Draft amendment of the Ministrial Notification No.1163 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of 2000
Distribution date: 15 March 2018 | Final date for Comment: 14 April 2018
Current fertilizer labelling, forces operators to change labels on packaging materials even with a minor change in manufacturing process, leading to increase in production cost. To reduce the production cost, fertilizer labelling requirements are to be simplified.
Products Covered: Fertilizer (HS: 3101)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 21 March 2018 | Final date for Comment: 20 May 2018
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Veterinary drug: Kanamycin.
Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) - Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Products of animal origin (HS: 05.04) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 21 March 2018 | Final date for Comment: 20 May 2018
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Methylprednisolone.
Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS: 02.01, 02.02, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06 and 02.08) - Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS: 04.01) - Products of animal origin (HS: 05.04)- Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS: 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Phytosanitary measure on samples of plant material for laboratory physico-chemical analysis
Distribution date: 21 March 2018 | Final date for Comment: 28 April 2025
The Republic of Colombia hereby notifies that draft Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution "establishing requirements for the entry into Colombia of samples of plant material for laboratory physico-chemical analysis", notified on 17 August 2017 by the World Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/COL/271, has been issued pursuant to Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 00021112 of 26 February 2018, which entered into force on 27 February 2018. Text available at: https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/COL/18_1579_00_s.pdf
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Draft Decree of Minister of Industry on Mandatory Implementation of Indonesian National Standard for Lubricating Oils.
Distribution date: 21 March 2018 | Final date for Comment: 20 May 2018
This draft of decree states that all of Lubricating Oils produced within the country or imported, distributed and marketed in the country shall fulfil the SNI requirements. The producers which produced these products therefore shall comply with those requirements proven by having Product Certificate for Using SNI Mark. The product certificate on SNI marking shall be issued by a Product Certification Body which has been accredited by KAN and appointed by the Minister of Industry through testing of the conformity of the products quality against SNI requirements. Directorate of Downstream Chemical Industry, Ministry of Industry is the institution that is responsible for the implementation of this decree and shall provide a technical guidance of the decree, which cover procedure of Product Certification and SNI Marking. Products which are distributed in domestic market that originated domestically and imported shall meet the requirements consisted in: SNI 7069.1:2012 Classification and specification - Lubricants - Part 1: Lubricating oils for 4 (four) steps gasoline engines of motorized vehicles (this standard is available in Indonesian); SNI 7069.2:2012 Classification and specification - Lubricants - Part 2: Lubricating oils for 4 (four) steps gasoline engines of motor cycle; SNI 7069.3:2016 Classification and specification - Lubricants - Part 3: Lubricating oils of 2 (two) steps gasoline engines with air coolers; SNI 7069.4:2017 Classification and specification - Lubricants - Part 4: Lubricating oils of 2 (two) steps gasoline engines with water coolers; SNI 7069.5:2012 Classification and specification - Lubricants - Part 5: Lubricating oils of high rotation diesel engines; SNI 7069.6:2017 Classification and specification - Lubricants - Part 6: Lubricating oils of manual transmision and differential gears; SNI 7069.7:2017 Classification and specification - Lubricants - Part 7: Lubricating oils of automatic transmission
Products Covered: Lubricating oils for 4 (four) steps gasoline engines of motorized vehicles, Lubricating oils for 4 (four) steps gasoline engines of motor cycle, Lubricating oils of 2 (two) steps gasoline engines with air coolers; Lubricating oils of 2 (two) steps gasoline engines with water coolers, Lubricating oils of high rotation diesel engines, Lubricating oils of manual transmision and differential gears, Lubricating oils of automatic transmission (HS ex.2710.19.43; ex.3403.19.12; ex.3403.19.19; ex.3403.99.12; ex.3403.99.19). ICS 75.100 - Lubricants, industrial oils and related products. Including mineral oils, fluids for metal working and for temporary protection against corrosion
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the standard; DUS 1840:2017, Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Laboratory; which Uganda notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/738 was adopted on 12 December 2017.
Distribution date: 26 March 2018 | Final date for Comment: 28 April 2025
Products Covered: Concrete
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the standard; DUS 1844:2017, Standard Test Method for Resistance of Concrete to Rapid Freezing and Thawing; which Uganda notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/742 was adopted on 12 December 2017.
Distribution date: 26 March 2018 | Final date for Comment: 28 April 2025
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: Addendum to Regular Notification
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the standard; DUS 1842:2017, Standard Specification for Air- Entraining Admixtures for Concrete; which Uganda notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/740 was adopted on 12 December 2017.
Distribution date: 26 March 2018 | Final date for Comment: 28 April 2025
Products Covered: Concrete admixtures
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the standard; DUS 1841:2017, Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method; which Uganda notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/739 was adopted on 12 December 2017.
Distribution date: 26 March 2018 | Final date for Comment: 28 April 2025
Products Covered: Freshly Mixed Concrete
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the standard; DUS 1836:2017, Standard Test Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete; which Uganda notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/735 was adopted on 12 December 2017.
Distribution date: 26 March 2018 | Final date for Comment: 28 April 2025
Products Covered: Concrete
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
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