Regulatory Updates
DUS 2409: 2023, Standard test method for iron in trace quantities using the 1,10 phenanthroline method, Second Edition.
Distribution date: 12 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 11 August 2024
This Draft Uganda Standard covers the chemical analysis of engine coolant for chloride ion by high-performance ion chromatography (HPIC). Several other common anions found in engine coolant can be determined in one chromatographic analysis by this test method. This test method is applicable to both new and used engine coolant. Coelution of other ions may cause interferences for any of the listed anions. In the case of unfamiliar formulations, identification verification should be performed by either or both fortification and dilution of the sample matrix with the anions of interest. Analysis can be performed directly by this test method without pretreatment, other than dilution, as required by the linear ranges of the equipment.
Products Covered: MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL OILS AND PRODUCTS OF THEIR DISTILLATION; BITUMINOUS SUBSTANCES; MINERAL WAXES (HS code(s): 27); Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids (excl. prepared additives for mineral oils or other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils) (HS code(s): 3820); Petroleum products in general (ICS code(s): 75.080)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 11 June 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Isopyrazam.
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: 07.02, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.09 and 07.10)Edible fruit and nuts (HS codes: 08.03, 08.04, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10 and 08.11)Cereals (HS codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.07 and 10.08)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.02 and 12.05)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 11 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 10 August 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Metaflumizone.
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)Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS codes: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08)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, 07.06, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.14)Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Spices (HS codes: 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10)Cereals (HS code: 10.05)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.07 and 12.12)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specification and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 11 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 10 August 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl.
Products Covered: Natural honey (HS code: 04.09)Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.07, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.14)Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Spices (HS codes: 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 and 12.07)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 11 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 10 August 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide/Veterinary drug: Teflubenzuron.
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)Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS codes: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08)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: 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.14)Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS codes: 09.01, 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10)Cereals (HS code: 10.05)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.06, 12.07 and 12.12)Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02, 15.06 and 15.15)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 11 June 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide/Veterinary drug: Broflanilide.
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, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14)Coffee, mate and spices (HS codes: 09.01, 09.03 and 09.10)Cereals (HS code: 10.05)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.02 and 12.12)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 11 June 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Hexaconazole.
Products Covered: Natural honey (HS code: 04.09)Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.09 and 07.10)Edible fruit and nuts (HS codes: 08.04, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10 and 08.11)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 11 June 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Phenoxyethanol.
Products Covered: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS codes: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Ordinance of the Federal Council concerning amendments to annexes 2.10 of the Ordinance on the Reduction of Risks relating to the Use of Certain Particularly Dangerous Substances, Preparations and Articles (Chemicals Risk Reduction Ordinance, ORRChem, Fedlaw number: SR 814.81)
Distribution date: 11 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 10 August 2024
The Ordinance extends existing placing on the market and production prohibitions of certain equipment containing refrigerants stable in the atmosphere to additional installations and devices for which substitutes without refrigerants stable in the atmosphere are already available according to the state of the art. Targeted installations and devices are as follows: appliances for the refrigeration and freezing of food and perishable goods,appliances for cooling or heating rooms,appliances for cooling or heating processes,mobile air conditioning installations used in motor vehicles, rail vehicles or ships,mobile refrigeration installations for the transport of food or perishable goodsmonosplit installation (air conditioning and heat pump) with a refrigerant charge of less than 3 kg per circuit, if the refrigerant used has a global warming potential of 750 or more,self-contained installation for the refrigeration and freezing of food and perishable goods, if the refrigerant used has a global warming potential of 150 or more,Installation for the production of cold that are not equipped with a cooling circuit if (a) they are equipped with least three evaporator units and have a cooling capacity of more than 80 kW or (b) they are equipped with more than 40 evaporator units or (c) are self-contained and the refrigerant use has a global warming potential of 150 or more. Exceptions for the placing on the market and production of some of this equipment are provided, under certain prerequisites, for when there are no substitutes available according to the current state of technology or when norms do not allow the use of refrigerants that are not stable in the atmosphere.An exception for the placing on the market and production is provided under certain prerequisites, for installations and applications for which the evaporation temperature is below -90°C.The Ordinance also contains other adaptations of existing regulation:Prohibition of filling with refrigerant stable in the atmosphere if the refrigerant has a global warming potential of 2500 or more,installations containing a charge of refrigerants stable in the atmosphere equal to or greater than 500 tons of CO2 equivalent must be equipped with a leak detection system with a warning function,Recovered refrigerants, which are not anymore allowed to be refilled into stationary installation, are considered special waste.
Products Covered: The products covered are equipment for air conditioning, refrigeration and heat production containing substances stable in the atmosphere as refrigerant (Tariff number: 8415, 8418).
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Amendment of a Compulsory Specification for chilled smoked finfish and smoke-flavoured finfish (VC8021)
Distribution date: 10 June 2024 | Final date for Comment: 09 August 2024
This Compulsory Specification requires that chilled smoked finfish and smoke-flavoured finfish (VC8021), which are to be offered for sale, comply with this Compulsory Specification and the requirements of the latest edition of the South African National Standard (SANS) 2877 that apply to the handling, preparation, processing, packing, transportation, storage and quality of smoked finfish, smoke-flavoured finfish and products derived therefrom, as well as the requirements for the ingredients of the products covered by this specification. The hygiene requirements for the product, as well as chemical and microbiological contaminant requirements for the product, and the requirements for employees at the packing facility, shall comply with the requirements of the latest edition of SANS 2877.
Products Covered: Chilled smoked finfish and smoke-flavoured finfish (HS codes: 03, 16)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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