Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule).
Distribution date: 03 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2025
The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Amoxicillin notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/667 (dated 31 July 2019) were adopted and published on 31 October 2019. The specified MRLs are available as below:
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule).
Distribution date: 03 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2025
The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Thiacloprid notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/665 (dated 31 July 2019) were adopted and published on 31 October 2019. The specified MRLs are available as below.
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule).
Distribution date: 03 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2025
The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Bromofenofos notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/662 (dated 31 July 2019) were adopted and published on 31 October 2019. The specified MRLs are available as below.
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule).
Distribution date: 03 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2025
The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Dithianon notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/664 (dated 31 July 2019) were adopted and published on 31 October 2019. The specified MRLs are available as below.
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and Phytosanitary No. FS-KS-7/6356 as of 02 March 2020
Distribution date: 03 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2025
This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of life poultry and poultry products from Dominican Republic mentioned in point 3 due to the outbreak of Newcastle disease virus.
Products Covered: Life poultry and hatching egg, poultry meat and poultry processed products not heat-treated (at least 70 °C), feeds and feed additives for poultry (with the exception of feed additives of vegetable origin, chemical and microbiological synthesis), used equipment and supplies for transportation, breeding, stockkeeping, slaughtering and cutting of poultry from Dominican Republic (HS Code(s): of 0105, of 0106, of 0207, of 0208, of 0209, of 0210, of 0407, of 0408, 0410000000, of 0510000000, of 0504000000, of 0505, of 0507, of 1501, of 0511, of 150300, of 1506000000, of 151610, of 151800, of 160100, of 1602, of 160300, of 190220, of 190420, of 2104, of 2106, of 2309, of 2301, of 2309, of 3101000000, of 3502, of 350400, of 3507, of 4206000000, of 9508100000, of 9705000000)
Regulation Type: Emergency notifications (SPS)
Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and Phytosanitary No. FS-KS-7/7068 as of 06 March 2020
Distribution date: 03 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2025
This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of live swine, meat of swine and products containing pork, embryos of swine and boar semen from Kenya due to the registration of ASF outbreaks.
Products Covered: Live swine, meat of swine, meat and edible meat offal, swine embryos and boar' semen (HS Code(s): 0103; 0203; of 0511; 020630000; 020910; 4103300000; of 0210; of 5002; of 0511, 0f 9601; of 9705 00 000 0; 3101; 2309* of 160100*; 1602*) *with exception of prepared heat-treated goods of pork, prepared goods containing pork or raw materials of animal origin (from pork) for the production of feeds for non-productive and fur-producing animals with the use of technologies providing destruction of ASF in accordance with the provision of Chapter 15.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.
Regulation Type: Emergency notifications (SPS)
Letter of the Federal Service for the Veterinary and Phytosanitary No. FS-KS-7/7061 as of 06 March 2020.
Distribution date: 03 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2025
This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import of live swine, meat of swine and products containing pork, embryos of swine and boar semen from the South Africa due to the registration ASF outbreaks.
Products Covered: Live swine, meat of swine, meat and edible meat offal, swine embryos and boar' semen (HS Code(s): 0103; 0203; of 0511; 020630000; 020910; 4103300000; of 0210; of 5002; of 0511, 0f 9601; of 9705 00 000 0; 3101; 2309* of 160100*; 1602*) *with exception of prepared heat-treated goods of pork, prepared goods containing pork or raw materials of animal origin (from pork) for the production of feeds for non-productive and fur-producing animals with the use of technologies providing destruction of ASF in accordance with the provision of Chapter 15.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.
Regulation Type: Emergency notifications (SPS)
Resolution – RDC number 347, 19 March 2020
Distribution date: 03 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2025
This resolution establishes temporary and exceptional criteria and procedure for the sale of antiseptic preparations and sanitizers due to the international public health emergency related to the SARS-CoV-2.
Products Covered: HS Code(s): 33079090, 38089990, 3402 (antiseptic preparations, sanitizer)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Resolution – RDC number 356, 23 March 2020 – previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/993 – which establishes exceptional criteria and procedure for the manufacturing, import, and acquisition of medical devices identified as indispensable for the use in healthcare services due to the international public health emergency related to the SARS-CoV-2, was republished. The final text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:
Distribution date: 03 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2025
Products Covered: HS Code(s): 2936, 2937, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3006 (medical devices)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Revision of the fertilizer legislation: Amendment of the notification form required to submit prior to production of composite fertilizers
Distribution date: 06 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 05 June 2020
The MAFF will amend the Ordinance for the Enforcement of the Fertilizer Regulation Act to revise the notification form which fertilizer producers must submit to the local government before beginning production of particular composite fertilizers in order that the MAFF properly take into account the production situation to the distribution policy. The amendment will add a new item “kind of fertilizer” to the form. Currently fertilizer producers are required to notify name of composite fertilizer, name and address of producer, plant and storage place at least two weeks before beginning production of composite fertilizers.
Products Covered: Fertilizer (HS: 3101)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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