Distribution date: 14 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 13 June 2020

Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 4295, dealing with pressure vessels.

Products Covered: Pressure vessels

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 15 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 06 June 2020

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient P50 - PICOXISTROBINA (picoxystrobin) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application): -includes the potato culture with MRL of 0,01 mg/kg and safety security period of 1 day; -includes the apple culture with MRL of 0,03 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days;-includes the tomato culture with MRL of 0,04 mg/kg and safety security period of 1 day.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 071010, 080810, 0702; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 15 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 06 June 2020

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient F71 - FLORPIRAUXIFEN-BENZIL from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers:-includes the corn and soya cultures with MRL of 0,01 mg/kg and safety security period "Not determined due to the modality of pre-emergency use (application)";-exludes the coffee, citrus, kale, and tobacco cultures from the modality of post-emergency use (application);-includes the rice culture in the modality of post-emergency use (application)

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 1201, 1005, 09, 0805, 0704, 24, 1006; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 15 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 06 June 2020

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient D06 - DELTAMETRINA (deltamethrin) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application): -includes the avocado, kiwi, papaya, passion fruit, and mango cultures with MRL of 0,1 mg/kg and safety security period of 1 day; -includes the persimon, star fruit, grape, and guava cultures with MRL of 0,08 mg/kg and safety security period of 1 day;-includes the quince, nectarine, loquat, and pear cultures with MRL of 0,2 mg/kg and safety security period of 5 days; -includes the pumpkin, zucchini, chayote, and gherkin cultures with MRL of 0,03 mg/kg and safety security period of 2 days;-includes the pepper, jilo, and okra cultures with MRL of 0,06 mg/kg and safety security period of 2 days; -includes the pea, caupi bean, and chickpea cultures with MRL of 0,5 mg/kg and safety security period of 3 days; -changes the MRL of the peach culture from 0,04 to 0,2 mg/kg;-changes the MRL of the red pepper culture from 0,01 to 0,06 mg/kg;-includes the phrase: "for the purpose of residue definition for conformity with MRL and for the dietary risk assessment it will be considered the sum of the active ingridient deltamethrin and its isomers a-R-deltamethrin and trans-deltamethrin, expressed as deltamethrin.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 080440, 080720, 0804, 080540, 080930, 080820, 071140, 070810, 071320, 0904, 09041, 08105000, 08109090, 08107000, 081090, 0810909002, 07099300, 07096090, 0709991000, 07099990, 07133500,  jilo; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2025

The notified Resolution establishes the phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of fresh persimmons (Diospyros kaki) for consumption grown in the Republic of Korea: Fresh persimmons exported to Chile must come from orchards and packing facilities approved and registered by the Republic of Korea's Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA). APQA-registered orchards must have programmes for good agricultural practices, including APQA-supervised monitoring and control measures to ensure that the orchards remain free from quarantine pests of importance to Chile. To control Monilinia fructigena in orchards, suitable pre-harvest chemical products shall be applied at least once and APQA officials or APQA-authorized persons shall inspect the orchards at least twice between bloom and harvest. Should Monilinia fructigena be detected during orchard or export inspections, no fresh persimmons shall be exported from that orchard to Chile for the rest of the season. During the selection process and packing of persimmons, fruit with damage attributable to pests or diseases, fruit infested with live arthropods and rotten fruit shall be identified and removed. Similarly, packed fruit must not contain any soil, leaves, branches and other plant remains. This process shall be supervised by APQA officials or APQA-authorized persons. Details can be found in the draft Resolution attached to this notification.

Products Covered: Fresh persimmons

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2025

This Resolution establishes criteria for the import of products for in vitro diagnosis of Coronavirus during the Public Health Emergency of International Concern due to the new Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 3002300, 3822 (In vitro diagnosis products)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 14 June 2020

Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of phospholipase from Aspergillus oryzae AT969 in bread, flour, whole wheat flour and unstandardized bakery products.  Phospholipase from Aspergillus niger (PLA-54) is already permitted in bread, flour, whole wheat flour and unstandardized bakery products, though A. oryzae AT969, which expresses phospholipase A1 from Valsaria rubicosa, is not a permitted source organism for any food enzyme in Canada. The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of phospholipase from A. oryzae AT969 for its requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of phospholipase from A. oryzae AT969 described in the information document below by modifying the List of Permitted Food Enzymes, effective 15 April 2020. The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision in this regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for any inquiries or for those wishing to submit any new scientific information relevant to the safety of this food additive.

Products Covered: Phospholipase A1 from Aspergillus oryzae AT969  (ICS Codes: 67.200.20, 67.060)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 21 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 08 May 2020

Proposed rule - Amends rules to list carpets and rugs containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances as a priority product.

Products Covered: Carpets and rugs with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) (HS 2801.30, 3403.11, 3918.90.10, 5702) (ICS 03.120, 13.120, 71.100, 97.160)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 22 May 2020

Chapter XX "Official Analytical Methods" of the Argentine Food Code is amended to include Article 1414 sexto, which sets the benchmarks for examining water for arsenic.

Products Covered: Arsenic (HS code(s): 280480); Examination of water for chemical substances (ICS code(s): 13.060.50)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 April 2020 | Final date for Comment: 22 June 2020

The Draft provides for the addition of the Decision No. 318 with provisions allowing designated officials of the authorized plant quarantine bodies of the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union to recognize the phytosanitary certificate as not confirming the necessary phytosanitary condition of the imported consignment of quarantined products. The Draft provides for a decision by the authorized body on the return of wood packaging materials in the case of absence of a special internationally recognized mark confirming that heating is applied throughout the wood or fumigation or in the case of non-compliance with the quarantine phytosanitary requirements specified to them.

Products Covered: Goods (products) subject to phytosanitary control

Regulation Type: Regular notification