Distribution date: 27 June 2016

Products Covered: VOC emissions

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 22 June 2016 | Final date for Comment: 27 June 2016

<pre>The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Maine. These revisions establish Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements for reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from fiberglass boat manufacturing and surface coating operations. The intended effect of this action is to approve these requirements into the Maine SIP. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.</pre>

Products Covered: VOC emissions

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 June 2016 | Final date for Comment: 27 June 2016

<pre>The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Maine. These revisions establish Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements for reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from fiberglass boat manufacturing and surface coating operations. The intended effect of this action is to approve these requirements into the Maine SIP. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.</pre>

Products Covered: VOC emissions

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 June 2016 | Final date for Comment: 10 August 2016

The notified Technical Regulation establishes the permitted tolerances and limits for concentrations of elements, heavy metals and impurities in fertilizers and soil conditioners, including raw materials registered for marketing in Costa Rica. The text applies to fertilizers, soil conditioners and raw materials registered for agricultural use in Costa Rica.

Products Covered: International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.080: Fertilizers

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 June 2016 | Final date for Comment: 10 August 2016

The notified Technical Regulation establishes the permitted tolerances and limits for concentrations of elements, heavy metals and impurities in fertilizers and soil conditioners, including raw materials registered for marketing in Costa Rica. The text applies to fertilizers, soil conditioners and raw materials registered for agricultural use in Costa Rica.

Products Covered: International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.080: Fertilizers

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 June 2016 | Final date for Comment: 19 August 2016

This notification is for transparency purposes and does not prejudge the position of the European Union on the applicability of the SPS Agreement to the notified measures, or on the nature and effects of the measure itself. This draft Commission Regulation sets the specific scientific criteria in relation to the endocrine disrupting properties for the approval of the active substances for use in plant protection products in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The criteria are based on the definition of endocrine disruptors published in 2002 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) through its International Programme for Chemical Safety (WHO/IPCS). The draft regulation was preceded by an impact assessment and a public consultation. In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 if a substance is found to be an endocrine disruptor according to the criteria set in this draft regulation, it will not be approved for use in plant protection products unless it is demonstrated that the conditions set in Point 3.6.5.2 of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are met.

Products Covered: Pesticide active substances

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 June 2016 | Final date for Comment: 19 August 2016

This notification is for transparency purposes and does not prejudge the position of the European Union on the applicability of the SPS Agreement to the notified measures, or on the nature and effects of the measure itself. This draft Commission Regulation sets the specific scientific criteria in relation to the endocrine disrupting properties for the approval of the active substances for use in plant protection products in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The criteria are based on the definition of endocrine disruptors published in 2002 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) through its International Programme for Chemical Safety (WHO/IPCS). The draft regulation was preceded by an impact assessment and a public consultation. In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 if a substance is found to be an endocrine disruptor according to the criteria set in this draft regulation, it will not be approved for use in plant protection products unless it is demonstrated that the conditions set in Point 3.6.5.2 of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are met.

Products Covered: Pesticide active substances

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 June 2016

The notified documents will enter into force after 30 days of its official publication.

Products Covered:

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 16 June 2016

The notified documents will enter into force after 30 days of its official publication.

Products Covered:

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 16 June 2016 | Final date for Comment: 15 August 2016

The Food and Drug Administration has filed a petition, submitted by the Styrene Information and Research Center (SIRC), requesting that we amend our food additive regulations to no longer provide for the use of styrene as a synthetic flavoring substance and adjuvant in food because these uses of styrene have been abandoned.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 29; ICS Code(s): 67; Synthetic flavoring food additives

Regulation Type: Regular notification