Distribution date: 14 September 2017 | Final date for Comment: 08 December 2017

The proposed regulations amend the Regulations on fertilisers etc. of organic origin and the Regulations relating to the payment of fees for specific services provided by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority ("sewage sludge-based fertiliser" etc.). The proposed regulations introduce amendments to the national regulations concerning organic fertilisers containing, amongst other components, also sewage sludge. The proposal introduces the following amendments: - Products with the product designation "sewage sludge-based fertiliser" is to be subject to less stringent use-restriction compared to other sewage-sludge;- The use of the product designation is to be subject to an authorisation from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. Authorisation may only be given if the product has been treated using methods where the temperature during the hygienisation period is at least 55 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, the product must have a balanced nutrient content adapted to the annual needs of the plants and be suitable for use with at maximum addition of 100kg dry matter per decare per year of the sewage sludge component; - All operators in the delivery-chain are required to keep a record with information necessary for tracing the products. The users of "sewage sludge-based fertiliser" are also required to keep a record stating which enterprise the sludge product was received from, the product's trade name, the quantity received and the date on which it was received. The record shall also contain outline maps showing the areas where the sludge has been used. It must be stated what quantity of sludge has been used per decare and the date on which it was spread; - The records must be stored for at least ten years. The operator is to pay a fee of 3,675 NOK for the authorisation.

Products Covered: Organic fertilisers containing sewage sludge (under Chapter 31.01.0000)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 14 September 2017 | Final date for Comment: 15 October 2017

Under Article 41 of the Law on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, the Japanese Pharmacopoeia, Seventeenth edition are to be revised.

Products Covered: Pharmaceutical Products (HS:30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 15 September 2017 | Final date for Comment: 06 November 2017

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a petition for rulemaking from Matthew McKinley on behalf of the Organization of Agreement States (OAS) (the Petitioner) dated 14 April 2017, requesting that the NRC revise its regulations to add radionuclides and their corresponding activities to the list of “Quantities of Licensed Material Requiring Labeling.” The petition was docketed by the NRC on 21 June 2017, and has been assigned Docket No. PRM-30-66. The NRC is examining the issues raised in PRM-30-66 to determine whether they should be considered in rulemaking. The NRC is requesting public comment on this petition, including specifically on the question of what products or technologies, other than the germanium-68 generators cited in the petition, are being or could be negatively affected because the radioactive materials required for these products or technologies are not currently listed on the table in appendix B of 10 CFR part 30.  Additionally, NRC solicits feedback on whether the petition raises other issues not addressed by questions in the notice about labelling or decommissioning financial assurance for radioactive materials.

Products Covered: Radioactive materials

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 September 2017 | Final date for Comment: 17 November 2017

This Draft Uganda Standard covers determination of length Change of Hardened Hydraulic-Cement Mortar and Concrete.

Products Covered: Hardened Hydraulic Cement Mortar, Hardened Hydraulic Concrete.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 September 2017 | Final date for Comment: 17 November 2017

This Draft Uganda Standard covers determination of the air content of freshly mixed concrete from observation of the change in volume of concrete with a change in pressure. This test method is intended for use with concretes and mortars made with relatively dense aggregates for which the aggregate correction factor can be satisfactorily determined by the technique described in Section 6. It is not applicable to concretes made with lightweight aggregates, air-cooled blast-furnace slag, or aggregates of high porosity. In these cases, Test Method C173/C173M should be used. This test method is also not applicable to non-plastic concrete such as is commonly used in the manufacture of pipe and concrete masonry units.

Products Covered: Freshly Mixed Concrete

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 September 2017 | Final date for Comment: 17 November 2017

This Draft Uganda Standard covers the determination of the time of setting of concrete, with slump greater than zero, by means of penetration resistance measurements on mortar sieved from the concrete mixture. This test method is suitable for use only when tests of the mortar fraction will provide the information required. This test method may also be applied to prepared mortars and grouts. This test method is applicable under controlled laboratory conditions, as well as under field conditions.

Products Covered: Concrete mixtures

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 September 2017 | Final date for Comment: 17 November 2017

This Draft Uganda Standard covers the determination of the resistance of concrete specimens to rapidly repeated cycles of freezing and thawing in the laboratory by two different procedures: Procedure A, Rapid Freezing and Thawing in Water, and Procedure B, Rapid Freezing in Air and Thawing in Water. Both procedures are intended for use in determining the effects of variations in the properties of concrete on the resistance of the concrete to the freezing-and-thawing cycles specified in the particular procedure. Neither procedure is intended to provide a quantitative measure of the length of service that may be expected from a specific type of concrete.

Products Covered: Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions (excl. preparations based on graphite or other carbonaceous substances) (HS code(s): 3816); Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions (excl. preparations based on graphite or other carbonaceous substances) (HS code(s): 381600); Non-refractory mortars and concretes (HS code(s): 382450); Articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone, whether or not reinforced (HS code(s): 6810); Concrete and concrete products (ICS code(s): 91.100.30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 September 2017 | Final date for Comment: 17 November 2017

This Draft Uganda Standard covers determination of the density of freshly mixed concrete and gives formulas for calculating the yield, cement content, and air content of the concrete. Yield is defined as the volume of concrete produced from a mixture of known quantities of the component materials.

Products Covered: Concrete

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 September 2017 | Final date for Comment: 17 November 2017

This Draft Uganda Standard covers materials proposed for use as air-entraining admixtures to be added to concrete mixtures in the field.

Products Covered: Concrete admixtures

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 September 2017 | Final date for Comment: 17 November 2017

This Draft Uganda Standard covers procedures for making and curing test specimens of concrete in the laboratory under accurate control of materials and test conditions using concrete that can be consolidated by rodding or vibration as described herein.

Products Covered: Concrete

Regulation Type: Regular notification