spanish).
Distribution date: 07 May 2012 | Final date for Comment: 06 July 2012
Este Proyecto de Reglamento Técnico establece el objeto, campo de aplicación, definiciones, condiciones generales, requisitos, requisitos de rotulado, muestreo, documentos normativos consultados o de referencia, demostración del cumplimiento con el reglamento técnico ecuatoriano, organismos encargados de la evaluación y la certificación de la conformidad, Autoridad de fiscalización y/o supervisión, tipo de fiscalización y/o supervisión, régimen de sanciones, responsabilidad de los organismos de evaluación de la conformidad y revisión y actualización del reglamento técnico, para Aditivos alimentarios permitidos.
Products Covered: Natural gums, resins, gum-resins, balsams and other natural oleoresins (excl. gum Arabic) (HS code(s): 130190); Natural calcium phosphates and natural aluminium calcium phosphates, natural and phosphatic chalk, unground (HS code(s): 251010); Natural calcium phosphates and natural aluminium calcium phosphates, natural and phosphatic chalk, ground (HS code(s): 251020); Sulphites (excl. sodium) (HS code(s): 283220); Mineral or chemical phosphatic fertilizers (excl. superphosphates and basic slag in pellet or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 054: "Permitted food additives. Positive lists. Requirements" (3 pages, in Spanish).
Distribution date: 07 May 2012 | Final date for Comment: 06 July 2012
Este Proyecto de Reglamento Técnico establece el objeto, campo de aplicación, definiciones, condiciones generales, requisitos, requisitos de rotulado, muestreo, documentos normativos consultados o de referencia, demostración del cumplimiento con el reglamento técnico ecuatoriano, organismos encargados de la evaluación y la certificación de la conformidad, Autoridad de fiscalización y/o supervisión, tipo de fiscalización y/o supervisión, régimen de sanciones, responsabilidad de los organismos de evaluación de la conformidad y revisión y actualización del reglamento técnico, para Aditivos alimentarios permitidos.
Products Covered: Natural gums, resins, gum-resins, balsams and other natural oleoresins (excl. gum Arabic) (HS code(s): 130190); Natural calcium phosphates and natural aluminium calcium phosphates, natural and phosphatic chalk, unground (HS code(s): 251010); Natural calcium phosphates and natural aluminium calcium phosphates, natural and phosphatic chalk, ground (HS code(s): 251020); Sulphites (excl. sodium) (HS code(s): 283220); Mineral or chemical phosphatic fertilizers (excl. superphosphates and basic slag in pellet or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Proyecto de Resolución del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA "Por medio de la cual se autoriza la importación de insumos agrícolas para uso directo y se establecen los requisitos para otorgar el registro de importador de insumos agrícolas para uso directo" (Draft Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution "Authorizing the importation of agricultural inputs for direct use and laying down the requirements governing the registration of importers of agricultural inputs for direct use")
Distribution date: 03 May 2012 | Final date for Comment: 18 July 2012
The notified draft Resolution covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Importation of agricultural inputs for direct use; Registration of agricultural input importers; Registration application procedures; Issuance and validity of, amendments to and cancellation of registration; Associations of producers registered as importers of agricultural inputs for direct use; Post-registration monitoring activities; Official control; Penalties; and Period of validity.
Products Covered: Agricultural inputs
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Proyecto de Resolución del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA "Por medio de la cual se autoriza la importación de insumos agrícolas para uso directo y se establecen los requisitos para otorgar el registro de importador de insumos agrícolas para uso directo" (Draft Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution "Authorizing the importation of agricultural inputs for direct use and laying down the requirements governing the registration of importers of agricultural inputs for direct use")
Distribution date: 03 May 2012 | Final date for Comment: 18 July 2012
The notified draft Resolution covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Importation of agricultural inputs for direct use; Registration of agricultural input importers; Registration application procedures; Issuance and validity of, amendments to and cancellation of registration; Associations of producers registered as importers of agricultural inputs for direct use; Post-registration monitoring activities; Official control; Penalties; and Period of validity.
Products Covered: Agricultural inputs
Regulation Type: Regular notification
The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu would like to inform the WTO Members that the proposed date of entry into force of the measure notified by G/TBT/N/TPKM/108 on 4 October 2011 is postponed to 1 December 2012. With a view to avoiding confusion, the products covered to be subject to legal inspection are referred to paints, instead of paints for buildings, as certain types of paints can be also used on materials other than buildings. ; ;
Distribution date: 02 May 2012
Products Covered: Paints for buildings (HS Chapter 32).
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu would like to inform the WTO Members that the proposed date of entry into force of the measure notified by G/TBT/N/TPKM/108 on 4 October 2011 is postponed to 1 December 2012. With a view to avoiding confusion, the products covered to be subject to legal inspection are referred to paints, instead of paints for buildings, as certain types of paints can be also used on materials other than buildings. ; ;
Distribution date: 02 May 2012
Products Covered: Paints for buildings (HS Chapter 32).
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Sulfur Coated Urea (SCU)i15pages, in Chinesej
Distribution date: 20 April 2012 | Final date for Comment: 19 June 2012
Chapters 4, 6, 7 and Articles 8.1, 8.2 in Chapter 8 of this standard are mandatory, the rest ones are recommended. The mandatory contents are the requirements, inspection rules, marking, package for sulfur coated urea and slow release fertilizers containing sulfur coated urea.
Products Covered: Sulfur coated urea ; ICS: 65.080 @ HSF3102909000 ;
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Sulfur Coated Urea (SCU)i15pages, in Chinesej
Distribution date: 20 April 2012 | Final date for Comment: 19 June 2012
Chapters 4, 6, 7 and Articles 8.1, 8.2 in Chapter 8 of this standard are mandatory, the rest ones are recommended. The mandatory contents are the requirements, inspection rules, marking, package for sulfur coated urea and slow release fertilizers containing sulfur coated urea.
Products Covered: Sulfur coated urea ; ICS: 65.080 @ HSF3102909000 ;
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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