DEAS 1172: 2023, Wastewater discharged on land and into water bodies— Specification

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Distribution date: 11 September 2023 | Final date for Comment: 10 November 2023

This draft east African standard specifies the requirements of wastewater discharged on land and into water bodies from municipal and industrial activities. The standard does not cover requirements for hazardous effluents that are classified as restric

Products Covered: Sewage water (ICS code(s): 13.060.30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

DEAS 1172: 2023, Wastewater discharged on land and into water bodies— Specification

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Distribution date: 11 September 2023 | Final date for Comment: 10 November 2023

This draft east African standard specifies the requirements of wastewater discharged on land and into water bodies from municipal and industrial activities. The standard does not cover requirements for hazardous effluents that are classified as restric

Products Covered: Sewage water (ICS code(s): 13.060.30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

DEAS 1172: 2023, Wastewater discharged on land and into water bodies— Specification

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Distribution date: 11 September 2023 | Final date for Comment: 10 November 2023

This draft east African standard specifies the requirements of wastewater discharged on land and into water bodies from municipal and industrial activities. The standard does not cover requirements for hazardous effluents that are classified as restric

Products Covered: Sewage water (ICS code(s): 13.060.30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

DEAS 1172: 2023, Wastewater discharged on land and into water bodies— Specification

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Distribution date: 11 September 2023 | Final date for Comment: 10 November 2023

This draft east African standard specifies the requirements of wastewater discharged on land and into water bodies from municipal and industrial activities. The standard does not cover requirements for hazardous effluents that are classified as restric

Products Covered: Sewage water (ICS code(s): 13.060.30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Resolution number 698, 13 May 2022

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Distribution date: 11 September 2023 | Final date for Comment: 01 March 2025

Resolution number 698, 13 May 2022 - previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/1393 - which contains provisions on sanitizing products categorized as bleach and its market registration, was revoked by Resolution 813, 01 September 2023. 

Products Covered: Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 34.01. (HS code(s): 340

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Human health

Potential reforms to the regulation of nicotine vaping products - consultation paper

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Distribution date: 11 September 2023 | Final date for Comment: 01 March 2025

In notification G/TBT/N/AUS/151, it was advised that Australia is considering potential reforms primarily to the regulation of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDs). The scope of the proposed reforms has expanded to cover all vapes, including ele

Products Covered: Nicotine-containing products intended to be used in vaping devices such as e-cigarettes, e-cigars and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDs). One of the possible reform options would also affect the importation of vaping d

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Human health

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving Alkyl (C12-16) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC/BKC (C12-C16)) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 2 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of th

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Distribution date: 06 September 2023 | Final date for Comment: 05 November 2023

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves Alkyl (C12-16) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC/BKC (C12-C16)) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 2.

Products Covered: Biocidal products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Draft Food (Amendment No. Y) Regulations 2023

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Distribution date: 06 September 2023 | Final date for Comment: 01 March 2025

The draft Food (Amendment No. Y) Regulations 2023 (concerning microbiological standards for non-ready-to-eat food) notified in G/SPS/N/SGP/82 was gazetted as the Food (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2023 on 4 September 2023 and will enter into force on 4

Products Covered: Non-ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and meat products: 02011000, 02012000, 02013000, 02021000, 02022000, 02023000, 02031100, 02031200, 02031900, 02032100, 02032200, 02032900, 02041000, 02042100, 02042200, 02042300, 02043000, 02044100, 02044200, 02044300, 02045

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Food safety Human health Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Amendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements of Toys

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Distribution date: 05 September 2023 | Final date for Comment: 01 March 2025

The purpose of this notification is to provide the final texts of "Amendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements of Toys" and relevant dates of its implementation. The draft texts notified in “G/TBT/N/TPKM/524” were adopted with minor changes.

Products Covered: Toys (HS code(s): 3213; 3307; 3407; 3824; 3918; 3923; 3924; 3926; 4006; 4016; 4202; 4823; 6114; 6211; 6306; 6307; 6506; 8306; 8414; 8472; 8505; 8516; 8543; 8715; 8806; 9208; 9404; 9503; 9504; 9505; 9506) 

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving thermally treated garlic juice as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 19 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Counc

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Distribution date: 04 September 2023 | Final date for Comment: 03 November 2023

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves thermally treated garlic juice as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 19.

Products Covered: Biocidal products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food standards

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