Distribution date: 19 January 2023 | Final date for Comment: 03 May 2025

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Tetraconazole notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/1071 (dated 25 July 2022) were adopted and published on 22 November 2022.The specified MRLs are available as below:

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)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.02, 07.07, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.13)Edible fruit and nuts (HS codes: 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10 and 08.11)Tea  (HS code: 09.02)Cereals (HS codes: 10.01, 10.03 and 10.05)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.04, 12.05, 12.07 and 12.12)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 19 January 2023 | Final date for Comment: 03 May 2025

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Florasulam notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/1066 (dated 25 July 2022) were adopted and published on 22 November 2022.The specified MRLs are available as below:

Products Covered: Cereals (HS codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.07 and 10.08)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 19 January 2023 | Final date for Comment: 03 May 2025

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Fluensulfone notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/1074 (dated 25 July 2022) were adopted and published on 22 November 2022.The specified MRLs are available as below:

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)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.14)Edible fruit and nuts (HS codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Coffee, mate and spices (HS codes: 09.01, 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, 10.04, 10.05, 10.07 and 10.08)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.07 and 12.12)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 20 January 2023 | Final date for Comment: 21 March 2023

This  Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for organic fertilizers. Organic fertilizers are naturally available mineral sources that contain moderate amount of plant essential nutrients. They are capable of mitigating problems associated with synthetic fertilizers. They reduce the necessity of repeated application of synthetic fertilizers to maintain soil fertility.Organic fertilizers comprise a variety of plant-derived materials that range from fresh or dried plant material to animal manures and litters to agricultural by-products. The nutrient content of organic fertilizers varies greatly among source materials, and readily biodegradable materials make better nutrient sources. Nitrogen and phosphorus content is lower, often substantially lower, in organic fertilizers compared to chemical fertilizers.Commonly used organic fertilizers include composted animal manure, compost, sewage sludge, food processing wastes, and municipal biosolids. They improve soil health and release nutrients to soils gradually. Examples of naturally occurring organic fertilizers include manure, slurry, worm castings, peat, seaweed and guano. Green manure crops are also grown to add nutrients to the soil. Naturally, occurring minerals such as mine rock phosphate, sulfate of potash and limestone are also considered as Organic Fertilizers. Examples of manufactured organic fertilizers include compost, blood meal, bone meal and seaweed extracts. Other examples are natural enzyme digested proteins, fishmeal, and feather meal. Organic fertilizers are considered an excellent source of nutrients, providing plants with vital vitamins, and soil acts as a medium between crops and fertilizers. Fertilizers can be divided into several types, depending on their components, shape, and various other properties.Meat and bone meal is an industrial by-product obtained by treating animal carcasses with heat, removing the fat, and finally drying and mincing them. Due to the high levels of total nitrogen (8%), phosphorus (5%), and calcium (10%) in meat and bone meal, these organic matters can be considered as useful fertilizers for soil improvement.Manure is an organic fertilizer used for soil fertilization after animal waste decomposes due to bacteria and fungi. Composting manure takes a relatively long time. This decomposed manure is later used in agriculture to increase and promote soil productivity. Well-decomposed manure contains N (0.5%), P2O5 (0.3%), and K2O (0.5%). Manure is used as a fertilizer, improves soil productivity by providing practically all the elements needed by plants, but not always in the right amounts, and proportions. Slurry and solid manure are traditionally spread directly on the soil surface as fertilizers. Organic fertilizers are an alternative to minimize the environmental pollution that may be due to excessive use of inorganic fertilizers.Liquid fertiliser contains nutrient compounds that could be applied as plant enhancer and are used in foliar application, as it does not require soil medium and environmentally friendly. An organic liquid fertilizer can be produced from bio-wastes composting as it contains more organic nutrients that are essential to promote healthy plant growth.

Products Covered: Animal or vegetable fertilizers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products (excl. those in pellet or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of <= 10 kg) (HS code(s): 3101); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 January 2023 | Final date for Comment: 03 May 2025

The Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), developed by the United Nations, is designed to standardize hazard classification and communication, such as labelling, for hazardous chemicals across various countries. Canada implemented the 5th revised edition of the GHS as the Hazardous Products Regulations on 11 February 2015. Under the authority of the Hazardous Products Act, Canada amended the Hazardous Products Regulations to align with the 7th revised edition of the GHS and with select provisions from the 8th revised edition of the GHS, to provide greater clarity or additional precision to specific provisions, amend specific provisions to better reflect their original intent, and address administrative updates. As a result of the proposed amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations, the Hazardous Products Act also required amendments to Schedule 2. The Schedule and regulatory amendments support the Government of Canada in facilitating international trade through common labelling and other hazard communication requirements for workplace hazardous products; lowering costs for businesses and consumers by reducing the need for re-testing and re-classifying chemicals from, or for, different markets, as well as by reducing the need for preparing multiple sets of labels and safety data sheets for different markets; and increasing worker protection through adoption of a revised version of the globally recognized standard for communicating the hazards associated with workplace hazardous products. The amended Hazardous Products Regulations were registered on December 15, 2022, and came into force on this date. Businesses who sell or import hazardous products intended for workplace use in Canada have a 3-year transition period (spanning from December 15, 2022, to December 14, 2025) to comply with the Regulations. Under the Canada-United States (U.S.) Regulatory Cooperation Council Joint Forward Plan, Canada has an international collaboration to align the Hazardous Products Regulations with the 7th revised edition of the GHS. To achieve this, Canada and the U.S. have publicly agreed to coordinate, to the extent possible, amendments to their respective regulations and align with the 7th revised edition of the GHS, with the key objective of facilitating trade between the two countries. The amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations are expected to have positive effects on trade as they would also permit the continued use of one label and one safety data sheet per hazardous product to meet the hazard communication requirements of both countries, subject to Canada’s legal and health and safety frameworks.

Products Covered: Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare- earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code(s): 28); Organic chemicals (HS code(s): 29); ENVIRONMENT. HEALTH PROTECTION. SAFETY (ICS code(s): 13); CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY (ICS code(s): 71)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 23 January 2023 | Final date for Comment: 24 March 2023

This Draft Rwanda Standard provides guidelines in the selection of protective coating for painting of metallic, concrete and other types of surface of structures subjected to different chemical environment. It also brieflydescribes various types of coatings and the processes of surface preparation for painting.

Products Covered: Paper products in general (ICS code(s): 85.080.01)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 January 2023 | Final date for Comment: 24 March 2023

This  Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for organic fertilizers. Organic fertilizers are naturally available mineral sources that contain moderate amount of plant essential nutrients. They are capable of mitigating problems associated with synthetic fertilizers. They reduce the necessity of repeated application of synthetic fertilizers to maintain soil fertility.Organic fertilizers comprise a variety of plant-derived materials that range from fresh or dried plant material to animal manures and litters to agricultural by-products. The nutrient content of organic fertilizers varies greatly among source materials, and readily biodegradable materials make better nutrient sources. Nitrogen and phosphorus content is lower, often substantially lower, in organic fertilizers compared to chemical fertilizers.Commonly used organic fertilizers include composted animal manure, compost, sewage sludge, food processing wastes, and municipal biosolids. They improve soil health and release nutrients to soils gradually. Examples of naturally occurring organic fertilizers include manure, slurry, worm castings, peat, seaweed and guano. Green manure crops are also grown to add nutrients to the soil. Naturally, occurring minerals such as mine rock phosphate, sulfate of potash and limestone are also considered as Organic Fertilizers. Examples of manufactured organic fertilizers include compost, blood meal, bone meal and seaweed extracts. Other examples are natural enzyme digested proteins, fishmeal, and feather meal. Organic fertilizers are considered an excellent source of nutrients, providing plants with vital vitamins, and soil acts as a medium between crops and fertilizers. Fertilizers can be divided into several types, depending on their components, shape, and various other properties.Meat and bone meal is an industrial by-product obtained by treating animal carcasses with heat, removing the fat, and finally drying and mincing them. Due to the high levels of total nitrogen (8%), phosphorus (5%), and calcium (10%) in meat and bone meal, these organic matters can be considered as useful fertilizers for soil improvement.Manure is an organic fertilizer used for soil fertilization after animal waste decomposes due to bacteria and fungi. Composting manure takes a relatively long time. This decomposed manure is later used in agriculture to increase and promote soil productivity. Well-decomposed manure contains N (0.5%), P2O5 (0.3%), and K2O (0.5%). Manure is used as a fertilizer, improves soil productivity by providing practically all the elements needed by plants, but not always in the right amounts, and proportions. Slurry and solid manure are traditionally spread directly on the soil surface as fertilizers. Organic fertilizers are an alternative to minimize the environmental pollution that may be due to excessive use of inorganic fertilizers.Liquid fertiliser contains nutrient compounds that could be applied as plant enhancer and are used in foliar application, as it does not require soil medium and environmentally friendly. An organic liquid fertilizer can be produced from bio-wastes composting as it contains more organic nutrients that are essential to promote healthy plant growth.

Products Covered: Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products (excl. those in pellet or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of <= 10 kg) (HS code(s): 3101); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 January 2023 | Final date for Comment: 24 March 2023

This Draft Rwanda Standard primarily provides general requirements for herbal cosmetic products aimed at ensuring the safety, efficacy and quality of these products for consumers.This document does not apply to cosmetic products intended to be used for medicinal purpose. 

Products Covered: Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 January 2023 | Final date for Comment: 22 February 2023

The Minimum Requirements for Biological Products will be amended as follows；To add the standard for a vaccine product to be newly approved; “Nasally Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine”, “Adsorbed Diphtheria-purified Pertussis-tetanus-inactivated polio Haemophilus TYPE b Combined Vaccine”. Partially amended to “Diphtheria Toxoid”, “Adsorbed Diphtheria Toxioid”, “Adsorbed Diphtheria Toxioid for Adult Use”, “Adsorbed Diphtheria-tetanus Combined Toxoid”, “Tetanus Toxoid”, “Adsorbed Tetanus Toxoid”, “Adsorbed Purified Pertussis Vaccine”, “Adsorbed Diphtheria-purified Pertussis-tetanus Combined Vaccine”, “Adsorbed Diphtheria-purified Pertussis-tetanus-inactivated polio (Sabin strain) Combined Vaccine”, “Freeze-dried Haemophilus TYPE b Vaccine (Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate)”, “Inactivated Polio Vaccine (Salk Vaccine)”. To delete “Adsorbed Diphtheria-purified Pertussis-tetanus-inactivated polio (Salk Vaccine) Combined Vaccine”. The test for pH and test for abnormal toxicity (“test for freedom from abnormal toxicity”) will be deleted from monographs for “Freeze-dried Inactivated Tissue Culture Hepatitis A Vaccine”, “Freeze-dried Gas Gangrene Antitoxin, Equine”, “Freeze-dried Inactivated Tissue Culture Rabies Vaccine”, “Freeze-dried Diphtheria Antitoxin, Equine”, “Freeze-dried Habu Antivenom, Equine”, “Freeze-dried Botulism Antitoxin, Equine”, “Freeze-dried Mamushi Antivenom, Equine”. The Public Notice on National Release Testing will be amended as follows；To add the standard for a vaccine product to be newly approved; “Nasally Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine”, “Adsorbed Diphtheria-purified Pertussis-tetanus-inactivated polio Haemophilus TYPE b Combined Vaccine”. Partially amended to “Diphtheria Toxoid”, “Adsorbed Diphtheria Toxioid”, “Adsorbed Diphtheria Toxioid for Adult Use”, “Adsorbed Diphtheria-tetanus Combined Toxoid”, “Zoster Vaccine Recombinant, Adjuvanted”, “Tetanus Toxoid”, “Adsorbed Tetanus Toxoid”, “Adsorbed Purified Pertussis Vaccine”, “Adsorbed Diphtheria-purified Pertussis-tetanus Combined Vaccine”, “Adsorbed Diphtheria-purified Pertussis-tetanus-inactivated polio (Sabin strain) Combined Vaccine”, “Freeze-dried Haemophilus TYPE b Vaccine (Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate)”, “Inactivated Polio Vaccine (Salk Vaccine)” “Freeze-dried Inactivated Tissue Culture Hepatitis A Vaccine”, “Freeze-dried Gas Gangrene Antitoxin, Equine”, “Freeze-dried Inactivated Tissue Culture Rabies Vaccine”, “Freeze-dried Diphtheria Antitoxin, Equine”, “Freeze-dried Habu Antivenom, Equine”, “Freeze-dried Botulism Antitoxin, Equine”, “Freeze-dried Mamushi Antivenom, Equine”, “Human Anti-tetanus Immunoglobulin”. Accordingly, the fee, criterion and quantity for National Release Testing of the above-mentioned vaccine will be partially amended. To delete “Adsorbed Diphtheria-purified Pertussis-tetanus-inactivated polio (Salk Vaccine) Combined Vaccine”.  

Products Covered: Pharmaceutical products (HS: 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 January 2023 | Final date for Comment: 24 March 2023

This Committee Draft prescribes the requirements, sampling and test methods for bait formulations used as insecticides against cockroaches in public health settings.

Products Covered: Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10)

Regulation Type: Regular notification