Import inspection requirement for commodities classified under 75 specific CCC codes if they are used for food or food additives

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Distribution date: 14 August 2015 | Final date for Comment: 13 October 2015

Commodities classified under 75 specific CCC codes shall follow the "Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products" if they are used for food or food additives. The importers shall apply for inspection to the Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare.

Products Covered: Those food or food additives purposes classified under 75 specific CCC codes

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Food safety Food additives

Import inspection requirement for commodities classified under 75 specific CCC codes if they are used for food or food additives

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Distribution date: 14 August 2015 | Final date for Comment: 13 October 2015

Commodities classified under 75 specific CCC codes shall follow the "Regulations of Inspection of Imported Foods and Related Products" if they are used for food or food additives. The importers shall apply for inspection to the Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare.

Products Covered: Those food or food additives purposes classified under 75 specific CCC codes

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Food safety Food additives

Draft Food Safety and Standard (Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for Special Dietary uses, Foods for Special Medical Purposes, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods) Regulations, 2015

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Distribution date: 05 August 2015 | Final date for Comment: 04 October 2015

The Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for Special Dietary uses, Foods for Special Medical Purposes, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods) Regulations, 2015 details the standards of Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, Novel Foods and Health Supplements.

Products Covered: Standards for Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, Novel Foods and Health Supplements

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Food safety

Draft Food Safety and Standard (Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for Special Dietary uses, Foods for Special Medical Purposes, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods) Regulations, 2015

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Distribution date: 05 August 2015 | Final date for Comment: 04 October 2015

The Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for Special Dietary uses, Foods for Special Medical Purposes, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods) Regulations, 2015 details the standards of Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, Novel Foods and Health Supplements.

Products Covered: Standards for Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, Novel Foods and Health Supplements

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Food safety

Proposed Amendments to the Guideline on the manufacturing and item permission of veterinary pharmaceutical products

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Distribution date: 03 August 2015 | Final date for Comment: 02 October 2015

The proposed amendments mainly focus on the following: fleshing out provision of product name, eliminating provisions related to veterinary medical devices (duplicated with another guideline).

Products Covered: Veterinary drugs and quasi-drugs

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Animal health Human health Veterinary drugs Food safety

Proposed Amendments to the Guideline on the manufacturing and item permission of veterinary pharmaceutical products

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Distribution date: 03 August 2015 | Final date for Comment: 02 October 2015

The proposed amendments mainly focus on the following: fleshing out provision of product name, eliminating provisions related to veterinary medical devices (duplicated with another guideline).

Products Covered: Veterinary drugs and quasi-drugs

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Animal health Human health Veterinary drugs Food safety

Proposal to Amend the Testing and Inspection of Food and Drugs Act

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Distribution date: 30 July 2015 | Final date for Comment: 28 September 2015

This proposal seeks to: a. Establish a four year expiration date for the designation of Foreign Official Laboratories. b. Establish administrative measures for case where laboratory personnel do not fulfil the mandated annual education. c. Establish the legal basis for the operation of Reference Laboratory of Foods and Drugs, so as to provide technical assistance to private laboratories and the final verdict regarding disparate laboratory results. d. Extend the scope of testing laboratories that utilize the MFDS Laboratory Information Management System to all testing laboratories, thereby mandating its use. e. Include the Director General of the National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation to the scope of authorities that may be commissioned with the authority of the Minister of Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. f. Establish penalties for Testing Laboratories that do not report inappropriate testing results.

Products Covered: Testing laboratories (foods, livestock products, drugs, traditional Korean medicinal substances, medical devices, cosmetics)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Food safety Certification, control and inspection

Proposal to Amend the Testing and Inspection of Food and Drugs Act

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Distribution date: 30 July 2015 | Final date for Comment: 28 September 2015

This proposal seeks to: a. Establish a four year expiration date for the designation of Foreign Official Laboratories. b. Establish administrative measures for case where laboratory personnel do not fulfil the mandated annual education. c. Establish the legal basis for the operation of Reference Laboratory of Foods and Drugs, so as to provide technical assistance to private laboratories and the final verdict regarding disparate laboratory results. d. Extend the scope of testing laboratories that utilize the MFDS Laboratory Information Management System to all testing laboratories, thereby mandating its use. e. Include the Director General of the National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation to the scope of authorities that may be commissioned with the authority of the Minister of Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. f. Establish penalties for Testing Laboratories that do not report inappropriate testing results.

Products Covered: Testing laboratories (foods, livestock products, drugs, traditional Korean medicinal substances, medical devices, cosmetics)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Food safety Certification, control and inspection

Decree of Government of the Kyrgyz Republic "On Approval of Regulation on Procedure of Conducting Sanitary Epidemiological Supervision (Control) of Persons, Vehicles, Goods and Cargo Transported through border point of the Kyrgyz Republic" dated 7 October 2014 N 580

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Distribution date: 28 July 2015

The main objective of sanitary epidemiological supervision (control) is to warn import and dissemination of infectious, parasitic and other diseases that are administered by the International health regulations (2005) with respect to persons, transport vehicles, goods and cargo moving across the border points of the Kyrgyz Republic. The current epidemiological situation on quarantine and highly infectious diseases, registration and dissemination of new emerging infectious diseases posing a hazard to the country's population defines the necessity of mobilizing joint efforts of competent bodies on sanitary protection of territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. In view of increased international travels, tourism and trade, migration of population, the need arises for strengthening of sanitary epidemiological supervision (control) at border points.

Products Covered: 02, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 84, 85, 87, 90, 94, 95

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Human health

The amendment of the Compulsory Specification for Chemical Disinfectants - VC 8054 (24 pages, in English)

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Distribution date: 30 July 2015 | Final date for Comment: 28 September 2015

This Compulsory Specification covers requirements for chemical disinfectants for use for disinfection purposes on inanimate surfaces. It also contains specific requirements for marking and information which needs to be supplied and the process for pre-market approval.

Products Covered: Disinfectants put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles (HS code(s): 380840); Disinfectants and antiseptics (ICS code(s): 11.080.20)

Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification

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