"On dangerous products placing on the market" (2 pages, in Albanian).

Distribution date: 09 January 2008
This Order of Director of Market Surveillance Department presents some protective measures against some examined cases related to the placing on the Albanian market of dangerous products such as sets of spoons and forks for feeding babies, produced in China from Fu Hong Industries Ltd, which have resulted as insecure after the testing in chemical laboratory. The protective measures consist of: stopping the placing on the market of this product and the withdrawal by the delivery company of the remaining products in the market, stopping the procedures for clearance in the Customs Offices for this kind of product. This Order of Director of Market Surveillance Department also presents some protective measures against some dangerous products (mainly toys) found in some of the EU member’s markets which present a serious risk for health and safety of consumers. The protective measures consist of: stopping the clearance procedures in the Customs Offices for such products and for plastic toys produced by the "Fisher Price" company which have resulted in higher than permitted levels of lead and informing the Central Technical Inspectorate to act according to the Albanian Law No 9779, dated 16 July 2007 "on General Safety, Essential Requirements and Conformity Assessment of non Food Products" article 17, letters ç) and d) as well as the Albanian Law No 9135, dated 11 September 2003 on Consumer Protection, article 51, letters e) and f).
Products Covered: Dangerous products on the market
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Proposed amendment of the Regulation concerning the Ingredients, etc. not being used for Health/Functional Foods

Distribution date: 07 January 2008 | Final date for Comment: 07 March 2008
- To delete narcotics, vaccines, antibiotics and hormones from the list of ingredients not allowed for use in health/functional foods - To add impotence drug ingredients and their analogues to the list.
Products Covered: Health/functional foods
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Proposed Food (Milk & Milk Products) Regulations - 2007

Distribution date: 07 January 2008 | Final date for Comment: 07 March 2008
These regulations prescribe chemical and microbiological parameters (Standards) of milk and milk products.
Products Covered: Milk and milk products
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the standards and specifications for foods and food additives under the Food Sanitation Law (Additional establishment of residue limits for veterinary drugs)

Distribution date: 04 January 2008 | Final date for Comment: 04 March 2008
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the veterinary drug, Tilmicosin, in foods.
Products Covered: ・ Meat and edible meat offal (HS: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) ・ Fish and crustaceans (HS: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06 and 03.07)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
The Government Decree of Mongolia No. 127 on "Measures for enhancing Standardization and Conformity Assessment activities" (2005) (5 pages, in English).

Distribution date: 21 December 2007
Establishes a list of products and services that may be harmful to public interests, health and safety of humans, the environment and national security that shall be certified on a mandatory basis.
Products Covered: HS: 0403.10, 1101.00, 2501.00, 2710.00, 3002.20, 3002.30, 3303.00, 3401.11, 3401.19, 3402.20, 3404.20, 3601.00, 3602.00, 3603.00, 4803.00, 6806.10, 6806.10, 7303.00
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Amendment of the Official Standards for Ordinary Fertilizers

Distribution date: 20 December 2007
Products Covered: Fertilizers (HS: 31)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft Resolution nº 94, 19 October 2007 – Technical regulation on Good Manufacturing Practices of radiopharmaceutical products (6 pages, Portuguese).

Distribution date: 20 December 2007
Products Covered: Radiopharmaceutical products
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft Resolution nº 96, 19 October 2007 – Technical regulation on Good Manufacturing Practices of medicinal gases (10 pages, Portuguese).

Distribution date: 20 December 2007
Products Covered: Medicinal Gases
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft Resolution nº 97, 19 October 2007 – Technical regulation on Registration of Medicinal Gases (9 pages, Portuguese).

Distribution date: 20 December 2007
Products Covered: Medicinal Gases
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Toothpastes (17 pages, in Chinese)

Distribution date: 18 December 2007
Products Covered: Toothpaste
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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