Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 08 November 2024 | Final date for Comment: 07 January 2025
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Inpyrfluxam.
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)Aquatic animals and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS codes: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08)Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07, 04.08 and 04.09)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)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, 07.13 and 07.14)Edible fruit and peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Mate and spices (HS codes: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10)Cereals (HS codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.07 and 12.12)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 08 November 2024 | Final date for Comment: 07 January 2025
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Sulfoxaflor.
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)Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07, 04.08 and 04.09)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)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, 07.13 and 07.14)Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Coffee, mate and spices (HS codes: 09.01, 09.03, 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)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 12.12)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)Cacao and cacao preparations (HS code: 18.01)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 08 November 2024 | Final date for Comment: 07 January 2025
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Spirotetramat.
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)Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07, 04.08 and 04.09)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)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, 07.13 and 07.14)Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Coffee, mate and spices (HS codes: 09.01, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10)Cereals (HS code: 10.05)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Decreto del Poder Ejecutivo de fecha 24 de octubre de 2024 por el cual se incorpora la Resolución GMC N° 18/23 -"Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR sobre Clasificación de Productos de Higiene Personal, Cosméticos y Perfumes” (Executive Decree of 24 October 2024 incorporating GMC Resolution No. 18/23 - Technical Regulation on the classification of personal hygiene products, cosmetics and perfumes); (11 pages, in Spanish)
Distribution date: 08 November 2024 | Final date for Comment: 20 April 2025
The notified Executive Decree updates the classification of personal hygiene products, cosmetics and perfumes in order to prioritize regulatory actions on products that require greater sanitary surveillance owing to their target audience, area of application, specific formulation or proposed use. The new regulations will apply in the territory of the member States of MERCOSUR, to trade among them and to imports from outside the MERCOSUR area.
Products Covered: Personal hygiene products, cosmetics and perfumes
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DEAS 148-2: 2024, Cement — Test methods — Part 2: Chemical analysis, Second Edition
Distribution date: 11 November 2024 | Final date for Comment: 10 January 2025
This draft East African Standard specifies the methods for the chemical analysis of cement.The standard describes the reference methods and, in certain cases, an alternative method which can be considered to be equivalent. In the case of dispute, only the reference methods are used.The standard also describes methods which apply principally to cements, but which can also be applied to their constituent materials and other materials.An alternative performance-based method using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is described for SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, SO3, K2O, Na2O, TiO2, P2O5, Mn2O3, SrO, Cl and Br.
Products Covered: Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings (HS code(s): 321410); Construction materials (ICS code(s): 91.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DEAS 148-2: 2024, Cement — Test methods — Part 2: Chemical analysis, Second Edition
Distribution date: 11 November 2024 | Final date for Comment: 10 January 2025
This draft East African Standard specifies the methods for the chemical analysis of cement.The standard describes the reference methods and, in certain cases, an alternative method which can be considered to be equivalent. In the case of dispute, only the reference methods are used.The standard also describes methods which apply principally to cements, but which can also be applied to their constituent materials and other materials.An alternative performance-based method using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is described for SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, SO3, K2O, Na2O, TiO2, P2O5, Mn2O3, SrO, Cl and Br.
Products Covered: Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings (HS code(s): 321410); Construction materials (ICS code(s): 91.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DEAS 148-2: 2024, Cement — Test methods — Part 2: Chemical analysis, Second Edition
Distribution date: 11 November 2024 | Final date for Comment: 10 January 2025
This draft East African Standard specifies the methods for the chemical analysis of cement.The standard describes the reference methods and, in certain cases, an alternative method which can be considered to be equivalent. In the case of dispute, only the reference methods are used.The standard also describes methods which apply principally to cements, but which can also be applied to their constituent materials and other materials.An alternative performance-based method using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is described for SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, SO3, K2O, Na2O, TiO2, P2O5, Mn2O3, SrO, Cl and Br.
Products Covered: Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings (HS code(s): 321410); Construction materials (ICS code(s): 91.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DEAS 148-2: 2024, Cement — Test methods — Part 2: Chemical analysis, Second Edition
Distribution date: 11 November 2024 | Final date for Comment: 10 January 2025
This draft East African Standard specifies the methods for the chemical analysis of cement.The standard describes the reference methods and, in certain cases, an alternative method which can be considered to be equivalent. In the case of dispute, only the reference methods are used.The standard also describes methods which apply principally to cements, but which can also be applied to their constituent materials and other materials.An alternative performance-based method using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is described for SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, SO3, K2O, Na2O, TiO2, P2O5, Mn2O3, SrO, Cl and Br.
Products Covered: Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings (HS code(s): 321410); Construction materials (ICS code(s): 91.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DEAS 148-2: 2024, Cement — Test methods — Part 2: Chemical analysis, Second Edition
Distribution date: 11 November 2024 | Final date for Comment: 10 January 2025
This draft East African Standard specifies the methods for the chemical analysis of cement.The standard describes the reference methods and, in certain cases, an alternative method which can be considered to be equivalent. In the case of dispute, only the reference methods are used.The standard also describes methods which apply principally to cements, but which can also be applied to their constituent materials and other materials.An alternative performance-based method using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is described for SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, SO3, K2O, Na2O, TiO2, P2O5, Mn2O3, SrO, Cl and Br.
Products Covered: Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings (HS code(s): 321410); Construction materials (ICS code(s): 91.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan on lifting the temporary restrictions on the importation into the territory of Kazakhstan in connection with the improvement of the epizootic situation for highly pathogenic avian influenza from the territory of England, Scotland, Wales of Great Britain of live poultry and hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment (at least 70 °C), feed and feed additives for birds (except for feed additives of plant origin, chemical and microbiological synthesis), hunting trophies that have not undergone taxidermy treatment (feathered game), as well as used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds
Distribution date: 11 November 2024 | Final date for Comment: 20 April 2025
Kazakhstan notified in G/SPS/N/KAZ/138 (6 July 2023) the Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary restrictions on the importation into the territory of Kazakhstan from the territory of England, Scotland, Wales of Great Britain of live poultry and hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment (at least 70 °C), feed and feed additives for birds (except for feed additives of chemical and microbiological synthesis), hunting trophies that have not undergone taxidermy treatment (feathered game), used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds susceptible to highly pathogenic avian influenza, as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of live birds susceptible to highly pathogenic avian influenza virus.
Products Covered: Live poultry and hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry products, feed and feed additives for birds, hunting trophies, used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and butchering birds
Regulation Type: Addendum to Emergency Notification (SPS)
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