Equipos y sustancias germicidas para tratamiento doméstico de agua. Requisitos sanitarios:
Distribution date: 20 August 2009
El 6 de agosto 2009, la Secretaría de Salud de México publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación las respuestas a los comentarios recibidos respecto del Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana, Equipos y sustancias germicidas para tratamiento doméstico de agua. http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2009/sps/MEX/09_2869_00_s.pdf
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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
PROY-NOM-244-SSA1-2005, Equipos y sustancias germicidas para tratamiento doméstico de agua. Requisitos sanitarios
Distribution date: 20 August 2009
The notified Mexican Official Standard is binding throughout Mexican territory for natural and legal persons involved in the processing and importation of equipment and germicides for domestic water treatment. Indoor and domestic methods of purifying water for human consumption involve the use of water treatment equipment and germicides, which are mainly aimed at dealing with bacteriological aspects considered to be an immediate health risk, but also, in certain cases, at removing physical and/or chemical elements.
Products Covered: Equipment and germicides for domestic water treatment.
Regulation Type: Regular notification
"Draft Commission Decision of *** amending Decision 2004/407/EC as regards authorising imports of photographic gelatine into the Czech Republic "
Distribution date: 18 August 2009 | Final date for Comment: 17 October 2009
"Commission Decision of 26 April 2004 on transitional sanitary and certification rules under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards import from certain third countries of photographic gelatine" provides that the importation of photographic gelatine is only authorized from the third countries (Japan and the United States) listed in the Annex to that Decision. In accordance with that Decision, imported consignments have to be transported to the plant of destination under strict channelling conditions, in order to prevent potential risks to public and animal health. The Czech Republic has submitted a request for the authorization of imports of photographic gelatine from those third countries to an establishment on its territory. They have confirmed that the strict channelling conditions under the Decision will be applied in order to prevent potential health risks.
Products Covered: Photographic gelatine
Regulation Type: Regular notification
This addendum aims to inform that the Technical Regulation, issued by Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply and notified under G/TBT/N/BRA/194, which proposed mandatory technical regulation for labelling and packaging requirements for organic fertilizers destined to agriculture, was approved through Ministerial Act number 25, 23 July 2009 (Instrução Normativa Nº 25, de 23 de Julho de 2009). It revokes the Ministerial Act number 23, 31 August 2005. ; ; The full text of the new technical regulation can be downloaded at (available in Portuguese): ; http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-consulta/consultarLegislacao.do?operacao=visualizar&id=20542 ;
Distribution date: 18 August 2009
Products Covered: Animal or vegetable fertilizers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products (HS: 3101)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Proposed restriction notice regarding the use of certain agricultural remedy ;
Distribution date: 18 August 2009 | Final date for Comment: 04 September 2009
Proposed restriction on the use of Agricultural remedy, containing Chlorpyrifos, as an active agent in household, home garden and domestic use. The restriction on packaging is stated as well.
Products Covered: Chemical formulation – Organic Agricultural Remedy (HS: 29, ICS: 65.100.10) National Tariff Heading: Organic chemicals ;
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Import Directive for Highly Processed Products
Distribution date: 12 August 2009
Import Directive for Highly Processed Products: The Import Directive for Highly Processed Products contains import conditions to reduce risks of contamination of non risk materials with the disease agent of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Specifically, the requirements for bovine hide derived products in the revision have been streamlined and are now combined for both human consumption products and animal uses (non livestock feeds). Requirements for bovine hide derived gelatine or collagen will be for veterinary certification that the product is hide derived, visible neural contamination has been removed by one of several methods (including washing, scraping, trimming or vacuuming) and the product was manufactured using an alkalinization step. This has been based on extensive joint Health Canada and CFIA scientific advice and is compliant with OIE and WHO guidelines. The changes to the Highly Processed Products Directive were put in place to reflect Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada legislative and policy requirements for removal of specified risk material (SRM) from all cattle at slaughter. SRM refers to any of the skull, brain, trigeminal ganglia, eyes, tonsils, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of cattle aged 30 months or older; and the distal ileum of cattle of all ages. All removed SRM are to be diverted away from the products for human consumption and animal food supply. The requirement to remove all SRM from cattle does not apply to products originating from a country that is designated as having negligible risk of BSE.
Products Covered: Highly Processed Products of bovine origin such as Gelatin (ICS Codes 65.020, 67.040)
Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification
Revision of the standards and specifications for foods and food additives under the Food Sanitation Law (Revision of Agricultural Chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 10 August 2009 | Final date for Comment: 09 October 2009
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Imidacloprid, Tefuryltrione, EPN, Oxaziclomefone and Pretilachlor.
Products Covered: ・ Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09); ・ Fish and crustaceans (HS Codes 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06 and 03.07); ・ Dairy, eggs and honey (HS Codes 04.07 and 04.08); ・ Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.12, 07.13 and 07.14); ・ Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11, 08.13 and 08.14); ・ Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes 09.01, 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10); ・ Cereals (HS Codes 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08); ・ Milling industry products (HS Code 11.01); ・ Oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.08, 12.10, 12.11 and 12.12); and ・ Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder (HS Code 23.02).
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Feed and food of non-animal origin
Distribution date: 05 August 2009
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EEC/341 (dated 28 April 2009) has been adopted as "Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC" [OJ L194, 25 July 2009, pp.11-21].
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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Normative Instruction number 26, issued on 9 July 2009, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" number 130 (Federal Official Journal) from 10 July 2009, section 1, pages 14 to 16
Distribution date: 05 August 2009
The notified document approves the technical regulation regarding the manufacturing, quality control, trading and the usage of antimicrobial drugs in animals.
Products Covered: Veterinarian antimicrobial drugs
Regulation Type: Regular notification
NOTICE. Draft MOPH Notification , B.E. ....., entitled "Drinking Water in Sealed Container (No.6)"
Distribution date: 04 August 2009 | Final date for Comment: 03 October 2009
The MOPH Notification No. 61 (B.E. 2524 (1981)) regarding chemical properties of drinking water on item 3.2 (s) shall be repealed and replaced by this provision: "(s) the content of Fluoride computed as Fluorine not exceeding 0.7 mg per 1 litre of Drinking Water". Producer and importer having registered this type of food shall submit its correction within ninety (90) days upon the effective date of this notification.
Products Covered: Drinking water in sealed container (ICS Code 67.040)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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