Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute No. RTE INEN 020 on matches.

Distribution date: 29 September 2006 | Final date for Comment: 23 April 2025
Este proyecto de reglamento establece los requisitos que deben cumplir los fósforos destinados al consumo, con el propósito de prevenir riesgos para la salud, la vida, la seguridad, el medio ambiente y el empleo de prácticas que puedan inducir a error a los usuarios en su manejo y utilización. - Este proyecto de reglamento se aplica a los fósforos que se produzcan, importen o se comercialicen en el Ecuador: Fósforos de seguridad. Fósforos integrales Estos productos se encuentran comprendidos en la siguiente clasificación arancelaria: CLASIFICACIÓN DESCRIPCIÓN 3605.00.00 Fósforos (cerillas), excepto los artículos de pirotecnia de la partida 36.04 - Este proyecto de reglamento establece las definiciones, condiciones generales, requisitos del producto, requisitos de embase, empacado y rotulado, ensayos para evaluar la conformidad, normas de referencia, procedimientos para la demostración de la conformidad y de verificación del cumplimiento con RTE, la autoridad de control y supervisión, régimen de sanciones y responsabilidades para la evaluación de la conformidad.
Products Covered: HS tariff subheading 360
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Commission Document SANCO/2006/1849 "Draft Commission Directive amending Directive 95/31/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs" (22 pages).

Distribution date: 03 October 2006 | Final date for Comment: 23 April 2025
The draft Directive adopts the specific purity criteria for E 968 erythritol. It also updates the specific purity criteria for E 965 (ii) maltitol syrup in order to allow a new manufacturing process.
Products Covered: Erythritol (E 968) and maltitol syrup as food additives (sweeteners) and all foods in which these sweeteners are used. (HS 2905, 2906 when circulating for food use) ICS: 67.220
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Commission Document SANCO/2006/1849 "Draft Commission Directive amending Directive 95/31/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs" (22 pages).

Distribution date: 03 October 2006 | Final date for Comment: 23 April 2025
The draft Directive adopts the specific purity criteria for E 968 erythritol. It also updates the specific purity criteria for E 965 (ii) maltitol syrup in order to allow a new manufacturing process.
Products Covered: Erythritol (E 968) and maltitol syrup as food additives (sweeteners) and all foods in which these sweeteners are used. (HS 2905, 2906 when circulating for food use) ICS: 67.220
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Commission Document SANCO/2006/1849 "Draft Commission Directive amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners" (13 pages).

Distribution date: 03 October 2006 | Final date for Comment: 23 April 2025
The draft Directive adopts the specific purity criteria for E 319 tertiary-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) (HS 2907.22), E 426 soybean hemicellulose, E 462 ethyl cellulose (HS 3207), E 586 4-hexylresorcinol (HS 2907), E 1204 pullulan (HS 1108)and E 1452 starch aluminium octenyl succinate (HS 1108). Additionally, it withdraws the purity criteria for E 216 propyl p-hydroxybenzoate and E 217 sodium propyl p-hydroxybenzoate (HS 2916) which are no longer permitted for use as food additives. It also updates the specific purity criteria for E 472c citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty (HS 2918) acids in order to cover partially or wholly neutralised products. Introduces the requirement for E 559 aluminium silicate to be produced from raw kaolinitic clay (HS 2507) whose content of dioxin should be restricted to the lowest possible level.
Products Covered: 4-hexylresorcinol, (E 586), aluminium silicate produced from raw kaolinitic clay (E 559), citric acid (E 472c), esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, ethyl cellulose (E 462), propyl p-hydroxybenzoate (E 216), pullulan (E 1204), sodium propyl p-hydroxybenzoate (E 217), soybean hemicellulose (E 426), starch aluminium octenyl succinate (E 1452), tertiary-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ- E 319) and any food product containing them. Numerous HS positions such as 1108, 2507, 2907, 2916, 2907.22 when circulating for food use. ICS: 67.220.
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Commission Document SANCO/2006/1849 "Draft Commission Directive amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners" (13 pages).

Distribution date: 03 October 2006 | Final date for Comment: 23 April 2025
The draft Directive adopts the specific purity criteria for E 319 tertiary-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) (HS 2907.22), E 426 soybean hemicellulose, E 462 ethyl cellulose (HS 3207), E 586 4-hexylresorcinol (HS 2907), E 1204 pullulan (HS 1108)and E 1452 starch aluminium octenyl succinate (HS 1108). Additionally, it withdraws the purity criteria for E 216 propyl p-hydroxybenzoate and E 217 sodium propyl p-hydroxybenzoate (HS 2916) which are no longer permitted for use as food additives. It also updates the specific purity criteria for E 472c citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty (HS 2918) acids in order to cover partially or wholly neutralised products. Introduces the requirement for E 559 aluminium silicate to be produced from raw kaolinitic clay (HS 2507) whose content of dioxin should be restricted to the lowest possible level.
Products Covered: 4-hexylresorcinol, (E 586), aluminium silicate produced from raw kaolinitic clay (E 559), citric acid (E 472c), esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, ethyl cellulose (E 462), propyl p-hydroxybenzoate (E 216), pullulan (E 1204), sodium propyl p-hydroxybenzoate (E 217), soybean hemicellulose (E 426), starch aluminium octenyl succinate (E 1452), tertiary-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ- E 319) and any food product containing them. Numerous HS positions such as 1108, 2507, 2907, 2916, 2907.22 when circulating for food use. ICS: 67.220.
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National standard oSIST 1032 - Fixed firefighting systems with liquid extinguishing systems – Part 1: Extinguishing with open nozzles (40 pages, in Slovenian).

Distribution date: 13 October 2006 | Final date for Comment: 23 April 2025
The standard specifies the requirements and test methods for materials, construction and efficiency of components used in liquid extinguishing systems.
Products Covered: HS: 3813; Protection against fire: fire-fighting (ICS: 13.220)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National standard oSIST 1032 - Fixed firefighting systems with liquid extinguishing systems – Part 1: Extinguishing with open nozzles (40 pages, in Slovenian).

Distribution date: 13 October 2006 | Final date for Comment: 23 April 2025
The standard specifies the requirements and test methods for materials, construction and efficiency of components used in liquid extinguishing systems.
Products Covered: HS: 3813; Protection against fire: fire-fighting (ICS: 13.220)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
List of hair dye substances proposed for a ban by Commission Directive amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC (Cosmetics Directive).

Distribution date: 20 October 2006 | Final date for Comment: 23 April 2025
Products Covered: Cosmetics (hair dye products)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
List of hair dye substances proposed for a ban by Commission Directive amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC (Cosmetics Directive).

Distribution date: 20 October 2006 | Final date for Comment: 23 April 2025
Products Covered: Cosmetics (hair dye products)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
ICA Resolution No. 002713 of 10 October 2006 "Establishing Regulatory Provisions Governing Physiological Regulators and Adjuvants for Agricultural Use (11 pages, in Spanish).

Distribution date: 27 October 2006 | Final date for Comment: 23 April 2025
Requirements and procedures harmonized with existing national regulations for the registration and legal and technical control of physiological regulators and adjuvants for agricultural use imported into, exported from, manufactured, formulated, packaged or distributed in Colombia; purpose and scope; definitions; registration and obligations of manufacturing, formulation, exporting, importing, distributing and packaging firms; issuing of registration by efficacy trial technical departments; product sales records; issuing of product sale registration; obligations of product registrants; claims for damages; official control; grounds for seizure; penalties and dissemination.
Products Covered: Physiological regulators and adjuvants for agricultural use
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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