Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 08 March 2016 | Final date for Comment: 07 May 2016

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;">The guidance is a technical document that guides the declarant to complete new chemical substance declaration and registration. The guidance specifies the applicable scope, declaration type and procedure, dossier requirements, and post-registration supervision and management of new chemical substance.</span></span>

Products Covered: New chemical substances that are researched, produced, imported, or used within the territory of the People's Republic of China

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 08 March 2016 | Final date for Comment: 07 May 2016

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;">The guidance is a technical document that guides the declarant to complete new chemical substance declaration and registration. The guidance specifies the applicable scope, declaration type and procedure, dossier requirements, and post-registration supervision and management of new chemical substance.</span></span>

Products Covered: New chemical substances that are researched, produced, imported, or used within the territory of the People's Republic of China

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 07 March 2016 | Final date for Comment: 08 April 2016

<p style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:-1.0in -.5in;">Prescribes the requirements and methods of test for bathing bars.&nbsp; This standard applies to bathing bars supplied in the form of cakes and produced from vegetable or animal oils or fats, fatty acids, or from a blend of all or part of these materials, with or without the addition of rosins or non-soapy surfactants.</p>

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Essential oils (ICS code(s): 71.100.60); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 07 March 2016 | Final date for Comment: 08 April 2016

<p style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:-1.0in -.5in;">Prescribes the requirements and methods of test for bathing bars.&nbsp; This standard applies to bathing bars supplied in the form of cakes and produced from vegetable or animal oils or fats, fatty acids, or from a blend of all or part of these materials, with or without the addition of rosins or non-soapy surfactants.</p>

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Essential oils (ICS code(s): 71.100.60); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 07 March 2016 | Final date for Comment: 05 April 2016

<p style="margin-right:.1in;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Bookman Old Style','serif';">This Kenya Standard specifies requirements for bio-fertilizers. It does not cover<span>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span>&nbsp;</span>manures and plant growth promoters.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Bio-fertilizer</span><strong> </strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Bookman Old Style','serif';">are products containing living organisms which colonize the rhizosphere or the interior of the plant and promote growth by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients and/or growth stimulus to the target crop, when applied to seed, plant surfaces, or soil. They may be formulated in different types of inorganic and organic carriers.</span></p>

Products Covered: FERTILIZERS (HS code(s): 31); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 07 March 2016 | Final date for Comment: 05 April 2016

<p style="margin-right:.1in;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Bookman Old Style','serif';">This Kenya Standard specifies requirements for bio-fertilizers. It does not cover<span>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span>&nbsp;</span>manures and plant growth promoters.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Bio-fertilizer</span><strong> </strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Bookman Old Style','serif';">are products containing living organisms which colonize the rhizosphere or the interior of the plant and promote growth by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients and/or growth stimulus to the target crop, when applied to seed, plant surfaces, or soil. They may be formulated in different types of inorganic and organic carriers.</span></p>

Products Covered: FERTILIZERS (HS code(s): 31); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 07 March 2016 | Final date for Comment: 08 April 2016

<p>Prescribes the requirements and methods of test for antibacterial bathing bars.&nbsp;It applies to antibacterial bathing bars supplied in the form of cakes and produced from vegetable or animal oils or fats, fatty acids, or from a blend of all or part of these materials, with or without the addition of rosins or non-soapy surfactants. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p>

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Essential oils (ICS code(s): 71.100.60); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 07 March 2016 | Final date for Comment: 08 April 2016

<p>Prescribes the requirements and methods of test for antibacterial bathing bars.&nbsp;It applies to antibacterial bathing bars supplied in the form of cakes and produced from vegetable or animal oils or fats, fatty acids, or from a blend of all or part of these materials, with or without the addition of rosins or non-soapy surfactants. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p>

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Essential oils (ICS code(s): 71.100.60); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 04 March 2016

Products Covered: Prescription status of medicinal ingredients for human use (ICS: 11.120; HS: 3004.90)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 04 March 2016

Products Covered: Prescription status of medicinal ingredients for human use (ICS: 11.120; HS: 3004.90)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification