Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 18 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 07 March 2021

Please be advised that the international public consultation period has been changed to 7 March 2021, in view of the provisions of Article 2.2.1.7.5.5 of Decree No. 1595 of 2015. __________

Products Covered: - "Petroleum spirit not containing tetraethyl lead, for motor vehicles", classified under tariff subheading 27.10.12.13.00 or the tariff subheadings that replace it; - "Other petroleum spirit not containing tetraethyl lead", classified under tariff subheading 27.10.12.19.00 or the tariff subheadings that replace it; - "Other medium oils and preparations (diesel) of which less than 90% distils at a temperature of 210°C and 65% at a temperature of 150°C", classified under tariff subheading 27.10.19.19.00 or the tariff subheadings that replace it; - "Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals", classified under tariff subheading 38.26.00.00.00 or the tariff subheadings that replace it; - "Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength", classified under tariff subheading 22.07.20.00.00 or the tariff subheadings that replace it; - "Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher" and "denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol", classified under tariff subheading 22.07.10.00.00 or the tariff subheadings that replace it

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 18 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 16 February 2021

This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and methods of test for alcohol swabs (also known as alcohol prep pad or alcohol pad or alcohol disinfection wipe).

Products Covered: Alcohol swabs

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 16 February 2021

This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and methods of test for alcohol swabs (also known as alcohol prep pad or alcohol pad or alcohol disinfection wipe).

Products Covered: Alcohol swabs

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 16 February 2021

This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for mascara.

Products Covered: Mascara

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 16 February 2021

This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for mascara.

Products Covered: Mascara

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 December 2020

Please be advised of the reply to the comments received during the public consultation process for draft Mexican Official Standard NOM-042-NUCL-2019, Categorization of fissile and other radioactive material and nuclear security requirements for the transport of such material, published on 4 October 2019. __________

Products Covered: Products related to fissile material, other radioactive material transported, transport units, packages, packagings and packs used during transport by land or by water.

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 18 December 2020

Please be advised of the reply to the comments received during the public consultation process for draft Mexican Official Standard NOM-042-NUCL-2019, Categorization of fissile and other radioactive material and nuclear security requirements for the transport of such material, published on 4 October 2019. __________

Products Covered: Products related to fissile material, other radioactive material transported, transport units, packages, packagings and packs used during transport by land or by water.

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 17 December 2020

The Draft Resolution number 728, 14 October 2019, previously notified through G/SPS/N/BRA/1580, was adopted as Resolution RDC number 442, 2 December 2020, and will entry into force on 1 January 2021.The full text is available only in Portuguese, and can be downloaded at: http://antigo.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3426553/RDC_442_2020_.pdf/3ce3ed51-dfa9-4f6c-94db-b7de07f228de.

Products Covered:

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 17 December 2020

The Draft Resolution number 728, 14 October 2019, previously notified through G/SPS/N/BRA/1580, was adopted as Resolution RDC number 442, 2 December 2020, and will entry into force on 1 January 2021.The full text is available only in Portuguese, and can be downloaded at: http://antigo.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3426553/RDC_442_2020_.pdf/3ce3ed51-dfa9-4f6c-94db-b7de07f228de.

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 16 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 14 February 2021

The Ministry of Health and Wellness proposes to repeal the existing Public Health (Restrictions on Tobacco Products) Regulations 2008 (as amended) and replace with the Draft Public Health (Restrictions on Tobacco Products) Regulations 2020 (“the proposed measure”) to further strengthen the tobacco control framework in Mauritius by: Expanding the application of tobacco control regulations to include novel and emerging tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, electronic non-nicotine delivery systems and methods of advertising, promotion and sponsorship to keep pace with market developments. Expanding the public places where use of tobacco products is prohibited. Introducing new, larger graphic health warnings for all tobacco products, increasing the minimum size of the mandatory graphic health warnings from the existing 65% of packaging surfaces to cover 90-100% of specified tobacco product packaging surfaces. Placing further restrictions on sale, importation, manufacture and distribution of tobacco products. Introducing standards for manufacture of Reduced Ignition Propensity (RIP) cigarettes for importation, sale and supply in Mauritius. Introducing reporting requirements for manufacturers and importers of tobacco products. Introducing Standardised Packaging for Tobacco Products which aims to strictly regulate promotional aspects of tobacco packaging and to standardise packaging elements by removing all logos, colours, brand images, and promotional information on packaging, other than brand names and product names (variants) displayed in a standard colour and font style (the “proposed Standardized Packaging measure”). The proposed Standardized Packaging measure will require all tobacco products, and the packaging or labelling of tobacco products, to comply with every requirement prescribed, including requirements as to size, appearance, design, health warnings and other information to be stated. Tobacco products and their packaging or labelling will also not be permitted to bear any trade mark, term, descriptor, figurative or other sign, feature, scent or sound that is proscribed, or promotes the tobacco product by any means that is false, misleading, deceptive or likely to create an erroneous impression about its characteristics, health effects, hazards or emissions. The import into Mauritius, and the distribution, sale, offer for sale or possession for sale in Mauritius, of non-compliant tobacco products will be made an offence. Details of the proposed Regulations are available upon request from the contact point in section 11 below.

Products Covered: All tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, including but not limited to HS codes starting with, 2402 and 2403 and nicotine delivery systems, including components of such systems, including but not limited to HS codes starting with 2403, 3824 and 8543.

Regulation Type: Regular notification