Regulatory Updates
This addendum aims to inform that the Conformity Assessment Procedure, issued by Inmetro National Institute of Metrology, Quality, and Tecnology, previously notified under G/TBT/N/BRA/375/Add.1 (school items), as Ministerial Act N º 481, 7th December 2010 (Portaria N º 481, de 7 de Dezembro de 2010), and G/TBT/N/BRA/375/Add.2, was amended by Inmetro Ordinance Ministerial Act Nº 262, 18th May 2012 (Portaria Inmetro Nº 262, de 18 de Maio de 2012). ; ; ; The full text of this measure is available in Portuguese and can be downloaded at: ; ; http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC001833.pdf ;
Distribution date: 22 August 2012
Products Covered: ): pencil sharpeners (HS 8214.10); backpacks and briefcases (HS 4202); drawing sets (HS 9017); Ball point pens; felt tipped and other porous -tipped pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or sliding pencils (HS 9608); student rubber (HS 4016); child scissors (HS 8214); student glue (HS 3505) and others school items.
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Acuerdo Ministerial No 008-2012. Se prohíbe el uso de Bromuro de Metilo en actividades agrícolas (Ministerial Decision No 008-2012 prohibiting the use of methyl bromide in agricultural activities)
Distribution date: 22 August 2012
The notified Ministerial Decision prohibits the use of methyl bromide in agricultural activities (crop protection, soil treatment) with a view to reducing emissions of ozone-depleting substances.Natural or legal persons still in possession of any methyl bromide for phytosanitary use in soils must declare it and hand it over to the competent authority within the 90-day period established to this end.The registration and importation of methyl bromide is still permitted for use exclusively in phytosanitary quarantine and preshipment activities carried out by the competent authority.
Products Covered: HS tariff item number 2903.30: Fluorinated, brominated or iodinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons.
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Acuerdo Ministerial No 008-2012. Se prohíbe el uso de Bromuro de Metilo en actividades agrícolas (Ministerial Decision No 008-2012 prohibiting the use of methyl bromide in agricultural activities)
Distribution date: 22 August 2012
The notified Ministerial Decision prohibits the use of methyl bromide in agricultural activities (crop protection, soil treatment) with a view to reducing emissions of ozone-depleting substances.Natural or legal persons still in possession of any methyl bromide for phytosanitary use in soils must declare it and hand it over to the competent authority within the 90-day period established to this end.The registration and importation of methyl bromide is still permitted for use exclusively in phytosanitary quarantine and preshipment activities carried out by the competent authority.
Products Covered: HS tariff item number 2903.30: Fluorinated, brominated or iodinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons.
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft Standards for Veterinary Drug Residue Limits in Foods
Distribution date: 20 August 2012 | Final date for Comment: 29 August 2012
Establishment of maximum residue limit for ractopamine in muscle of cattle.
Products Covered: Cattle muscle
Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification
Draft Standards for Veterinary Drug Residue Limits in Foods
Distribution date: 20 August 2012 | Final date for Comment: 29 August 2012
Establishment of maximum residue limit for ractopamine in muscle of cattle.
Products Covered: Cattle muscle
Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification
Notification of the Department of Industrials Works Regarding Guideline for Permission to Import of HCFCs B.E. 2555(2012) (2 pages, in Thai).
Distribution date: 15 August 2012
This notification sets the total import quota for HCFCs per year from 2013-2029, based on maximum allowable consumption as per the obligations of Thailand to the Montreal Protocol. The figures of import quantities are indicated in term of ODP tons.
Products Covered: HCFCs (HS: 2903, 3824; ICS: 13, 81)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Notification of the Department of Industrials Works Regarding Guideline for Permission to Import of HCFCs B.E. 2555(2012) (2 pages, in Thai).
Distribution date: 15 August 2012
This notification sets the total import quota for HCFCs per year from 2013-2029, based on maximum allowable consumption as per the obligations of Thailand to the Montreal Protocol. The figures of import quantities are indicated in term of ODP tons.
Products Covered: HCFCs (HS: 2903, 3824; ICS: 13, 81)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Call for submissions for Application A1043 World Health Organization limits for packaged water
Distribution date: 14 August 2012 | Final date for Comment: 02 October 2012
This Application seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) by removing the currently permitted chemical limits for packaged water and replacing those limits with reference to: Table A3.3 Guideline values for chemicals that are of health significance in drinking-water, Annex 3 Chemical summary tables, in the Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality, 4th edition, World Health Organization, Geneva 2011. FSANZ would also seek to make two exceptions to these limits. Firstly, to set a maximum level for total fluoride (naturally occurring and added) at 1.0 mg/L. Secondly, to set a maximum level for styrene at 0.03 mg/L. Some bottled/packaged natural spring or mineral waters may contain chemical substances in excess of the maximum levels indicated in the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality and/or the proposed maximum level for fluoride.
Products Covered: Packaged or bottled water
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Call for submissions for Application A1043 World Health Organization limits for packaged water
Distribution date: 14 August 2012 | Final date for Comment: 02 October 2012
This Application seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) by removing the currently permitted chemical limits for packaged water and replacing those limits with reference to: Table A3.3 Guideline values for chemicals that are of health significance in drinking-water, Annex 3 Chemical summary tables, in the Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality, 4th edition, World Health Organization, Geneva 2011. FSANZ would also seek to make two exceptions to these limits. Firstly, to set a maximum level for total fluoride (naturally occurring and added) at 1.0 mg/L. Secondly, to set a maximum level for styrene at 0.03 mg/L. Some bottled/packaged natural spring or mineral waters may contain chemical substances in excess of the maximum levels indicated in the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality and/or the proposed maximum level for fluoride.
Products Covered: Packaged or bottled water
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Safer Consumer Product Alternatives (English, 31 pages)
Distribution date: 08 August 2012 | Final date for Comment: 11 September 2012
The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) proposes to add chapter 55 to division 4.5 of Title 22, California Code of Regulations, and to amend the Table of Contents. These proposed additions pertain to identification and prioritization of chemicals of concern in consumer products, evaluation of their alternatives, and regulatory responses for selected alternatives.
Products Covered: Chemicals (HS Chapter 38; ICS 71.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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