Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 19 May 2025 | Final date for Comment: 18 July 2025

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Isofetamid.

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: 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.13)Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.02, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 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)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.04, 12.05 and 12.07)Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02, 15.06 and 15.14)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 19 May 2025 | Final date for Comment: 18 July 2025

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Fluxametamide.

Products Covered: Aquatic animals and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS codes: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08)Natural honey (HS code: 04.09)Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 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: 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Tea, mate and spices (HS codes: 09.02, 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 and 12.12)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 19 May 2025

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Dimpropyridaz.

Products Covered: Natural honey (HS code: 04.09)Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.04, 07.05, 07.07, 07.09 and 07.10)Edible fruit (HS codes: 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10 and 08.11)Tea (HS code: 09.02)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01 and 12.12)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 14 May 2025

Ukraine notifies the adoption of the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 1455 “On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 159 of 26 March 2018” of 14 March 2025.The Order was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 31 March 2025, and was published and entered into force on 7 May 2025.

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: Addendum to Regular Notification

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

This Tanzania Standard describes the requirements, sampling, and test methods for technical grade acetylene gas dissolved in acetone or any other suitable solvent. It is intended to be used for welding, cutting and other general purposes 

Products Covered: Hydrocarbons, acyclic, unsaturated (excl. ethylene, propene "propylene", butene "butylene" and isomers thereof and Buta-1,3-diene and isoprene) (HS code(s): 290129); Gases for industrial application (ICS code(s): 71.100.20)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

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

This Tanzania Standard prescribes requirements, sampling and test method for gaseous nitrogen of technical grades. Gaseous nitrogen of technical grade is used as a freezing agent, propellant, packaging gas, purging and general purposes. 

Products Covered: Nitrogen (HS code(s): 280430); Gases for industrial application (ICS code(s): 71.100.20)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

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

This Tanzania standard specifies requirements, sampling and test method for gaseous oxygen that is intended to be used for medical applications.This Tanzania Standard does not apply to oxygen for industrial, electronic or other applications 

Products Covered: Oxygen (HS code(s): 280440); Gases for industrial application (ICS code(s): 71.100.20)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

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

This Tanzania Standard describes the requirements, sampling, and test methods for gaseous oxygen (technical grade) intended for industrial uses e.g. welding and cutting operations.This Tanzania Standard doesn’t cover oxygen intended for aviation and medical or inhalation uses. 

Products Covered: Oxygen (HS code(s): 280440); Gases for industrial application (ICS code(s): 71.100.20)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

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

This draft Malawi Standard specifies dimensional and cross-sectional tolerances for cold rolled steel sections produced on roll-forming machines.It applies to cold-rolled sections for general use (standard sections) produced from steels conforming to EN 10025, EN 10142 and EN 10147 and in the form of rectangular L, U, C, Z and Omega cross sections as well as split tubes (see Figures 1 to 6).It also applies to cold rolled sections for special applications (special sections) produced from steels listed in clause 5 with other radii, tolerances and shapes. 

Products Covered: - Angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished: (HS code(s): 72166); Steel profiles (ICS code(s): 77.140.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 May 2025

Products covered:  Equipments and parts which can be fitted and/ or be used on wheeled vehicles (Door locks, Headlights (Lanterns), Light bulbs, Speedometers, Pneumatic tires, Brakes, Horns, Exhaust purifiers, Indirect vision devices (mirrors)) This addendum concerns the notification of:Minister of Industry and Transport Decree No. 112/2025 (1 page, in Arabic) which cancels the obligation to comply with the standards on Equipments and parts which can be fitted and/ or be used on wheeled vehicles (engineering goods and products) specified in List 44 of Ministerial Decree No. 32 / 2010 (3 pages, in Arabic).Based on this update Decree No. 148/2025 (2 pages, in Arabic) of the Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade was issued to amend Item No. (11) of Annex (3) attached to the Executive Regulation of Law No. 118 for year 1975 on import and export issued by Ministerial Decree No. 770/2005 which formerly required compliance with these standards as a condition for import clearance of those goods. Ministerial Decree No.148/2025 now specifies the conditions for visual inspection of the specified goods and products subject to the provisions of the Agreement concerning the Adoption of Harmonized Technical United Nations Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, equipments and parts which can be fitted and/ or be used on wheeled vehicles. Minister of Industry and Transport Decree No. 112/2025Date of adoption: 8 April 2025.Date of entry into force: 12 May 2025.Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Decree No. 148/2025Date of adoption: 9 April 2025.Date of entry into force: 23 April 2025. Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from:National Enquiry PointEgyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - EgyptE-mail: eos@eos.net.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.egWebsite: http://www.eos.org.egTel: + (202) 22845528Fax: + (202) 22845504  Agreements and Foreign Trade Sector- Ministry of Investment and Foreign TradeNew Administrative Capital, Cairo- Egypt

Products Covered: Chemical, textile and engineering products

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification