Regulatory Updates
RTCA No. 75.01.21:05: Petroleum products. Liquefied petroleum gases: Commercial propane, commercial butane and blends thereof. Specifications On 1 July 2005, the Government of the Republic of Honduras notified, in document G/TBT/N/HND/21, draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.21:05: "Petroleum products. Liquefied petroleum gases: Commercial propane, commercial butane and blends thereof. Specifications". The notified Technical Regulation establishes the physico-chemical characteristics of two grades of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG): commercial propane and commercial butane, generally used as heating fuel in the domestic, commercial and industrial sectors, as motor vehicle fuel and as a raw material in the petrochemical industry. Any blend of these products can be used provided that the blends comply with the specifications set forth in this Regulation. This Technical Regulation applies to LPG marketed in Central American countries. 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 text is available online at: Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico (Secretariat for Economic Development) Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial (Directorate-General of Economic Integration and Trade Policy) Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle Edificio San José, 3er piso Fax: (+504) 2235-8383 or 2235-5047 Email: gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com wenrodsar@gmail.com Website: https://sde.gob.hn/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/RTCA-GLP-ESPECIFICACIONES-CPI.pdf
Distribution date: 02 December 2019
Products Covered: HS: 2711; ICS: 75.160.30
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
RTCA No. 75.01.19:05: Petroleum products: Regular petrol. Specifications On 1 July 2005, the Government of the Republic of Honduras notified, in document G/TBT/N/HND/20, 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 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 text is available online at: Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico (Secretariat for Economic Development) Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial (Directorate-General of Economic Integration and Trade Policy) Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle Edificio San José, 3er piso Fax: (+504) 2235-8383 or 2235-5047 Email: gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com wenrodsar@gmail.com Website: https://sde.gob.hn/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/RTCA-GASOLINA-REGULAR-ESPECIFICACIONES-CPI.pdf
Distribution date: 02 December 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 9 December 2004, the Government of the Republic of Honduras notified, in document G/TBT/N/HND/8, 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), 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 text is available online at: Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico (Secretariat for Economic Development) Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial (Directorate-General of Economic Integration and Trade Policy) Boulevard José Cecilio del Valle Edificio San José, 3er piso Fax: (+504) 2235-8383 or 2235-5047 Email: gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com wenrodsar@gmail.com Website: https://sde.gob.hn/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/RTCA-GASOLINA-SUPERIOR-ESPECIFICACIONES-CPI.pdf
Distribution date: 02 December 2019
Products Covered: Central American Tariff System (SAC) subheading 2710.11.30
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Products containing mercury Please be advised that the draft Resolution establishing the technical quality and safety requirements to be met by certain products, whether or not containing added mercury, produced in or imported into the Argentine Republic, will be available for public consultation for a period of 60 days. The notified draft Resolution regulates Resolution No. 75/2019 of the Secretariat for the Environment and Sustainable Development (G/TBT/N/ARG/356), in accordance with the provisions in Article 3 of the Resolution. Punto Focal de la República Argentina (Focal Point of the Argentine Republic) Subsecretaría de Políticas de Mercado Interno (Undersecretariat for Domestic Market Policies) Avda. Julio A. Roca 651 Piso 4° Sector 23A (C1067ABB) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Tel.: (+54) 11 4349 4067 Email: focalotc@mecon.gob.ar http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php
Distribution date: 02 December 2019
Products Covered: Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury (HS code(s): 2805); Products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
Distribution date: 28 November 2019
The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Flutriafol notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/613 (dated 6 February 2019) were adopted and published on 27 June 2019. The specified MRLs are available as below:
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
Distribution date: 28 November 2019
The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Flupyrimin notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/612 (dated 6 February 2019) were adopted and published on 27 June 2019. The specified MRLs are available as below:
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
Distribution date: 28 November 2019
The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Triforine notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/616 (dated 6 February 2019) were adopted and published on 27 June 2019. The specified MRLs are available as below:
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
Distribution date: 28 November 2019
The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Fenitrothion notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/617 (dated 6 February 2019) were adopted and published on 27 June 2019. The specified MRLs are available as below:
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
Distribution date: 28 November 2019
The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Difenoconazole notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/611 (dated 6 February 2019) were adopted and published on 27 June 2019. The specified MRLs are available as below:
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
Distribution date: 28 November 2019
The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Tetraconazole notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/615 (dated 6 February 2019) were adopted and published on 27 June 2019. The specified MRLs are available as below:
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
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