Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 14 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 12 February 2021

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for two grades of laundry soaps. This standard covers two grades of laundry soap pure and built laundry soap in the form of cakes, tablets or bars, produced from vegetable or animal oils or fats or a blend of all or part to these materials. It does not cover any soap in which synthetic detergents have been added to enhance its performance

Products Covered: Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent (HS code(s): 3401); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 14 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 12 February 2021

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid bathing soap. It does not apply to carbolic soap or specialty soaps such as, transparent soap, floating soap, liquid soap or sea-water soap

Products Covered: Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent (HS code(s): 3401); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 14 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 12 February 2021

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid bathing soap. It does not apply to carbolic soap or specialty soaps such as, transparent soap, floating soap, liquid soap or sea-water soap

Products Covered: Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent (HS code(s): 3401); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 14 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 12 February 2021

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for sodium hypochlorite intended for domestic and Industrial use

Products Covered: - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) : (HS code(s): 28151); Other products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100.99)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 14 December 2020 | Final date for Comment: 12 February 2021

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for sodium hypochlorite intended for domestic and Industrial use

Products Covered: - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) : (HS code(s): 28151); Other products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100.99)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 10 December 2020

The Draft Resolution number 804, 27 March 2020 - previously notified through G/SPS/N/BRA/1640 - was adopted as Resolution - RE number 4900, 26 November 2020. The full text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:https://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=30/11/2020&jornal=515&pagina=749.

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 December 2020

The Draft Resolution number 804, 27 March 2020 - previously notified through G/SPS/N/BRA/1640 - was adopted as Resolution - RE number 4900, 26 November 2020. The full text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:https://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=30/11/2020&jornal=515&pagina=749.

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 December 2020

The Draft Resolution number 916, 16 September 2020 - previously notified through G/SPS/N/BRA/1778 - was adopted as Resolution - RE number 4897, 26 November 2020. The full text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:https://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=30/11/2020&jornal=515&pagina=749.

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 December 2020

The Draft Resolution number 916, 16 September 2020 - previously notified through G/SPS/N/BRA/1778 - was adopted as Resolution - RE number 4897, 26 November 2020. The full text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:https://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=30/11/2020&jornal=515&pagina=749.

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 December 2020

The Draft Resolution number 899, 18 August 2020 - previously notified through G/SPS/N/BRA/1764 - was adopted as Resolution - RE number 4901, 26 November 2020. The full text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:https://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=30/11/2020&jornal=515&pagina=750.

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification