Regulatory Updates
Partial amendment to the Minimum Requirements for Biological Products
Distribution date: 27 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 26 May 2017
The Minimum Requirements for Biological Products shall be partially amended to revise the standard for the "Freeze-dried Haemophilus Type b Vaccine (Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate)"
Products Covered: PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (HS code(s): 30)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Please note that point 10 in item 8 of the notification should read (correction marked in bold): 8. Relevant documents: IS 2124 (2000): Sodium Bicarbonate (Second Revision) AOAC (2000): Official methods of analysis of AOAC International (17th ed.), Gaithersburg, Md. US CAC/GL 50 – General guidelines on sampling AOAC 965.18 – Phosphorus in baking powder – Gravimetric method AOAC 999.11 – Determination of Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, and Zinc in Foods AOAC 920.46 – AOAC Official method: Metals and Other Constituents in Baking Powder US ISO 10523 – Water quality – Determination of pH DUS ISO 2199 – Sodium hydrogen carbonate for industrial use – Determination of Sodium hydrogen carbonate content – Titrimetric method DUS ISO 2460 – Sodium hydrogen carbonate for industrial use – Determination of Iron content – 1, 10-phenanthroline photometric method US ISO 2482 – Sodium chloride for industrial use - Determination of calcium and magnesium contents - EDTA complexometric methods The Weights and Measures (Sales and Labeling of goods) Rules, 2007
Distribution date: 26 April 2017
Products Covered: Sodium bicarbonate
Regulation Type: Corrigendum to Regular Notification
DUS 1674:2017, Surface polish — Specification.
Distribution date: 25 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 24 June 2017
This draft Uganda standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and test for wax based polishes in form of paste and liquid applicable to polishes intended for use on plastics, leather, rubber, finished furniture and car interiors like dashboards and leather seats. This standard does not apply to polishes for floor, glass, fibre and fabric surfaces.
Products Covered: Surface polish.
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Proposed amendment to the Regulation of Food and Drugs Testing Laboratories Assessment
Distribution date: 20 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 19 June 2017
For a foreign testing laboratory that meets the designation requirements of its own government, it may be evaluated on modified criteria outlined in laboratory quality assurance scheme evaluation sheet.
Products Covered: Testing laboratories (foods, livestock products, pharmaceutical drugs, traditional Korean medicine, medical devices, cosmetics)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DUS 1714:2017, Standard Practice for Calculation of (Non-Mineral) Combined Tanning Agents and Degree of Tannage.
Distribution date: 19 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 18 June 2017
This draft practice covers the determination of the combined tanning and nonextractable organic resins and the degree of tannage of all types of vegetable-tanned leather and leather with organic retannages. This practice does not apply to wet blue.
Products Covered: vegetable-tanned leather.
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DUS 1713:2017, Standard Test Method for Flexibility and Adhesion of Finish on Leather.
Distribution date: 19 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 18 June 2017
This draft standard test method is intended for use on finished leather to evaluate resistance to cracking, delamination, and discoloration of the finish when subjected to repeated flexing. This test method does not apply to wet blue.
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: Regular notification
TITLE: Amendments to Fireworks Regulations; Notice of Extension of Comment Period AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission ACTION: Extension of comment period SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) regarding fireworks in the Federal Register on 2 February 2017. The NPR invited the public to submit written comments during a 75-day comment period beginning on the NPR publication date. In response to a request for an extension of the comment period, the Commission is extending the comment period by 90 days. Submit comments by 17 July 2017.
Distribution date: 19 April 2017
Products Covered: Fireworks
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Decision of the Energy Regulatory Commission interpreting the Additional Requirement (1) in Table 5, General Specifications for Gasoline, as well as the Second Transitional Article of Mexican Official Standard NOM-016-CRE-2016, "Quality Specifications for Petroleum Products", for the purposes of compliance with the "detergent-dispersant additive" parameter for gasoline. On 12 August 2016, the Energy Regulatory Commission published the responses to the comments received on draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-016-CRE-2016, "Quality specifications for petroleum products", published as a definitive standard on 29 August 2016. Any comments should be addressed to: Secretaría de Economía Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad Dirección General de Normas 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=5479856&fecha=14/04/2017
Distribution date: 18 April 2017
Products Covered: Petroleum products (headings 27.01 to 2901.10) ;
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
DUS 1693:2017, Disinfectants/sanitizers — Specification.
Distribution date: 18 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 17 June 2017
This draft Uganda standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and test for disinfectants/sanitizers intended for general use on inanimate surfaces including food contact and non-food contact surfaces. This standard is applicable to disinfectants/sanitizers represented for use on non-critical medical devices, environmental surfaces and other inanimate objects. This standard does not apply to disinfectants/sanitizers containing iodophor(s) and aldehydes as active ingredients.
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: Regular notification
DUS 1689:2017, Standard Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile Organic Liquids.
Distribution date: 18 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 17 June 2017
This draft standard test method covers the determination of the distillation range of liquids boiling between 30 and 350°C, which are chemically stable during the distillation process, by manual or automatic distillation procedures. This test method is applicable to organic liquids such as hydrocarbons, oxygenated compounds, chemical intermediates, and blends thereof.
Products Covered: Volatile Organic Liquids
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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