Regulatory Updates
RTCA No. 75.01.19:05: Petroleum products: Regular petrol. Specifications On 24 June 2005, the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua notified, in document G/TBT/N/NIC/57, draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.19:05: "Petroleum products: Regular petrol. Specifications". The notified Technical Regulation specifies the physico-chemical requirements to be met by regular petrol for use in motor vehicles. It applies to the petroleum derivative known as regular petrol, which is formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, naphthenic, olefinic and aromatic), and which has a distillation (boiling) range of between 30°C and 225°C. The purpose of the present Addendum is to notify WTO Members that this Technical Regulation has been updated and that there will be a comment and observation period of 60 days as from the date of this notification. The relevant document is available online at: Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio (Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade) Km 6 Carretera a Masaya Managua, Nicaragua Tel.: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 1314 or 1310 Email: notificacion@mific.gob.ni; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni imartinez@mific.gob.ni Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/en-us/snc/snn/ntcpub/ntoncpub.aspx
Distribution date: 26 November 2019
Products Covered: HS tariff heading 2710; International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 75.160.20
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
RTCA No. 75.01.19:05: Petroleum products: Regular petrol. Specifications On 24 June 2005, the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica notified, in document G/TBT/N/CRI/28, draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.19:05: "Petroleum products: Regular petrol. Specifications". The notified Technical Regulation establishes the physico-chemical requirements for regular petrol for use in motor vehicles. It applies to the petroleum derivative known as regular petrol, which is formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, naphthenic, olefinic and aromatic) and has a distillation (boiling) range of between 30°C and 225°C. The purpose of the present Addendum is to notify WTO Members that this Technical Regulation has been updated and that there will be a comment and observation period of 60 days as from the date of this notification. The document is available for consultation at: http://reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp Centro de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (TBT Centre) Tel.: (+506) 2549-1479 San José, Costa Rica WTO contact point: crotc@meic.go.cr Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr
Distribution date: 26 November 2019
Products Covered: HS tariff heading 2710; International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 75.160.20
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
RTCA No. 75.01.20:04: Petroleum products. Premium petrol. Specifications On 7 December 2004, the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica notified, in document G/TBT/N/CRI/21, draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.20:04: "Petroleum products. Premium petrol. Specifications". The notified Technical Regulation establishes the physico-chemical requirements to be met by premium petrol for use in motor vehicles. It applies to the petroleum derivative known as premium petrol, which is formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, naphthenic, olefinic and aromatic) with a distillation (boiling) range of between 30°C and 225°C. The purpose of the present Addendum is to notify WTO Members that this Technical Regulation has been updated and that there will be a comment and observation period of 60 days as from the date of this notification. The document is available for consultation at: http://reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp Centro de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (TBT Centre) Tel.: (+506) 2549-1479 San José, Costa Rica WTO contact point: crotc@meic.go.cr Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr
Distribution date: 26 November 2019
Products Covered: Petroleum products. Premium petrol (HS tariff heading 2710)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 75.01.20:19 Productos de Petróleo. Gasolina Superior. Especificaciones (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.20:19: Petroleum products. Premium petrol. Specifications) (13 pages, in Spanish)
Distribution date: 26 November 2019 | Final date for Comment: 25 January 2020
The notified Technical Regulation applies to the petroleum derivative known as premium petrol, which is formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, naphthenic, olefinic and aromatic) and has a distillation (boiling) range of between 30° and 225°C, in the current version of RTCA No. 75.01.20:19.
Products Covered: 75.160.20
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 75.01.21:19 Productos de Petróleo. Gases Licuados de Petróleo: Propano Comercial, Butano Comercial y sus Mezclas. Especificaciones (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.21:19: Petroleum products. Liquefied petroleum gases: Commercial propane, commercial butane and blends thereof. Specifications) (9 pages, in Spanish)
Distribution date: 26 November 2019 | Final date for Comment: 25 January 2020
The notified Technical Regulation applies to the petroleum derivative known as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG): commercial propane, commercial butane and blends thereof, in the current version of RTCA No. 75.01.21:19.
Products Covered: 75.160.20; (HS: 2711); (ICS: 75.160.20)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Reglamento Centroamericano RTCA 75.01.19:19 Productos de Petróleo. Gasolina Regular. Especificaciones (Central American Technical Regulation RTCA No. 75.01.19:19: Petroleum products: Regular petrol. Specifications) (12 pages, in Spanish)
Distribution date: 26 November 2019 | Final date for Comment: 25 January 2020
The notified Technical Regulation applies to the petroleum derivative known as regular petrol, which is formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, naphthenic, olefinic and aromatic) and has a distillation (boiling) range of between 30°C and 225°C, in the current version of RTCA No. 75.01.19:19.
Products Covered: 75.160.20
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Phthalic Anhydride (Quality Control) Order, 2019
Distribution date: 25 November 2019 | Final date for Comment: 24 January 2020
This order seeks to ensure conformity to Phthalic Anhydride listed in the schedule to the specified Indian Standard.
Products Covered: IS 5158: Phthalic Anhydride (HS code 29173500)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DUS 2220:2019, Zinc oxide surgical adhesive plaster — Specification, First edition
Distribution date: 21 November 2019 | Final date for Comment: 20 January 2020
This Draft Uganda standard specifies the requirements, methods of test and sampling of zinc oxide surgical adhesive plaster.
Products Covered: Zinc oxide surgical adhesive plaster
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DUS DEAS 996:2019, Food grade aspartame — Specification, First Edition
Distribution date: 21 November 2019 | Final date for Comment: 20 January 2020
This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for food grade aspartame for the food industry. Note: This draft standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.
Products Covered: Food grade aspartame
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DUS DEAS 996:2019, Food grade aspartame — Specification, First Edition.
Distribution date: 21 November 2019 | Final date for Comment: 20 January 2020
This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for food grade aspartame for the food industry. Note: This draft standard was also notified to the SPS Committee.
Products Covered: Food grade aspartame
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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