Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 04 November 2021 | Final date for Comment: 03 January 2022

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for medical cotton swabs. This standard does not apply to flocked swabs for clinical use.

Products Covered: Medical cotton swabs

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 04 November 2021 | Final date for Comment: 03 January 2022

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for medical cotton swabs. This standard does not apply to flocked swabs for clinical use.

Products Covered: Medical cotton swabs

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 04 November 2021 | Final date for Comment: 03 January 2022

  This draft Malawi standard applies to salt used as an ingredient of food, both for direct sale to the consumer and for food manufacture. It applies also to salt used as a carrier of food additives and/or nutrients. It does not apply to salt from origins other than those mentioned in this draft Malawi standard, notably the salt which is a by-product of chemical industries

Products Covered: (HS code(s): 2501); (ICS code(s): 71.060.50)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 03 November 2021 | Final date for Comment: 02 January 2022

This Draft Uganda Standard covers the determination of chloride ion in water, wastewater (Test Method C only), and brines. The following three test methods are included: Test Method A (Mercurimetric Titration), Test Method B (Silver Nitrate Titration) and Test Method C (Ion-Selective Electrode Method).

Products Covered: Water, Waste water

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 03 November 2021 | Final date for Comment: 02 January 2022

This Final Draft Uganda Standard describes methods of testing and specifications for electrical insulating liquids intended for use in electrical cables, transformers, liquid circuit breakers, and other electrical apparatus where the liquids are used as insulating, or heat transfer media, or both. The purpose of this guide is to outline the applicability of the available test methods. Where more than one is available for measuring a given property, their relative advantages are described, along with an indication of laboratory convenience, precision, (95 % confidence limits), and applicability to specific types of electrical insulating oils. This guide is classified into the following categories: Sampling Practices, Physical Tests, Electrical Tests, Chemical Tests, and Specifications.

Products Covered: Electrical Insulating Liquids

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 28 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 11 November 2021

Ministry of Defense - Army Command, issued Order no. 1, 26 October 2021 that opens a period for public consultation on the proposal of Ordinance on Regulatory Standards for Fireworks, Pyrotechnics Devices and Similar Artefacts. Contributions must be sent to DFPC through an electronic form, available at http://www.dfpc.eb.mil.br from 09:00 on 27 October 2021 to 09:00 on 11 November 2021.

Products Covered: Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals, other pyrotechnic articles (HS 3604); Safety fuses; detonating fuse; percussion or detonating caps, igniters; electric detonators (HS 3603)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 28 October 2021

Ministry of Defense - Army Command, issued Ordinance no. 08- D LOG, 29 October 2008 that approves the Regulatory Standards for Fireworks, Pyrotechnics Devices and Similar Artifacts, previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/149. Revokes the Ordinance no. 09 - Dlog, 8 May 2006.

Products Covered: Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals, other pyrotechnic articles (HS 3604); Safety fuses; detonating fuse; percussion or detonating caps, igniters; electric detonators (HS 3603)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 28 October 2021

This ordinance delegates competence to carry out inspections to verify compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practices of manufacturers of health products of risk class III and IV and medicines, except medicinal gases, for the purpose of issuing the Operating Permit and the Certificate of Good Manufacturing Practices.

Products Covered: HS (3003, 3004, and 3006) – Medicaments and Medical devices

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 27 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 26 December 2021

Trimethyl Phosphite is an important pesticide intermediate, polymer additive, fibre intermediate and used in photography. If the technical parameters indicated in the standard are not observed, it shall be detrimental to plant life and environment. So, for protection of human health and environment, the standard needs to be made mandatory. The locally manufactured or imported Trimethyl Phosphite shall conform to the Indian standard (IS 17412:2020) and shall bear the standard mark under license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The use of standard mark is governed by the provisions of Bureau of Indian Standards Act 2016 and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder. Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and enforcing authority.

Products Covered: Trimethyl Phosphite (HS Code 29202300)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 25 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 24 December 2021

This Uganda Standard covers the determination of free acids and glycol esters in glycols by titration.

Products Covered: Refrigerants and antifreezes

Regulation Type: Regular notification