Distribution date: 13 June 2018 | Final date for Comment: 12 August 2018

This Draft East African standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and test for Triple Superphosphate (TSP) fertilizer.

Products Covered: (HS code(s): 31); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)

Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 13 June 2018 | Final date for Comment: 12 August 2018

This Draft East African standard specifies requirements and methods of sampling and test for Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) fertilizer.

Products Covered: FERTILIZERS (HS code(s): 31); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)

Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 05 June 2018 | Final date for Comment: 04 August 2018

This legislation prescribes the requirements for the approval of feed business establishments manufacturing or placing on the market feed additives of the coccidiostats and histomonostats categories..

Products Covered: Feed additives

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 05 June 2018 | Final date for Comment: 04 August 2018

These Amendments modify the value of some prescribed Maximum permissible quantities of residues of pharmacologically active substances of veterinary medicinal products in animal products and classify the substances fluralaner, bromelain and alarelin as regards their maximum residue limit.

Products Covered: Animal products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 05 June 2018 | Final date for Comment: 04 August 2018

These Amendments modify some parameters for the transformation of animal by-products, conditions for imports of pet food and for the export of processed manure.

Products Covered: Animal by-products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 May 2018 | Final date for Comment: 29 July 2018

The notified decree sets out the procedures for approving pesticide operators. It refers, in particular, to the content of the application for approval and the deadlines for compliance.

Products Covered: Pesticides

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 May 2018 | Final date for Comment: 29 July 2018

This food managing requirement specifies the name, source (including plant name/animal name, latin name, section name), edible parts, daily intake and unsuitable group suggestion for Codonopsis pilosula, Cistanche deserticola Y.C.Ma, Dendrobium officinale, Panax quinquefolium, Astragalus membranaceus, Ganoderma lucidum, Gastrodiaelata, Cornus officinalis and Eucommia ulmoides.

Products Covered: Chinese traditional herbal medicine as well as food material

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 May 2018 | Final date for Comment: 18 July 2018

The draft Namibian Technical Regulation gives the specifications which include mechanical, physical and chemical requirements of 27 distinct common cements and seven sulphate resisting common cements as well as 3 distinct low early strength blast furnace cements and 2 sulfate resisting low early strength blast furnace cements and their constituents. The draft technical regulation also gives the composition of each cement in terms of proportions and requirements of the constituents which are to be combined to produce these distinct products in a range of 9 strength classes. Furthermore this draft technical regulation states the conformity criteria and the related rules. Neccessary durability requirements are also given

Products Covered: Cement, Portland cement, Portland-slag cement, Portland silica fume cement, Portland-Pozzolana cement, Portland-fly ash cement, Portland burnt shale cement, Portland-limestone cement, Portland composite cement, Blast furnace cement, Pozzolanic cement, Composite cement.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 May 2018 | Final date for Comment: 29 July 2018

This safety standard specifies the requirements for scope, raw materials, starch content, organoleptic properties, chemical restrictions, additives, migration experiment and labeling for starch-based plastic materials and related production for food contacting usage.

Products Covered: Starch-based plastic materials and related production for food contacting usage

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 May 2018 | Final date for Comment: 29 July 2018

This safety standard specifies the requirements for raw materials, organoleptic properties, chemical restrictions, microorganism restrictions, additives, migration experiment and labeling for food contacting composite materials and related products.

Products Covered: Food contacting composite materials and related products

Regulation Type: Regular notification