Distribution date: 21 September 2015 | Final date for Comment: 20 November 2015

<p style="margin:6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;"><span>Having recognized the need to protect consumers and the environment from hazards arising from the use of restricted chemical substances, in addition to the current regulated EMC and safety aspects of </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">network media players and projectors</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) proposes to require marking of presence conditions of restricted substances. Such m</span><span lang="EN-GB">arkings shall be made in accordance with Section 5 of CNS 15663 on </span><span lang="EN-GB">the body, packages, stickers or the instruction books of the </span><span lang="EN-GB">product</span><span lang="EN-GB">. For those who utilize website as a means to announce "the presence conditions of the restricted substance</span><span lang="EN-GB">s,</span><span lang="EN-GB">" the website address </span><span lang="EN-GB">shall be clearly stated </span><span lang="EN-GB">on the body, packages, stickers or the instruction books of the </span><span lang="EN-GB">product</span><span lang="EN-GB">. </span></p><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Besides, as </span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;">wireless network media players and external projectors</span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;">are prevalently used by the general public nowadays, the BSMI would like to extend the current inspection scope to cover such products. F</span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;">or wireless network media players and external projectors</span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;">, the same conformity assessment procedure for wired network media players and internal projectors shall apply, i.e. </span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;">Registration of Product Certification (RPC) or Type-approved Batch Inspection (TABI).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana', 'sans-serif';font-size:9pt;"></span></span>

Products Covered: Network media players and projectors (HS: Chapter 85)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 21 September 2015 | Final date for Comment: 20 November 2015

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;">The Specification stipulates technical requirements for cosmetic safety, including general requirements for the products and ingredients, prohibited and restricted substances requirements and the testing and evaluation methods.</span></span>

Products Covered: Cosmetics

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 21 September 2015 | Final date for Comment: 20 November 2015

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;">The Specification stipulates technical requirements for cosmetic safety, including general requirements for the products and ingredients, prohibited and restricted substances requirements and the testing and evaluation methods.</span></span>

Products Covered: Cosmetics

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 September 2015 | Final date for Comment: 05 May 2025

The regulation stipulates that no pesticide shall be manufactured, formulated, imported, exported, advertised, sold or distributed in Nigeria unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of these regulations. The regulation sets out procedures for application for the registration, submission of application, issuance of certificate of registration and penalties.

Products Covered: Any chemical substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating the effect of any pests of plants and animal and shall include: herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, molluscides, nematocides, repellants, attractants, insect growth regulators used in agriculture, public health, horticulture, food storage or a chemical substance used for similar purpose; HS Code: 3808.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 September 2015 | Final date for Comment: 05 May 2025

The regulation stipulates that no pesticide shall be manufactured, formulated, imported, exported, advertised, sold or distributed in Nigeria unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of these regulations. The regulation sets out procedures for application for the registration, submission of application, issuance of certificate of registration and penalties.

Products Covered: Any chemical substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating the effect of any pests of plants and animal and shall include: herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, molluscides, nematocides, repellants, attractants, insect growth regulators used in agriculture, public health, horticulture, food storage or a chemical substance used for similar purpose; HS Code: 3808.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 24 September 2015 | Final date for Comment: 23 November 2015

The draft will amend the specifications of Acacia.

Products Covered: Acacia; Gum Arabic

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 24 September 2015 | Final date for Comment: 23 November 2015

The draft will amend the specifications of Acacia.

Products Covered: Acacia; Gum Arabic

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 September 2015 | Final date for Comment: 05 May 2025

Regulations guiding the importation of the above listed plants and plant products into Nigeria as indicated in the Plants (Control of Importation) Regulations, 1964, First Schedule Regulation 4, with a view to prevent the entry, spread and establishment of exotic pests and diseases of the listed plants and plant products thereby facilitating International Trade with the importing countries in line with International Standards as listed in the guidelines of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).

Products Covered: 1. Acacia spp. 2. Aleurites spp. 3. Allium spp. (Shallots, onions and other spp.) 4. Avocado (Persea spp.) HS Code: 0804.4000.00 5. Banana and Plantains (Musa spp.) 08.03 6. Cacao (Theobroma spp.) Chapter 18 7. Cassava (Manihot spp.) HS Code: 0714.1000.00 8. Chestnut (Castanea vulgaris) HS Code: 0802.4000.00 9. Citrus 08.05 10. Clover (Trifolium spp.) 11. Coconut HS Code: 0801.1100.00 12. Coffee (Coffea spp.) 09.01 13. Conifers 14. Cotton (Gossypium spp.) Chapter 52 15. Cowpea (Vignia spp.) 16. Date Palms (Phoenix dactylifera) 17. Elm (Ulmus spp. And Zelkova spp.) 18. Eucalyptus (all spp.) 19. Flax, New Zealand (Phormium tenax) 20. Forest Trees (all species except Conifers and Eucalyptus) 21. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) HS Code: 0910.1000.00 22. Graminae 23. Grape Vine (Vitis and other members of Vitaceae) 24. Groundnut (and other Arachis spp.) HS Code: 1508.1000.00 25. Helianthus spp. 26. Kola (Cola spp.) HS Code: 0802.9010.00 27. Lucerne (Medicago sativum) HS Code: 1209.2100.00 28. Maize (Zea mays and other species of the subfamily Maydeae) 1005. 29. Malvaceae (Except cotton) and Bombacaeae 30. Mangoes (Mangifera indica and Anacardium spp.) HS Code: 0804.5010.00 31. Oil palms (Elaeis spp.) 1511 32. Olea spp. 33. Opuntia spp. 34. Passion Fruits (Passiflora spp. and Tacsonia spp.) 35. Peas and related Plants (Pisum spp., Lathyrus spp., Vicia spp.) HS Codes: 0708.1000.00, 0710.2100.00 36. Pepper (Piper nigrum) 37. Pepper and Chillies (Capsicum spp.) HS Codes: 0904.1100.00, 0904.1200.00 38. Pineapple (Ananas comosus) HS Code: 0804.3000.00 39. Potatoes (and allied Solanum spp.) HS Code: 0710.1000.00 40. Pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cineraraefolium) HS Code: 1211.9020.00 41. Rice (Oryza spp.) 10066 42. Rosaceae, Fruits and Ornamentals 43. Rubber Trees (Hevea spp.) 44. Sisal (Agave and Fourcroya spp.) HS Code: 5308.9010.00 45. Sorghum spp. HS Code: 1007.0000.00 46. Soya Bean (Glycine soja) HS Code: 1201.0000.00 47. Strawberry HS Codes: 0810.1000.00, 0811.1000.00 48. Sugar-cane (Saccharum officinarum and Saccharum spp.) HS Code: 1701.1100.00 49. Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea batatas and Ipomea spp.) HS Code: 0714.2000.00 50. Tea (Thea assamica) 0902 51. Tobacco (Nicotiana spp.) Chapter 24 52. Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum and other spp.) HS Code: 0702.0000.00 53. Wheat (Triticum spp.) 1001 54. Wild plants and plants not mentioned 55. Yam (Dioscorea spp.) HS Code: 0714.9010.00 56. Small Cereals (Barley HS Code: 1003.0000.00, Wheat, Oats HS Code: 1004.0000.00, Rye HS Code: 1002.0000.00) 57. Bulbs, Tubers, Rhizomes, and other subterranean parts for propagation of ornamentals and other plants (except potatoes and sweet potatoes) 0601 58. Fresh Fruits (excluding Rosaceae and Citrus) 59. Ornamental plants, Shrubs and Trees (except Rosaceae) 0604 60. Soils and Composts 61. Other organisms 62. Botanical Specimens

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 September 2015 | Final date for Comment: 05 May 2025

Regulations guiding the importation of the above listed plants and plant products into Nigeria as indicated in the Plants (Control of Importation) Regulations, 1964, First Schedule Regulation 4, with a view to prevent the entry, spread and establishment of exotic pests and diseases of the listed plants and plant products thereby facilitating International Trade with the importing countries in line with International Standards as listed in the guidelines of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).

Products Covered: 1. Acacia spp. 2. Aleurites spp. 3. Allium spp. (Shallots, onions and other spp.) 4. Avocado (Persea spp.) HS Code: 0804.4000.00 5. Banana and Plantains (Musa spp.) 08.03 6. Cacao (Theobroma spp.) Chapter 18 7. Cassava (Manihot spp.) HS Code: 0714.1000.00 8. Chestnut (Castanea vulgaris) HS Code: 0802.4000.00 9. Citrus 08.05 10. Clover (Trifolium spp.) 11. Coconut HS Code: 0801.1100.00 12. Coffee (Coffea spp.) 09.01 13. Conifers 14. Cotton (Gossypium spp.) Chapter 52 15. Cowpea (Vignia spp.) 16. Date Palms (Phoenix dactylifera) 17. Elm (Ulmus spp. And Zelkova spp.) 18. Eucalyptus (all spp.) 19. Flax, New Zealand (Phormium tenax) 20. Forest Trees (all species except Conifers and Eucalyptus) 21. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) HS Code: 0910.1000.00 22. Graminae 23. Grape Vine (Vitis and other members of Vitaceae) 24. Groundnut (and other Arachis spp.) HS Code: 1508.1000.00 25. Helianthus spp. 26. Kola (Cola spp.) HS Code: 0802.9010.00 27. Lucerne (Medicago sativum) HS Code: 1209.2100.00 28. Maize (Zea mays and other species of the subfamily Maydeae) 1005. 29. Malvaceae (Except cotton) and Bombacaeae 30. Mangoes (Mangifera indica and Anacardium spp.) HS Code: 0804.5010.00 31. Oil palms (Elaeis spp.) 1511 32. Olea spp. 33. Opuntia spp. 34. Passion Fruits (Passiflora spp. and Tacsonia spp.) 35. Peas and related Plants (Pisum spp., Lathyrus spp., Vicia spp.) HS Codes: 0708.1000.00, 0710.2100.00 36. Pepper (Piper nigrum) 37. Pepper and Chillies (Capsicum spp.) HS Codes: 0904.1100.00, 0904.1200.00 38. Pineapple (Ananas comosus) HS Code: 0804.3000.00 39. Potatoes (and allied Solanum spp.) HS Code: 0710.1000.00 40. Pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cineraraefolium) HS Code: 1211.9020.00 41. Rice (Oryza spp.) 10066 42. Rosaceae, Fruits and Ornamentals 43. Rubber Trees (Hevea spp.) 44. Sisal (Agave and Fourcroya spp.) HS Code: 5308.9010.00 45. Sorghum spp. HS Code: 1007.0000.00 46. Soya Bean (Glycine soja) HS Code: 1201.0000.00 47. Strawberry HS Codes: 0810.1000.00, 0811.1000.00 48. Sugar-cane (Saccharum officinarum and Saccharum spp.) HS Code: 1701.1100.00 49. Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea batatas and Ipomea spp.) HS Code: 0714.2000.00 50. Tea (Thea assamica) 0902 51. Tobacco (Nicotiana spp.) Chapter 24 52. Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum and other spp.) HS Code: 0702.0000.00 53. Wheat (Triticum spp.) 1001 54. Wild plants and plants not mentioned 55. Yam (Dioscorea spp.) HS Code: 0714.9010.00 56. Small Cereals (Barley HS Code: 1003.0000.00, Wheat, Oats HS Code: 1004.0000.00, Rye HS Code: 1002.0000.00) 57. Bulbs, Tubers, Rhizomes, and other subterranean parts for propagation of ornamentals and other plants (except potatoes and sweet potatoes) 0601 58. Fresh Fruits (excluding Rosaceae and Citrus) 59. Ornamental plants, Shrubs and Trees (except Rosaceae) 0604 60. Soils and Composts 61. Other organisms 62. Botanical Specimens

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 October 2015 | Final date for Comment: 05 May 2025

The Regulation reviews the list of imports of feed and food of non-animal origin which are subject to an increased level of official controls. The changes concern: the listing of groundnuts and derived products from the Gambia; raspberries from Serbia, and the de-listing of vine fruit from Uzbekistan, betel leaves from Thailand; and mint from Morocco.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 070490, 070810, 070820, 070960, 070930, 070940, 070990, 071022, 071080, 08021, 080250, 080610, 080620, 081090, 081120, 081310, 0902, 090420, 090810, 110630, 1202, 120740, 121190, 140490, 200811, 200850, 20089, 3507, 081010

Regulation Type: Regular notification