Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 13 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 12 May 2025

 This Draft Malawi Standard prescribes the list for formulae of alcohol denaturants, essential requirements, likely/permissible end use applications, their limit tests in denatured alcohol and methods of tests for various denaturants in denatured alcohol. 

Products Covered: Chemicals for purification of water (ICS code(s): 71.100.80)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 12 May 2025

This Draft Malawi Standard gives recommendations relating to safety in the sampling of chemical products for industrial use. 

Products Covered: Chemical analysis (ICS code(s): 71.040.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 11 May 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared in the form of coils.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellent

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 11 May 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as candles.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 11 May 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared in form of spray or aerosol dispensers.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellent

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 11 May 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared in form of spray or aerosol dispensers.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellent

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 11 May 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as candles.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 11 May 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared in form of spray or aerosol dispensers.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellent

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 11 May 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as candles.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 11 May 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared in form of spray or aerosol dispensers.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellent

Regulation Type: Regular notification