Regulatory Updates
DKS 2200-1: 2009.Nitrogen —Specification. Part 1: High Purity Nitrogen (13 pages, in English)
Distribution date: 01 October 2009 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2009
Prescribes the requirements and test methods for compressed high Purity Nitrogen in the form of liquid or gas.
Products Covered: Industrial gases (ICS: 28)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DKS 2200-2: 2009. Nitrogen —Specification. Part 2: Industrial Nitrogen (13 pages in English)
Distribution date: 01 October 2009 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2009
Prescribes the requirements and test methods for compressed high Purity Nitrogen in the form of liquid or gas.
Products Covered: Industrial gases (ICS: 28)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Withdrawal of the Draft of regulation om XXXX 2006 concerning products for external use for care and marking using chemical means of animals
Distribution date: 01 October 2009
Products for external use for care and marking using chemical means of animals
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Revision of the standards and specifications for foods and food additives under the Food Sanitation Law (Revision of Agricultural Chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 24 September 2009 | Final date for Comment: 23 November 2009
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Simeconazole, Pyraclostrobin, Mesotrione and Lepimectin.
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 (HS Codes: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06 and 03.07) ・ Dairy and eggs (HS Codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) ・ Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.12, 07.13 and 07.14) ・ Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11, 08.13 and 08.14) ・ Coffee, tea and spices (HS Codes: 09.01, 09.02, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) ・ Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) ・ Oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.04, 12.07, 12.08, 12.10 and 12.12)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Oil of Sweet Orange
Distribution date: 22 September 2009 | Final date for Comment: 21 November 2009
This draft technical regulation concerns oil of sweet orange and specifies the definition of the product, requirement, sampling, and test method.
Products Covered: Oil of sweet orange (ICS Code 67)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Meat and meat products - Basterma
Distribution date: 22 September 2009 | Final date for Comment: 21 November 2009
This draft technical regulation concerns meat and meat products - Basterma and specifies the definition of the product, quality requirement, sampling, and methods of testing, transportation, storage and labelling.
Products Covered: Meat and meat products - Basterma (ICS Code 67.120)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Equipos y sustancias germicidas para tratamiento doméstico de agua - Requisitos sanitarios
Distribution date: 14 September 2009
Domestic water treatment
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
TITLE: Mercury Management Act ; ; AGENCY: State of Massachusetts, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waste Prevention ; ; ACTION: Rule adoption ; ; SUMMARY: Implements a prohibition on the disposal of products containing mercury, a ban on the sale of certain products containing mercury, and labeling requirements for products containing mercury. ; ; EFFECTIVE DATE: 21 August 2009 ; ; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ; James C. Colman, Assistant Commissioner ; Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection ; Bureau of Waste Prevention ; One Winter Street ; Boston, MA 02128 USA ; T: 617-292-5664 ; Fax: 617-556-1049 ; Email: James.Colman@State.MA.US ; ; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION GO TO: ; http://www.mass.gov/dep/toxics/stypes/hgres.htm ; ; FULL TEXT AT: ; http://www.mass.gov/dep/toxics/laws/hg2regf.pdf
Distribution date: 08 September 2009
Products Covered: Products containing mercury (HS 2805.40) (ICS 13.020, 13.030, 71)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
La República de Ecuador comunica con relación al proyecto de Reglamento Técnico RTE INEN 040 sobre "Soldadura de estructuras de acero”, del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización, notificado mediante el documento identificado con la signatura G/TBT/N/ECU/40 del 22 de enero de 2009, que éste ha sido expedido mediante la Resolución N° 058-2009 del 12 de julio de 2009, publicado en el Registro Oficial Nº 8 de 20 de agosto de 2009. ; ; Texto disponible en el Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad, Subsecretaría de Comercio e Inversiones, Organismo Nacional encargado de la Notificación: ; Responsable: Arturo Barbosa G. ; Avdas. Eloy Alfaro y Amazinas, 2º Piso, Edif. MAGAP ; Quito ; Ecuador ; Tel: (+593-2) 2566041, Ext.284 ; Fax: (+593-2) 2504922 ; Punto de Contacto: abarbosa@mipro.gov.ec ;
Distribution date: 04 September 2009
Products Covered: HS tariff subheadings 3810.90.10.00; 3810.90.20.00; 8311.10.00.00; 8311.20.00.00; 8311.30.00.00; 8311.90.00.00
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
TITLE: Certain Chemical Substances; Withdrawal of Significant New Use ; Rules ; ; AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ; ; ACTION: Withdrawal of final rules ; ; SUMMARY: EPA is withdrawing two significant new use rules (SNURs) promulgated under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs), i.e., multi-walled carbon nanotubes (PMN P-08-177) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (PMN P-08-328). These chemical substances are subject to TSCA section 5(e) consent orders issued by EPA. EPA published the SNURs using direct final rulemaking procedures. EPA received a notice of intent to submit adverse comments on these rules. Therefore, the Agency is withdrawing these SNURs, as required under the expedited SNUR rulemaking process. EPA also intends to publish in the Federal Register, under separate notice and comment rulemaking procedures, proposed SNURS for these two chemical substances. ; ; DATES: This final rule is effective 21 August 2009 ; ; For further information contact: ; Karen Chu ; Chemical Control Division (7405M) ; Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics ; Environmental Protection Agency ; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ; Washington, DC 20460-0001 USA ; T: 202-564-8773 ; Email: chu.karen@epa.gov ; ; Full text: ; http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-20150.htm ; http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-20150.pdf ;
Distribution date: 04 September 2009
Products Covered: Chemicals (HS: 2912) (ICS: 71.100)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
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