Regulatory Updates
Draft Decree of Ministry of Industry on Mandatory Indonesia National Standard for Helmet for Drivers and Passengers Motor Cycle, SNI 1811:2007 (5 pages, in Indonesia language); (This standard has complied to International Standards such as JIS T 8133:2000, E/ECE/324. E/ECE/TRANS/505 Regulation No. 22).
Distribution date: 05 February 2008
Products Covered: Helmet for Drivers and Passengers of Motor Cycles (HS: 6505.10.10.00)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale of engine coolant and antifreeze, A 3638 (2 pages, in English)
Distribution date: 04 February 2008
Requires that any engine coolant or antifreeze that contains more than ten percent ethylene glycol shall only be sold if it contains 30 ppm of denatonium benzoate as a bittering agent to render it unpalatable.
Products Covered: Antifreeze (HS: 3820.00; ICS: 71.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Protecting children from certain toxic products, HB 2449 (6 pages, in English).
Distribution date: 04 February 2008
Prohibits the manufacture, sale or distribution of toys and child care products containing certain toxic chemicals.
Products Covered: Children’s toys and products (HS: 9501-9503; ICS: 97.200)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Partial amendment to the Minimum Requirements for Biological Products (1 pages, in English).
Distribution date: 23 January 2008
Products Covered: Drugs (HS: 30)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Amendment to Ministerial Ordinance on the Technical Specifications for Fire foam concentrates, Ministerial Ordinance on the Technical Specifications for Fire hoses, Ministerial Ordinance on the Technical Specifications for Fire hose Couplings, Ministerial Ordinance on the Technical Specifications for Power driven fire pumps, and Ministerial Ordinance on the Technical Specifications for Fire suction hoses (1 page, in English).
Distribution date: 23 January 2008
Products Covered: Fire foam concentrates (HS: 3813. 00), Fire hoses (HS: 5909.00) , Fire hose Couplings (HS: 7609.00), Power driven fire pumps (HS code 8413.70) Fire suction hoses (HS: 4009.41)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Antifreeze and Engine Coolant (3 pages, English)
Distribution date: 22 January 2008
Requires a bittering agent be added to certain engine coolants and antifreeze to render it unpalatable.
Products Covered: Antifreeze (HS: 3820.00; ICS; 71.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Phosphous in Dishwashng Detergent, H822 (6 pages, in English).
Distribution date: 22 January 2008
Bans the use of phosphorus in detergents for household dishwashing machines.
Products Covered: Detergents (HS: 3402.90; ICS: 71.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
"Guidance on submission of a dossier for safety evaluation by the EFSA of a recycling process to produce recycled plastics intended to be used for manufacture of materials and articles in contact with food"
Distribution date: 22 January 2008 | Final date for Comment: 06 March 2008
Administrative and technical data required to obtain authorization for production processes of recycled plastics. These guidelines apply to processes using mechanical recycling and do not applies to chemical recycling processes, recycled plastics used behind a plastic functional barrier and off-cuts and scraps that have not yet been in contact with food. Background: In document G/TBT/N/EEC/176 (dated 14 January 2008) the EC notified the establishment of an authorisation procedure for recycled plastics to be used in the manufacturing of food contact materials. Article 5 of the proposal sets that each specified recycling processes will require an authorisation. For this, certain data must be submitted to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), with a view to obtain an opinion on safety for consumer.
Products Covered: Materials and articles in contact with food including catering containers and materials and articles in contact with drinking water. HS codes 3919, 3920, 3923 & 3924. ICS: 67.250
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.01.15:07: Milk products. Flavoured pasteurized and ultra-pasteurized milk. Specifications (7 pages, in Spanish).
Distribution date: 18 January 2008
The notified Standard covers the following: purpose, scope, definitions, essential composition and quality factors, food additives, product classification, general, physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics, contaminants, sampling, testing and analysis methods, hygiene, packaging and labelling, storage and transportation, regulatory appendix, monitoring and inspection.
Products Covered: Flavoured pasteurized and ultra-pasteurized milk: International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.100; HS tariff heading 0402
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Environment-Brominated Flame Retardants-Decabrominated Diphenyl Ether – Prohibition, HB1 (2 pages, in English).
Distribution date: 17 January 2008
Prohibits the manufacturing, processing, selling, or distributing of specified products that contain a specified amount of decabrominated diphenyl ether.
Products Covered: Flame retardants (HS: 9404; ICS: 13.220, 31.020)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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