Distribution date: 11 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 10 June 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies general requirements, sampling and test methods for garments, whether made of textile, plastic-coated fabric, fur or any combination of these materials. This draft standard does not apply to personal protective wear.NOTE: Where provisions are specified in the specific parts of DEAS 1141 or any other relevant East African Standard, these shall supersede the requirements in this Draft East African Standard.

Products Covered: ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED (HS code(s): 62); Clothes (ICS code(s): 61.020)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 10 June 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies general requirements, sampling and test methods for garments, whether made of textile, plastic-coated fabric, fur or any combination of these materials. This draft standard does not apply to personal protective wear.NOTE: Where provisions are specified in the specific parts of DEAS 1141 or any other relevant East African Standard, these shall supersede the requirements in this Draft East African Standard.

Products Covered: ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED (HS code(s): 62); Clothes (ICS code(s): 61.020)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 18 May 2023

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the comment period for the color additive petition for which we published a notice of filing in the Federal Register of 17 February 2023. In the notice, FDA requested comments on a filed color additive petition submitted by Center for Science in the Public Interest, et al., proposing that FDA repeal the color additive regulations providing for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 in foods (including dietary supplements) and in ingested drugs. We are taking this action in response to a request for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments. 

Products Covered: Inorganic or mineral colouring matter, n.e.s.; preparations based on inorganic or mineral colouring matter of a kind used for colouring any material or produce colorant preparations (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213 and 3215); inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined (HS code(s): 3206); Food technology (ICS code(s): 67)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 20 April 2023

The notified draft technical regulation seeks to: - Reduce the use of chemicals, in particular dyes, associated with the main processes involved in the textile manufacturing chain, namely fibre production, spinning, weaving, knitting, bleaching, dyeing and finishing; - Limit the main environmental impacts of the textile product throughout its life cycle, in particular the impacts of its manufacturing process; - Promote the use of substances that cause less harm to the environment; - Lay down the toxicological requirements to be met.

Products Covered: Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks (HS code: 32)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 20 April 2023

The notified technical regulation aims to ensure that each importer of children's garments for sale in ECOWAS member States complies with the clothing safety obligations, labelling requirements and ECOWAS packaging rules and that children's garments do not contain any chemical substance that could prove to be dangerous for health and the environment.

Products Covered: Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code: 61)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 11 June 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods of acrylic yarn to be used for machine weaving, hand weaving, hand knitting and machine knitting.

Products Covered: Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale) (HS code(s): 550932); Textiles in general (ICS code(s): 59.080.01)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 11 June 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods of acrylic yarn to be used for machine weaving, hand weaving, hand knitting and machine knitting.

Products Covered: Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale) (HS code(s): 550932); Textiles in general (ICS code(s): 59.080.01)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 11 June 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods of acrylic yarn to be used for machine weaving, hand weaving, hand knitting and machine knitting.

Products Covered: Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale) (HS code(s): 550932); Textiles in general (ICS code(s): 59.080.01)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 11 June 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods of acrylic yarn to be used for machine weaving, hand weaving, hand knitting and machine knitting.

Products Covered: Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale) (HS code(s): 550932); Textiles in general (ICS code(s): 59.080.01)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2023 | Final date for Comment: 11 June 2023

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods of acrylic yarn to be used for machine weaving, hand weaving, hand knitting and machine knitting.

Products Covered: Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres by weight (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale) (HS code(s): 550932); Textiles in general (ICS code(s): 59.080.01)

Regulation Type: Regular notification