Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 19 November 2012 | Final date for Comment: 18 January 2013

This regulation is intended as a basis for quarantine officers in conducting control and quarantine measures toward the importation and exportation of pathogen materials and/or veterinary drug, as well as for any establishment and/or person who would like to import and export pathogen materials and/or veterinary drug. This regulation aims to prevent the introduction and the spread of Animal Quarantine Diseases through pathogen materials and/or veterinary drug. The scopes of the regulation are as follows: - Quarantine controls; - Quarantine requirements; - Quarantine measures; - Quarantine measure for specific purposes; - Non tax quarantine services; and - Other provisions. Control for the importation and exportation of pathogen materials and/or veterinary drug carried out in the form of monitoring and carried out by profiling the establishments, country of origin assessments and risk assessment. The importation of pathogen materials and/or veterinary drug into and for the territory of the Republic of Indonesia is only possible if the disease already exists in Indonesia. If the disease does not exist in Indonesia, importation can be done only for the purposes of national or special interests. The importation and exportation of pathogen materials and/or veterinary drug into and outside the territory of the Republic of Indonesia must meet quarantine requirements, and are subject to physical and document inspection, as well as quarantine measures in the designated entry and exit points.

Products Covered: Pathogen materials and veterinary drug

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 19 November 2012 | Final date for Comment: 18 January 2013

This regulation is intended as a basis for quarantine officers in conducting control and quarantine measures toward the importation and exportation of pathogen materials and/or veterinary drug, as well as for any establishment and/or person who would like to import and export pathogen materials and/or veterinary drug. This regulation aims to prevent the introduction and the spread of Animal Quarantine Diseases through pathogen materials and/or veterinary drug. The scopes of the regulation are as follows: - Quarantine controls; - Quarantine requirements; - Quarantine measures; - Quarantine measure for specific purposes; - Non tax quarantine services; and - Other provisions. Control for the importation and exportation of pathogen materials and/or veterinary drug carried out in the form of monitoring and carried out by profiling the establishments, country of origin assessments and risk assessment. The importation of pathogen materials and/or veterinary drug into and for the territory of the Republic of Indonesia is only possible if the disease already exists in Indonesia. If the disease does not exist in Indonesia, importation can be done only for the purposes of national or special interests. The importation and exportation of pathogen materials and/or veterinary drug into and outside the territory of the Republic of Indonesia must meet quarantine requirements, and are subject to physical and document inspection, as well as quarantine measures in the designated entry and exit points.

Products Covered: Pathogen materials and veterinary drug

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 November 2012

Products Covered: Fruit and vegetables (ICS: 67)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 13 November 2012

Products Covered: Fruit and vegetables (ICS: 67)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 12 November 2012

EPA is promulgating significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 20 chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). Eight of these chemical substances are subject to TSCA section 5(e) consent orders issued by EPA. This action requires persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process any of these 20 chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification will provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs.

Products Covered: Chemical substances (ICS 13.020, 71.100)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 November 2012

EPA is promulgating significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 20 chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). Eight of these chemical substances are subject to TSCA section 5(e) consent orders issued by EPA. This action requires persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process any of these 20 chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification will provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs.

Products Covered: Chemical substances (ICS 13.020, 71.100)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 31 October 2012 | Final date for Comment: 30 December 2012

The notified draft Resolution regulates the registration of veterinary feed supplements with the National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service.

Products Covered: Veterinary feed supplements

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 31 October 2012 | Final date for Comment: 30 December 2012

The notified draft Resolution regulates the registration of veterinary feed supplements with the National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service.

Products Covered: Veterinary feed supplements

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 October 2012

The notified Agreement establishes the classification and codification of the goods and products subject to advance sanitary import authorization or entry authorization, as appropriate, by the Ministry of Health and falling under the tariff headings of the Tariff established under the General Import and Export Tax Law (Ley de los Impuestos Generales de Importación y de Exportación) currently in force. In order to inform the public of the formalities and requirements for complying with this Agreement, the Ministry of Health will publish and update the respective procedures on the website of the Federal Commission for the Prevention of Health Risks (Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios, COFEPRIS), in accordance with the terms laid down in the Agreement setting forth the formalities and services of, as well as the formats applied

Products Covered: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates; dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin; oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder; lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps; preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; sugars and sugar confectionery; preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastry cooks' products; preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants; miscellaneous edible preparations; beverages, spirits and vinegar; mineral products; chemicals, inter alia.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 October 2012

The notified Agreement establishes the classification and codification of the goods and products subject to advance sanitary import authorization or entry authorization, as appropriate, by the Ministry of Health and falling under the tariff headings of the Tariff established under the General Import and Export Tax Law (Ley de los Impuestos Generales de Importación y de Exportación) currently in force. In order to inform the public of the formalities and requirements for complying with this Agreement, the Ministry of Health will publish and update the respective procedures on the website of the Federal Commission for the Prevention of Health Risks (Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios, COFEPRIS), in accordance with the terms laid down in the Agreement setting forth the formalities and services of, as well as the formats applied

Products Covered: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates; dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin; oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder; lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps; preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; sugars and sugar confectionery; preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastry cooks' products; preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants; miscellaneous edible preparations; beverages, spirits and vinegar; mineral products; chemicals, inter alia.

Regulation Type: Regular notification