Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 21 November 2025 | Final date for Comment: 20 January 2026

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for denatured ethanol for use as cooking or heating appliance fuel, or both.

Products Covered: Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.; waste oils containing mainly petroleum or bituminous minerals (HS code(s): 2710); Petroleum products in general (ICS code(s): 75.080)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 November 2025 | Final date for Comment: 17 January 2026

This Draft African Standard specifies requirements for the labelling of cosmetic products. This standard applies to all cosmetic products as defined in Clause 3.1 and specified in DARS/TC04/002. This standard does not apply to cosmetic products for which therapeutic claims are made and biocidal products.

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); Cosmetics products.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 November 2025 | Final date for Comment: 17 January 2026

This Draft African Standard specifies list of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. This draft standard does not apply to medicinal products, medical devices or biocidal products.

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); Cosmetic products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 November 2025 | Final date for Comment: 17 January 2026

This Draft African Standard specifies list of colorants, preservatives and UV-filters allowed in cosmetic products.

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); Cosmetic products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 November 2025 | Final date for Comment: 17 January 2026

This Draft African Standard provides the list of products that are categorized as cosmetics. This standard does not apply to cosmetic products for which therapeutic claims are made and biocidal products.

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); Cosmetic products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 November 2025 | Final date for Comment: 17 January 2026

This Draft East African Standard specifies chemical name/INN, CAS number and EC number under which specific use as substance, is prohibited in cosmetic products.

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70), Cosmetic products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 November 2025 | Final date for Comment: 17 January 2026

Draft Draft Resolution 1300, 10 December 2024 - previously notified through  G/SPS/N/BRA/2363 - was amended by Normative Instruction 395, 25 August 2025. The Normative Instruction establishes the technological functions, maximum limits and conditions of use for food additives and technology coadjuvants authorized for use in foods.  The final text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at: https://anvisalegis.datalegis.net/action/UrlPublicasAction.php?acao=abrirAtoPublico&num_ato=00000395&sgl_tipo=INM&sgl_orgao=DC/ANVISA/MS&vlr_ano=2025&seq_ato=000&cod_modulo=134&cod_menu=1696.

Products Covered: Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code(s): 38); Environment. Health protection. Safety (ICS code(s): 13); Food technology (ICS code(s): 67); Chemical technology (ICS code(s): 71)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 17 November 2025 | Final date for Comment: 14 December 2025

Supplementation of the Rules of Good Manufacturing Practice with Requirements for the production of high-tech medicines harmonized with the current version of the Rules of Good Manufacturing Practice of the European Union and relevant international standards to ensure stable quality of the production process of the specified group of drugs in order to promptly identify deviations in the production process, as a result of which the finished product will be recognized as substandard. 

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 3003, 3004 (Pharmaceuticals)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 17 November 2025 | Final date for Comment: 10 December 2025

Supplementation of the Rules of Good Manufacturing Practice with Requirements for the production of high-tech medicines harmonized with the current version of the Rules of Good Manufacturing Practice of the European Union and relevant international standards to ensure stable quality of the production process of the specified group of drugs in order to promptly identify deviations in the production process, as a result of which the finished product will be recognized as substandard.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 3003, 3004 (Pharmaceuticals)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 14 November 2025

This corrigendum is issued to correct the final date for comments of "21 November 2025. Comments only to updated MRLs (marked with black circles and/or white circles in attached annexes)", described in the notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1368 dated 22 September 2025, to "Not applicable", and proposed date of adoption and publication "As soon as possible after the final date of the comment period" to "In due course".We additionally inform you that the MRLs for commodities, except for 'pepper, dried' (marked with white circle: the commodity for which MRLs is to be raised), were made public in G/SPS/N/JPN/1303, the notified document to the WTO.

Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09)Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07, 04.08 and 04.09)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14)Edible fruit and peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Mate and spices (HS codes: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)Cacao and cacao preparations (HS code: 18.01)

Regulation Type: Corrigendum to Regular Notification