Regulatory Updates
Paraquat: Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue standard)
Distribution date: 01 July 2025 | Final date for Comment: 30 August 2025
Proposal for the amendments of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the agricultural chemical: Paraquat. Commodity (for feed) Proposed MRL(mg/kg) Current MRL(mg/kg)Wheat 1.1 0.05Milo 0.05 0.5 Note:- Residue definition for enforcement: Paraquat (paraquat ion).
Products Covered: Wheat (HS code: 10.01) and milo (HS code: 10.07) for feed
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Chlorobenzilate: Amendment to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue standard)
Distribution date: 01 July 2025
Proposal for the revoke of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the agricultural chemical: Chlorobenzilate. Commodity (for feed) Proposed MRL(mg/kg) Current MRL(mg/kg)Maize - (withdraw) 0.02
Products Covered: Maize (HS code: 10.05) for feed
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Protection of Public Health Regulations (Food) (Import of dietary supplements by a Proper Importer) 5783-2024
Distribution date: 27 June 2025
Products Covered: Dietary supplements (HS code(s): 3004); (ICS code(s): 11.120.10; 67.040)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Pesticide Labelling Requirements
Distribution date: 27 June 2025 | Final date for Comment: 26 August 2025
This is a revision of GDS 1: Part 7: 1999 Requirements for Labelling: Labelling of Pesticides and Other Toxic Chemicals. The standard specifies the information to be included on labels of all pesticides, in any form, including aerosol insecticides intended for end-user application. It does not apply to pesticides used for human pharmaceuticals or utilised in an industrial setting.
Products Covered: Pesticides and Other Toxic Chemicals (ICS: 13.300, 65.100)
Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification
Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan on lifting of temporary restrictions in connection with the improvement of the epizootic situation for highly pathogenic avian influenza from the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers and Pas-de-Calais of France from 13 March 2025 on the importation to the Republic of Kazakhstan from the above-mentioned territory of live poultry and hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment (at least 70 ° C), feed and feed additives for birds (except for feed additives of plant origin, chemical and microbiological synthesis), hunting trophies that have not undergone taxidermy treatment (feathered game), used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds, as well as the transit of live poultry from the above-mentioned territories through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan (HS codes: 01, 04, 67, 02, 23, 93, 84)
Distribution date: 23 June 2025
Kazakhstan notified in G/SPS/N/KAZ/112 (29 August 2022) the Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary restrictions on the importation into the territory of Kazakhstan from France of live poultry, hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat, all types of poultry products, feed and feed additives for birds, hunting trophies, used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds, as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of live poultry from the above-mentioned territory.The notified measure was modified by the Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan.
Products Covered: Live poultry, hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat, all poultry products, fodder and feed additives for birds, trophies of the chase, used equipment for the maintenance, slaughter and cutting of birds
Regulation Type: Addendum to Emergency Notification (SPS)
Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan on lifting of temporary restrictions in connection with the improvement of the epizootic situation for foot-and-mouth disease from the territory of Germany (except for the federal States of Berlin and Brandenburg) from 13 May 2025 on the importation to the Republic of Kazakhstan from the above-mentioned territory of animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease, as well as beef, pork, lamb, milk and dairy products, including finished products that have undergone heat treatment at a temperature of at least 70 °C for 30 minutes, non-food raw materials and products obtained from the slaughter of animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease, used equipment for their maintenance, slaughter and processing, feed for the slaughter of animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease (HS codes 01, 02, 04, 84)
Distribution date: 23 June 2025
Kazakhstan notified in G/SPS/N/KAZ/196 (21 March 2025) the Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary restrictions on the importation into the territory of Kazakhstan from Germany of live animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease, genetic material, meat and meat products that have not been heat-treated to guarantee the destruction of the foot-and-mouth disease virus, milk and dairy products, wool, hair, bristles, trophies, intestinal raw materials, skins and leather that have not been processed using a technology that guarantees the destruction of the foot-and-mouth disease virus, used equipment for their maintenance, slaughter and processing, feed and feed additives for animals, with the exception of those that have been heat-treated to guarantee the destruction of the foot-and-mouth disease virus, of chemical and microbiological origin, as well as the transit from the above-mentioned territory through the territory of Kazakhstan of live animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease.The notified measure was modified by the Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan.
Products Covered: Animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease and raw materials obtained from them, meat and meat products, milk and dairy products, wool, hair, bristles, trophies, intestinal raw materials, hides and skins, used equipment for their maintenance, slaughter and processing, feed and feed additives for animals
Regulation Type: Addendum to Emergency Notification (SPS)
Reglamento de la Ley N° 31182, Ley que protege la salud e integridad física de las personas del contenido de plomo en pinturas y otros materiales de revestimiento (Regulation implementing Law No. 31182 protecting the health and physical integrity of people from lead content in paints and other coating materials)
Distribution date: 19 June 2025
The Regulation implementing Law No. 31182 protecting the health and physical integrity of people from lead content in paints and other coating materials has been approved pursuant to Supreme Decree No. 007-2025-SA, published on 3 June 2025, and will enter into force six months after its publication in the Official Journal, El Peruano.Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, MINCETUR (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism)Calle Uno Oeste Nº 50 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - PeruTel.: (+51-1) 513-6100, Ext. 1223 and 1239Email: otc@mincetur.gob.pe__________
Products Covered: Paints (HS Chapters 3208, 3209, 3210, 3112, 3213 and 3214) and other coating materials.
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Modificaciones al Reglamento de Establecimientos Farmacéuticos (Amendments to the regulations on pharmaceutical establishments)
Distribution date: 19 June 2025
Supreme Decree No. 008-2025-SA amends Articles 23, 94, 110, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 135(d) and 137 of the regulations on pharmaceutical establishments approved by Supreme Decree No. 014-2011-SA, which entered into force the day following publication in Official Journal El Peruano.Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, MINCETUR (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism)Calle Uno Oeste Nº 50 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - PeruTel.: (+51-1) 513-6100, Ext. 1223 and 1239Email: otc@mincetur.gob.pe__________
Products Covered: Pharmaceutical products: Medicine, herbal medicine, dietary products and sweeteners, and biological and galenic products (classified under Chapter 30 of the Harmonized System or in the Customs Tariff); Medical devices (falling within tariff headings 9018, 9019, 9021, 9022 and 9402 of the Harmonized System or Customs Tariff); Sanitary products: Cosmetics, domestic hygiene products and absorbent personal hygiene products (falling within the following tariff headings of the Harmonized System or Customs Tariff: 3303, 3304, 3305, 3401, 3402, 4818, 5601, subheading 3808.91.3401, 3402, 3809.91.00, 4818 and 5601)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Chinese common name for pesticides
Distribution date: 18 June 2025 | Final date for Comment: 17 August 2025
This document specifies the Chinese common names for those pesticides that used both domestically and internationally.This document applies to all activities within the territory of China related to pesticide management, scientific research, production, distribution, application, public health and epidemic prevention, environmental protection, publication compilation, advertising and publicity, etc. Whenever pesticide names are mentioned in these contexts, the Chinese common names specified in this standard shall be used for expression.
Products Covered: Pesticides（insecticide, fungicide, herbicide and plant growth regulator）(HS code(s): 380891; 380892; 380893); (ICS code(s): 65.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Regulations on pharmaceutical establishments
Distribution date: 18 June 2025
Pursuant to Supreme Decree No. 014-2011-SA, published on 27 July 2011, the regulations on pharmaceutical establishments have been approved, and will enter into force 180 days after publication in the Official Journal El Peruano.Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, MINCETUR (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism)Calle Uno Oeste Nº 50 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - PeruTel.: (+51-1) 513-6100, Ext. 1223 and 1239Email: otc@mincetur.gob.pe__________1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other information on where the text of the final measure/change to the measure/interpretative guidance can be obtained.
Products Covered: Pharmaceutical products: Medicine, herbal medicine, dietary products and sweeteners, and biological and galenic products (classified under Chapter 30 of the Harmonized System or in the Customs Tariff); Medical devices (falling within tariff headings 9018, 9019, 9021, 9022 and 9402 of the Harmonized System or Customs Tariff); Sanitary products: Cosmetics, domestic hygiene products and absorbent personal hygiene products (falling within the following tariff headings of the Harmonized System or Customs Tariff: 3303, 3304, 3305, 3401, 3402, 4818, 5601, subheading 3808.91.3401, 3402, 3809.91.00, 4818 and 5601)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Submit your email ID to receive notifications about upcoming courses and events