Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 01 December 2021

Products Covered: Pharmaceutical products (HS 30)

Regulation Type: Corrigendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 26 November 2021 | Final date for Comment: 25 January 2022

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for duvets. NOTE   Duvets are also known as quilts or comforters

Products Covered: Bed-linen, knitted or crocheted (HS code(s): 630210); Textile fabrics (ICS code(s): 59.080.30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 26 November 2021

The Czech Republic would like to inform the WTO Members that Draft Implementing Decree on the implementation of certain measures related to the prohibition of chemical weapons, was adopted on 10th November 2020, and published in the Collection of Laws on 23th November 2020 as an IMPLEMENTING DECREE No 459/2020 of 10 November 2020 on the implementation of certain measures related to the prohibition of chemical weapons.

Products Covered: Handling of toxic chemicals and their precursors, including substances on the schedules of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 23 November 2021

Provides for notification of low-risk medicine

Products Covered: Pharmaceutical products (HS 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 November 2021

This Normative Instruction establishes the list of low–risk medicines subject to notification

Products Covered: Pharmaceutical products (HS 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 November 2021 | Final date for Comment: 22 January 2022

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid white and coloured school chalks intended to be used on chalkboards.

Products Covered: School chalk

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 November 2021 | Final date for Comment: 22 January 2022

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid white and coloured school chalks intended to be used on chalkboards.

Products Covered: School chalk

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 November 2021 | Final date for Comment: 22 January 2022

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid white and coloured school chalks intended to be used on chalkboards.

Products Covered: School chalk

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 November 2021 | Final date for Comment: 22 January 2022

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid white and coloured school chalks intended to be used on chalkboards.

Products Covered: School chalk

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 November 2021 | Final date for Comment: 31 December 2021

26 additional substances are included in the Annex of the ORRChim. When the transition period expires, it will be prohibited to supply these carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicant (CMR) substances to the general public. This revision is based on the analogous requirements of the EU.

Products Covered: Carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicant (CMR) substances

Regulation Type: Regular notification