Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 07 May 2025

The notified Order establishes the technical requirements for butane, including: Physico-chemical properties:- Density at 15°C (min. 0.560 kg/m³, ISO standard 3993)- Composition (C4 ≥ 85% molar mass, EN 27941)- Maximum total sulphur content (50 mg/kg, EN 24260)Safety and quality:- Vapour pressure at 40°C (max. 520 kPa, EN ISO 24256)- Copper strip corrosion (max. 1, ASTM D 1838).- Absence of water, separated or in suspension (visual inspection)Energy performance: Net calorific value (min. 10,000 kcal/kg, ASTM D 3588)Test methods: ISO, EN, ASTM and NP standards specified for each parameterG/TBT/N/CPV/6- 2 -

Products Covered: Butane for the domestic market (HS code(s): 2711.13)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 April 2025 | Final date for Comment: 29 June 2025

This  Draft Tanzania Standard prescribes the requirements, sampling and test methods for liquid toilet soap for personal hygiene 

Products Covered: Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap (HS code(s): 340130); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 April 2025 | Final date for Comment: 29 June 2025

This  Draft Tanzania Standard prescribes requirements, sampling and test methods for soft soap intended for hygiene purpose. 

Products Covered: - Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent: (HS code(s): 34011); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 April 2025 | Final date for Comment: 29 June 2025

This Draft East African Standard gives guidelines on how to plan, conduct and evaluate emergency and disaster preparedness tabletops, drill and exercises. This guideline is intended for use by emergency response teams and organizations involved in emergency and disaster management.

Products Covered: First-aid boxes and kits (HS code(s): 300650); First aid (ICS code(s): 11.160)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 April 2025 | Final date for Comment: 29 June 2025

This Draft East African Standard gives guidelines on how to plan, conduct and evaluate emergency and disaster preparedness tabletops, drill and exercises. This guideline is intended for use by emergency response teams and organizations involved in emergency and disaster management.

Products Covered: First-aid boxes and kits (HS code(s): 300650); First aid (ICS code(s): 11.160)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 April 2025 | Final date for Comment: 29 June 2025

This Draft East African Standard gives guidelines on how to plan, conduct and evaluate emergency and disaster preparedness tabletops, drill and exercises. This guideline is intended for use by emergency response teams and organizations involved in emergency and disaster management.

Products Covered: First-aid boxes and kits (HS code(s): 300650); First aid (ICS code(s): 11.160)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 April 2025 | Final date for Comment: 29 June 2025

This Draft East African Standard gives guidelines on how to plan, conduct and evaluate emergency and disaster preparedness tabletops, drill and exercises. This guideline is intended for use by emergency response teams and organizations involved in emergency and disaster management.

Products Covered: First-aid boxes and kits (HS code(s): 300650); First aid (ICS code(s): 11.160)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 April 2025 | Final date for Comment: 29 June 2025

This Draft East African Standard gives guidelines on how to plan, conduct and evaluate emergency and disaster preparedness tabletops, drill and exercises. This guideline is intended for use by emergency response teams and organizations involved in emergency and disaster management.

Products Covered: First-aid boxes and kits (HS code(s): 300650); First aid (ICS code(s): 11.160)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 28 April 2025

Ukraine notifies the adoption of the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 277 “Some Issues of Implementation of the Law of Ukraine No. 3860-IX “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Parallel Import of Medicines” of 16 July 2024” of 17 February 2025.The Order was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 19 March 2025 and published on 15 April 2025.The Order entered into force on 15 April 2025. 

Products Covered: Medicines

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 23 April 2025

Products covered: (ICS:91.100.10) Cement. Gypsum. Lime. MortarThis addendum concerns the notification of draft of Egyptian Standard ES 4756-1 "Cement - Part 1: Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cements." (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic).It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 298 /2023 (1 page, in Arabic) and the Ministerial Decree No.326/2023 (1 page, in Arabic) which were formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3/Add.60 dated 27 September 2023, the Ministerial Decree No. 189 /2023 (1 page, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3/Add.57 dated 14 July 2023 and the Ministerial Decree No. 561/2022 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3/Add.53 dated 20 December 2022, mandated among others the earlier versions of this Egyptian standard.Worth mentioning is that this standard has been partially modified as follows:Table (1) The 27 products in the family of common cements CEMII- Portland – pozzolana cement Main typesNotation of the products(types of common cement)ClinkerBlast- furnace slagSilica fumePozzolanaFly ashBurnt shaleLimestoneMinor additional constituentsnaturalNatural calcined SillceouscalcareouskSDPQVWTLLL CEMIIportland – pozzolana cementCEMII/A-P78-94--6-22------0-5CEMII/B-P65-77--23-35------0-5 Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.Proposed date of adoption: to be determinedProposed date of entry into force: to be determinedAgency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from:National Enquiry PointEgyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - EgyptE-mail: eos@eos.org.eg/ eos.tbt@eos.org.egWebsite: http://www.eos.org.egTel: + (202) 22845528Fax: + (202) 22845504

Products Covered: Chemical, textile and engineering products

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification