Regulatory Updates
Ministerial Act 258, December 30th 2002, (Portaria no. 258 de 30 de dezembro de 2002) issued by the Brazilian National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality-INMETRO on conformity assessment procedures for fire extinguishers. (10 pages, in Portuguese).
Distribution date: 13 March 2003
Products Covered: Fire extinguisher (HS:84.24)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
NORDOM 456, Petroleum Products. Lubricating Oils for Two-Stroke Petrol Engines (8 pages, in Spanish).
Distribution date: 13 March 2003
Características de viscosidad: a. Clasificación por tipo de servicio. b. Propiedades físico-químicas. c. Clasificación de acuerdo con su velocidad. d. Embalaje y rotulado. e. Ensayos.
Products Covered: HS 2710.00.60. Lubricating oils for use in petrol-fuelled internal combustion engines. ICS 75.100.00
Regulation Type: Regular notification
NORDOM 321, Milk and Dairy Products. White Cream Cheese. Definitions and Specifications (5 pages, in Spanish)
Distribution date: 13 March 2003
Establecer los requisitos físicoquímicos, microbiológicos y organolépticos para la elaboración del queso blanco crema.
Products Covered: HS 0406.90.10
Regulation Type: Regular notification
NORDOM 421, Milk and Dairy Products. Edam cheese. Definition and Specification (7 pages, in Spanish)
Distribution date: 13 March 2003
Establecer los requisitos microbiológicos, fisicoquímicos y organolépticos que debe cumplir el queso de bola.
Products Covered: HS 0406.90.20
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Dominican Standard NORDOM No. 19, Milk and Dairy Products. Raw Cow's Milk. Specifications (First Revision, 1999) (8 pages, in Spanish).
Distribution date: 13 March 2003
Regula las características físico-químicas, microbiológicas y organolépticas de la leche cruda de vaca.
Products Covered: HS 0401. Dominican Standard NORDOM No. 19, milk and dairy products, raw cow's milk
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Dominican Standard NORDOM No. 438, Hydraulic Cements. Supplementary Cementing Materials. Specifications (7 pages, in Spanish).
Distribution date: 13 March 2003
Requisitos físicos; requisitos físicos opcionales; requisitos químicos; marcación, rotulada, envase, embalaje.
Products Covered: Harmonised System (HS) code 2503.10.00; Supplementary cementing materials (SCMs); International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 91.100.10.10
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Processed Fruit and Vegetable Products, Juices and Nectars of Certain Citrus Fruits Preserved by Physical and Chemical Means (12 pages, in Spanish).
Distribution date: 13 March 2003
Especificaciones del proceso de conservación de los jugos y néctares de frutas y vegetales, a través de medios físicos-químicos.
Products Covered: Harmonized System (HS) Codes 2009.11.00, 2009.20.00 and 2009.40.00, processed fruit and vegetable products, juices and nectars of certain citrus fruits preserved by physical and chemical means
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft Amendment to Mexican Official Standard NOM-012-ZOO-1993, Specifications for the Regulation of Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Biological and Food Products for Animal Use or Consumption (8 pages, in Spanish).
Distribution date: 12 March 2003
The definitive version of the Mexican Official Standard to which this amendment refers was published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Journal) on 17 January 1997 and became mandatory throughout the national territory the following day. Its main objective is to establish production and quality control specifications for chemical, pharmaceutical, biological and food products for animal use or consumption in order to protect animal health by preventing risks thereto. This Mexican Official Standard applies to all establishments engaged in the production, importation, packaging and storage for distribution and marketing purposes of chemical, pharmaceutical, biological and food products for animal use or consumption which constitute an animal health risk. The purpose of this draft amendment is to introduce new rules on definitions, conformity assessment and labelling. Given the nature of its content, this draft amendment has been notified concurrently to the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade.
Products Covered: Chemical, pharmaceutical, biological and food products for animal use
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Order on the Inspections to be Conducted by Parties Responsible for Placing Certain Fertilizing Substances and Growing Media on the Market (2 pages, in French).
Distribution date: 10 March 2003
This Order reaffirms the self-inspection obligations of parties responsible for placing fertilizing substances and growing media on the market in accordance with mandatory standards. It supplements the Order establishing the mandatory implementation of standards and sets out the characteristics of the products which are subject to regular analyses by the parties responsible for placing them on the market, both to check that they comply with the respective standards and to ensure their safety for humans, animals and the environment.
Products Covered: Fertilizing substances and growing media [CN 3101 to 3105] [ICS 65.080]
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Order Establishing the Mandatory Implementation of Standards (4 pages, in French)
Distribution date: 10 March 2003
Mandatory implementation of two updated standards on basic mineral amendments and growing media. Updating of the earlier Orders establishing the mandatory implementation of standards without modification of the existing standards. Updating of the mutual recognition procedure in accordance with the provisions adopted by the Commission in October 2001.
Products Covered: Basic mineral amendments and growing media [CN 3101 to 3105] [ICS 65.080]
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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