Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 04 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 03 December 2021

This Draft Uganda Standard determines the effect of cooling system chemical solutions on organic finishes used on motor vehicles. Cooling system chemicals include: coolants or corrosion inhibitors, or both, cooling system cleaners or flushes, or both, and stop leak additives.

Products Covered: Coolants, Corrosion inhibitors

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021

The resolution provides, in an extraordinary and temporary manner, the requirements for the import and use of human immunoglobulin, due to the international public health emergency related to SARS-CoV-2.

Products Covered: Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excl. yeasts) and similar products (HS code(s): 3002); HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY (ICS code(s): 11)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for testing and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes.

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: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for testing and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes.

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: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for testing and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes.

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: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

The purpose of this regulation is to provide timely and relevant information on the amendment of ACD Annexes in terms of restrictions and banning of ingredients, setting of implementation timeline or grace period, with the intention of giving the industry sufficient time to conduct operational activities (i.e. reformulation, testing of new formulations, phase out of products with old formulation, etc.) to ensure continued compliance with the ACD in terms of the safety, quality and claimed benefits of cosmetic products which covers cosmetic products made available in the local market.

Products Covered: Cosmetics

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for testing and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes.

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: 28 September 2021 | Final date for Comment: 05 October 2021

The proposed issuance aims to provide the implementing guidelines on facilitated registration pathways (FRPs) through abridged review or verification review of drug products, including vaccines and biologicals as per Administrative Order No. 2020-0045.

Products Covered: Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excl. yeasts) and similar products (HS code(s): 3002); Pharmaceutics (ICS code(s): 11.120)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 28 September 2021

The requirements of the mandatory standard SI 47, declared as voluntary. This declaration entered into force immediately (i.e. on 13 September 2021).

Products Covered: Motor vehicle brake fluids

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 28 September 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

Technical details on plain packaging

Products Covered: Tobacco products (for example, the products under CCCN 2401, 2402 and 2403) Electronic cigarettes and refill containers defined in Articles 2(16) and 2(17) of the Directive 2014/40/EU Nicotine containing liquids for electronic cigarettes (for example, the products under CCCN 8543 70 90, 3824 90/ 18, 3824 90/ 19 and 8543 70/5)

Regulation Type: Regular notification