Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 22 January 2015 | Final date for Comment: 16 February 2015

Notice is hereby given that the period within which interested persons may make representations with respect to the "Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Import Policy for Bovine Animals and Their Products and By-products and associated annexes" is extended to 16 February 2015.

Products Covered:

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 22 January 2015 | Final date for Comment: 23 March 2015

<span lang="ES" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:ES;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">Este Proyecto de Reglamento Técnico establece el objeto, campo de aplicación, definiciones, requisitos del producto, requisitos de rotulado y marcado, muestreo, ensayos para evaluar la conformidad, documentos de referencia, procedimiento para la evaluación de la conformidad, autoridad de vigilancia y control, régimen de sanciones, responsabilidad de los organismos de evaluación de la conformidad y revisión y actualización del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano </span>“Guantes de protección".

Products Covered: Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (HS code(s): 392690); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of vulcanised rubber (excl. surgical gloves) (HS code(s): 401519); Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, for all purposes, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and footwear and headgear and parts thereof, and gloves, mittens and mitts) (HS code(s): 401590); Specially designed gloves for use in sport, of leather or composition leather (HS code(s): 420321); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of leather or composition leather (excl. special sports gloves) (HS code(s): 420329); Clothing accessories of leather or composition leather (excl. gloves, mittens and mitts, belts, bandoliers, footware and headgear and parts thereof, and goods of chapter 95 [e.g. shin guards, fencing masks]) (HS code(s): 420340); Gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, knitted or crocheted (HS code(s): 611610); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of wool or fine animal hair, knitted or crocheted (excl. for babies) (HS code(s): 611691); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, and for babies) (HS code(s): 611692); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, and for babies) (HS code(s): 611693); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic fibres, impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, and for babies) (HS code(s): 611699); Made up clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted, n.e.s. (excl. shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, ties, bow ties and cravats) (HS code(s): 611780); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of all types of textile materials (excl. knitted or crocheted and for babies) (HS code(s): 621600)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 January 2015 | Final date for Comment: 23 March 2015

<span lang="ES" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:ES;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">Este Proyecto de Reglamento Técnico establece el objeto, campo de aplicación, definiciones, requisitos del producto, requisitos de rotulado y marcado, muestreo, ensayos para evaluar la conformidad, documentos de referencia, procedimiento para la evaluación de la conformidad, autoridad de vigilancia y control, régimen de sanciones, responsabilidad de los organismos de evaluación de la conformidad y revisión y actualización del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano </span>“Guantes de protección".

Products Covered: Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (HS code(s): 392690); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of vulcanised rubber (excl. surgical gloves) (HS code(s): 401519); Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, for all purposes, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and footwear and headgear and parts thereof, and gloves, mittens and mitts) (HS code(s): 401590); Specially designed gloves for use in sport, of leather or composition leather (HS code(s): 420321); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of leather or composition leather (excl. special sports gloves) (HS code(s): 420329); Clothing accessories of leather or composition leather (excl. gloves, mittens and mitts, belts, bandoliers, footware and headgear and parts thereof, and goods of chapter 95 [e.g. shin guards, fencing masks]) (HS code(s): 420340); Gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, knitted or crocheted (HS code(s): 611610); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of wool or fine animal hair, knitted or crocheted (excl. for babies) (HS code(s): 611691); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, and for babies) (HS code(s): 611692); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, and for babies) (HS code(s): 611693); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic fibres, impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, and for babies) (HS code(s): 611699); Made up clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted, n.e.s. (excl. shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, ties, bow ties and cravats) (HS code(s): 611780); Gloves, mittens and mitts, of all types of textile materials (excl. knitted or crocheted and for babies) (HS code(s): 621600)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 21 January 2015 | Final date for Comment: 22 March 2015

This standard applies to food additive sodium carbonate. It specifies the technical requirements and test methods for food additive sodium carbonate.

Products Covered: Food Additive Sodium Carbonate

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 21 January 2015 | Final date for Comment: 22 March 2015

This standard applies to food additive sodium carbonate. It specifies the technical requirements and test methods for food additive sodium carbonate.

Products Covered: Food Additive Sodium Carbonate

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 January 2015 | Final date for Comment: 21 March 2015

This standard applies to food additives cocoa husk pigment produced from the cocoa shell as raw materials through aqueous solution, refining, concentration, drying. It specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for food additive Cocoa husk pigment.

Products Covered: Food additive Cocoa husk pigment

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 January 2015 | Final date for Comment: 21 March 2015

This standard applies to food additives cocoa husk pigment produced from the cocoa shell as raw materials through aqueous solution, refining, concentration, drying. It specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for food additive Cocoa husk pigment.

Products Covered: Food additive Cocoa husk pigment

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 January 2015

Products Covered: Fertilizers, liming, inoculants, agricultural biofertilizers or secondary materials (HS 31)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 20 January 2015

Products Covered: Fertilizers, liming, inoculants, agricultural biofertilizers or secondary materials (HS 31)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 16 January 2015

Products Covered: Paints for buildings (HS Chapter 32).

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification