Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS 572:2017, Sodium bicarbonate — Specification (2nd Edition); that was notified by Uganda in G/TBT/N/UGA/628 was adopted on 20 June 2017.
Distribution date: 28 June 2017 | Final date for Comment: 30 April 2025
Products Covered: Sodium bicarbonate
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS 1660:2017, Inorganic foliar fertilizer — Specification; that was notified by Uganda in G/TBT/N/UGA/610 was adopted on 20 June 2017.
Distribution date: 28 June 2017 | Final date for Comment: 30 April 2025
Products Covered: Inorganic foliar fertilizer.
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Edible casein products – Specification
Distribution date: 28 June 2017 | Final date for Comment: 27 August 2017
This draft standard provides requirements for food additives, contaminants and toxins for edible casein products.
Products Covered: Edible casein products
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Partial amendment to the Minimum Requirements for Radiopharmaceuticals.
Distribution date: 29 June 2017 | Final date for Comment: 29 July 2017
The Minimum Requirements for Radiopharmaceuticals are to be partially amended to add the standards for a radiopharmaceutical to be newly approved.
Products Covered: PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (HS code(s): 30)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract; Final Rule
Distribution date: 10 July 2017 | Final date for Comment: 30 April 2025
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the expanded safe use of spirulina extract to seasonally color hard-boiled shell eggs at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice (GMP). This action is in response to a color additive petition (CAP) filed by McCormick & Company, Inc. (McCormick). The rule is effective 3 August 2017.The text is available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-07-03/pdf/2017-13867.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/USA/17_3119_00_e.pdf
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Skin Creams
Distribution date: 11 July 2017 | Final date for Comment: 09 September 2017
This Pakistan Standard applies to scope, definitions, Cosmetics product, General Skin types, Classification, General requirements, Ingredients, Labelling and Marking, Packing, Methods of Test and other parameters etc.
Products Covered: Skin Creams PS: 3228/2017(03rd Revision), (HS: 3304.9910, ICS: 97.170:71.100.70)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DUS 1633:2017, Cold rolled low carbon steel flat products for cold forming — Technical delivery conditions.
Distribution date: 12 July 2017 | Final date for Comment: 10 September 2017
This Draft Uganda Standard applies to cold rolled uncoated low carbon steel flat products in rolled widths equal to or over 600 mm for cold forming, with a minimum thickness of 0.35 mm. This standard does not apply to cold rolled narrow strip (rolling width < 600 mm) nor to flat cold rolled products in particular the following: cold rolled non-grain oriented magnetic steel sheet and strip; semi-processed steel strip for the construction of magnetic circuits; blackplate in coils; cold rolled flat products in high yield strength steels for cold forming; cold rolled uncoated non-alloy mild steel narrow strip for cold forming; and cold rolled low carbon steel flat products for vitreous enamelling.
Products Covered: Cold rolled low carbon steel flat products.
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Notice of Consultation- Prescription Drug List (PDL): Veterinary and Human Antimicrobials (2 pages, in English and French)
Distribution date: 13 July 2017 | Final date for Comment: 18 September 2017
This Notice of Consultation provides an opportunity to comment on the proposal to: i) amend the “Products for Human Use” part of the Prescription Drug List (PDL) in relation to Erythromycin and Lincomycin (see Table 1a and 1b); and ii) add and amend 14 antimicrobial active ingredients or their salts or derivatives to the “Products for Veterinary Use” part of the PDL, including the removal of Tilmicosin’s and Tylosin’s qualifier (see Table 2a – 2d).
Products Covered: Prescription status of medicinal ingredients for human use (ICS: 11.120; HS 3004.90)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
The Republic of Ecuador hereby advises that Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (RTE INEN) No. 050: "Ferrous scrap metal", notified in document G/TBT/N/ECU/55/Add.1 of 20 August 2010, has been repealed and is therefore null and void. 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: Eduardo Yépez Yánez Pinzón No. 26-12 y Av. Colón, Edf. Rigel Quito, Ecuador Tel.: (+593-2) 3948760, Ext. 2253 Enquiry point: [email protected] [email protected]
Distribution date: 14 July 2017 | Final date for Comment: 30 April 2025
Products Covered: 72043000, 72044100, 72045000
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Catalogue of Solid Wastes Forbidden to Import into China by the End of 2017 (4 classes, 24 kinds)
Distribution date: 18 July 2017 | Final date for Comment: 20 July 2017
By the end of 2017,China will forbid the import of 4 classes, 24 kinds of solid wastes, including plastics waste from living sources, vanadium slag, unsorted waste paper and waste textile materials.
Products Covered: HS: Plastic waste from living sources: 3915100000 3915200000 3915300000 3915901000 3915909000 Vanadium slag: 2619000021 2619000029 2620999011 2620999019 Unsorted waste paper: 4707900090 Waste textile materials: 5103109090 5103209090 5103300090 5104009090 5202100000 5202910000 5202990000 5505100000 5505200000 6310100010 6310900010
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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