Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 09 June 2021

The Regulation of Food and Drugs Agency No 11 of 2021 concerning Flavoring Additives is the additional version of Regulation No 13 of 2020 on Flavoring Additives

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 07 June 2021

Regulation of National Agency of Food and Drug Control (NAFDC) Number 11 Year 2021 on Amendments to The Regulation of NAFDC Number 13 of 2020 concerning Flavoring Additives is the additional version from The Regulation of NAFDC Number 13 Year 2020 on Flavoring Additives. Some changes from the previous regulations including provisions on flavoring adjunct, synthetic flavors, flavor compounds that are permitted to be used in food additives, compliance requirements with specifications in the Indonesian food codex, and the requirements for mixed food additives.

Products Covered: Food Additives, Flavoring

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 07 June 2021

National Agency of Food and Drug Control of the Republic of Indonesia has issued Regulation of National Agency of Food and Drug Control (NAFDC) Number 5 year 2021 concerning Safety and Quality Standard of Alcohol Beverages. The regulation revokes Regulation of NAFDC Chairman Number 14 year 2016 on Safety and Quality Standards of Alcoholic Beverages. This regulation mandates alcohol beverages that are produced domestically or imported and distributed in Indonesia market shall meet the standard of safety and quality as required in the regulation. Safety requirements include compliance to the maximum limit of methanol content, food additives, metal contamination, and chemical contamination. Quality requirements include compliance to: (a) requirement on methanol content and other requirements as listed in Appendix I, (b) other applicable regulations on quality requirements in food category.The regulations provides a-12 month grace period to allow industry to comply with the regulation. 

Products Covered: Food

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 31 May 2021

The notified Regulation establishes the requirements as to what information must be included on the labels of cosmetic products of any capacity, so as to prevent their use from posing a risk to health. This Regulation does not apply to cosmetic products used exclusively in the hotel trade. __________

Products Covered: ICS:  71.100

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 26 May 2021

On 28 July 2006, the Republic of Nicaragua notified, in document G/TBT/N/NIC/74, NTON No. 26 002-06/RTCA No. 71.01.36:06: Cosmetic products. Labelling of cosmetic products, with the aim of establishing the information required on the labels of cosmetic products of any kind to prevent their use posing a risk to health. This text has been amended and WTO Members are therefore advised that they may submit comments on the updated draft entitled "NTON No. 26 002-21/RTCA No. 71.03.36:21: Cosmetic products. Labelling of Cosmetic Products". __________

Products Covered: International Classification for Standards (ICS) Code 71.100

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 19 April 2021

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulation is to establish the conditions and requirements for the registration and authorization of cosmetic products for marketing. The notified Technical Regulation applies to natural and legal persons producing or importing cosmetic products. This Regulation does not apply to cosmetic products used exclusively in the hotel trade. __________

Products Covered: International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 71.100

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 16 April 2021

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulation is to establish the conditions and requirements for the registration and authorization of cosmetic products for marketing. This Regulation does not apply to cosmetic products used exclusively in the hotel trade. __________

Products Covered: International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 71.100

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 16 April 2021

The purpose of the notified Technical Regulation is to establish the conditions and requirements for the registration and authorization of cosmetic products for marketing. This Regulation does not apply to cosmetic products used exclusively in the hotel trade. __________

Products Covered: International Classification for Standards (ICS) Code 71.100

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 12 April 2021

National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – Inmetro, issued the Inmetro Ordinance 140, 19 March 2021, approving the General Requirements for Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (RGDF Product) - Consolidated. The following Inmetro Ordinances are revoked: I - Inmetro Ordinance 649, 12 December 2012, published in the Official Gazette on 14 December 2012, section 1, pages 138 to 139, previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/521; II - Inmetro Ordinance 1, 4 January 2007, published in the Federal Official Gazette 8 January 2007, section 1, page 57.

Products Covered: All products that are subject to a Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) procedure; Quality management and quality assurance. (ICS: 03.120.10).

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 31 March 2021

Products covered: (ICS 43.060.40) Fuel systems, (ICS 23.020.35) Gas cylinders. This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 609 /2020 ( 3  pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 3603 "Gas cylinders — High pressure cylinders for the on-board storage of natural gas as a fuel for automotive vehicles" (91 pages, in Arabic). It should be noted that the draft of this Egyptian standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3/Add.37 dated 5 October 2020. Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with modification with ISO 11439:2013 (confirmed in 2019). Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Proposed date of adoption: 4 December 2020. Proposed date of entry into force: 15 January 2021. Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry Point Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality 16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg Website: http://www.eos.org.eg Tel: + (202) 22845528 Fax: + (202) 22845504

Products Covered: Chemical, textile and engineering products

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification