Regulatory Updates
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 19 December 2017 | Final date for Comment: 17 February 2018
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide/Veterinary drug: Abamectin. Japan has received some comments and relevant data through the WTO/SPS notification G/SPS/N/JPN/506 circulated on 13 April 2017. The MHLW has decided to modify the draft maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Abamectin in some commodities based on the provided data.
Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06 and 02.08) - Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS Code: 04.01) - Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.05, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.07 and 12.10) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification
Regulations Amending the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 The proposed Regulations notified in G/TBT/N/CAN/502 (dated 5 November 2016) were adopted and published on 13 December 2017, with significant modifications following public consultations, as the Regulations Amending the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012. These Regulations came into force on the day on which they were registered, 24 November 2017. The full text of the adopted measure can be downloaded from the Internet addresses below: http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2017/2017-12-13/html/sor-dors247-eng.html (English) http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2017/2017-12-13/html/sor-dors247-fra.html (French) http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2017/2017-12-13/pdf/g2-15125.pdf (PDF bilingual) or requested from: Canada's SPS & TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point Technical Barriers and Regulations Division Global Affairs Canada 111 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 Canada Telephone: +(343) 203-4273 Fax: +(613) 943-0346 E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca
Distribution date: 18 December 2017
Products Covered: Standards and technical regulations pertaining to environmental protection (HS Code 29038990, ICS code 13.020)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Draft Bill establishing maximum limit of lead in paints (8/12/2017).
Distribution date: 18 December 2017 | Final date for Comment: 22 January 2018
Draft Bill establishing maximum limit of lead in paints and materials similar to Surface coating, elaborated in the category of the National Commission Chemical Safety Agency (CONASQ), with a coordination of the Ministry of the Environment (Ministério do Meio Ambiente-MMA). Informed and identified suggestions should be forwarded exclusively through the electronic form available at www.mma.gov.br, within the deadline 45 (forty-five) days from the date of publication of this Notice. It revokes Law 11,762, 1 August, 2008, keeping the concentration limit of lead in paints and similar coating materials the approval of the new law by the congress.
Products Covered: HS-Chapter 32 - paints
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 18 December 2017 | Final date for Comment: 16 February 2018
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Difenoconazole.
Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) - Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS Codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09 and 07.10) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.05, 10.06 and 10.08) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 12.12) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 18 December 2017 | Final date for Comment: 16 February 2018
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Metaflumizone.
Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06 and 02.08) - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS Codes: 03.02, 03.03 and 03.04) - Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS Code: 04.01) - Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.14) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.09, 08.10 and 08.11) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Code: 09.10) - Cereals (HS Code: 10.05) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Code: 12.01)- Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 18 December 2017 | Final date for Comment: 16 February 2018
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Folpet.
Products Covered: - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.05, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.13) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Code: 12.10)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 18 December 2017 | Final date for Comment: 16 February 2018
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Mepiquat chloride.
Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) - Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS Codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.09 and 07.10) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.04, 12.05, 12.06 and 12.07)- Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
SI 47 - Motor vehicle brake fluids
Distribution date: 14 December 2017 | Final date for Comment: 12 February 2018
Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 47, dealing with motor vehicle brake fluids. This draft standard revision adopts the American Standard FMVSS 116 published in 49 CFR, Chapter V, § 571.116 (10-1-15 Edition), with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section as follow: Adds to paragraph S4 a definition for DOT4 (Class 6) brake fluid; Adds to paragraphs S5 and S6 a requirement for DOT4 (Class 6) brake fluid to comply with the International Standard ISO 4925; Deletes paragraph S5.1.13 dealing with the requirement of stroking properties; Adds to paragraph S5.2 dealing with the packaging and labelling requirements for motor vehicle brake fluid also the requirement to comply with the packaging, marking and labelling requirements of Israel Mandatory Standard SI 2302 part1; Adds labelling requirements to paragraph S5.2.2.1(b) and S5.2.2.2(a) for different types of brake fluids including DOT4 (Class 6); Adds to paragraph S5.2.2.2 the following: Requires a label in Hebrew; Requires to label also DOT4 (Class 6) brake fluid (subsection e); Allows to mark the boiling point in Celsius (subsection f); Warns not to mix different types of brake fluids Replaces subsection g and requires among others to: Add a marking requirement to use all brake fluid immediately after opening, not to store any residues and to remove the container and any extra fluid to appropriate disposal place; Add a requirement to store in a shaded place.
Products Covered: Motor vehicle brake fluids
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Emergency measures for cucurbit seeds
Distribution date: 11 December 2017
Emergency phytosanitary measures for the importation of Citrullus lanatus, Cucumis melo, Cucumis sativa and Cucurbita pepo are being introduced to mitigate the biosecurity risk posed by Kyuri green mottle mosaic virus (KGMMV), Zucchini green mottle mosaic virus (ZGMMV) and Phomopsis cucurbitae.
Products Covered: Seeds for sowing of Citrullus lanatus (watermelon), Cucumis melo (melon), Cucumis sativus (cucumber) and Cucurbita pepo (zucchini)
Regulation Type: Emergency notifications (SPS)
Amendment of the Compulsory Specification for canned fish, canned marine molluscs and canned crustaceans and products derived therefrom, VC 8014
Distribution date: 07 December 2017 | Final date for Comment: 05 February 2018
This Compulsory Specification requires that canned fish, canned marine molluscs and canned crustaceans and products derived therefrom, for human consumption, which are to be offered for sale, comply with this Compulsory Specification and the requirements of the latest edition of the South African National Standard (SANS) 587 that apply to the manufacture, production, processing, and treatment of the products covered by this specification. The hygiene requirements for the product, as well as chemical and microbiological contaminant requirements for the product, and the requirements for employees at the packing facility, shall comply with the requirements of the latest edition of SANS 587.
Products Covered: Canned fish, canned marine molluscs and canned crustaceans and products derived therefrom
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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