Regulatory Updates

Draft of the Eurasian Economic Commission Collegium Decision on amendments to the Customs Union Commission Decision on application of international standards, recommendations and guidelines No. 721 as of 22 June 2011

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Distribution date: 29 August 2013

The document introduces amendments to adjust CU legislation to the WTO SPS Agreement. Point 2 of the CU Commission Decision No. 721 will be amended in accordance with Article 3.3 of the WTO SPS Agreement.

Products Covered: Common list of goods subject to veterinary control, adopted by the Customs Union (CU) Commission Decision on application of veterinary and sanitary measures in the CU No. 317 as of 18 June 2010; Common list of regulated products subject to quarantine control, adopted by the Customs Union Commission Decision on plant quarantine in the CU No. 318 as of 18 June 2010; Common list of goods subject to sanitary and epidemiological control, adopted by the Customs Union Commission Decision on application of sanitary measures in the CU No. 299 as of 28 May 2010.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Territory protection Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg. Certification, control and inspection Plant health Animal health Human health

Draft of the Eurasian Economic Commission Collegium Decision on amendments to the Customs Union Commission Decision on application of international standards, recommendations and guidelines No. 721 as of 22 June 2011

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Distribution date: 29 August 2013

The document introduces amendments to adjust CU legislation to the WTO SPS Agreement. Point 2 of the CU Commission Decision No. 721 will be amended in accordance with Article 3.3 of the WTO SPS Agreement.

Products Covered: Common list of goods subject to veterinary control, adopted by the Customs Union (CU) Commission Decision on application of veterinary and sanitary measures in the CU No. 317 as of 18 June 2010; Common list of regulated products subject to quarantine control, adopted by the Customs Union Commission Decision on plant quarantine in the CU No. 318 as of 18 June 2010; Common list of goods subject to sanitary and epidemiological control, adopted by the Customs Union Commission Decision on application of sanitary measures in the CU No. 299 as of 28 May 2010.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Territory protection Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg. Certification, control and inspection Plant health Animal health Human health

Testing and Inspection of Food and Drugs Act

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Distribution date: 27 August 2013

Testing laboratory management regulations under 6 different laws (including Food sanitation Act, Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, etc.) have been consolidated into a single Act. The key features of the new law are: - Establishment of 5-year master plan for food and drug testing performance improvement; - Designation and management of testing laboratories; - Establishment and operation of a laboratory data management system.

Products Covered: Testing laboratories (food, livestock product, drug, herbal medicine, medical device, cosmetics)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Food safety Certification, control and inspection

Testing and Inspection of Food and Drugs Act

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Distribution date: 27 August 2013

Testing laboratory management regulations under 6 different laws (including Food sanitation Act, Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, etc.) have been consolidated into a single Act. The key features of the new law are: - Establishment of 5-year master plan for food and drug testing performance improvement; - Designation and management of testing laboratories; - Establishment and operation of a laboratory data management system.

Products Covered: Testing laboratories (food, livestock product, drug, herbal medicine, medical device, cosmetics)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Food safety Certification, control and inspection

Partial amendment to the Minimum Requirements for Biological Products (1 pages in English).

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Distribution date: 23 August 2013 | Final date for Comment: 20 September 2013

The Minimum Requirements for Biological Products is to be partially amended to add the standard for a blood product to be newly approved.

Products Covered: Drugs (HS: 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health

Partial amendment to the Minimum Requirements for Biological Products (1 pages in English).

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Distribution date: 23 August 2013 | Final date for Comment: 20 September 2013

The Minimum Requirements for Biological Products is to be partially amended to add the standard for a blood product to be newly approved.

Products Covered: Drugs (HS: 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health

Dean Foods Company and WhiteWave Foods Company; Filing of Food Additive Petition; Notice of petition

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Distribution date: 21 August 2013

The Food and Drug Administration is announcing that we have filed a petition submitted by the Dean Foods Company and the WhiteWave Foods Company proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the expanded safe uses of vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 as nutrient supplements in food. The food additive petition was filed on 27 June 2013.

Products Covered: Vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 as nutrient supplements in food

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Human health

Dean Foods Company and WhiteWave Foods Company; Filing of Food Additive Petition; Notice of petition

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Distribution date: 21 August 2013

The Food and Drug Administration is announcing that we have filed a petition submitted by the Dean Foods Company and the WhiteWave Foods Company proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the expanded safe uses of vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 as nutrient supplements in food. The food additive petition was filed on 27 June 2013.

Products Covered: Vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 as nutrient supplements in food

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Human health

FDUS EAS 787:2013, Synthetic industrial detergent powder — Specification. (22 pages in English).

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Distribution date: 20 August 2013 | Final date for Comment: 19 October 2013

<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">This Final Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for synthetic industrial detergent powders based predominantly on alkyl aryl sulphonates</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">.</span></p>

Products Covered: SOAP, ORGANIC SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS, WASHING PREPARATIONS, LUBRICATING PREPARATIONS, ARTIFICIAL WAXES, PREPARED WAXES, POLISHING OR SCOURING PREPARATIONS, CANDLES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, MODELLING PASTES, 'DENTAL WAXES' AND DENTAL PREPARATIONS WITH A BASIS OF PLASTER (HS code(s): 34); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

FDUS EAS 787:2013, Synthetic industrial detergent powder — Specification. (22 pages in English).

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Distribution date: 20 August 2013 | Final date for Comment: 19 October 2013

<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">This Final Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for synthetic industrial detergent powders based predominantly on alkyl aryl sulphonates</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">.</span></p>

Products Covered: SOAP, ORGANIC SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS, WASHING PREPARATIONS, LUBRICATING PREPARATIONS, ARTIFICIAL WAXES, PREPARED WAXES, POLISHING OR SCOURING PREPARATIONS, CANDLES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, MODELLING PASTES, 'DENTAL WAXES' AND DENTAL PREPARATIONS WITH A BASIS OF PLASTER (HS code(s): 34); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

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