Regulatory Updates
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS 1710:2017, Disinfectants/sanitizers based on glutaraldehyde for general use — Specification; that was notified by Uganda in G/TBT/N/UGA/626 was adopted on 20 June 2017.
Distribution date: 28 June 2017
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); Chemicals for industrial and domestic disinfection purposes (ICS code(s): 71.100.35)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS 1693:2017, Disinfectants/sanitizers — Specification; that was notified by Uganda in G/TBT/N/UGA/631 was adopted on 20 June 2017.
Distribution date: 28 June 2017
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); Chemicals for industrial and domestic disinfection purposes (ICS code(s): 71.100.35)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS 1709:2017, Disinfectants/sanitizers based on iodophors — Specification; that was notified by Uganda in G/TBT/N/UGA/627 was adopted on 20 June 2017.
Distribution date: 28 June 2017
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); Chemicals for industrial and domestic disinfection purposes (ICS code(s): 71.100.35)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS US 1689:2017, Standard Test Method for the Distillation of Volatile Organic Liquids; that was notified by Uganda in G/TBT/N/UGA/630 was adopted on 20 June 2017.
Distribution date: 28 June 2017
Products Covered: Volatile Organic Liquids
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS 1713:2017, Standard Test Method for Flexibility and Adhesion of finish on Leather; that was notified by Uganda in G/TBT/N/UGA/639 was adopted on 20 June 2017.
Distribution date: 27 June 2017
Products Covered: Textile lubricant preparations and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of leather, furskins or other material containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. preparations containing, as basic constituents, >= 70% petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil by weight) (HS code(s): 340311); Textile lubricant preparations and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of leather, furskins or other material not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (HS code(s): 340391); Leather technology in general (ICS code(s): 59.140.01); Leather products (ICS code(s): 59.140.35); Other standards related to leather technology (ICS code(s): 59.140.99)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS 1714:2017, Standard Test Method for Calculation of (Non mineral) Combined Tanning Agents and Degree of tannage; that was notified by Uganda in G/TBT/N/UGA/640 was adopted on 20 June 2017.
Distribution date: 27 June 2017
Products Covered: vegetable-tanned leather.
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Decision of the Energy Regulatory Commission amending Mexican Official Standard NOM-016-CRE-2016, Petroleum product quality specifications, on the basis of Article 51 of the Federal Law on Metrology and Standardization. On 30 October 2015, the Energy Regulatory Commission published in the Official Journal (DOF), on the basis of the texts mentioned, Emergency Mexican Official Standard NOM-EM-005-CRE-2015: "Quality specifications for petroleum products", which was amended pursuant to Resolution RES/898/2015, published in the DOF on 20 January 2016, and subsequently published, as amended, on 12 May 2016 as draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-016-CRE-2016 "Quality specifications for petroleum products". Any comments should be addressed to: Secretaría de Economía (Ministry of the Economy) Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad (Under-Secretariat of Competitiveness and Standardization) Dirección General de Normas (General Directorate of Standards) Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244 Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715 Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/comunidad-negocios/normalizacion/catalogo-mexicano-de-normas Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx and sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx Text available at: http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5488031&fecha=26/06/2017
Distribution date: 27 June 2017
Products Covered: Petroleum products (headings 27.01 to 2901.10) ;
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS 1755:2017, Standard Test Method for Water in Organic Liquids by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration; that was notified by Uganda in G/TBT/N/UGA/669 was adopted on 20 June 2017.
Distribution date: 27 June 2017
Products Covered: Organic Liquids.
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS 1754:2017, Standard Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals; that was notified by Uganda in G/TBT/N/UGA/668 was adopted on 20 June 2017.
Distribution date: 27 June 2017
Products Covered: Industrial Chemicals.
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Animal feed materials
Distribution date: 26 June 2017
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/35/Add.1 (7 February 2013) is now amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1017 of 15 June 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 68/2013 on the Catalogue of feed materials (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 159, 21 June 2017, p. 48]. The Regulation will enter into force on 11 July 2017. http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2852_00_e.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2852_00_f.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2852_00_s.pdf
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
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