Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 08 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 09 March 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for household laundry detergents powders (hand wash, machine wash or both etc)

Products Covered: Organic surface-active agents (excl. soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations, and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap (excl. those of heading 3401) (HS code(s): 3402); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 08 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 09 March 2025

This East African Draft Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for chlorine bleach and liquid oxygen-based solution intended for domestic, professional and Industrial uses.

Products Covered: Organic surface-active agents (excl. soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations, and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap (excl. those of heading 3401) (HS code(s): 3402); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 08 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 09 March 2025

This East African Draft Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for chlorine bleach and liquid oxygen-based solution intended for domestic, professional and Industrial uses.

Products Covered: Organic surface-active agents (excl. soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations, and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap (excl. those of heading 3401) (HS code(s): 3402); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 08 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 09 March 2025

This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for printing inks for use on food wrappers, packages, and receptacles.

Products Covered: - Printing ink: (HS code(s): 32151); Inks. Printing inks (ICS code(s): 87.080)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 08 January 2025

Draft Resolution 875, 22 July 2020 - previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/1054 - which establishes the simplified procedure for the request of market authorization, post market authorization, and renewal of market authorization for medicines, was adopted as Resolution 954, 20 December 2024  The final text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:  https://anvisalegis.datalegis.net/action/UrlPublicasAction.php?acao=abrirAtoPublico&num_ato=00000954&sgl_tipo=RDC&sgl_orgao=ANVISA&vlr_ano=2024&seq_ato=222&cod_modulo=134&cod_menu=1696 

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 2941; 3003; 3004; 3005; 3006 (pharmaceutical products).

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 08 January 2025

Draft resolution 1266, 17 June 2024 - previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/1548 - which contains provisions on criteria for indication, inclusion and exclusion of medicines in the List of Reference Medicines, was adopted as Resolution 957, 30 December 2024.  The final text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:  https://anvisalegis.datalegis.net/action/UrlPublicasAction.php?acao=abrirAtoPublico&num_ato=00000957&sgl_tipo=RDC&sgl_orgao=ANVISA/MS&vlr_ano=2024&seq_ato=222&cod_modulo=134&cod_menu=1696 

Products Covered: Medicaments consisting of two or more constituents mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not in measured doses or put up for retail sale (excl. goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) (HS code(s): 3003); Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) (HS code(s): 3004)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 08 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 09 March 2025

This East African Draft Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for chlorine bleach and liquid oxygen-based solution intended for domestic, professional and Industrial uses.

Products Covered: Organic surface-active agents (excl. soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations, and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap (excl. those of heading 3401) (HS code(s): 3402); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 08 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 09 March 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for household laundry detergents powders (hand wash, machine wash or both etc)

Products Covered: Organic surface-active agents (excl. soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations, and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap (excl. those of heading 3401) (HS code(s): 3402); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 08 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 09 March 2025

This East African Draft Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for chlorine bleach and liquid oxygen-based solution intended for domestic, professional and Industrial uses.

Products Covered: Organic surface-active agents (excl. soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations, and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap (excl. those of heading 3401) (HS code(s): 3402); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 08 January 2025 | Final date for Comment: 07 March 2025

This Draft Resolution proposes updating the list of substances that personal hygiene products, cosmetics and perfumes must not contain except under the conditions and with the restrictions established.

Products Covered: Health care technology (ICS code(s): 11)

Regulation Type: Regular notification