Distribution date: 14 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 30 May 2025

The purpose of this notification is to let members know that on February 27, 2025, Canada took swift action to temporarily control the following substances under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:phenethyl bromide propionic anhydride benzyl chloride carisoprodol These substances are now being considered for longer-term control under the same Act.

Products Covered: DrugsPhenethyl bromide (HS code: 2903999090)Propionic anhydride (HS code: 2915900090)Benzyl chloride (HS code: 2903999090)Carisoprodol (HS code: 2924199090)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 12 May 2025

This draft Commission Decision aims at updating the glossary of common ingredient names for use in cosmetic products, to ensure uniform labelling and facilitate identification of cosmetic ingredients.

Products Covered: Cosmetics

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 12 May 2025

- Improvement of the marking so that the fire extinguisher containers contain pictures and characters for each adaptive fire (in compliance with UL 299, ISO 7165)- Currently, fire extinguisher containers are written only with text for each adaptive fire- Improvement by displaying text with pictures

Products Covered: (HS code(s): 8424) Fire extinguisher

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 March 2025

The draft Order has been developed to align the provisions of the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 159 "On Approval of the Products Subject to State Control in the Designated Inspection Posts" of 26 March 2018 (notified in  G/SPS/N/UKR/128) with the provisions of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 960 “On Some Issues of Official Control of Goods Imported into the Customs Territory of Ukraine (including for the Purpose of Transit)” of 24 October 2018, as amended (notified in G/SPS/N/UKR/130, G/SPS/N/UKR/230 and G/SPS/N/UKR/230/Corr.1). Consequently, it is proposed to revise the List of products subject to state control in the designated inspection posts, as approved by Order No. 159, and issue it in a new version.

Products Covered: Various commodities of HS code(s): 02; 03; 04; 05; 06; 12; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 35; 38; 39; 41; 42; 43; 51; 67; 71; 96; 97

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 12 May 2025

This document specifies the safety requirements for toxic, hazardous, and restricted substances in personal protective equipment and describes the test methods.This document applies to the key chemical hazards in personal protective equipment.

Products Covered: Personal protective equipment (HS code(s): 420329; 621010; 630720; 630790; 650610); (ICS code(s): 13.340.01)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 12 May 2025

 This Draft Malawi Standard prescribes the requirements and the methods of sampling and test for analytical reagent (AR) grade ethanol. 

Products Covered: Alcohols. Ethers (ICS code(s): 71.080.60)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 12 May 2025

 This Draft Malawi Standard prescribes the requirements and the methods of sampling and test for industry (technical) grade ethanol commonly known as rectified spirit. The material is intended for industrial applications only and shall be denatured. 

Products Covered: Alcohols. Ethers (ICS code(s): 71.080.60)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 12 May 2025

 This Draft Malawi Standard prescribes the list for formulae of alcohol denaturants, essential requirements, likely/permissible end use applications, their limit tests in denatured alcohol and methods of tests for various denaturants in denatured alcohol. 

Products Covered: Chemicals for purification of water (ICS code(s): 71.100.80)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 12 May 2025

This Draft Malawi Standard gives recommendations relating to safety in the sampling of chemical products for industrial use. 

Products Covered: Chemical analysis (ICS code(s): 71.040.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 11 May 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared in the form of coils.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellent

Regulation Type: Regular notification