Medida sanitaria mediante la cual se establecen los requisitos para los lactosueros en polvo como materia prima de alimentos para consumo humano
Distribution date: 22 July 2008
La República de Colombia comunica con relación a la Resolución N° 2997 del 29 de agosto de 2007 del Ministerio de la Protección Social "Por la cual se establece el reglamento técnico sobre los requisitos sanitarios que deben cumplir los lactosueros en polvo, como materia prima de alimentos para consumo humano y se dictan otras disposiciones", notificada mediante el documento identificado con la signatura G/SPS/N/COL/126/Add.1 del 2 de octubre de 2007. Se refiere al proyecto de modificación parcial del articulo 6° Requisitos fisicoquímicos y microbiológicos de los lactosueros en polvo, de la Resolución Nº 2997. Texto disponible en el Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo, Dirección de Regulación, Organismo Nacional encargado de la Notificación: Punto de Contacto: Responsable: Daniel Héctor Rico R. Correo electrónico: [email protected] Calle 28 No.13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel: +(571) 606 7676, ext.1690 Fax: +(571) 241 0480
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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Partial revision of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia Fifteenth edition
Distribution date: 18 July 2008
Products Covered: Drugs (HS: 30)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft Decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia "On Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of veterinary medicines in food products of animal origin"
Distribution date: 16 July 2008
The Draft degree establishes MRLs of veterinary medicine in food products of animal origin.
Products Covered: Food
Regulation Type: Regular notification
SANCO/569/2008 Draft Commission Directive amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners
Distribution date: 14 July 2008 | Final date for Comment: 12 September 2008
The draft Directive updates the specific purity criteria for . Nisin produced through a modified (sugar) production process, . Alginic acid (and their salts) regarding their content in formaldehyde, . Guar gum (extending the scope to partially depolymerised guar gum), . Magnesium carbonate, . Calcium hydroxide and calcium oxide (regarding their content on Magnesium, alkali salts, and lead), . Beeswax (regarding its content of lead) and . Microcrystalline wax.
Products Covered: Alginic acid (HS 3913), Beeswax (HS1521), Calcium hydroxide and calcium oxide (HS 2825), Guar gum (HS 1302) , Magnesium carbonate (HS 2519), Microcrystalline wax (HS 2712), Nisin (HS 3504), when circulating as food additives. (ICS: 67.220)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I to IV thereto to technical progress (12 pages, in English).
Distribution date: 09 July 2008
Products Covered: Fertilisers (HS: 31)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-244-SSA1-2005, Equipment and germicides for domestic water treatment. Health requirements (16 pages, in Spanish).
Distribution date: 07 July 2008
The notified Mexican Official Standard sets forth health requirements and characteristics in respect of equipment and germicides for domestic water treatment. It is binding throughout Mexican territory for natural and legal persons involved in the processing (i.e. the manufacture, packaging, handling and storage etc.) and importation of the equipment and germicides to which it refers.
Products Covered: Importers of equipment and germicides for domestic water treatment
Regulation Type: Regular notification
"Portaria" N° 91, 6 June 2008
Distribution date: 01 July 2008 | Final date for Comment: 13 August 2008
The notified document is a draft released for a 60-day public consultation period that regulates trading of controlled substances and products with controlled substances of veterinary usage under mandatory prescription of veterinarian.
Products Covered: Veterinary products with controlled substances
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Exhaust Emission Standards for 2012 and Later Model Year Snowmobiles (4 pages, in English)
Distribution date: 30 June 2008
EPA is proposing to remove the oxides of nitrogen (NOX) component from the Phase 3 snowmobile standards set to take effect in 2012, and; clarify the evidence and analysis upon which the Phase 3 carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbon (HC) standards were based.
Products Covered: Snowmobiles (HS: 8703.10) (ICS: 43.160, 13.040, 13.020, 71.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Notification of the Department of Fisheries entitled "A review of the requirements for importation of live carps, Cyprinus carpio, into Thailand for culture purpose dated 21 March 2008"
Distribution date: 27 June 2008
Thailand SPS notification # G/SPS/N/THA/142 entitled "Certificate of origin and health requirements for importation of live carps, Cyprinus carpio, and their gametes into Thailand for culture purpose" shall be repealed and replaced by this emergency notification: According to the current Office International des Epizooties (OIE) Aquatic Manual for koi herpes virus (KHV) diagnosis, Department of Fisheries (DOF) has re-accessed the risk of importation and import requirement for importation of live koi carp or common carp, Cyprinus carpio, into the Kingdom of Thailand. The control regulation for trans-boundary movement of aquatic animal diseases using quarantine measures on imports of koi carp or common carp is as follows: - Pre-importation: facilities of Thai aquatic animal farms or companies have to achieve the quarantine standard of the DOF before receiving an import permit. - Arrival of aquatic animals at the port: the imported animals must be accompanied with Certificate of Origin and Health. The fish will be subjected to quarantine at the certified quarantine areas of the importing farms or companies. - Post-importation: aquatic animals will be quarantined for at least 21 days. Fish health inspectors will examine the animals for diseases listed in the OIE, KHV and Spring viraemia of carp virus (SVCV) and other contagious pathogens. Certificate of Origin and Health shall certify as follows: A health certificate must be presented at the port of entry together with the aquatic animal shipment. The health certificate must be issued by competent authority, signed by veterinarian or authorised officer and contained information as follows: . Name and address of exporter . Name and address of destination/importer . Name (scientific and common name), size and number of imported common carp or koi carp. . Origin of the common carp or koi carp to be exported. . The common carp or koi carp must come from a country, a zone or a farm establishment where they are submitted to a health supervision set up to operate according to the procedures described in the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases from OIE and that this country, zone, or farm establishment is recognized officially unaffected by the KHV and SVCV or OIE listed diseases. . The exported animals must not come from the sources that had an unusual mortality, which the causation could not be explained, during the previous 3 months. . Before exportation, the common carp and koi carp must be quarantined for 7-10 days and treated with chemicals to remove all external parasites. . The model Health Certificate for live fish suggested by the OIE that covered the KHV and SVCV certification shall be used.
Products Covered: Live koi fish (color carp or fancy carp) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Regulation Type: Revision to Emergency Notification (SPS)
KS 2040:2008 Specification for calcium chloride (25 Pages, in English).
Distribution date: 27 June 2008
Products Covered: Calcium chloride (HS: 2827.20.00; ICS: 71.00)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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