Chemical Regulatory Updates – Latest Global Changes

Technical Standards for Type Approval and Product Inspection of Fire Extinguishers

Distribution date: 13 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 12 May 2025

- Improvement of the marking so that the fire extinguisher containers contain pictures and characters for each adaptive fire (in compliance with UL 299, ISO 7165)- Currently, fire extinguisher containers are written only with text for each adaptive fire- Improvement by displaying text with pictures

Products Covered: (HS code(s): 8424) Fire extinguisher

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Labelling

Draft Commission Implementing Decision laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the glossary of common ingredient names for use in the labelling of cosmetic products and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/677

Distribution date: 13 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 12 May 2025

This draft Commission Decision aims at updating the glossary of common ingredient names for use in cosmetic products, to ensure uniform labelling and facilitate identification of cosmetic ingredients.

Products Covered: Cosmetics

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Labelling

Amending Schedule V to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Accelerated scheduling of three fentanyl precursor chemicals and carisoprodol) (3 pages, in English and French)Order Amending Schedule V to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Fentanyl Precursors and Carisoprodol) (14 pages in English, 16 pages in French)

Distribution date: 14 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 30 May 2025

The purpose of this notification is to let members know that on February 27, 2025, Canada took swift action to temporarily control the following substances under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:phenethyl bromide propionic anhydride benzyl chloride carisoprodol These substances are now being considered for longer-term control under the same Act.

Products Covered: DrugsPhenethyl bromide (HS code: 2903999090)Propionic anhydride (HS code: 2915900090)Benzyl chloride (HS code: 2903999090)Carisoprodol (HS code: 2924199090)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health

Decision No. 5/ISAF/2024 of the Director of the Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau

Distribution date: 18 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 26 April 2025

Decision No. 5/ISAF/2024 of the Director of the Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (The Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for Pharmaceutical Products) serve to standardize the international ethical and scientific quality standards governing the design, implementation, documentation, and reporting of clinical trials involving human participants. The regulation stipulates that the manufacture, handling, and storage of investigational pharmaceutical products must comply with applicable Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for Pharmaceutical Products.

Products Covered: Investigational pharmaceutical products (30021500, 30024100, 30025100, 3004) and Placebo (30069300)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health

DEAS 1142: 2023, Liquid glass cleaner — Specification, First Edition

Distribution date: 19 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 26 April 2025

Kenya would like to inform WTO Members that the East African Standard; DEAS 1142: 2023, Liquid glass cleaner — Specification, First Edition, notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/355,G/TBT/N/KEN/1427,G/TBT/N/RWA/863,G/TBT/N/TZA/969,G/TBT/N/UGA/1771, was adopted and published by Kenya on 29th November 2024 via Gazette Notice No. 206 dated 29th November 2024 as KS EAS 1142:2024 Kenya Standard—Liquid glass cleaner— Specification, First Edition.A copy of the document can be obtained via the following link at a basic fee: https://webstore.kebs.org.

Products Covered: Glass or metal polishes, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations (HS code(s): 340590); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)