Distribution date: 03 July 2007 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025

Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of ß-agonists, and repealing Directives 81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC. (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 3- 9) prohibits the use of oestradiol 17  and its ester like derivatives to include therapeutic and zootechnical use in farm animals as well as other five hormones (testosterone, progesterone, trembolone acetate, zeranol and melengestrol acetate) for growth promotion purposes in farm animals, on a provisional basis. The latest modification of this Directive was notified in Document G/SPS/N/EEC/102/Rev.1/Add.1 (dated 23 October 2003). A consolidated text (EN/FR/ES) is available from the links indicted below: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/consleg/1996/L/01996L0022-20031014-en.pdf http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/fr/consleg/1996/L/01996L0022-20031014-fr.pdf http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/es/consleg/1996/L/01996L0022-20031014-es.pdf Now, the European Commission, in document COM(2007) 292 final, 2007/0102 (COD) notifies a Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyreostatic action and of beta agonists. This proposal prohibits completely the use of oestradiol 17β in food-producing animals and removes pet animals from the scope of the Council Directive 96/22/EC. The text (ENG/FRA/ESP) is available in the following links http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/com/2007/com2007_0292en01.pdf http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/fr/com/2007/com2007_0292fr01.pdf http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/es/com/2007/com2007_0292es01.pdf Proposed date of adoption: End of 2008. Note: This proposal follows the co-decision procedure (Article 251 of the EC Treaty). Information of its progress through the European Parliament and the Council is available from Pre-Lex, at the links indicated below (ENG/FRA/ESP): http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier_real.cfm?CL=en&DosId=195794 http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier_real.cfm?CL=fr&DosId=195794 http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier_real.cfm?CL=es&DosId=195794 Proposed date of application: Cannot be given at this stage of the co-decision procedure (see above). Final date for comments: 60 days after date of notification

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 09 July 2007 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025

The change and supplement to the Rules will enable Slovenia to consider also the maximum pesticide residual levels (MRL) as defined nationally in other EU countries. In general, considering the uncertainty of the measurement of 50% that covers the inter-laboratory variability between the laboratories and is recommended to be used by regulatory authorities in cases of enforcement of the decision. Competence of the inspectors is defined more evidently.

Products Covered: HS:  3808; ICS:  65.100

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 09 July 2007 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to reclassify the device, tissue adhesive for the topical approximation of skin, from class III (premarket approval) into class II (special controls). Tissue adhesives for non-topical uses would remain in class III and continue to require premarket approval applications (PMAs). FDA is proposing this reclassification in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Products Covered: Tissue adhesive; (HS:  3006.10;  ICS:  11.040)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 July 2007 | Final date for Comment: 31 August 2007

To establish sanitation standard for food use detergents

Products Covered: Food Use Detergents

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 19 July 2007 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025

Proposes a national reactivity-based volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions regulation for the aerosol coatings (aerosol spray paints) category under section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The proposed standards implement section 183(e) of the CAA, as amended in 1990, which requires the Administrator to control VOC emissions from certain categories of consumer and commercial products for purposes of minimizing VOC emissions contributing to ozone formation and causing non-attainment. This regulation will establish a nationwide reactivity-based standard for aerosol coatings. States have promulgated rules for the aerosol coatings category based upon reductions of VOC by mass; however, the Agency believes that a national rule based upon the relative reactivity approach may achieve more reduction in ozone formation than can be achieved by a mass-based approach for this specific product category. EPA believes that this rule will better control a product's contribution to ozone formation by encouraging the use of less reactive VOC ingredients, rather than treating all VOC in a product alike through the traditional mass-based approach. EPA is also proposing to revise EPA's regulatory definition of VOC exempt compounds for purposes of this regulation in order to account for all the reactive compounds in aerosol coatings that contribute to ozone formation. Therefore, compounds that would not be VOC under the otherwise applicable definition will count towards a product's reactivity limits under this proposed regulation. The initial listing of product categories and schedule for regulation was published on March 23, 1995 (60 FR 15264). This proposed action announces EPA's final decision to list aerosol coatings for regulation under group III of the consumer and commercial product category for which regulations are mandated under section 183 (e) of the Act.

Products Covered: Aerosol spray coatings (HS:  29;  ICS:  87.040, 87.060, 71.100, 71.080, 13.020)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 July 2007 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025

This Regulation establishes the physico-chemical specifications that must be met by anhydrous fuel ethanol and denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol to be used or marketed as fuel in the Central American States Parties. It applies to anhydrous fuel ethanol and denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol obtained by means of alcoholic fermentation, if the two products are to be used or marketed as fuel for spark-ignition engines either in their pure form in engines designed or adapted for such use or blended with gasoline in spark-ignition engines.

Products Covered: Etanol carburante anhidro y etanol carburante anhidro desnaturalizado y sus mezclas con gasolina (Anhydrous fuel ethanol and denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol and its mixtures with gasoline) (International Classification for Standards) (ICS) code 75.160.20) HS headings 2207.10 and 2207.20

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 July 2007 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025

The purpose of this Regulation is to establish the general specifications that must be met by vegetable, animal and marine oils and fats and their edible by-products, which are pre-packaged and processed so as to be suitable for human consumption and which are marketed within the Central American area. The specifications and parameters contained in this Regulation apply to the above-mentioned pre-packaged refined oils and fats. When an oil or fat has been subjected to some process of chemical change or to geographical or climatic variations, supplementary or reference criteria may, for those reasons, be used, in order to confirm that they comply with the Regulation.

Products Covered: Fats and oils. International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.020. HS heading 15

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 July 2007 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025

The notified Technical Regulation establishes the analytical tests which must be carried out by the regulatory authority to verify the quality of medicines. The provisions of this Regulation apply to all medicines imported into or manufactured in Central American countries.

Products Covered: Medicines for human use (International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 11.120.01;  HS tariff heading 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 July 2007 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025

Products Covered: Pharmaceutical Products (HS 300000)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 26 July 2007 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Cumyluron.

Products Covered: ・ Fish and crustaceans (HS: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07) ・ Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.13, 07.14) ・ Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.14) ・ Coffee, mate and spices (HS: 09.01, 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09, 09.10)　 ・ Cereals (HS: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.07, 10.08) ・ Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.14)

Regulation Type: Emergency notifications (SPS)