Regulatory Updates

Draft Ministerial Notification (No. …) B.E.2548(2005) Issued Under the Industrial Product Standards Act B.E.2511(1968): Amendment No.3 to Compulsory Standard TIS 78-2545(2002) Laundry Detergent Powder (2 pages, in Thai language)

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Distribution date: 29 April 2005

The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to amend the compulsory standard TIS 78-2545 (2002) Laundry Detergent Powder which was notified as G/TBT/N/THA/46 on 11 October 2001. The substantial revision are as follows: 1. The standard number TIS 78-2545 (2002) is amended to TIS 78-2548 (2005); 2. Table 1: Chemical and physical properties, the Chloroform soluble matter is replaced by the concentration of Ethanol soluble matter.

Products Covered: HS Chapter:  3402;  ICS:  71.100.40 (Surface active agents)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Draft Ministerial Notification (No. …) B.E.2548(2005) Issued Under the Industrial Product Standards Act B.E.2511(1968): Amendment No.3 to Compulsory Standard TIS 78-2545(2002) Laundry Detergent Powder (2 pages, in Thai language)

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Distribution date: 29 April 2005

The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to amend the compulsory standard TIS 78-2545 (2002) Laundry Detergent Powder which was notified as G/TBT/N/THA/46 on 11 October 2001. The substantial revision are as follows: 1. The standard number TIS 78-2545 (2002) is amended to TIS 78-2548 (2005); 2. Table 1: Chemical and physical properties, the Chloroform soluble matter is replaced by the concentration of Ethanol soluble matter.

Products Covered: HS Chapter:  3402;  ICS:  71.100.40 (Surface active agents)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

List of Prohibited and Restricted Veterinary Products (1 page, in Spanish).

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Distribution date: 27 April 2005

The document lists veterinary products the use of which is prohibited or restricted in Central America.

Products Covered: Veterinary products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Animal health Human health Food safety Veterinary drugs

List of Prohibited and Restricted Veterinary Products (1 page, in Spanish).

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Distribution date: 27 April 2005

The document lists veterinary products the use of which is prohibited or restricted in Central America.

Products Covered: Veterinary products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Animal health Human health Food safety Veterinary drugs

Revision of the Enforcement Regulations under the Food Sanitation Law and the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives (available in English, 7 pages).

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Distribution date: 07 April 2005

Authorization of hydroxypropyl cellulose, amylalcohol, isoamylalcohol and 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine as food additives and establishment of standards and specifications for these substances.

Products Covered: Food additives (hydroxypropyl cellulose, amylalcohol, isoamylalcohol and 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine).

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Human health Food additives

Revision of the Enforcement Regulations under the Food Sanitation Law and the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives (available in English, 7 pages).

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Distribution date: 07 April 2005

Authorization of hydroxypropyl cellulose, amylalcohol, isoamylalcohol and 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine as food additives and establishment of standards and specifications for these substances.

Products Covered: Food additives (hydroxypropyl cellulose, amylalcohol, isoamylalcohol and 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine).

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Human health Food additives

Amendment to official standard SI 997 – Bandages for medical purposes (in Hebrew)

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Distribution date: 01 April 2005

Products Covered: Medical dressings  (ICS:  11.040.30;  HS:  3005.90)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Amendment to official standard SI 997 – Bandages for medical purposes (in Hebrew)

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Distribution date: 01 April 2005

Products Covered: Medical dressings  (ICS:  11.040.30;  HS:  3005.90)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Alachlor, Carbaryl, Diazinon, Disulfoton, Pirimiphos-methyl, and Vinclozolin; Proposed Tolerance Revocations (6 pages, in English).

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Distribution date: 01 April 2005

This document proposes to revoke specific tolerances for residues of the herbicide alachlor, insecticides carbaryl, diazinon, disulfoton, and pirimiphos-methyl, and fungicide vinclozolin. Some of these specific tolerances correspond to commodities either no longer considered to be significant livestock feed items or which have registration restrictions against feeding to livestock. Other tolerances are associated with food registrations that EPA cancelled or for which the Agency deleted food uses following requests for voluntary cancellation or use deletion by the registrants. EPA expects to determine whether any individuals or groups want to support these tolerances. The regulatory actions proposed in this document contribute toward the Agency's tolerance reassessment requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 408(q), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. By law, EPA is required by August 2006 to reassess the tolerances in existence on August 2, 1996. The regulatory actions proposed in this document pertain to the proposed revocation of 15 tolerances and tolerance exemptions of which 9 would be counted as tolerance reassessments toward the August 2006 review deadline.

Products Covered: Herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides  (HS Chapter 3808;  ICS:  65)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Alachlor, Carbaryl, Diazinon, Disulfoton, Pirimiphos-methyl, and Vinclozolin; Proposed Tolerance Revocations (6 pages, in English).

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Distribution date: 01 April 2005

This document proposes to revoke specific tolerances for residues of the herbicide alachlor, insecticides carbaryl, diazinon, disulfoton, and pirimiphos-methyl, and fungicide vinclozolin. Some of these specific tolerances correspond to commodities either no longer considered to be significant livestock feed items or which have registration restrictions against feeding to livestock. Other tolerances are associated with food registrations that EPA cancelled or for which the Agency deleted food uses following requests for voluntary cancellation or use deletion by the registrants. EPA expects to determine whether any individuals or groups want to support these tolerances. The regulatory actions proposed in this document contribute toward the Agency's tolerance reassessment requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 408(q), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. By law, EPA is required by August 2006 to reassess the tolerances in existence on August 2, 1996. The regulatory actions proposed in this document pertain to the proposed revocation of 15 tolerances and tolerance exemptions of which 9 would be counted as tolerance reassessments toward the August 2006 review deadline.

Products Covered: Herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides  (HS Chapter 3808;  ICS:  65)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

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