Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 04 February 2014 | Final date for Comment: 05 April 2014

This Gulf Standard specifies the general requirements and specifications for basil oil of its two types (Linalol and Methyl chavicol) in order to facilitate assessment of its quality.

Products Covered: Basil oil (ICS Code: 71.100.60)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 31 January 2014 | Final date for Comment: 03 March 2014

The Minimum Requirements for Biological Products is to be partially amended to add the standards for 2 vaccine products to be newly approved.

Products Covered: PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (HS code(s): 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 31 January 2014 | Final date for Comment: 03 March 2014

The Minimum Requirements for Biological Products is to be partially amended to add the standards for 2 vaccine products to be newly approved.

Products Covered: PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (HS code(s): 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 31 January 2014 | Final date for Comment: 24 March 2014

<p style="margin:6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-face:Verdana;font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;"><span>Draft technical </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">regulation </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">to provide rules for product characteristics and to lay down provisions for production, registration, packaging, labelling, etc. of mineral fertilizers. </span></p><span style="font-face:Verdana;font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana', 'sans-serif';letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;">It revokes <span> </span>MAPA Ordinance Nº 21, 16 April 2008 (Instrução Normativa Nº 21, de 16 de abril de 2008) notified as document G/TBT/N/BRA/279. </span></span>

Products Covered: Mineral fertilizers

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 31 January 2014 | Final date for Comment: 24 March 2014

<p style="margin:6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-face:Verdana;font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;"><span>Draft technical </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">regulation </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">to provide rules for product characteristics and to lay down provisions for production, registration, packaging, labelling, etc. of mineral fertilizers. </span></p><span style="font-face:Verdana;font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana', 'sans-serif';letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;">It revokes <span> </span>MAPA Ordinance Nº 21, 16 April 2008 (Instrução Normativa Nº 21, de 16 de abril de 2008) notified as document G/TBT/N/BRA/279. </span></span>

Products Covered: Mineral fertilizers

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 29 January 2014

The notified Executive Decree establishes that residue verification studies must be submitted when registering veterinary drugs containing ivermectin, doramectin, moxidectin or abamectin for use in bovine animals.

Products Covered: Antiparasitic agents for internal use (HS tariff subheading 3004.90.91)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 29 January 2014

The notified Executive Decree establishes that residue verification studies must be submitted when registering veterinary drugs containing ivermectin, doramectin, moxidectin or abamectin for use in bovine animals.

Products Covered: Antiparasitic agents for internal use (HS tariff subheading 3004.90.91)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 January 2014

The Russian Federation notified the letter of the State Sanitary Inspector in G/SPS/N/RUS/35 (as of 11 October 2013). This letter introduced a temporary restriction on import of milk and milk products from Lithuania to the Russian Federation due to detection of incompliance to microbiology, sanitary chemical and organoleptic requirements. Lithuania provided relevant information on securing microbiological requirements, strengthening of production control, elimination of detected labeling deviations. Thus the measure was withdrawn with regard to import of milk and milk products from "Rokiskio suris" AB, Lithuania. At the moment the measure does not apply to milk and milk products from two Lithuanian establishments: "Pieno Zvaigzdes" and "Rokiskio suris" AB.

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Emergency Notification (SPS)

Distribution date: 27 January 2014

The Russian Federation notified the letter of the State Sanitary Inspector in G/SPS/N/RUS/35 (as of 11 October 2013). This letter introduced a temporary restriction on import of milk and milk products from Lithuania to the Russian Federation due to detection of incompliance to microbiology, sanitary chemical and organoleptic requirements. Lithuania provided relevant information on securing microbiological requirements, strengthening of production control, elimination of detected labeling deviations. Thus the measure was withdrawn with regard to import of milk and milk products from "Rokiskio suris" AB, Lithuania. At the moment the measure does not apply to milk and milk products from two Lithuanian establishments: "Pieno Zvaigzdes" and "Rokiskio suris" AB.

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Emergency Notification (SPS)

Distribution date: 24 January 2014 | Final date for Comment: 06 April 2014

ealth Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety assessment of asparaginase obtained from Aspergillus niger AGN7-41 as a food enzyme in bread, flour, whole wheat flour, and unstandardized foods. Asparaginase, when obtained from another strain of Aspergillus niger (A. niger ASP72), is already permitted for use in Canada as a food enzyme in bread, flour, whole wheat flour and unstandardized foods. As no safety concerns were raised through this assessment, the Department has enabled the food additive use described in the information document by updating the List of Permitted Food Enzymes, effective 21 January 2014. The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision in this regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for any inquiries or for those wishing to submit any new scientific information relevant to the safety of this food additive. Health Canada's Food Directorate is committed to reviewing any new scientific information on the safety in use of any food additive, including asparaginase obtained from Aspergillus niger AGN7-41. Anyone wishing to submit new scientific information on the use of this additive or to submit any inquiries may do so in writing, by regular mail or electronically.

Products Covered: Asparaginase (ICS Codes: 67.060, 67.220)

Regulation Type: Regular notification