Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 29 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 28 August 2012

This proposal aims to amend the Regulation on the veterinary disinfectant efficacy test guidelines. The proposed revisions focus on improving veterinary disinfectant efficacy test designed, including additional cytotoxicity control.

Products Covered: Veterinary disinfectant

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 29 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 28 August 2012

This proposal aims to amend the Regulation on the veterinary disinfectant efficacy test guidelines. The proposed revisions focus on improving veterinary disinfectant efficacy test designed, including additional cytotoxicity control.

Products Covered: Veterinary disinfectant

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 29 June 2012

The revision of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 has been adopted as "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 514/2012 of 18 June 2012 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin" (OJ L 158, 19 June 2012, pp. 2 - 8). http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/EEC/12_2483_00_e.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/EEC/12_2483_00_f.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/EEC/12_2483_00_s.pdf

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 29 June 2012

The revision of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 has been adopted as "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 514/2012 of 18 June 2012 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin" (OJ L 158, 19 June 2012, pp. 2 - 8). http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/EEC/12_2483_00_e.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/EEC/12_2483_00_f.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/EEC/12_2483_00_s.pdf

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 26 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 25 August 2012

Chapters 4 and 6 of this standard are mandatory, the rest ones are recommended. The mandatory contents are the requirements and inspection rules for fire extinguishing agent heptafluoropropane.

Products Covered: Fire extinguishing agent heptafluoropropane ; ICSF13.220.10 HS: 3813 ;

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 26 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 25 August 2012

Chapters 4 and 6 of this standard are mandatory, the rest ones are recommended. The mandatory contents are the requirements and inspection rules for fire extinguishing agent heptafluoropropane.

Products Covered: Fire extinguishing agent heptafluoropropane ; ICSF13.220.10 HS: 3813 ;

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 21 August 2012

Prescribes requirements and methods of test for pomades and solid brilliantines. The standard applies to the following: ; i) pomades and solid brilliantines based on vegetable oils, mineral oils, animal fats, waxes, or fatty acids but excludes oil emulsions. ; i) pomades and solid brilliantine to which sulphur has been added as an intrinsic part of the formulation. ; i) iii) insect repellents manufactured in the form of pomades or solid brilliantines ;

Products Covered: Pomades and solid brilliantine (HS: 330590; ICS: 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 22 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 21 August 2012

Prescribes requirements and methods of test for pomades and solid brilliantines. The standard applies to the following: ; i) pomades and solid brilliantines based on vegetable oils, mineral oils, animal fats, waxes, or fatty acids but excludes oil emulsions. ; i) pomades and solid brilliantine to which sulphur has been added as an intrinsic part of the formulation. ; i) iii) insect repellents manufactured in the form of pomades or solid brilliantines ;

Products Covered: Pomades and solid brilliantine (HS: 330590; ICS: 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 12 August 2012

Japan proposes maximum residue limits (MRLs) for imidacloprid as follows. Commodity Proposed MRL (ppm(wt)) Current MRL (ppm(wt)) Corn grain , including field corn 0.05 0.1 Hay, including fodder, straw and silage 0.5 6

Products Covered: Corn (HS Code: 10.05) for feed Cereal straw, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover and other forage products (HS Codes: 12.13, 12.14) for feed

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 12 August 2012

Japan proposes maximum residue limits (MRLs) for imidacloprid as follows. Commodity Proposed MRL (ppm(wt)) Current MRL (ppm(wt)) Corn grain , including field corn 0.05 0.1 Hay, including fodder, straw and silage 0.5 6

Products Covered: Corn (HS Code: 10.05) for feed Cereal straw, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover and other forage products (HS Codes: 12.13, 12.14) for feed

Regulation Type: Regular notification