Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 26 March 2026 | Final date for Comment: 25 May 2026

The draft amendments to the Requirements for the implementation, maintenance and evaluation of the quality management system of medical devices, depending on the potential risk of their use, apply to medical devices put into circulation in the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union and provide for the following: the possibility, in certain situations, of confirming the compliance of the production conditions of the sterilization site with the established requirements without the inspection organization visiting the sterilization site, which will avoid repeating individual procedures when evaluating the quality management system in order to rationalize the resources of manufacturers of medical devices and inspecting organizations

Products Covered: Cotton wool, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, bandages, Band-Aids, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or packaged in forms or packages for retail sale, intended for use in medicine, surgery, dentistry or veterinary medicine (HS 3005); Devices and instruments used in medicine, surgery, dentistry or veterinary medicine, including scintigraphic equipment, other electro-medical equipment and vision testers (HS 9018); Equipment based on the use of X-ray, alpha, beta or gamma radiation, intended or not intended for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary use, including X-ray or radiotherapy equipment, X-ray tubes and other X - ray generators, high-voltage generators, shields and control panels, screens, tables, chairs and similar products for examination or treatment (HS 9022); Medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture (for example, operating tables, examination tables, hospital beds with mechanical devices, dental chairs); barber chairs and similar chairs with devices for rotating and simultaneously for tilting and lifting; parts of the above-mentioned products (HS Code 9402).

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 March 2026 | Final date for Comment: 19 May 2026

This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) edge banding used in furniture and interior applications.

Products Covered: Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of vinyl chloride, containing by weight < 6% of plasticisers, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl. self-adhesive products, and floor, wall and ceiling coverings of heading 3918) (HS code(s): 392049); Other rubber and plastics products (ICS code(s): 83.140.99)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 March 2026

This letter introduces temporary restrictions on the imports of live poultry and poultry products to the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as on the transit of live poultry through the territory of the Russian Federation from Malaysia due to the outbreak of Newcastle disease in the country indicated.

Products Covered: Live poultry and products derived thereof (including products in packaging transported in hand luggage and luggage for personal use), egg products, meat and edible offal of poultry, poultry meat products, incubation egg of poultry, incubation egg (except poultry egg), live bird (except poultry), feed and feed additives for birds, equipment for the maintenance, slaughter and cutting of birds (HS code(s): 0105; 0207; 0208; 0209; 0210; 0407; 0408; 0410; 0504; 0505; 0511; 1506; 1510; 1516; 1518; 1601; 1602; 1603; 1902; 1904; 2102; 2104; 2106; 2309; 2936; 3504; 3507; 3808; 3824; 3923; 3926; 4206; 4415; 4416; 4421; 7020; 7309; 7310; 7326; 7616; 8436; 8606; 8609; 8716)

Regulation Type: Emergency notifications (SPS)

Distribution date: 17 March 2026

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/888 (29 September 2025) is now adopted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/551 of 13 March 2026 amending the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632 as regards the lists of products of animal origin, animal by-products and composite products subject to official controls at border control posts (Text with EEA relevance). This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 October 2026.

Products Covered: Products of animal origin, animal by-products and composite products

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 16 March 2026 | Final date for Comment: 15 May 2026

This document specifies the terms and definitions, requirements, test and inspection rules for dangerous good of substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases.This document applies to the classification determination of transport packages for substances that release gases upon contact with water.This document is not applicable to pyrophoric substances.

Products Covered: Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases (HS code(s): 293190); (ICS code(s): 13.300)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 March 2026 | Final date for Comment: 15 May 2026

This document specifies the terms and definitions, requirements, test and inspection rules for hazardous goods consisting of gas mixtures.This document applies to the inspection of hazardous properties for dangerous goods of gas mixtures.

Products Covered: Dangerous goods of gas mixture (HS code(s): 271111; 280429); (ICS code(s): 13.300)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 March 2026 | Final date for Comment: 15 May 2026

This document specifies the terminology and definitions, requirements, test and inspection rules for dangerous goods of compressed gases .This document applies to the inspection of hazardous characteristics of all gas dangerous goods with a critical temperature of less than or equal to -50 ℃.

Products Covered: Dangerous goods of compressed gases (HS code(s): 271111; 280429); (ICS code(s): 13.300)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 March 2026 | Final date for Comment: 15 May 2026

This document specifies the terms and definitions, requirements, test and inspection rules for dangerous goods of flammable solids.This document applies to the inspection of the hazardous characteristics of dangerous goods of flammable solids.

Products Covered: Dangerous goods of flammable solids (HS code(s): 360690); (ICS code(s): 13.300)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 March 2026 | Final date for Comment: 15 May 2026

This document specifies the terms and definitions, requirements, tests, marking and labelling, and inspection rules for solid inorganic nitrate dangerous goods.This document applies to the inspection of solid inorganic nitrate dangerous goods (excluding ammonium nitrate).

Products Covered: Dangerous goods of nitrates (HS code(s): 283429); (ICS code(s): 13.300)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 March 2026 | Final date for Comment: 15 May 2026

This document specifies the terms and definitions, requirements, test and inspection rules for dangerous goods of pyrophoric solid.This document  applies to the inspection of the hazardous characteristics and applicable package categories for dangerous goods of pyrophoric solid.

Products Covered: Dangerous goods of pyrophoric solid (HS code(s): 293190); (ICS code(s): 13.300)

Regulation Type: Regular notification