Regulatory Updates
Draft resolution number 863, 7 July 2020, regarding the active ingredient F49 - FLUDIOXONIL (fludioxonil) of the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, published by Resolution - RE N° 165 of 29 August 2003, on the Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU - Diário Oficial da União) of 2 September 2003
Distribution date: 27 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 12 September 2020
This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient F49 - FLUDIOXONIL (fludioxonil) 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 pineapple, papaya, and mango cultures with MRL of 6,0 mg/kg and safety security period "Not determined due to the modality of use (application)";-includes the banana culture with MRL 30,0 mg/kg and safety security "Not determined due to the modality of use (application)";-changes the MRL of the citrus culture from 0,3 to 8,0 mg/kg.
Products Covered: HS Code(s): 080430, 0804, 080720, 0803, 0805; ICS Code(s): 13, 65
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft resolution number 861, 7 July 2020, regarding the active ingredient C74 - CIANTRANILIPROLE (cyantraniliprole) of the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, published by Resolution - RE N° 165 of 29 August 2003, on the Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU - Diário Oficial da União) of 2 September 2003
Distribution date: 27 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 12 September 2020
This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient C74 - CIANTRANILIPROLE (cyantraniliprole) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of seed treatment use (application):-includes the rice culture with MRL of 0,01 mg/kg and safety security period "Not determined due to the modality of use (application)".
Products Covered: HS Code(s): 1006; ICS Code(s): 13, 65
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft resolution number 860, 7 July 2020, regarding the active ingredient A48.1- CLORIDRATO DE AVIGLICINA (aviglycine) of the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, published by Resolution - RE N° 165 of 29 August 2003, on the Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU - Diário Oficial da União) of 2 September 2003
Distribution date: 27 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 12 September 2020
This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient A48.1- CLORIDRATO DE AVIGLICINA (aviglycine) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers:-changes the safety security period of the applie culture from 28 to 7 days in the modality of foliar use (application);-includes the apple culture with MRL of 0,05 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days in the modality of fruit ripening use (application).
Products Covered: HS Code(s): 080810; ICS Code(s): 13, 65
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft resolution number 859, 7 July 2020, regarding the active ingredient P33 - PROCIMIDONA (procymidone) of the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, published by Resolution - RE N° 165 of 29 August 2003, on the Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU - Diário Oficial da União) of 2 September 2003
Distribution date: 27 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 12 September 2020
This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient P33 - PROCIMIDONA (procymidone) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application):-changes the MRL of the soya culture from 0,1 to 0,4 mg/kg;-includes the phrase: a) Acute Reference Dose (ARfD) = 0,1 mg/kg b.w. (source: JMPR*, 2007).-includes the phrase: b) "*The Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues"
Products Covered: HS Code(s): 1201; ICS Code(s): 13, 65
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft resolution number 858, 7 July 2020, regarding the active ingredient C36 - CIPROCONAZOL (cyproconazole) of the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, published by Resolution - RE N° 165 of 29 August 2003, on the Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU - Diário Oficial da União) of 2 September 2003
Distribution date: 27 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 12 September 2020
This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient C36 - CIPROCONAZOL (cyproconazole) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modalities of foliar and soil use (application):-changes the MRL of the coffee culture from 0,1 to 0,2 mg/kg;-includes the item "L": Acute Reference Dose (ARfD) = 0,06 mg/kg b.w. (source: JMPR*, 2010).
Products Covered: HS Code(s): 09; ICS Code(s): 13, 65
Regulation Type: Regular notification
TITLE: Hazardous Materials: Request for Information on Safety Devices AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT) ACTION: Notice; Request for information SUMMARY: PHMSA is developing a national policy regarding safety devices (UN0503 and UN3268). PHMSA has continued to see advancements in technologies for articles containing hazardous materials that have been submitted to PHMSA requesting an approval or special permit to transport as safety devices (UN0503 and UN3268). PHMSA is requesting information or data from stakeholders regarding the classification, testing, and conditions for transportation of these devices requesting an approval to be classified as safety devices. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 10 August 2020. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. This notice; request for information is identified by docket number PHMSA-2019-0156. The docket folder for this Notice, request for information is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=PHMSA-2019-0156, and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the docket number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period. The docket folder for the action notified as G/TBT/N/USA/920, a Proposed Rule published in the Federal Register on 25 August 2014 and the Final Rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/920/Add.1 published in the Federal Register on 8 January 2015, identified by docket number PHMSA-2013-0260, is accessible from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=PHMSA-2013-0260, and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received.
Distribution date: 11 June 2020
Products Covered: Hazardous materials
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Products covered: ICS: 67.120.30 (Fish and fishery products) This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 173/2020 (1 page, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 5021" Chilled shrimp" (10 pages, in Arabic). It should be noted that Ministerial Decrees No. 93/2013 (4 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/34 dated 30 April 2013, mandated among others the earlier version of the Egyptian Standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with codex stand 92-1981 adopted in 1981, revised in 1995, 2017 and amended in 2011, 2013, 2014. Codex standard for quick frozen shrimps or prawns Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standard through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Proposed date of adoption: 10 March 2020 Proposed date of entry into force: 10 April 2020 Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry PointEgyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality 16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg Website: http://www.eos.org.eg Tel: + (202) 22845528 Fax: + (202) 22845504
Distribution date: 04 June 2020
Products Covered: Food products
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Products covered: ICS 87.040 (Paints and varnishes) This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 174/2020 (2 pages, in Arabic), which Cancels the Egyptian standard ES 1539 "Paints and varnishes - Water-borne coating materials and coating systems for interior walls and ceilings - Classification" (10 pages, in Arabic). It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 423/2005 (25 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3 dated 14 December 2005 mandated among others the earlier version of this Egyptian Standard, and the draft of this standard was notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3/Add.27 dated 6 February 2020. Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with DIN 53778 PART 1 Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standard through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Proposed date of adoption: 10 March 2020 Proposed date of entry into force: 10 April 2020 Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry Point Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality 16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg Website: http://www.eos.org.eg/http://www.eos.org.eg Tel: + (202) 22845528 Fax: + (202) 22845504
Distribution date: 04 June 2020
Products Covered: Chemical, textile and engineering products
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Products covered: ICS: 67.120.30 (Fish and fishery products) This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 173/2020 (1 page, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 516 for" frozen shrimp" (13 pages, in Arabic). It should be noted that Ministerial Decrees No. 93/2013 (4 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/34 dated 30 April 2013, mandated among others the earlier version of this Standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with Codex stand 92-1981 adopted in 1981, revised in 1995, 2017 and amended in 2011, 2013, 2014. Codex standard for quick frozen shrimps or prawns. Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standard through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Proposed date of adoption: 10 March 2020 Proposed date of entry into force: 10 April 2020 Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry Point Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality 16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg Website: http://www.eos.org.eg Tel: + (202) 22845528 Fax: + (202) 22845504
Distribution date: 03 June 2020
Products Covered: Food products
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Products covered: ICS 75.160.10 (Solid fuels) This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 174/2020 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1592 for "Solid mineral fuels- Determination of ash" (9 pages, in Arabic). It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 423/2005 (25 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3 dated 14 December 2005 mandated among others the earlier version of this Egyptian Standard, and its draft was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3/Add.28 dated 6 February 2020. Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with ISO 1171/2010 (confirmed 2016) Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standard through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Proposed date of adoption: 10 March 2020 Proposed date of entry into force: 10 April 2020 Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry Point Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality 16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg / eos.tbt@eos.org.eg Website: http://www.eos.org.eg Tel: + (202) 22845528 Fax: + (202) 22845504
Distribution date: 03 June 2020
Products Covered: Chemical, textile and engineering products
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
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