Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 01 April 2019 | Final date for Comment: 20 May 2019

Architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) coatings, commonly referred to as paints, release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the atmosphere. VOC content is regulated in Part 205 for 52 coating categories. The major revisions to this proposal are to reduce the VOC limit on 12 coating categories, create VOC limits for 12 additional coating categories, eliminate 15 coating categories and eliminate the quart exemption. This proposal applies to any person who supplies, sells, offers for sale or manufactures architectural coatings for use in the State of New York.

Products Covered: Volatile organic compounds

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 26 May 2019

This Draft Tanzania standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for food grade saccharin.

Products Covered: (HS code(s): 292511); Food additives (ICS code(s): 67.220.20)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 26 May 2019

This Draft Tanzania standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for food grade saccharin.

Products Covered: (HS code(s): 292511); Food additives (ICS code(s): 67.220.20)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 16 May 2019

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient F49 – FLUDIOXONIL from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, in the modalities of foliar or seed use (application): - includes lettuce, cotton, garlic, onion, citrus, bean, sunflower, strawberries, peach, rose, soya, tomato and grapes cultures with MRL of 5.0 mg/kg, 0.05 mg/kg, 3.0 mg/kg, 0.07 mg/kg, 0.3 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg, 0.2 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg , "non feed use", 0.2 mg/kg, 0.3 mg/kg, 3.0 mg/kg, respectively and safety security period of 7 days, 3 days, 5 days, 21 days, 1 day, 7 days, 30 days, 2 days, 3 days.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 07051, 070320, 0805, 070820, 0602, 081010, 080930, 060240, 1201, 0702, 0806, 071220; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 16 May 2019

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient F49 – FLUDIOXONIL from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, in the modalities of foliar or seed use (application): - includes lettuce, cotton, garlic, onion, citrus, bean, sunflower, strawberries, peach, rose, soya, tomato and grapes cultures with MRL of 5.0 mg/kg, 0.05 mg/kg, 3.0 mg/kg, 0.07 mg/kg, 0.3 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg, 0.2 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg , "non feed use", 0.2 mg/kg, 0.3 mg/kg, 3.0 mg/kg, respectively and safety security period of 7 days, 3 days, 5 days, 21 days, 1 day, 7 days, 30 days, 2 days, 3 days.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 07051, 070320, 0805, 070820, 0602, 081010, 080930, 060240, 1201, 0702, 0806, 071220; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 16 May 2019

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient D36 - DIFENOCONAZOL (difenoconazole) 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 0.3 to 0.4 mg/kg and the safety security period of 14 to 3 days for the avocado culture.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 080440; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 16 May 2019

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient D36 - DIFENOCONAZOL (difenoconazole) 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 0.3 to 0.4 mg/kg and the safety security period of 14 to 3 days for the avocado culture.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 080440; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 16 May 2019

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient C47 – CIPRODINIL (cyprodinil) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application) (garlic in the modality of seed use (application)): - includes lettuce, garlic, citrus, strawberry, peach and grape cultures with MRL of 3.0 mg/kg, 5.0 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg, 1.0 mg/kg, 1.0 mg/kg, 2.0 mg/kg, respectively and safety security period of 3 days, not determinated, 3 days, 1 day, 7 days and 3 days, respectively; - changes the safety security period from 7 to 5 days for bean culture;- changes the MRL from 0.5mg/kg and the safety security period from 7 to 2 days for tomato culture.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 07051, 070320, 0805, 081010, 080930, 0806, 070820, 070200; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 16 May 2019

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient C47 – CIPRODINIL (cyprodinil) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application) (garlic in the modality of seed use (application)): - includes lettuce, garlic, citrus, strawberry, peach and grape cultures with MRL of 3.0 mg/kg, 5.0 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg, 1.0 mg/kg, 1.0 mg/kg, 2.0 mg/kg, respectively and safety security period of 3 days, not determinated, 3 days, 1 day, 7 days and 3 days, respectively; - changes the safety security period from 7 to 5 days for bean culture;- changes the MRL from 0.5mg/kg and the safety security period from 7 to 2 days for tomato culture.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 07051, 070320, 0805, 081010, 080930, 0806, 070820, 070200; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 16 May 2019

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient T32 - TEBUCONAZOL (tebuconazole) 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 safety security period from 35 to 30 days for oat, rye, barley and wheat cultures;- includes lawn culture with MRL and safety security period of "non feed use".

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 100400, 100200, 100300, 1001, 0602; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification