Regulatory Updates
TITLE: Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides; Technical Amendment ; ; AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ; ; ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment ; ; SUMMARY: EPA is issuing this technical amendment to clarify that the data requirements for pesticide registration in 40 CFR Part161 are applicable only to antimicrobial pesticides. ; ; EFFECTIVE: 24 June 2009 ; ; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ; Kathryn Boyle ; Field and External Affairs Division, (7506P) ; Office of Pesticide Programs ; Environmental Protection Agency ; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ; Washington DC 20460-0001 USA ; Tel: (703) 305-6304 ; Email: boyle.kathryn@epa.gov ; ; FULL TEXT: ; http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-14620.htm ; http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-14620.pdf ;
Distribution date: 03 July 2009
Products Covered: Pesticides (HS Chapter 3808; ICS 65)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances
Distribution date: 03 July 2009 | Final date for Comment: 24 July 2009
EPA is promulgating significant new use rules (SNURs) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 23 chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). Four 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 23 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: Chemicals (HS: 2912) (ICS: 71.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Food additives and the foods in which they are used
Distribution date: 02 July 2009
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EEC/291 (dated 10 August 2006) has been adopted as "Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives" [OJ L354, 31 December 2008, pp.16-33].
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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Food enzymes and the foods in which they are used
Distribution date: 02 July 2009
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EEC/292 (dated 10 August 2006) has been adopted as "Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, Council Directive 2001/112/EC and Regulation (EC) No 258/97" [OJ L354, 31 December 2008, pp.7-15].
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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
TITLE: National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings ; ; AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ; ; ACTION: Final rule ; ; SUMMARY: This action amends the National Volatile Organic Compound ; Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings (aerosol coatings reactivity rule), which establishes national reactivity-based emission standards for the aerosol coatings category (aerosol spray paints) under section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act. These amendments add compounds and associated reactivity factors to Table 2--Reactivity Factors based on petitions EPA received from regulated entities, and clarify which volatile organic compounds are to be quantified in compliance determinations. Additionally, this final rule makes certain changes related to the notice required for a company to certify that it will assume the responsibility for compliance with recordkeeping and reporting requirements for a regulated entity, and it also addresses which party is liable following such a certification. Further, in this action we make minor revisions and corrections to the aerosol coatings reactivity rule. Finally, in this action we are extending the deadline for submitting the initial notifications required in one section of the aerosol coatings regulations for 30 days, until 31 July 2009. ; ; Effective Date: This final rule is effective 23 June 2009 ; ; For further information contact: ; Ms. J. Kaye Whitfield ; U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and ; Programs Division, Natural Resources and Commerce Group (E143-03) ; Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 USA ; Tel: 919-541-2509 ; Fax: 919-541-3470 ; Email: whitfield.kaye@epa.gov ; ; Full text: ; http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-14580.htm ; http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-14580.pdf ;
Distribution date: 01 July 2009
Products Covered: Aerosol spray coatings (HS: 29; ICS: 87.040, 87.060, 71.100, 71.080, 13.020)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Safety Requirements of Rubber Internal Mixers & Plastics Internal Mixers
Distribution date: 19 June 2009 | Final date for Comment: 18 August 2009
Chapters 5～7 of this standard are mandatory, the rest ones ar recommended. Mandatory contents include the safety requirements and/or measures, verification of the safety requirements and measures, and information of use for rubber internal mixers and plastic internal mixers.
Products Covered: Internal mixer for processing of plastics and/or rubber (ICS: 71.120, HS: 8465) ;
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Safety Requirements of Rubber Calenders & Plastics Calenders
Distribution date: 19 June 2009 | Final date for Comment: 18 August 2009
Chapters 5 (except 5.1.1.9e), 6 and Chapter 7 (except 7.1.1e, 7.1.2j, 7.1.2k and 7.1.2m) of this standard are mandatory, the rest ones are recommended. Mandatory contents include the safety requirements and /or measures, verification of the safety requirements and measures, information of use for rubber calendars and plastics calenders.
Products Covered: Calenders for processing plastics and /or rubber (ICS: 71.120, HS: 8465) ;
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Rapid Prototyping Machines by Laser as Processing Energy -Technical Requirements for Safeguarding
Distribution date: 19 June 2009 | Final date for Comment: 18 August 2009
Chapters 5 ~ 7 of this standard are mandatory, the remaining provisions are recommended. Mandatory contents include the sefeguarding requirements and measures, information of use, and inspection of sefeguarding requirements for rapid prototyping machine by laser as processing energy.
Products Covered: laser stereolithography prototyping machine (ICS: 25.080.99, HS:8456). ;
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National standard of the P.R.C., Safety Requirements of Daylight Press
Distribution date: 19 June 2009 | Final date for Comment: 18 August 2009
Chapters 5～7 of this standard are mandatory, the rest ones are recommended. Mandatory contents include the safety requirements and protective measures, verification of safety requirements and protective measures, and information of use for daylight press.
Products Covered: Daylight press with a vertical closing movement more than 6 mm for the moulding of plastics and/or rubber and the belt. ; (ICS: 71.120, HS: 8465) ;
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Plant protection products; CN heading 3808 (fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, among other similar products)
Distribution date: 17 June 2009
In document G/SPS/N/EEC/289 dated 2 August 2006, the European Communities notified a Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market [2006/0136/COD, COM(2006)388]. This proposal follows the procedure established by Article 251 of the EC Treaty (Co-decision). The current notification is to update the WTO Members about the progress on the adoption procedure relating to the above proposal. The European Communities inform hereby of the availability of the text (in the second reading stage of the Co-decision procedure) in the European Parliament web site (Document A6-0444/2008): http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&reference=P6-TA-2009-0011&language=EN&ring=A6-2008-0444 Information on the progress of this proposal can be found at the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier_real.cfm?CL=en&DosId=194494
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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
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