Distribution date: 03 December 2013 | Final date for Comment: 01 February 2014

Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification No.117 B.E. 2532 (1989) entitled "Feeding Bottle" to be replaced with Draft Ministry of Public Health Notification entitled "Feeding Bottle and Liquid Milk Container for Infants and Young Children". The draft MOPH Notification proposes to revise the measure pertaining to Feeding Bottle as follows: (1) This draft MOPH notification shall apply to - feeding bottles and its components (protective cover, feeding teat, locking ring and sealing disc) - liquid milk containers for infants and young children (for both repeated use containers and single use containers) (2) Prescribe permitted list of materials which are used to make feeding bottles and liquid milk containers for infants and young children. (3) Prescribe the general requirements for feeding bottles and its components as well as liquid milk containers for infants and young children. (4) Prescribe the specific requirements on substances for materials which are used to make feeding bottles and its components as well as liquid milk containers for infants and young children. (5) Feeding bottles, that are authorized to be sold prior to the effective date of this notification, are allowed to be sold not exceeding one year as from the effective date of this notification. (6) This MOPH notification will be enforced 180 days after the notification being announced in the Thai royal Gazette.

Products Covered: Feeding bottle and liquid milk container for infants and young children (HS Code: 392490; ICS Code: 67.250)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 03 December 2013 | Final date for Comment: 01 February 2014

Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification No.117 B.E. 2532 (1989) entitled "Feeding Bottle" to be replaced with Draft Ministry of Public Health Notification entitled "Feeding Bottle and Liquid Milk Container for Infants and Young Children". The draft MOPH Notification proposes to revise the measure pertaining to Feeding Bottle as follows: (1) This draft MOPH notification shall apply to - feeding bottles and its components (protective cover, feeding teat, locking ring and sealing disc) - liquid milk containers for infants and young children (for both repeated use containers and single use containers) (2) Prescribe permitted list of materials which are used to make feeding bottles and liquid milk containers for infants and young children. (3) Prescribe the general requirements for feeding bottles and its components as well as liquid milk containers for infants and young children. (4) Prescribe the specific requirements on substances for materials which are used to make feeding bottles and its components as well as liquid milk containers for infants and young children. (5) Feeding bottles, that are authorized to be sold prior to the effective date of this notification, are allowed to be sold not exceeding one year as from the effective date of this notification. (6) This MOPH notification will be enforced 180 days after the notification being announced in the Thai royal Gazette.

Products Covered: Feeding bottle and liquid milk container for infants and young children (HS Code: 392490; ICS Code: 67.250)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 05 December 2013 | Final date for Comment: 17 May 2025

The Russian Federation notified in G/SPS/N/RUS/16 (8 March 2013) letters of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-AS-7/2057 as of 22 February 2013 and No. FS-AS-7/2242 as of 28 February 2013, which introduced a temporary restriction on import of live poultry, incubative eggs, down and feather, poultry and all types of poultry products, from Markisch-Oderland district, Brandenburg (Germany) due to low pathogenic avian influenza (AI) outbreak. The notified measure was eliminated by the letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-AS-7/12177 as of 13 September 2013.

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Emergency Notification (SPS)

Distribution date: 05 December 2013 | Final date for Comment: 17 May 2025

The Russian Federation notified in G/SPS/N/RUS/16 (8 March 2013) letters of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-AS-7/2057 as of 22 February 2013 and No. FS-AS-7/2242 as of 28 February 2013, which introduced a temporary restriction on import of live poultry, incubative eggs, down and feather, poultry and all types of poultry products, from Markisch-Oderland district, Brandenburg (Germany) due to low pathogenic avian influenza (AI) outbreak. The notified measure was eliminated by the letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-AS-7/12177 as of 13 September 2013.

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Emergency Notification (SPS)

Distribution date: 17 December 2013 | Final date for Comment: 17 May 2025

Declaration of a state of phytosanitary emergency owing to the presence of the pests known as boisduval scale, Diaspis boisduvalii, and banana mealybug, Pseudococcus elisae, in view of the economic damage they cause and the threat they represent to the Costa Rican banana industry.Executive Decree No. 38008 was published in Official Journal La Gaceta No. 236 of 6 December 2013.

Products Covered: Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried (HS tariff subheading 0803.00)

Regulation Type: Emergency notifications (SPS)

Distribution date: 17 December 2013 | Final date for Comment: 17 May 2025

Declaration of a state of phytosanitary emergency owing to the presence of the pests known as boisduval scale, Diaspis boisduvalii, and banana mealybug, Pseudococcus elisae, in view of the economic damage they cause and the threat they represent to the Costa Rican banana industry.Executive Decree No. 38008 was published in Official Journal La Gaceta No. 236 of 6 December 2013.

Products Covered: Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried (HS tariff subheading 0803.00)

Regulation Type: Emergency notifications (SPS)

Distribution date: 19 December 2013 | Final date for Comment: 17 May 2025

Letter by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision introduces a temporary restriction due to the outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza on the territory of Ten Boer municipality, Groningen province, the Netherlands. This measure applies to import of live poultry, hatching eggs, fluff and feather, poultry and poultry products meat, which were not heat treated (no less than 70°C), feed and feed additives for poultry (except feed additives of chemical and microbiological synthesis), equipment previously used for maintenance, slaughter and cutting of poultry.

Products Covered: Live poultry, hatching eggs, fluff and feather, poultry and poultry products meat, feed and feed additives for poultry, equipment previously used for maintenance, slaughter and cutting of poultry

Regulation Type: Emergency notifications (SPS)

Distribution date: 19 December 2013 | Final date for Comment: 17 May 2025

Letter by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision introduces a temporary restriction due to the outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza on the territory of Ten Boer municipality, Groningen province, the Netherlands. This measure applies to import of live poultry, hatching eggs, fluff and feather, poultry and poultry products meat, which were not heat treated (no less than 70°C), feed and feed additives for poultry (except feed additives of chemical and microbiological synthesis), equipment previously used for maintenance, slaughter and cutting of poultry.

Products Covered: Live poultry, hatching eggs, fluff and feather, poultry and poultry products meat, feed and feed additives for poultry, equipment previously used for maintenance, slaughter and cutting of poultry

Regulation Type: Emergency notifications (SPS)

Distribution date: 20 December 2013 | Final date for Comment: 17 May 2025

The notified Technical Regulation lays down the requirements for the registration of fertilizers and soil conditioners for agricultural use.It applies to the registration of agricultural fertilizers and soil conditioners which are manufactured, formulated, extracted from natural sources, packaged, repacked/repackaged, imported, exported, distributed and marketed in countries of the Central American region.It does not apply to special fertilizer formulas that are used by the same country in which they are produced. The use of such formulas shall be regulated in accordance with the existing legislation of each Central American country.http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CRI/13_4971_00_s.pdf(Final version)

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 20 December 2013 | Final date for Comment: 17 May 2025

The notified Technical Regulation lays down the requirements for the registration of fertilizers and soil conditioners for agricultural use.It applies to the registration of agricultural fertilizers and soil conditioners which are manufactured, formulated, extracted from natural sources, packaged, repacked/repackaged, imported, exported, distributed and marketed in countries of the Central American region.It does not apply to special fertilizer formulas that are used by the same country in which they are produced. The use of such formulas shall be regulated in accordance with the existing legislation of each Central American country.http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CRI/13_4971_00_s.pdf(Final version)

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification