Center for Science in the Public Interest, Natural Resources Defense Council, Center for Food Safety, Consumers Union, Improving Kids' Environment, Center for Environmental Health, Environmental Working Group, Environmental Defense Fund, and James Huff; Filing of Food Additive Petition; Notice of Petition
Distribution date: 06 January 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 March 2016
The Food and Drug Administration has filed a petition, submitted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Natural Resources Defense Council, Center for Food Safety, Consumers Union, Improving Kids' Environment, Center for Environmental Health, Environmental Working Group, Environmental Defense Fund, and James Huff, proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to no longer authorize the use of seven listed synthetic flavoring food additives and to establish zero tolerances for the additives. The food additive petition was filed on 17 August 2015.
Products Covered: HS Code(s): 29; ICS Code(s): 67 Synthetic flavoring food additives
Regulation Type: Regular notification
<p><span lang="EN-GB">The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu</span><span lang="EN-GB"> would like to notify Members that the interpretive guidance of "<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">Amendment of Article 5 and Article 6 of Regulations for the Labelling of Agro-pesticide"</span>, as per G/TBT/N/TPKM/221, is issued.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB">For further information, please contact:</span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;"></span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;">TPKM-WTO/TBT Enquiry Point</span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;">Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection</span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;">Ministry of Economic Affairs</span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:white;font-size:10pt;">No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.</span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:white;font-size:10pt;">Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan </span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;">Tel: (886-2) 33435191</span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;">Fax: (886-2) 23431804</span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;"></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">E-mail:<span> </span><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></span></p>
Distribution date: 06 January 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025
Products Covered: Agro-pesticides (CCCN: 1302.19.30.00-6; 3808.50.00.10-5; 3808.50.00.90-8; 3808.91.10.00-6; 3808.91.90.00-9; 3808.92.10.90-6; 3808.92.20.90-4; 3808.99.11.00-7; 3808.99.12.00-6; 3808.99.21.00-5; 2908.91.00.00-9; 2848.00.90.10-1; 3808.93.11.00-3; 3808.93.12.00-2; 3808.93.19.00-5; 3808.93.21.00-1; 3808.93.22.00-0)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
<p><span lang="EN-GB">The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu</span><span lang="EN-GB"> would like to notify Members that the interpretive guidance of "<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">Amendment of Article 5 and Article 6 of Regulations for the Labelling of Agro-pesticide"</span>, as per G/TBT/N/TPKM/221, is issued.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB">For further information, please contact:</span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;"></span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;">TPKM-WTO/TBT Enquiry Point</span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;">Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection</span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;">Ministry of Economic Affairs</span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:white;font-size:10pt;">No.4, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd.</span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:white;font-size:10pt;">Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan </span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;">Tel: (886-2) 33435191</span></p><p style="-ms-layout-grid-mode:char;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;">Fax: (886-2) 23431804</span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;"></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">E-mail:<span> </span><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></span></p>
Distribution date: 06 January 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025
Products Covered: Agro-pesticides (CCCN: 1302.19.30.00-6; 3808.50.00.10-5; 3808.50.00.90-8; 3808.91.10.00-6; 3808.91.90.00-9; 3808.92.10.90-6; 3808.92.20.90-4; 3808.99.11.00-7; 3808.99.12.00-6; 3808.99.21.00-5; 2908.91.00.00-9; 2848.00.90.10-1; 3808.93.11.00-3; 3808.93.12.00-2; 3808.93.19.00-5; 3808.93.21.00-1; 3808.93.22.00-0)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2383 of 17 December 2015 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 as regards the list of feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls on imports (Text with EEA relevance)
Distribution date: 08 January 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 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, amongst others: the de-listing of table grapes from Peru.
Products Covered: HS Code(s): 070490, 070810, 070820, 070960, 070930, 070940, 070990, 071022, 071080, 080211, 080212, 080250, 080620, 081010, 081090, 081120, 081310, 0902, 090420, 090810, 110630, 1202, 120740, 121190, 140490, 200811, 200850, 3507
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2383 of 17 December 2015 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 as regards the list of feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls on imports (Text with EEA relevance)
Distribution date: 08 January 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 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, amongst others: the de-listing of table grapes from Peru.
Products Covered: HS Code(s): 070490, 070810, 070820, 070960, 070930, 070940, 070990, 071022, 071080, 080211, 080212, 080250, 080620, 081010, 081090, 081120, 081310, 0902, 090420, 090810, 110630, 1202, 120740, 121190, 140490, 200811, 200850, 3507
Regulation Type: Regular notification
"Portaria" SDA/MAPA Nº 104 of 22 December 2015
Distribution date: 12 January 2016 | Final date for Comment: 27 January 2016
This is to notify that the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) issued "Portaria" Nº 104 of 22 December 2015, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal Official Journal) of 28 December 2015, section 1, to extend the period of public consultation established by the "Portaria" Nº 88 of 6 November 2015. http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/BRA/16_0097_00_x.pdf
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
"Portaria" SDA/MAPA Nº 104 of 22 December 2015
Distribution date: 12 January 2016 | Final date for Comment: 27 January 2016
This is to notify that the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) issued "Portaria" Nº 104 of 22 December 2015, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal Official Journal) of 28 December 2015, section 1, to extend the period of public consultation established by the "Portaria" Nº 88 of 6 November 2015. http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/BRA/16_0097_00_x.pdf
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
<p>This addendum aims at informing that the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply issued Ordinance Nº 104, 22 December 2015 (Portaria SDA 104, de 22 de Dezembro de 2015), in order to extend for another thirty (30) days the comments period established by the Ordinance SDA Nº. 88, 6 November 2015, on Technical Regulations approval for Antiparasitic Products for veterinary use, notified as G/TBT/N/BRA/654.</p><p>The full text of this measure is available in Portuguese and can be downloaded at: <a href="http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=28/12/2015&jornal=1&pagina=4&totalArquivos=144">http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=28/12/2015&jornal=1&pagina=4&totalArquivos=144</a></p>
Distribution date: 12 January 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025
Products Covered: Chapter 30 - Pharmaceutical products
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
<p>This addendum aims at informing that the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply issued Ordinance Nº 104, 22 December 2015 (Portaria SDA 104, de 22 de Dezembro de 2015), in order to extend for another thirty (30) days the comments period established by the Ordinance SDA Nº. 88, 6 November 2015, on Technical Regulations approval for Antiparasitic Products for veterinary use, notified as G/TBT/N/BRA/654.</p><p>The full text of this measure is available in Portuguese and can be downloaded at: <a href="http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=28/12/2015&jornal=1&pagina=4&totalArquivos=144">http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=28/12/2015&jornal=1&pagina=4&totalArquivos=144</a></p>
Distribution date: 12 January 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025
Products Covered: Chapter 30 - Pharmaceutical products
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
; ; ;By means of this Addendum No. 2, the Republic of Ecuador advises that Amendment No. 1 to Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 088: "Surface tension agents", notified in document G/TBT/N/ECU/106/Add.1 of 24 October 2014, has been issued pursuant to Resolution No. 15 391 of 27 November 2015 of the Under-Secretariat for Quality of the Ministry of Industry and Productivity, published in Official Journal No. 655 of 23 December 2015. ;Text available from: Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad (Ministry of Industry and Productivity), Subsecretaría de la Calidad (Under-Secretariat for Quality), Organismo Nacional encargado de la Notificación (National Notification Authority). ;Contact person: Marlon Martínez B. ;Yánez Pinzón N26-12, entre Av. Colón y La Niña ;Quito, Ecuador ;Tel.: (+593-2) 3948760, Ext. 2358/2255 ;Enquiry point: [email protected]/[email protected] ;
Distribution date: 13 January 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025
Products Covered: 34.01.11.00, 34.01.19.00, 34.01.19.10, 34.01.19.90, 34.01.20.00, 34.01.30.00, 34.02.11.10, 34.02.11.90, 34.02.12.10, 34.02.12.90 and 34.02.13.10. ;
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
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