Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 13 April 2023

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug/ Feed additive: Amprolium.

Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.06, 02.07 and 02.09)Birds' eggs (HS codes: 04.07 and 04.08)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01 and 15.02)    

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023

Resolution ANP No. 920 establishes the specification of biodiesel and the obligations regarding quality control to be met by economic agents that market the product in Brazilian territory

Products Covered: Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing < 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals (HS code(s): 3826)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 11 June 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods of acrylic yarn to be used for machine weaving, hand weaving, hand knitting and machine knitting.

Products Covered: Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale) (HS code(s): 550932); Textiles in general (ICS code(s): 59.080.01)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 11 June 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods of acrylic yarn to be used for machine weaving, hand weaving, hand knitting and machine knitting.

Products Covered: Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale) (HS code(s): 550932); Textiles in general (ICS code(s): 59.080.01)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 11 June 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods of acrylic yarn to be used for machine weaving, hand weaving, hand knitting and machine knitting.

Products Covered: Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale) (HS code(s): 550932); Textiles in general (ICS code(s): 59.080.01)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 11 June 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods of acrylic yarn to be used for machine weaving, hand weaving, hand knitting and machine knitting.

Products Covered: Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale) (HS code(s): 550932); Textiles in general (ICS code(s): 59.080.01)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 11 June 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods of acrylic yarn to be used for machine weaving, hand weaving, hand knitting and machine knitting.

Products Covered: Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale) (HS code(s): 550932); Textiles in general (ICS code(s): 59.080.01)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 20 April 2023

The notified technical regulation aims to ensure that each importer of children's garments for sale in ECOWAS member States complies with the clothing safety obligations, labelling requirements and ECOWAS packaging rules and that children's garments do not contain any chemical substance that could prove to be dangerous for health and the environment.

Products Covered: Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code: 61)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 20 April 2023

The notified draft technical regulation seeks to: - Reduce the use of chemicals, in particular dyes, associated with the main processes involved in the textile manufacturing chain, namely fibre production, spinning, weaving, knitting, bleaching, dyeing and finishing; - Limit the main environmental impacts of the textile product throughout its life cycle, in particular the impacts of its manufacturing process; - Promote the use of substances that cause less harm to the environment; - Lay down the toxicological requirements to be met.

Products Covered: Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks (HS code: 32)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 18 May 2023

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the comment period for the color additive petition for which we published a notice of filing in the Federal Register of 17 February 2023. In the notice, FDA requested comments on a filed color additive petition submitted by Center for Science in the Public Interest, et al., proposing that FDA repeal the color additive regulations providing for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 in foods (including dietary supplements) and in ingested drugs. We are taking this action in response to a request for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments. 

Products Covered: Inorganic or mineral colouring matter, n.e.s.; preparations based on inorganic or mineral colouring matter of a kind used for colouring any material or produce colorant preparations (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213 and 3215); inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined (HS code(s): 3206); Food technology (ICS code(s): 67)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification