Distribution date: 28 July 2023 | Final date for Comment: 26 September 2023

This standard covers the requirements for integral waterproofing compounds for cement mortar and concrete. For the purpose of all the requirements in this standard, cement shall mean Portland cement 32.5 Grade, 42.5 grade or 52.5 Grade conforming to US EAS 18-1. By agreement between the purchaser and the supplier, testing of waterproofing compounds may be done with Portland slag cement conforming to US EAS 18-1 or Portland Pozzolana cement- Fly ash based conforming to US EAS 18-1 or Portland pozzolana cement- Calcined clay based conforming to US EAS 18-1. And masonry cement grade 22.5 conforming to US 366-1 and 2

Products Covered: Prepared additives for cements, mortars or concretes (HS code(s): 382440); Waterproofing (ICS code(s): 91.120.30); waterproofing compounds

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 31 July 2023 | Final date for Comment: 29 April 2025

Products Covered: Finished pharmaceuticals for human or animal use, intermediates, in-process materials (as defined under U.S. regulations), certain biological products for human use, and active pharmaceutical ingredients

Regulation Type: Article 10.7 (TBT)

Distribution date: 31 July 2023 | Final date for Comment: 29 September 2023

The Ordinance on the Quality and Labelling of Fuels (10th BImSchV), this ordinance sets - in respect of road vehicles, non-road mobile machinery (including inland waterway vessels when not at sea), agricultural and forestry tractors, and recreational craft when not at sea - technical specifications for fuels to be used with positive ignition and compression-ignition engines and labelling requirements for fuels. The ordinance applies especially to petrol, diesel fuels, gas oil, biodiesel, ethanol fuel, liquid petroleum gas, natural or bio gas as fuel, vegetable oil fuel, hydrogen and fuel oil.Quality requirements for automotive B10 diesel and paraffinic diesel XTL have been implemented in the ordinance.The ordinance will specify the labelling of fuels according to the relevant European standard.The quality requirements for transport fuels are updated to the latest state of the art by citing the latest version of DIN or CEN standards in the Ordinance on the Quality and Labelling of Fuels.

Products Covered: KN-Code: 2710 12 41, KN-Code: 2710 12 45, KN-Code: 2710 12 49, KN-Code: 2710 12 50, KN Code: 2710 20 11, KN-Code: 2710 20 16, KN-Code: 2710 19 43, KN-Code: 2710 19 46, KN-Code: 2710 19 47, KN-Code: 3826 00 10, KN-Code: 3826 00 90, KN-Code 22 07, KN-Code 2711 11 00, KN-Codes: 2711 12 11 – 2711 19 00, KN Code: 2711 21 00, KN-Code 2711 29 00, KN Code 2804 10 00, HS: 1507 – 1518, KN Codes: 2710 19 62 – 2710 19 67. 

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 31 July 2023 | Final date for Comment: 29 September 2023

This draft Circular provides general provisions on the registration of toll manufactured medicines and technology transfer medicines in Vietnam;This draft Circular also regulates the dossiers and procedures for granting, extending, amending, supplementing and withdrawing registration documents of toll manufactured medicines and technology-transferred medicines (pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biological products, herbal drugs) in Vietnam.This draft Circular shall amend, supplement or repeal some provisions of Circular 23/2013/TT-BYT and has been updated in accordance with the following legal texts in the field of pharmaceuticals, toll manufacturing and technology transfer

Products Covered: HS code: 30 - Pharmaceutical Products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 August 2023 | Final date for Comment: 24 October 2023

This notification intends to alert Members to a UK Government public consultation for views on a proposed new policy to maintain and improve the fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture and furnishings. The new policy will replace the existing policy, which is implemented by the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988.The new policy proposes new obligations on manufacturers, importers and further suppliers of products in scope. The proposals include essential safety requirements that all products must meet, replacing mandatory testing requirements. They include requirements relating to labelling to support product traceability and enforcement, and to provide information about the use of chemical flame retardants to consumers and waste disposal operators. It proposes a new approach to conformity assessment, new  technical documentation requirements to support enforcement, and a flame retardant technology hierarchy to encourage manufacturers to prioritise chemical free solutions. It also clarifies and amends the scope and sets out obligations for re-upholsterers and suppliers of second-hand products. There is also a proposal for a transition period, supporting businesses to transition from complying with the 1988 Regulations (the existing policy) to the new policy, and an extension to the period of time enforcement officers can institute legal proceedings for a breach of the regulationsFull details are provided in the notified document.

Products Covered: Domestic (household) upholstered furniture and furnishings placed on the market in the UK for consumption in the UK. Upholstered is defined as ‘wholly or partly composed of i) a fabric, leather or other cover material, and ii) a material used for filling, bulking out or stuffing covered components; or wholly or partly composed of foam’. Typical products in scope include sofas, arm-chairs and mattresses above a certain size. A number of products that meet the definition are excluded. These include duvets, carry cots for babies, and scatter cushions below a certain size.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 August 2023 | Final date for Comment: 29 April 2025

The decisions entry into force would mean that the letting out of nicotine pouches containing 20 mg nicotine a pouch or more would be forbidden. The decision is made due to a modified interpretation of the legislation on medicine which has led to a deregulation of nicotine pouches. A change of the legislation on tobacco, with the purpose of regulating nicotine pouches, is in progress on Finland. However, it is unclear when that legislation can come into force.

Products Covered: Nicotine pouches for oral purpose, containing 20 mg nicotine a pouch or more.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 August 2023 | Final date for Comment: 03 October 2023

Ordinance nº. 855 opens a 75-day period for public consultation on the draft Ordinance approving the official methods for conducting tests on samples of fertilizers, correctives, substrates, conditioners and soil remineralizers from the official programs and controls of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.  The Ordinance and the project are available on Ministry of Agriculture website: https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/participacao-social/consultas-publicas/2023/consulta-publica-proposta-que-aprova-os-metodos-oficiais-para-realizacao-de-ensaios-em-amostras-de-fertilizantes-corretivos-substratos-condicionadores-e-remineralizadores-de-solo-oriundas-dos-programas-e-controles-oficiais-do-ministerio-da-agricultura-e Technically substantiated suggestions should be forwarded through the Normative Act Monitoring System - SISMAN, of the Department of Agricultural Defense - SDA/MAPA, through the link: https://sistemasweb.agricultura.gov.br/solicita/

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

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 04 August 2023 | Final date for Comment: 29 April 2025

Products Covered: 1) Elemental mercury (CAS Number: 7439-97-6); HS 28054000 2) All mercury-added products listed in Part I of Annex A of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. • Batteries, except: o Button zinc silver oxide batteries with a mercury content <2% o Button zinc air batteries with a mercury content <2% • Switches and relays, except: o Very high accuracy capacitance and loss measurement bridges o High frequency radio frequency switches and relays in monitoring and control instruments with a maximum mercury content of 20mg per bridge, switch or relay • Lamps containing specified quantities of mercury: o Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) for general lighting purposes that are ≤30 watts with a mercury content exceeding 2.5 mg per lamp burner o Linear fluorescent lamps (LFLs) for general lighting purposes - Triband phosphor <60 watts with a mercury content exceeding 5 mg per lamp; - Halophosphate phosphor ≤40 watts with a mercury content exceeding 10mg per lamp) o High pressure mercury vapour (HPMV) lamps for general lighting purposes o Cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) and external electrode fluorescent lamps (EEFL) for electronic displays: - short length (≤500mm) with mercury content exceeding 3.5mg per lamp - medium length (>500mm and ≤1500mm) with mercury content exceeding 5mg per lamp - long length (>1500mm) with mercury content exceeding 13mg per lamp • Cosmetics (with a mercury content above 1ppm), including skin lightening soaps and creams, and not including eye area cosmetics where mercury is used as a preservative and no effective and safe substitute preservatives are available. • Pesticides, biocides, topical antiseptics • The following non-electronic measuring devices except non-electronic measuring devices installed in large-scale equipment or those used for high-precision measurement, where no suitable mercury-free alternative is available: o Barometers o Hygrometers o Manometers o Thermometers o Sphygmomanometers

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 07 August 2023 | Final date for Comment: 29 April 2025

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Clostebol.

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)・Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS codes: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08)・Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey  (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07, 04.08 and 04.09)・Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)・Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 07 August 2023 | Final date for Comment: 06 October 2023

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Tribromsalan.

Products Covered: ・Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02 and 02.06)・Dairy produce  (HS code: 04.01)・Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)・Animal fats and oils (HS code: 15.02)

Regulation Type: Regular notification