Distribution date: 05 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard - DEAS 1128: 2023, Food grade acesulfame potassium — Specification, First Edition - notified in G/SPS/N/BDI/42, G/SPS/N/KEN/198, G/SPS/N/RWA/35, G/SPS/N/TZA/256 and G/SPS/N/UGA/239, was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazine ring-system, not further fused and aminorex "INN", brotizolam "INN", clotiazepam "INN", cloxazolam "INN", dextromoramide "INN", haloxazolam "INN", ketazolam "INN", mesocarb "INN", oxazolam "INN", pemoline "INN", phendimetrazine "INN", phenmetrazine "INN", sufentanil "INN", and salts thereof, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury whether or not chemically defined, and products of 3002 10) (HS code(s): 293499); Food additives (ICS code(s): 67.220.20)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 05 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard - DEAS 1128: 2023, Food grade acesulfame potassium — Specification, First Edition - notified in G/SPS/N/BDI/42, G/SPS/N/KEN/198, G/SPS/N/RWA/35, G/SPS/N/TZA/256 and G/SPS/N/UGA/239, was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazine ring-system, not further fused and aminorex "INN", brotizolam "INN", clotiazepam "INN", cloxazolam "INN", dextromoramide "INN", haloxazolam "INN", ketazolam "INN", mesocarb "INN", oxazolam "INN", pemoline "INN", phendimetrazine "INN", phenmetrazine "INN", sufentanil "INN", and salts thereof, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury whether or not chemically defined, and products of 3002 10) (HS code(s): 293499); Food additives (ICS code(s): 67.220.20)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 05 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard - DEAS 1128: 2023, Food grade acesulfame potassium — Specification, First Edition - notified in G/SPS/N/BDI/42, G/SPS/N/KEN/198, G/SPS/N/RWA/35, G/SPS/N/TZA/256 and G/SPS/N/UGA/239, was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazine ring-system, not further fused and aminorex "INN", brotizolam "INN", clotiazepam "INN", cloxazolam "INN", dextromoramide "INN", haloxazolam "INN", ketazolam "INN", mesocarb "INN", oxazolam "INN", pemoline "INN", phendimetrazine "INN", phenmetrazine "INN", sufentanil "INN", and salts thereof, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury whether or not chemically defined, and products of 3002 10) (HS code(s): 293499); Food additives (ICS code(s): 67.220.20)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 08 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 06 September 2024

The draft on animal health requirements for imports of used cooking oil intended for technical uses (production of renewable fuels and oleochemical products) introduces harmonized EU requirements and replaces current national rules of 27 EU member States. The main objective of the draft is prevention of entry of used cooking oil into feed for farmed animals within the European Union and thereby to mitigate potential biological hazards in feed.The draft introduced the following requirements:            A consignment of used cooking oil must come from a registered storage or collection plant listed in the EU TRACES system [https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/tracesnt/directory/listing/establishment/publication/index#!/search];            A consignment must be presented at an EU veterinary border control post and be monitored in the European Union until reaches its place of destination after import;            A consignment of used cooking oil must be accompanied by a commercial declaration signed by the importers stated that used cooking oil is not intended for feeding farmed animals and that water and solid particles of more than 6 mm, to reach a combined amount of moisture and solid particles of not more than 10% w/w* at the time of dispatch.

Products Covered: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 15.16; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included. (HS code(s): 1518); Municipal waste (HS code(s): 382510)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 10 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 08 September 2024

This Draft Uganda Standard covers the chemical analysis of engine coolant for chloride ion by high-performance ion chromatography (HPIC). Several other common anions found in engine coolant can be determined in one chromatographic analysis by this test method. This test method is applicable to both new and used engine coolant. Coelution of other ions may cause interferences for any of the listed anions. In the case of unfamiliar formulations, identification verification should be performed by either or both fortification and dilution of the sample matrix with the anions of interest. Analysis can be performed directly by this test method without pretreatment, other than dilution, as required by the linear ranges of the equipment.

Products Covered: MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (HS code(s): 38); Chemical technology (ICS code(s): 71)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 10 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 324: 2023, Copper/chromium/arsenic compositions for the preservation of timber — Method for timber treatment, Second Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/361, G/TBT/N/KEN/1441, G/TBT/N/RWA/872, G/TBT/N/TZA/975 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1777 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Copper ores and concentrates. (HS code(s): 2603); Chromium ores and concentrates. (HS code(s): 2610); Arsenic (HS code(s): 280480); Chromium ores (ICS code(s): 73.060.30); Copper products (ICS code(s): 77.150.30)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 324: 2023, Copper/chromium/arsenic compositions for the preservation of timber — Method for timber treatment, Second Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/361, G/TBT/N/KEN/1441, G/TBT/N/RWA/872, G/TBT/N/TZA/975 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1777 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Copper ores and concentrates. (HS code(s): 2603); Chromium ores and concentrates. (HS code(s): 2610); Arsenic (HS code(s): 280480); Chromium ores (ICS code(s): 73.060.30); Copper products (ICS code(s): 77.150.30)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 324: 2023, Copper/chromium/arsenic compositions for the preservation of timber — Method for timber treatment, Second Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/361, G/TBT/N/KEN/1441, G/TBT/N/RWA/872, G/TBT/N/TZA/975 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1777 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Copper ores and concentrates. (HS code(s): 2603); Chromium ores and concentrates. (HS code(s): 2610); Arsenic (HS code(s): 280480); Chromium ores (ICS code(s): 73.060.30); Copper products (ICS code(s): 77.150.30)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 324: 2023, Copper/chromium/arsenic compositions for the preservation of timber — Method for timber treatment, Second Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/361, G/TBT/N/KEN/1441, G/TBT/N/RWA/872, G/TBT/N/TZA/975 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1777 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Copper ores and concentrates. (HS code(s): 2603); Chromium ores and concentrates. (HS code(s): 2610); Arsenic (HS code(s): 280480); Chromium ores (ICS code(s): 73.060.30); Copper products (ICS code(s): 77.150.30)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 324: 2023, Copper/chromium/arsenic compositions for the preservation of timber — Method for timber treatment, Second Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/361, G/TBT/N/KEN/1441, G/TBT/N/RWA/872, G/TBT/N/TZA/975 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1777 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Copper ores and concentrates. (HS code(s): 2603); Chromium ores and concentrates. (HS code(s): 2610); Arsenic (HS code(s): 280480); Chromium ores (ICS code(s): 73.060.30); Copper products (ICS code(s): 77.150.30)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification