Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 26 June 2023 | Final date for Comment: 25 August 2023

This document specifies the requirements, test methods, labels, instructions for use, packaging, transportation and storage of protective face mask for medical use (hereinafter referred to as mask). This document applies to non-powered filtering mask (half mask) used in medical environment to filter airborne particles, and provide barrier to droplets, blood, body fluids, secreta, etc.This document does not apply to masks used for protection against any chemical gases and vapours.

Products Covered: mask for medical use (HS code(s): 6307); (ICS code(s): 11.100)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 June 2023 | Final date for Comment: 21 August 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for skin applied mosquito repellent bathing soap.

Products Covered: (HS code(s): 380891); (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 June 2023 | Final date for Comment: 21 August 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for skin applied mosquito repellent bathing soap.

Products Covered: (HS code(s): 380891); (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 June 2023 | Final date for Comment: 21 August 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for skin applied mosquito repellent bathing soap.

Products Covered: (HS code(s): 380891); (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 June 2023 | Final date for Comment: 21 August 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for skin applied mosquito repellent bathing soap.

Products Covered: (HS code(s): 380891); (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 June 2023 | Final date for Comment: 21 August 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for skin applied mosquito repellent bathing soap.

Products Covered: (HS code(s): 380891); (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 June 2023 | Final date for Comment: 21 August 2023

The notified draft Regulation establishes provisions to regulate activities relating to the life cycle of fertilizers and like substances from a sustainable soil management perspective. The provisions also seek to promote the competitiveness and sustainability of domestic agriculture and to improve food and nutrition security and food safety with a view to ensuring the safety, quality and efficient use of fertilizers and like substances and minimizing their adverse health and environmental impacts.

Products Covered: Fertilizers and like substances classified under Chapter 31 of the Harmonized System or Customs Tariff.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 21 June 2023 | Final date for Comment: 26 August 2023

Health Canada is proposing to replace the current flammability and fire-safety labelling requirements in the Tents Regulations with contemporary requirements developed by the Canadian General Standards Board. Health Canada is also proposing to add appropriate flammability performance and fire-safety labelling requirements to the Toys Regulations in order to continue regulating children’s play tents not intended to be used as outdoor shelters because Health Canada proposes to exclude them from the Tents Regulations. The proposed amendments intend to:Update the existing fire-safety labelling and flammability performance requirements of the Tents Regulations with the requirements set out in the national standard CAN/CGSB-182.1-2020 Flammability and Labelling Requirements for Tents, using an ambulatory incorporation by referenceInclude children’s play tents in the Toys Regulations by adding appropriate fire-safety labelling and flammability performance requirements from the international standard ISO 8124-2:2014 Safety of toys — Part 2: Flammability,  for these products and defining them as a “toy intended to be entered by a child”Update the Textile Flammability Regulations to exclude products captured in the scope of the amended Toys Regulations

Products Covered: Tents: of synthetic fibres (HS Code 6306.22.00), of nylon or other polyamides (6306.22.00.30), of polyesters (HS Code 6306.22.00.40), other (HS Code 6306.22.00.90), of other textile materials (HS Code 6306.29.00.00).

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 June 2023 | Final date for Comment: 19 August 2023

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves formic acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 3, 4, 5.

Products Covered: Biocidal products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 19 June 2023 | Final date for Comment: 18 August 2023

The draft full revision of the Ordinance on the putting into circulation of fertilisers of 10 January 2001 (RS 916.171) consists of an autonomous transposition of European law and includes the following elements: (a) Adaptation and simplification of approval procedures; (b) New system based on European concepts (product function categories and component material categories); (c) Complementing of Swiss quality standards with those of the European Union; (d) Transposition of labelling provisions. As part of this procedure, the Ordinance of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (DEFR) on the putting into circulation of fertilisers of 16 November 2007 (Ordinance on fertilisers, OLen; RS 916.171.1) is being repealed.

Products Covered: HS 31 - Fertilisers

Regulation Type: Regular notification