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1 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/ARE/206 Country United Arab Emirates

Product Television and radio broadcasting (ICS

33.170).

Title

UAE Draft of Technical Regulation for

Receiver Specification Requirements

for Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcasting

in UAE (19 pages, in English).

Contents

UAE Draft of Technical Regulation for

Receiver Specification Requirements

for Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcasting

in UAE (19 pages, in English). Last Date For Comment 7/6/2014

2 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/BRA/585 Country Brazil

Product Carbon steel tubes for common uses in

conducting fluids (HS 73) ARTICLES OF

IRON OR STEEL (HS 73).

Title

Inmetro Ordinance Nº. 114, 14 March

2014. Carbon steel tubes for common

uses in conducting fluids (11 pages, in

Portuguese).

Contents

Draft technical regulation establishing

requirements to be complied by carbon

steel tubes, with or without

longitudinal weld, with or without zinc

coating,for common use in conducting

water, gas, steam and other non-

corrosive fluids, focusing on safety. Last Date For Comment 19/5/2014



conducting fluids (HS 73) ARTICLES OF

IRON OR STEEL (HS 73)

Title

Inmetro Ordinance No. 115, 14 March

2014. Carbon steel tubular products

with or without longitudinal weld, black

or galvanized (13 pages, in

Portuguese).

Contents

Draft technical regulation establishing requirements to be complied by Carbon steel tubular products with or without longitudinal weld, black or galvanized, for common use in conducting non-corrosive fluids under pressure, and mechanical applications, focusing on security and with a view to accident prevention.

Last Date For Comment 19/5/2014



conducting fluids (HS 73). ARTICLES

OF IRON OR STEEL (HS 73).

Title

Inmetro Ordinance No. 116, 14 March

2014. Seamless carbon steel tubular

products for high temperatures

services, (13 pages, in Portuguese).

Contents

Draft technical regulation establishing

requirements to be complied by

Seamless carbon steel tubular

products for high temperatures

services focusing on security and with

a view to accident prevention. Last Date For Comment 19/5/2014


Product Dental bleaching agents classified as

medical devices.

Title Draft Resolution No. 14, 11 April 2014,

concerning dental bleaching agents

control. (3 pages, in Portuguese).

Contents

This draft Resolution establishes

criteria for packing and labelling of

dental bleaching agents which are

classified as medical devices. Last Date For Comment 9/6/2014


Product

Peanuts (ground-nuts), not roasted or

cooked (HS 1202). Ground-nuts, not

roasted or otherwise cooked, whether

or not shelled or broken (HS 1202).

Title

MAPA Ordinance Nº. 47, 8 April 2014:

draft technical regulation providing

requirements for peanuts. (5 pages, in

Portuguese).

Contents

Draft technical regulation to provide

rules for classifying peanut according

to the requirements of identity and

quality, sample, presentation and

labeling marks. It revokes MAPA

Ordinance Nº 147, 14 July 1987

(Portaria Nº 147, de 14 de julho de

1987. Last Date For Comment 10/7/2014

7 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/CHN/1022 Country China

Product Medical devices

Title Catalogue of Class II Medical Devices

which are Exempted from Clinical Trial

(61 pages, in Chinese).

Contents Catalogue of Class II Medical Devices

which are Exempted from Clinical Trial. Last Date For Comment 7/6/2014

8 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/CHN/1023 Country China Product Medical devices

Title Catalogue of Class III Medical Devices

which are Exempted from Clinical Trial

(13 pages, in Chinese).

Contents Catalogue of Class III Medical Devices

which are exempted from Clinical Trial. Last Date For Comment 7/6/2014

9 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/CHN/1024 Country China Product Medical devices

Title Administrative Measures for Approval

and Registration of In Vitro Diagnostics

Reagents (53 pages, in Chinese)

Contents It prescribes the relevant requirements

for approval and registration of in vitro

diagnostics reagents. Last Date For Comment 7/6/2014

10 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/CHN/1025 Country China Product Medical devices.

Title

Administrative Provisions for

Instruction Manuals, Labels and

Packaging Marks of Medical devices (7

pages, in Chinese).


for instruction manuals, labels and

packaging marks of medical devices. Last Date For Comment 7/6/2014


Title Administrative Measures for Approval

and Registration of Medical devices (50

pages, in Chinese).


for approval and registration of

medical devices. Last Date For Comment 7/6/2014

12 TBT Notification No g/tbt/n/chn/1027

Country China Product Medical devices.

Title Administrative Measures for the

Supervision of Medical Device

Manufacturing (17 pages, in Chinese).

Contents Regulating the supervision of medical

device manufacturing in China. Last Date For Comment 29/4/2014


Title Management Measures for the

Supervision of Medical Device Business

(18 pages, in Chinese)

Contents

The measures define the conditions for

the medical device, business license

and its recording, improve the working

procedures, fortify the regulatory

measures for quality and raise the

penalties for violations. Last Date For Comment 29/6/2014


Title Administrative Measures for Quality

Supervision of the Medical Devices in

Use (15 pages, in Chinese).

Contents

These measures clarify the responsibility of food and drug authorities, manufacturer, business enterprises, the third party maintenance company and the medical institutions using the medical devices, stipulate the duties for all parties in the quality management and set up corresponding penalties.


15 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/DNK/94 Country Denmark

Product

Cooling energy meters for the

determination of the consumption of

district cooling. HS Code 903180:

Other measuring or checking

instruments, appliances & machines.

Title

Executive order on metrological control

of meters used to measure the

consumption of cooling energy in

district cooling plants. (6 pages, in

Danish).

Contents This executive order requires that cooling energy meters, shall be type

approved and initial verified according to DS / EN 1434 or any other technical standard or prescriptions which meet the same requirements for safety and performance. It is also required that cooling energy suppliers establish a monitoring system to ensure continued accuracy of the meters.

Last Date For Comment

16 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/ECU/212 Country Ecuador

Product HS tariff subheadings 1006.20.00.00,

1006.30.00.00 and 1006.10.90.00

Title

Proyecto de PRTE INEN 212 "ARROZ PILADO" (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 212: "Pounded rice") (5 pages, in Spanish).

Contents

The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Classification; Designation; Product requirements; Labelling requirements; Sampling; Conformity assessment tests; Reference documents; Conformity assessment procedure; Monitoring and inspection authority; Penalty regime; Liability of conformity assessment bodies; and Review and Updating.


17 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/ECU/213 Country Ecuador Product 9404.21.00 and 9404.29.00

Title

Proyecto de PRTE INEN 213 "COLCHONES" (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 213: "Mattresses") (5 pages, in Spanish)

Contents

The notified draft Technical Regulation

covers the following: Purpose; Scope;

Definitions; Product requirements;

Labelling requirements; Sampling;

Conformity assessment tests;

Reference documents; Conformity

assessment procedure; Monitoring and

inspection Last Date For Comment 1/7/2014

18 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/ECU/214 Country Ecuador Product 8716.80.10

Title

Proyecto de PRTE INEN 214 "HERRAMIENTAS MANUALES. CARRETILLAS" (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 214: "Hand tools. Wheelbarrows") (5 pages, in Spanish)

Contents

The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by hand-propelled, metallic, single-wheeled wheelbarrows used in engineering, industry and agriculture, with a view to preventing risks to human safety and practices likely to mislead users as regards the handling and use of such products.


19 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/ECU/215 Country Ecuador Product 3926.90.60

Title

Proyecto de PRTE INEN 215 "PROTECTORES ANTIRRUIDO" (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 215: "Hearing protectors") (5 pages, in Spanish)

Contents

The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Product requirements; Labelling requirements; Sampling; Conformity assessment tests; Reference documents; Conformity assessment procedure; Monitoring and inspection authority; Penalty regime; Liability of conformity assessment bodies; and Review and updating.


20 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/ECU/216 Country Ecuador Product 3926.90.70 and 9004.90.10

Title

Proyecto de PRTE INEN 216 "GAFAS PROTECTORAS Y MÁSCARAS ESPECIALES PARA LA PROTECCIÓN DE TRABAJADORES" (Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian

Standardization Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 216: "Protective goggles and special masks for worker safety") (5 pages, in Spanish)

Contents

The notified draft Technical Regulation covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Product requirements; Labelling requirements; Sampling; Conformity assessment tests; Reference documents; Conformity assessment procedure; Monitoring and inspection authority; Penalty regime; Liability of conformity assessment bodies; and Review and updating.


21 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/EU/209 Country European Union Product Subsystem 'rolling stock - noise'.

Title

Draft Commission Regulation on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem 'rolling stock - noise' (5 pages + Annex 16 pages, in English).

Contents

The draft Commission Regulation establishes in its Annex the technical specification for interoperability (TSI) relating to the subsystem 'rolling stock - noise'. The TSI:

a) indicates its intended scope (chapter 1);

b) gives the definition of the subsystem (chapter 2);

c) lays down essential requirements for the concerned domain and their link to the essential requirements (chapter 3);

d) establishes the functional and technical specifications to be met by the subsystem and its interfaces vis-à-vis other subsystems (chapter 4);

e) states, in each case under consideration, which procedures are to be used for the 'EC' verification of the subsystems (chapter 6);

f) further defines the application of

the TSI to new and existing rolling stock and indicates country specific cases (chapter 7).


22 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/EU/210 Country European Union

Product Control Command and Signalling

system.

Title

Draft Commission Decision amending

Commission Decision 2012/88/EU on

the technical specification for

interoperability relating to the control-

command and signalling subsystems of

the trans-European rail system (8

pages + Annex of 9 pages, in English).

Contents

This Decision amends the current Decision in the following way:

- it updates the Annex A to take into account changes to the detailed system specifications managed by the European Railway Agency;

- it extends the scope of the Decision to "off-TEN" networks;

- it clarifies the conformity assessment in case of partial conformity;

- it makes Baseline 3 mandatory for on-board equipment;

- it reduces the open point on reliability.


23 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/EU/211 Country European Union Product Agricultural products and food

Title

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products, amending Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council [Official controls Regulation] and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (COM(2014) 180 final) (73 pages and 46 pages of Annexes, in English).

Contents

This draft Commission Regulation establishes the principles of organic production of agricultural products and lays down the rules concerning organic

production and the use of indications referring thereto in labelling and advertising. It contains detailed production rules applying to organic production and processing.


24 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/EU/212 Country European Union

Product Active substances for medicinal

products for human use.

Title

Draft Commission Delegated

Regulation supplementing Directive

2001/83/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council with

regard to principles and guidelines of

good manufacturing practice for active

substances for medicinal products for

human use (11 pages, in English).

Contents

This draft Commission Delegated Regulation addresses the EU principles and guidelines of good manufacturing practice for active substances for medicinal products for human use.

This draft Delegated Regulation is largely based on the existing guidelines of good manufacturing practice (GMP) for active substances for medicinal products for human use published by the Commission in EudraLex - the rules governing medicinal products in the European Union, volume 4. In practice, this draft Delegated Regulation will not modify the current EU standards of good manufacturing practice for active substances but will structure them into a legal framework to facilitate their enforcement.

This is important in the context of the recent entry into force of the new EU rules on active substance importation (Articles 46b and 111b of Directive 2001/83/EC). Existing written confirmations certifying compliance with standards equivalent to those of the EU will not need to be reissued following the entry into force of this Delegated Regulation. Similarly, non-EU countries having been assessed as

having manufacturing standards equivalent to those in the EU according to Article 111b of Directive 2001/83/EC will not need to be re-assessed following the entry into force of this Delegated Regulation.


25 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/GHA/9 Country Ghana

Product Electrical Engineering: Electrical Wiring (HS Code 8544, ICS 29.060.01; 29.020).

Title Electrical wiring regulations 2012. L.I. 2008, (194 pages, in English only).

Contents Electrical Wiring Regulations 2011 Last Date For Comment

26 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/IDN/85 Country Indonesia

Product

All products and HS numbers covered are contained in the annexes of Regulation of Minister of Trade No. 67/M-DAG/PER/11/2013 concerning Affixed Mandatory Label in Indonesian Language for Goods and Regulation of Minister of Trade No. 10/M-DAG/PER/1/2014 concerning Amendment of Regulation of Minister of Trade No. 67/M-DAG/PER/11/2013 concerning Affixed Mandatory Label in Indonesian Language for Goods

Regulation of Minister of Trade No. 67/M-DAG/PER/11/2013 concerning Affixed Mandatory Label in Indonesian Language for Goods:

• Annex I: List of types of electronic

goods for home appliances,

telecommunication, and informatics;

• Annex II: List of types of goods for

construction/building material;

• Annex III: List of types of goods for

motor vehicles (spare parts and

others);

• Annex IV: List of types of other

goods;

• Annex V: Additional and expansion

lists of regulated goods.

Regulation of Minister of Trade No. 10/M-DAG/PER/1/2014 concerning Ammendment of Regulation of Minister of Trade No. 67/M-DAG/PER/11/2013 concerning Affixed Mandatory Label in Indonesian Language for Goods:

• Annex I: List of types of electronic

goods for home appliances,

telecommunication, and informatics

(addendum of 2 items in Annex I on

Regulation of Minister of Trade No.

67/2013);

Annex II: Additional and expansion lists of regulated goods (additional of 1 item regulated goo

Title

Regulation of Minister of Trade RI No. 67/M-DAG/PER/11/2013 concerning Affixed Mandatory Label in Indonesian Language for Goods (98 pages in Indonesian language including annexes) and 6 pages in Indonesian language including annexes for Regulation of Minister of Trade No. 10/M-DAG/PER/1/2014 (98 pages, in Indonesian; 6 pages, in Indonesian).

Contents

This regulation states that each producer or importer of goods listed in the annexes which will be traded in Indonesia shall affix labels in Indonesian language, either on its Packaging or on the Goods itself. The list of goods affected by this regulation is provided in the annexes I to V of Regulation of Minister of Trade 67/M-DAG/PER/11/2013and Regulation of Minister of Trade RI No. 10/M-DAG/PER/1/2014. These regulations revoked the previous regulations in labelling (Regulation of Minister of Trade No.22/M-DAG/PER/5/2010 and Regulation Minister of Trade RI No. 62/M-DAG/PER/12/2009).

Importers shall affix the labels when the imported goods entering Indonesia customs territory. The labels affixed have to be clear, readable and easy to understand by consumers. Labels also

shall be permanently affixed:

a. embossed or printed on the

Goods and/or its Packaging; or

b. glued on the Goods and/or its

Packaging.

These regulations are not applied for:

a. goods sold in bulk and packed

directly in front of consumers;

b. Imported goods which served as:

i. Raw and/or auxiliary

materials in production

process;

ii. Temporary imported goods;

iii. Re-imported goods;

iv. Goods for research and

scientific purposes;

v. Granted goods, gift, and

goods for charity needs;

vi. Sample goods;

vii. Shipment goods;

viii. Passenger's, crew's, and

passer's goods;

ix. Transfer goods;

x. Diplomatic goods;

xi. Self-imported goods for

government's needs.

c. Raw and/or other auxiliary

materials produced domestically

for production process.

For goods in related to Annex III(goods for motor vehicles/spare parts and others)needs to apply for certificate of label exception if imported by Original Equipment Manufacturer.

The aforementioned producers and importers of goods shall submit sample of the label to the Directorate of Consumer Empowerment, Ministry of Trade. The procedure for getting the approval or exception certificate of label is free of charge. The Directorate of Consumer Empowerment will issue a certificate of affixing label within 5 days after receiving complete and valid documents. The certificate is valid as long as the

producers or importers produce or import the same goods mentioned in the certificate.

For goods which are already in the market before the date of entry into force of these regulations, the producers or importers shall adjust the labels within 6 months after the regulation were enforced (effective on June 25th 2014).

The Government of Indonesia encourages producers and importers that produced or import goods not regulated


27 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/ISR/746 Country Israel

Product Mortise lock for hinged door (HS

441820 and 830140); (ICS 91.190).

Title Mortise lock for hinged door (21 pages,

in Hebrew).

Contents

The existing Mandatory Standard, SI

101, dealing with mortise lock for

hinged door, shall be declared

voluntary. Last Date For Comment 4/6/2014


Product Connectors for electric appliances (HS

8536); (ICS 29.120.20).

Title Connectors for electric appliances and

related pins (9 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents


105, dealing with connectors for

electric appliances and related pins,

shall be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 4/6/2014


Product Automotive spare parts (ICS

43.040.50).

Title Automotive spare parts: King pin (4

pages, in Hebrew).

Contents


138, dealing with kingpins for

automobiles, shall be declared


30 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/ISR/749

Country Israel

Product Ceramic toilet bowls (HS 691010 and

691090); (ICS 91.140.70).

Title Ceramic toilet bowls (26 pages, in

Hebrew).

Contents The existing Mandatory Standard, SI

146, dealing with ceramic toilet bowls,



Product Automotive spare parts (ICS

43.040.50).

Title Automobile spare parts: Drive cross

shaft (3 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents


217, dealing with automobile drive

cross shafts, shall be declared



Product Brake hose assemblies for road

vehicles (HS 870830); (ICS 43.040.40

and 83.140.00).

Title

Road vehicles - Brake hose assemblies

for hydraulic braking systems used

with non-petroleum-base brake fluid (3

pages, in Hebrew; 17 pages, in

English).

Contents


218, dealing with road vehicle brake

hose assemblies for hydraulic braking

systems used with non-petroleum-

base brake fluid, shall be declared



Product

Sealing cups and seals for hydraulically

operated cylinders for road vehicles

(HS 401693); (ICS 43.040.40 and

83.140.50).

Title

Automotive spare parts: Sealing cups

and seals for hydraulically operated

cylinders (6 pages, in Hebrew; 40

pages, in English).

Contents


225, dealing with sealing cups and

seals for hydraulically operated

cylinders, shall be declared voluntary.



Product

Reflex reflectors (HS 391910, 392010,

392020, 392030, 392040, 392050,

392092 and 392099); (ICS

43.040.20). Title Reflex reflectors (8 pages, in Hebrew).


341, dealing with reflex reflectors,



Product Footwear (HS 6401, 6402, 6403, 6404

and 6405); (ICS 61.060).

Title Footwear: General quality

requirements (13 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents


1129, dealing with the general quality

requirements of footwear, shall be

declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment


Product W.C. flushing cistern (HS 392290 and

392490); (ICS 91.140.70).

Title W.C. flushing cistern (13 pages, in

Hebrew).


851, dealing with W.C. flushing

cisterns, shall be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 4/6/2014

37 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/ISR/756 Country Israel Product Cylinder for lock (HS 830160).

Title Building hardware - Cylinder for lock -

Requirements and test methods (76

pages, in Hebrew).

Contents


950, dealing with the requirements

and test methods for cylinders for

locks, shall be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 4/6/2014


Product Primary batteries (HS 850610,

850630, 850640, 850650, 850660 and

850680); (ICS 29.220.10).

Title Primary batteries: General (9 pages, in

Hebrew; 47 pages, in English).


990 part 1, dealing with primary

batteries, shall be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 4/6/2014


Product Primary batteries (HS 850610,

850630, 850640, 850650, 850660 and

850680); (ICS 29.220.10).

Title Primary batteries: Physical and

electrical specifications (6 pages, in


Contents


990 part 2, dealing with the physical

and electrical specifications of primary

batteries:, shall be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 4/6/2014

40 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/ISR/759 Country Israel Product Prepackaged food (ICS 67.230).

Title Uniform contents of prepackaged food:

General (7 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents


1118 part 1, dealing with the uniform

contents of prepackaged food, shall be

declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment


Product Prepackaged dairy products (ICS

67.100.01 and 67.230.00).


Dairy products (5 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents



contents of prepackaged dairy

products, shall be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 4/4/2014


Product Prepackaged spices (ICS 67.220.10

and 67.230.00).


Spices (2 pages, in Hebrew).



contents of prepackaged spices, shall

be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 4/6/2014


Product Prepackaged dried fruits (ICS

67.080.10 and 67.230.00).


dry food products - Dried fruits (1

page, in Hebrew)

Contents



contents of prepackaged dry fruits,



Product Prepackaged nuts, almonds and seeds

(ICS 67.080.10 and 67.230.00).

Title

Uniform contents of prepackaged food:

dry food products - tree & ground

nuts, almonds and seeds (2 pages, in

Hebrew).

Contents



contents of prepackaged nuts, almonds

and seeds, shall be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 4/6/2014


Product Prepackaged pulses (ICS 67.060,

67.080.20 and 67.230.00).


dry food products - pulses (1 page, in

Hebrew).

Contents



contents of dry pulses, shall be

declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 7/6/2014


Product Prepackaged cereals and flour (ICS

67.060 and 67.230.00).


dry food products - cereals and flour (5

pages, in Hebrew).



contents of prepackaged cereals and

flours, shall be declared voluntary Last Date For Comment 7/6/2014


Product Prepackaged food powders (ICS

67.060 and 67.230.00).


dry food products - powders (2 pages,

in Hebrew).

Contents



contents of prepackaged food powders,



Product Prepackaged coffee and coffee

substitutes (ICS 67.140.20 and

67.230.00).


dry food products - Coffee and coffee

substitutes (1 page, in Hebrew).

Contents



contents of prepackaged coffee and

coffee substitutes, shall be declared



Product Prepackaged crystalline food products

(ICS 67.230.00).


dry food products - crystalline products

(5 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents



contents of prepackaged crystalline dry

food products, shall be declared



Product

Prepackaged processed cereals and

pulses and snacks made from

potatoes, cereals and pulses (ICS

67.060, 67.080.20 and 67.230.00).


dry food products - processed cereals

and pulses and snacks made from

potatoes, cereals and pulses (6 pages,

in Hebrew).

Contents



contents of prepackaged processed

cereals and, pulses and snacks made

from potatoes, cereals and pulses,



Product Prepackaged salads, spreads and fish

products stored under refrigeration

(ICS 67.120.30 and 67.230.00).

Title

Uniform contents of prepackaged food:

salads, spreads and fish products

stored under refrigeration (4 pages, in

Hebrew).

Contents



contents of prepackaged salads,

spreads and fish products stored under

refrigeration, shall be declared



Product Prepackaged baked food products (ICS

67.230.00).


baked products (3 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents



contents of prepackaged baked food

products, shall be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 7/6/2014


Product Prepackaged cemcao (ICS 67.140.30,

67.180.10 and 67.230.00).


Cemcao (4 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents



contents of prepackaged cemcao, shall

be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 7/6/2014


Product Prepackaged canned fruits and

vegetables (ICS 67.080.01 and

67.230.00).


Canned fruits and vegetables in metal

containers (3 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents



contents of prepackaged canned fruits

and vegetables, shall be declared



Product Footwear (HS 6401, 6402, 6403, 6404

and 6405); (ICS 61.060).

Title Footwear: General quality

requirements (13 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents


1129, dealing with the general quality

requirements of footwear, shall be


56 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/ISR/775 Country Israel Product Ballasts for lamps (ICS 29.140.30).

Title

Discharge lamps auxiliaries: Ballasts

for low pressure sodium vapour lamps

(6 pages, in Hebrew; 31 pages, in

English).

Contents


1168, dealing with ballasts for low

pressure sodium vapour discharge

lamps, shall be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 7/6/2014


Product Ceramic WC pans (HS 691010 and

691090); (ICS 91.140.80).

Title Ceramic WC pans with attached

flushing cistern (24 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents


1385, dealing with ceramic WC pans

with attached flushing cistern, shall be


58 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/ISR/777 Country Israel Product Electric cords (HS 8544); (ICS

29.240.20).

Title Bundle assembled insulated cores for

aerial systems of rated voltage 0.6/1

kV (43 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents


1740, dealing with bundle assembled

insulated cores for aerial systems of

rated voltage 0.6/1 kV, shall be



Product AC motor capacitors (HS 853225,

853229 and 853890); (ICS 31.060.30

and 31.060.70).

Title

AC motor capacitors: General -

Performance, testing and rating -

Safety requirements - Guide for

installation and operation (4 pages, in


Contents


60252 part 1, dealing with the safety

requirements, performance, testing

and rating of AC motor capacitors,

shall be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment


Product Low-voltage fuses (HS 853610 and

853890); (ICS 29.120.50).

Title Low-voltage fuses: General

requirements (5 pages, in Hebrew;

163 pages, in English).

Contents


60269 part 1, dealing with the general

requirements of low-voltage fuses,



Product Incandescent lamps (HS 8539); (ICS

29.140.20).

Title Maximum lamp outlines for

incandescent lamps (5 pages, in


Contents


60630, dealing with the maximum

lamp outlines for incandescent lamps,



Product High-pressure sodium vapour lamps

(HS 853932 and 940540); (ICS

29.140.30).

Title High-pressure sodium vapour lamps (4


English).

Contents


60662, dealing with high-pressure

sodium vapour lamps, shall be



Country Israel

Product

Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for A.C. systems (HS 853210, 853225 and 853229); (ICS 29.120.99 and 31.060.70).

Title

Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for A.C. systems having a rated voltage up to and including 1000V: General - Performance, testing and rating - Safety requirements - Guide for installation and operation (7 pages, in Hebrew; 74 pages, in English).

Contents

The existing Mandatory Standard, SI 60831 part 1, dealing with shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for A.C. systems, shall be declared voluntary.



country Israel

Title

Shunt power capacitors of the self-

healing type for A.C. systems having a

rated voltage up to and including

1000V: Ageing test, self-healing test

and destruction test (4 pages, in


Contents


60831 part 2, dealing with shunt

power capacitors of the self-healing

type for A.C. systems, shall be



Product Shunt power capacitors of the non-

self-healing type for A.C. systems

requirements - Guide for installation

and operation (ICS 29.120.99 and

31.060.70).

Title

Shunt power capacitors of the non-self-healing type for A.C. systems having a rated voltage up to and including 1000V: General - Performance, testing and rating safety requirements - Guide for installation and operation (5 pages, in Hebrew; 37 pages, in English).

Contents


60931 part 1, dealing with shunt

power capacitors of the non-self-

healing type for A.C. systems, shall be



Product

Shunt power capacitors of the non-


requirements - Guide for installation

and operation (ICS 29.120.99 and

31.060.70).

Title



having a rated voltage up to and

including 1000V: Ageing test and

destruction test (5 pages, in Hebrew;

17 pages, in English).

Contents


60931 Part 2, dealing with Shunt

power capacitors of the non-self-

healing type for A.C. systems having a

rated voltage up to and including

1000V: Ageing test and destruction

test, shall be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 7/6/2014


Product




including 1000V: Internal fuses (ICS

29.120.99 and 31.060.70).

Title




including 1000V: Internal fuses (4


English).


60931 part 3, dealing with internal

fuses for shunt power capacitors of the

non-self-healing type for A.C. systems,



Product

Low voltage switchgear and

controlgear: Switches, disconnectors,

switch-disconnectors and fuse-

combination units (HS 853630,

853650, 853690 and 853890); (ICS

29.130.20).

Title

Low voltage switchgear and

controlgear: Switches, disconnectors,

switch-disconnectors and fuse-

combination units (4 pages, in


Contents


60947 part 3, dealing with low voltage

switches, disconnectors, switch-

disconnectors and fuse-combination

units, shall be declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 7/6/2014


Product Auxiliaries for lamps (HS 853225,

853229 and 853890); (ICS

29.140.99).

Title

Auxiliaries for lamps - Capacitors for

use in tubular fluorescent and other

discharge lamp circuits - General and

safety requirements (6 pages, in


Contents


61048, dealing with capacitors for use

in tubular fluorescent and other

discharge lamp circuits, shall be



Product Electrical switches (HS 853630,

853650 and 853890); (ICS

29.120.40).

Title Switches for appliances: General

requirements (8 pages, in Hebrew, 161

pages in English).

Contents


61058 part 1, dealing with switches for

electrical appliances, shall be declared



Country Israel

Product All products subject to mandatory

standards

Title Standards Law 5713-1953 (23 pages,

in Hebrew).

Contents

10th amendment to Israel Standards Law 5713-1953 published in Israel Official Gazette no. 2410 on 31 October 2013. This amendment is introduced in order to reduce the financial burden placed on the public, by encouraging competition, mainly in domestic and imported consumer goods, reducing bureaucracy and improving the free flow of goods to the markets of Israel. It offers the following:

- Adds new definitions (paragraph 1);

- Increases the adoption of international standards and determines that any revision introduced into an adopted international standard should be followed with an immediate revision of the relevant Israel standard (paragraphs 2 through 15);

- Increases market surveillance and enforcement abilities and responsibilities of the regulator performed on products that are subject to mandatory standards (paragraphs 16 through 22);

- Updates Israel import policy for products subject to mandatory standards and liberalizes the free flow of goods (paragraphs 23 through 31).


72 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/ISR/791 Country Israel Product Food additives (ICS 67.220.20)

Title Public Health Regulations (Food) (Food

Additives) (Amendment) 5774-2014 (5

pages, in Hebrew)

Contents

Draft amendment to Israel's Ministry of Health regulations titled "Public Health Regulations (Food) (Food Additives) (Amendment) 5774-2014". The major

changes introduced in this amendment are as follows:

1. Amends the definitions in regulation 1,

including Processing Aid - any

substance or material, not including

apparatus or utensils, and not

consumed as a food ingredient by

itself, intentionally used in the

processing of raw materials, foods or

its ingredients, to fulfil a certain

technological purpose during treatment

or processing and which may result in

the unintentional but unavoidable

presence of residues or derivatives in

the final product. This new definition

allows the use of processing aids that

appear in the list of approved food

additives.

2. Adds to regulation 3 a new paragraph, (b), dealing with Carry-Over, an additive that may be present in a food as a result of being carried-over during the food production. The use of carry-over is prohibited unless it is acceptable for use in the raw materials or other ingredients of the final product and its amount does not exceed the maximum use level. This does not apply to infant formulae and follow-up formulae and formulae for special medical purposes for infants.

3. Adds a new regulation, 6a, requiring that food containing sweetener shall bear the following warnings in Hebrew:

d. For pre-packaged food with

polyols: "excessive consumption

may induce laxative effects";

e. For pre-packaged food with

aspartame/aspartame-

acesulfame salt: "contains a

source of phenylalanine". In the

case of table-top sweetener to

add also "not suitable for baking

or cooking";

For drinks containing aspartame and/or aspartame-acesulfame salt, the following warning should be added: "store in a cool and shaded place".



Country Israel

Product

Heat pumps for heating water --

Compression type units whose

condensers are heat exchangers (HS

841861); Heat pumps (ICS 27.080)

Title

Energy Source Regulations - Energy

efficiency, Labelling and Energy

Classes of Heat Pumps for Heating

Water, 2013 (7 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents

New draft regulations announced by Israel's Ministry of Energy and Water Resources called "Energy source regulations (Energy efficiency, Labelling and Energy Classes of Heat Pumps for Heating Water) 5774-2013". These regulations prohibit the importation, production, sale and marketing of heat pumps for heating water that are not in compliance with the minimal coefficient of performance (COP). Annex C lists the energetic classes for heat pumps according to an efficiency coefficient and requires that appliances should be tested by an Approved Laboratory. In addition, it requires that the pump should bear an energy label, which includes important information for pump users.

The rationale behind these new regulations is to encourage installation and use of heat pumps, for water heating instead of regular water heaters in high buildings where solar heating is impossible, in order to reduce electricity consumption and encourage energy efficiency at the national level.


74 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/JPN/453 Country Japan Product Poisonous and deleterious substances.

Title Amendment to the Poisonous and

Deleterious Substances Designation

Order (2 pages, in English).

Contents

Under the provision of the Poisonous

and Deleterious Substances Control

Law, Ministry of Health Labour and

Welfare designates new substances as

poisonous and/or deleterious

substances. Last Date For Comment 15/6/2014

75 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/JPN/454 Country Japan Product PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (HS 30)

Title Partial amendment to the Minimum

Requirements for Biological Products

(1 page, in English).

Contents

The Minimum Requirements for

Biological Products is to be partially

amended to add the standard for a

vaccine product to be newly approved. Last Date For Comment 16/6/2014

76 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/JPN/455 Country Japan

Product

Fertilizer (HS: 3101, 3103, 3105) or vegetable fertilizers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products - HS 3101. Mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic - HS 3103, Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilizers; goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg - HS 3105.

Title Draft Amendment of the Official

Standards for Ordinary Fertilizers, etc.

(2 pages, in English).

Contents

In order to make parts of cattle able to

be used as a fertilizer or an ingredient

of fertilizers, the new requirements

which are equivalent to those for

bovine Flesh-Bone Meal, are to be

established. Last Date For Comment 22/6/2014

77 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/KEN/406 Country Kenya

Product

Motor vehicles for the transport of ten

or more persons, including the driver

(HS 8702).Bodies and body

components (ICS 43.040.60)

Title KS 372:2014 - Road vehicles -

Passenger vehicle body construction -

Specification (27 pages, in English).

Contents

Specifies requirements for passenger vehicles body construction. This standard applies to vehicles with bodies designed and constructed for carriage of persons. The standard does not apply to

salon cars station wagon and other public transport vehicles other than those defined in 3..1



Product Animal feeding stuffs (ICS 65.120).

Other (HS 230990).

Title KS 2533:2014 - Compounded Quail

feeds - Specification (6 pages, in

English).

Contents Specifies requirements for

compounded Quail feeds used as sole

source of nutrients for farmed quails. Last Date For Comment 20/5/2014


Product Quicklime (HS 252210), Fertilizers

(ICS 65.080).

Title KS 2526:2014 Agricultural liming

materials - Specification (4 pages, in

English).

Contents

This Kenya Standard specifies the

requirements and methods of sampling

and tests for Agricultural liming

materials. It covers agricultural liming

materials: limestone, (calcitic and

dolomitic). Last Date For Comment 30/4/2014


Product Fertilizers (ICS 65.080) Urea, whether

or not in aqueous solution (HS

310210).

Title KS 2527:2014 Urea phosphate

fertilizer - Specification (6 pages, in

English).

Contents

This Mandatory Standard specifies the

requirements and prescribes the

methods of test for Urea phosphate

fertilizers. Last Date For Comment 30/4/2014


Product

Fertilizers (ICS 65.080), Mixtures of

urea and ammonium nitrate in

aqueous or ammoniacal solution (HS

310280). Title KS 2528 Blending fertilizers - code of

practice (15 pages, in English).

Contents Describes the accepted practices in the

blending of fertilizers. Last Date For Comment 30/4/2014


Product

Petroleum products in general (ICS 75.080). Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils. (HS 2710).

Title

The Energy (Petroleum Products

Quality Management) Regulations,

2014: Gazette Notice No. 1683, 2014

(3 pages, in English).

Contents Specifies the petroleum import inspection and verification regulations.



Product

Cooking ranges, working tables, ovens

and similar appliances (ICS

97.040.20); For gas fuel or for both

gas and other fuels (HS 732181).

Title The Energy (Improved Biomass

Cookstoves) Regulations, 2013 (3

pages, in English).

Contents

Gives guidelines for the manufacture,

importation, distribution, installation

and disposal of Improved Biomass

Cookstoves. Last Date For Comment 14/6/2014

84 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/KOR/484 Country Republic of Korea Product Pharmaceuticals.

Title Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (81 pages,

available in Korean).

Contents

Established policies restricting the sale of products marketed later than the original drug and approving priority products as according to the drug patent linkage system.

- Improved the quasi drug labelling

system by requiring that quasi drugs defined under Pharmaceutical Affairs Act Article 2.7 such as gauze fabric and bandages be properly labelled. Also, in cases where product information is not easily visible, it must be printed again on the outer package.

- Will impose a disciplinary fine of maximum 5% of the total production or import income for importers, manufacturers of substandard, spurious products.

- Established grounds for safety and efficacy evaluation process of the off-label use of drugs and their post-management (submission of records of off-label usage, prohibit off-label use when evaluated to be lacking in safety and efficacy, etc.).


85 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/KOR/485 Country Republic of Korea

Product Friction-Resistant Tiles for Bathroom

Floor

Title

Proposed safety criteria for a consumer

product subject to Self-regulatory

Safety Confirmation (1 product, 1

standard, 19 pages, in Korean)

Contents

Safety criteria for friction-resistant tiles for bathroom floor subject to the Self-regulatory Safety Confirmation has been revised as follows:

Modify testing method from static friction resistance to dynamic friction resistance


86 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/KOR/486 Country Republic of Korea Product Digital Private Mobile Radio Equipment.

Title

: Partly revision draft of Technical

Requirements for the Land Mobile

Radio(LMR), Space station, Earth

Station, Radio Determination, etc. (16

pages, in Korean, not available in

English).

Contents

Adding the frequency tolerance, the

spurious emission and the adjust

channel leakage power for dPMR

(Digital Private Mobile Radio) with

6.25kHz narrowband channel for the

industry or public. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014

87 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/KWT/213 Country Kuwait

Product Foodstuffs: Bottled drinking water

(ICS: 67.160)

Title The Kuwaiti Draft Technical Regulation for "Bottled drinking water", (19 pages in Arabic and 13 pages in English).

Contents

This draft technical regulation applies

to bottled drinking water fit for human

consumption, and does not include

natural mineral water. Last Date For Comment 8/6/2014

88 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/KWT/214 Country Kuwait Product Foodstuffs: Atta Wheat Flour

Title Atta Wheat Flour (8 pages in Arabic

and 8 pages in English).

Contents

This Kuwaiti /Gulf draft technical regulation concerns all types of atta wheat flour for direct human consumption prepared from different varieties of wheat types. Items related to requirements, packaging, transportation and storage and labelling (items 5, 8 and 9) are compulsory. The remaining items are voluntary.


89 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/KWT/215 Country Kuwait Product Foodstuffs: Chicken Eggs

Title Chicken Eggs (15 pages in Arabic, 14

pages in English)

Contents

This Kuwaiti /Gulf draft technical regulation concerns the requirements and specification of edible chicken eggs in various types: whole liquid, frozen, liquid, frozen, dried, and frozen - dried. Items related to requirements, packaging, transportation and storage and labelling (items 4, 5 and 6) are compulsory. The remaining items are voluntary.



Product Edible essential water general

requirements

Title Edible essential water general

requirements, (8 pages in Arabic, 7

pages in English).

Contents

This Kuwaiti /Gulf draft technical regulation concerns the general requirements of the edible essential water intended for human consumption. Items related to requirements, sampling, methods of test, packaging, transportation, storage, and labelling (items 4,5,6,7 and 8) are compulsory. The remaining items are voluntary.


91 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/KWT/217 Country Kuwait Product Sweet Cassava

Title Sweet Cassava, (11 in Arabic, 9 pages

in English).

Contents

This Kuwaiti /Gulf draft technical regulation concerns the commercial sweet varieties of cassava roots grown from Manihot esculenta Crantz, of the Euphorbiaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer, after preparation and packaging. Cassava for industrial processing is excluded). Items related to requirements, packaging storage & t transportation and labelling (items 4, 8 and 9) are compulsory. The remaining items are voluntary.


92 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/KWT/218 Country Kuwait Product Foodstuffs: Soft Candy

Title Soft Candy (14 pages in Arabic, 10

pages in English).

Contents

This Kuwaiti /Gulf draft technical regulation concerns the following types of soft candy: toffee, turkish delight, nougats, fondant, marshmallow, fudge, fruit pastes which has not been issued by an independent specification (excluding

chewing gum, chocolate types and western and oriental sweets). Items related to requirements, packaging transportation & storage and labelling (items 4, 7 and 8) are compulsory. The remaining items are voluntary.



Product Foodstuffs: Non- alcoholic carbonated

Beverages.

Title Non - alcoholic carbonated Beverages,

(9 pages in Arabic, 9 pages in English).

Contents

This Kuwaiti /Gulf draft technical

regulation concerns non-alcoholic

carbonated beverages. Items related

to requirements, packaging,

transportation & storage, and labelling

(items 4, 7 and 8) are compulsory. The

remaining items are voluntary. Last Date For Comment 29/6/2014

94 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/KWT/220 Country Kuwait Product Canned Stone Fruits

Title The draft of Kuwaiti Technical Regulation for: "Canned Stone Fruits" (16 pages in Arabic, 13 pages in English).

Contents

This draft technical regulation is

relevant to canned stone fruits suitable

for human consumption. It does not

apply to the product prepared for

further processing. Last Date For Comment 29/6/2014


Product Unbottled drinking water (ICS:

67.160.20).

Title Unbottled drinking water (14 pages in

Arabic, 10 pages in English).

Contents

This draft technical regulation is concerned with unbottled drinking water suitable for human consumption, definitions, treatment requirements, characteristics, sampling, methods of test and examination.



Product General requirements for pre-

packaged foods for special dietary use

(ICS: 67.060).

Title General requirements for pre-

packaged foods for special dietary use

(4 pages in Arabic and English).

Contents

This draft technical regulation is

concerned with the General

requirements for pre-packaged foods

for special dietary use .It includes

foods for infants and children. It does

not apply to foods packaged in

pharmaceutical shape. Last Date For Comment 29/6/2014

97 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/LTU/23 Country Lithuania Product Meat products

Title

The Draft Order of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania "On Approval of the Technical Regulation for Meat Products", (11 pages, in Lithuanian and English).

Contents

The draft defines the scope of this regulation, it is indicated that regulation will be applicable to meat products intended for direct consumption. The draft defines the meat products (sausages, small diameter sausages, sardelles, pastes, head cheese, roll, processed whole cut meat products, formed meat and other), the meat, the meat proteins, the protein substitutes of meat, meat products fillers, as well as it provides the meat processing techniques, the concepts and definitions used therein. The specific indicators of meat products composition and quality (content of meat proteins without collagen, fat, moisture, protein substitutes of meat and meat products fillers) are defined. According to above mentioned indicators the meat products are classified into highest, first and second sort. The requirements for safety, packaging and labelling are defined as well.


98 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/MYS/41 Country Malaysia Product Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and

caviar substitutes prepared from fish

eggs. (HS 1604); Canned fish (ICS:

67.120.30; HS: 1604).

Title Draft amendment of Regulation 161,

Food Regulations 1985: Canned Fish

(1 page, in English and Malay).

Contents The draft amendment is to include

percentage of fish content in canned

fish sambal tumis. Last Date For Comment 30/6/2014

99 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/PHL/177 Country Philippines

Product X-ray equipment for radiography and

radioscopy.

Title

Draft Philippine National Standard

(DPNS) / IEC 60601-2-54:2009 -

Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 2-

54: Particular requirements for the

basic safety and essential performance

of X-ray equipment for radiography

and radioscopy

Contents

The Centre for Device Regulation, Radiation Health and Research (former Name: Bureau of Health Devices and Technology) of the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health proposed to review an existing International Standard, the International Electrotechnical Commission IEC 60601-2-54 – Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of X-ray equipment for radiography and radioscopy. The reviewed standard together with its amendments/modifications will be circulated for comments and if approved, will be adopted as Philippine National Standard. This Philippine National Standard which is identical with the IEC standard will be used by the Centre for Device Regulation, Radiation Health and Research (former Name: Bureau of Health Devices and Technology) to regulate the use of radiology equipment in the Philippines.


100 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/RUS/36 Country Russia Product Food products. Title Amendments to the Customs Union

Technical Regulation "On safety of food products" (CU TR 021/2011) (107 pages, in Russian).

Contents

Draft amendments to the Customs Union Technical Regulation “On safety of food products”, prepared to amend the technical regulation considering proposals from members of the Customs Union and the Single Economic Space within the period of public discussion of draft amendments to the technical regulation finished on July 12, 2013; as well as for elimination of contradictions in the requirements established by the technical regulation and Common sanitary and epidemiological and hygienic requirements for products subject to sanitary and epidemiological surveillance (control), adopted by the Decision of the Customs Union Commission No 299 on 28 May 2010.


101 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/SAU/735 Country Saudi Arabia Product ICS: 91.140.70

Title

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) CERAMIC SANITARY APPLIANCES - WESTERN WATER CLOSETS (19 pages, in English).

Contents This regulation specifies requirements

for standard covered ceramic Sanitary

Appliances - Western Water Closets. Last Date For Comment 9/6/2014

102 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/SAU/736 Country Saudi Arabia Product ICS 91.120.10.

Title

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia / Draft

Technical Regulation: Thermal

Transmittance Values for Residential

Buildings, (10 pages, in English).

Contents

This standard outlines the requirements of thermal transmittance values in residential buildings that aim to improve the energy efficiency in these buildings. This standard excludes buildings that are already built, unless

these buildings are in the process of being modified, having parts added to, or being renovated. This standard also excludes buildings or structures, or their parts, that are not subject to cooling or heating control. This standard does not include requirements for pipe insulation, duct insulation or other products with insulating characteristics, such as floorings.


103 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/SAU/737 Country Saudi Arabia

Product Foodstuffs: Canned Stone Fruits: (ICS:

67.080).

Title

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia / The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Draft Technical Regulation for "Canned Stone Fruits" (14 pages in Arabic, 11 pages in English).

Contents

This draft technical regulation applies to canned stone fruits, and offered for direct consumption, including for catering purposes or for repacking if required. It does not apply to the product when indicated as being intended for further processing.



Product Foodstuffs: Puffed Grain (ICS:

67.060).

Title

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia / The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Draft Technical Regulation for "Puffed Grain" (12 pages, in Arabic).

Contents This draft technical regulation applies

to puffed grain suitable for human

consumption. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014


Product Foodstuffs: Unbottled drinking water:

(ICS: 67.160.20).

Title The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia / The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Draft Technical Regulation

for "Unbottled drinking water" (14 pages in Arabic, 10 pages in English).

Contents This draft technical regulation applies

to unbottled drinking water suitable for

human consumption. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014

106 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/SAU/740 Country Saudi Arabia Product ICS: 29.130.20.

Title

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia / Saudi

Standards, Metrology and Quality

Organization (SASO) / Low-voltage

switchgear and controlgear assembles

- Part 1: General rules (284 pages, in

English).

Contents This regulation specifies General rules

for Low-voltage switchgear and

controlgear assembles. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014


Title




switchgear and controlgear assemblies

- Part 2: Power switchgear and

controlgear assemblies (46 pages, in

English).

Contents

This regulation defines the specific

requirements of power switchgear and

controlgear assembles (PSC-

ASSEMBLIES). Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014


Title





- Part 3: Distribution boards intended

to be operated by ordinary persons

(DBO) (40 pages, in English)

Contents

This regulation defines the specific

requirements for distribution boards

intended to be operated by ordinary

persons (DBO). Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014

109 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/SAU/743

Country Saudi Arabia

Product ICS: 29.130.20.

Title

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia / Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) / Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 5: Assemblies for power distribution in public networks (53 pages, in English).

Contents

This regulation gives specific requirements for public electricity network distribution assemblies (PENDAs), which are stationary assemblies verified by verification tests.



Title





- Part 5: Assemblies for power

distribution in public networks (53

pages, in English).

Contents

This regulation gives specific

requirements for public electricity

network distribution assemblies

(PENDAs), which are stationary

assemblies verified by verification

tests. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014


Title



Organization (SASO) / Conduit

systems for cable management - Part

21: Particular requirements - Rigid

conduit systems (29 pages, in

English).


and tests for rigid conduit systems. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014


Product Ceramic WC pans (HS 691010 and

691090); (ICS 91.140.80).

Title Ceramic WC pans with attached

flushing cistern (24 pages, in Hebrew).

Contents


1385, dealing with ceramic WC pans

with attached flushing cistern, shall be

declared voluntary. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2016 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/SAU/747



Title

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia / Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) / Conduit systems for cable management - Part 23: Particular requirements - Flexible conduit systems (23 pages, in English).

Content This regulation specifies requirements and tests for flexible conduit systems.

Last Date for comment

113 TBT Notification No. G/TBT/N/748



Title

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia / Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) / Conduit systems for cable management - Part 24: Particular requirements - Conduit systems buried underground (27 pages, in English).

Contents

This regulation specifies requirements and tests for conduit systems buried underground including conduits and conduit fittings.

Last Date for comment 28/6/2014


Country Saudi Arabia Product ICS: 29.120. 50

Title



Organization (SASO) / Electrical

accessories - Circuit-breakers for

overcurrent protection for household

and similar installations - Part 1:

Circuit-breakers for a.c. operation (273

pa

Contents This regulation applies to a.c. air-break

circuit-breakers. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014


Country Saudi Arabia Product ICS: 29.120.40.

Title



Organization (SASO) / Switches for

household and similar fixed-electrical

installations - Part 1: General

requirements (187 pages, in English).

Contents

This regulation Applies to manually

operated general purpose switches for

a.c. only, with a rated voltage not

exceeding 440 V and a rated current

not exceeding 63 A. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014


Title



Organization (SASO) / Polyvinyl

chloride insulated cables of rated

voltages up to and including 450/750 V

- Part 1: General requirements (41

pages, in English).

Contents

This regulation applies to rigid and

flexible cables with insulation and

sheath if any based on polyvinyl

chloride. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014


Title






- Part 2: Test methods (25 pages, in

English).

Contents

This regulation specifies test methods

of Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of

rated voltages up to and including

450/750 V. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014


Title The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia / Saudi





- Part 3: Non-sheathed cables for fixed

wiring (33 pages, in English).


of non-sheathed cables for fixed

wiring. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014


Title






- Part 4: Sheathed cables for fixed

wiring (15 pages, in English).


of sheathed cables for fixed wiring. Last Date For Comment 28/4/2014


Title






- Part 5: Flexible cables (cords) (49

pages, in English).


of flexible cables (cords). Last Date For Comment 29/6/2014


Title






- Part 6: Lift cables and cables for

flexible connections (39 pages, in

Englis


of lift cables and cables for flexible

connections. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014


Title






- Part 7: Flexible cables screened and

unscreened with two or more

conductors (

Contents

This regulation specifies requirements

of flexible cables screened and

unscreened with two or more

conductors. Last Date For Comment 28/6/2014

123 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/SGP/21 Country Singapore

Product

HS: 8415 10xx: Single-phase non-ducted room air-conditioner namely an encased assembly or assemblies of one or more evaporators, compressors and condensers, designed to be used together as a permanently-installed piece of equipment to provide conditioned air to any enclosed space. It includes a prime source of refrigeration for cooling and dehumidification and may include other means for dehumidifying, circulating and cleaning the air in the enclosed space. It includes one or more evaporators, compressors and condensers. Such equipment may be provided in more than one assembly, the separate assemblies of which are intended to be used together.

Title

Energy Conservation (Energy Labelling

and Minimum Performance Standards)

Regulations 2013 (in English). This

document is available online at

http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/

Contents

All air-conditioners, refrigerators and clothes dryers under the product scope in Section 4 above must be registered, labelled with Energy Labels to provide information on their levels of energy efficiency (EE) and meet prescribed minimum energy efficiency standards if they are to be supplied in Singapore.

From 1 September 2014, all registrable

air-conditioners, refrigerators and clothes dryers must be labelled with new Energy Labels that show rescaled energy ratings and estimated annual energy cost information so that consumers can better differentiate the more energy efficient products and consider the life-cycle ownership cost in their purchase decisions.


124 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/TPKM/158 Country Taiwan Product Food for human consumption.

Title Act Governing Food Safety and

Sanitation (16 pages, in Chinese)

Contents

An announcement was made on amending the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation on 5 February 2014. The key features of the new amendment are: the name of the law has been amended from the Act Governing Food Sanitation to the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, the Ministry of Health and Welfare is authorized to set up a food safety fund, registration requirements for governing genetically modified (GM) food raw material, importers of GM food raw material are required to establish the traceability system, food businesses are required to send raw ingredients, semi-finished or finished products to laboratories for tests, imposes comprehensively stricter penalties on non-compliant businesses.

Last Date For Comment

125 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/TPKM/159 Country Taiwan Product Prepackaged Food Additive Products

Title

Regulations Governing the Labeling of

Flavoring Ingredients in Prepackaged

Food Additive Products (1 page in

Chinese, English translation available).

Contents

Based on Paragraph 2, Article 24 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, the Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare proposed to regulate the labeling of flavoring ingredients in

prepackaged food additive products including flavorings sold as such to food producers and consumers. The notified measure applies to prepackaged food additive products containing flavoring ingredients.


126 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/TPKM/160 Country Taiwan Product Prepackaged Food Products.

Title

Draft of Regulations on Prepackaged

Food Products Exempted from the

Nutrition Labeling (1 page in Chinese,

English translation available).

Contents

Based on Article 23 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, the FDA proposed to regulate the labeling of prepackaged food products. Nutrition labeling is not required for some category of prepackaged food products without nutrition claims. If a nutrition labeling will be used in the category of products, it should be handled in accordance with the provisions of Article 22 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation.


127 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/TPKM/161 Country Taiwan Product Alcohol products.

Title

Draft Amendments to the Regulations

Governing the Labeling of the Alcohol

Products (4 pages in Chinese, English

translation available).

Contents

To enhance the protection of consumers, some labeling requirements are revised or added to the aforesaid regulations mainly as the follows:

1. Warning label on alcohol products shall be at least 2.65 mm in font size.

2. The current warning label "Please do not drink if you are a minor" is to be changed into "Drinking is prohibited if under 18 years old" and a new warning "Large quantity intake of alcohol product in a short period of time

is lethal" is proposed.

3. An alcohol product that is labeled with "aged" shall be matured in a container for at least three years before bottling and shall be indicated with a number of years of maturity.


128 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/UKR/97 Country Ukraine Product Food products

Title Draft Resolution "On Approval of the Technical Regulation on ecological labelling" (17 pages, in Ukrainian).

Contents

The main purpose of the draft Resolution "On Approval of the Technical Regulation on ecological labelling" is an establishing and enforcement of ecological labeling and introducing accurate, transparent and accessible system to inform consumers about the environmental aspects and improved environmental performance of products on the market of Ukraine. The Technical Regulation establishes the rules on ecological labelling with consideration of the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 On the EU Ecolabel.


129 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/USA/901 Country United State Of America Product Automotive fuel - Fuels (ICS 75.160)

Title Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification

and Posting (17 pages, in English).

Contents

The Commission proposes amendments to its Rule for Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification and Posting ("Fuel Rating Rule" or "Rule") that would adopt and revise rating, certification, and labelling requirements for ethanol-gasoline blends and would allow an alternative octane rating method. The proposed amendments further the Rule's goal of helping purchasers identify the correct fuel for their vehicles.


130 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/USA/902

Country United State Of America

Product Veterinary biological products.

Veterinary medicine (ICS 11.220).

Title

Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and

Analogous Products; Single Label

Claim for Veterinary Biological

Products (4 pages, in English).

Contents

We are proposing to amend the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act regulations to provide for the use of a simpler labeling format that would better communicate product performance to the user. We intend to replace the current label format, which reflects any of four different levels of effectiveness, with a single, uniform label format. We are also proposing to require biologics licensees to provide a standardized summary, with confidential business information removed, of the efficacy and safety data submitted to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in support of the issuance of a full product license or conditional license. A simpler label format along with publicly available safety and efficacy data will help biologics producers to more clearly communicate product performance to their customers.


131 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/USA/903 Country United State Of America

Product

Residential clothes washers. Laundry

appliances (ICS 97.060); Household or

laundry-type washing machines,

including machines which both wash

and dry. (HS 8450).

Title Energy Conservation Program: Test

Procedures for Residential Clothes

Washers (39 pages, in English).

Contents

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to revise its test procedures for residential clothes washers established under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The proposed amendments would codify test procedure guidance that DOE has issued in response to frequently asked questions, clarify additional provisions within the

test procedures, provide improved organization of each section, and correct formatting errors in DOE's clothes washer test procedures.


132 TBT Notification No G/TBT/N/USA/904 Country United State Of America

Product

Tobacco products. Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment (ICS 65.160). Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes. (HS 2402), Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; "homogenized" or "reconstituted" tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences. (HS 2403).

Title

Deeming Tobacco Products To Be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; Regulations on the Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products and Required Warning Statements for Tobacco Products; Proposed Rule (67 pages, in English).

Contents

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to deem products meeting the statutory definition of "tobacco product," except accessories of a proposed deemed tobacco product, to be subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). The Tobacco Control Act provides FDA authority to regulate cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, smokeless tobacco, and any other tobacco products that the Agency by regulation deems to be subject to the law. Option 1 of the proposed rule would extend the Agency's "tobacco product" authorities in the FD&C Act to all other categories of products, except accessories of a proposed deemed tobacco product, that meet the statutory definition of "tobacco product" in the FD&C Act. Option 2 of the proposed rule would extend the

Agency's "tobacco product" authorities to all other categories of products, except premium cigars and the accessories of a proposed deemed tobacco product, that meet the statutory definition of "tobacco product" in the FD&C Act. FDA also is proposing to prohibit the sale of "covered tobacco products" to individuals under the age of 18 and to require the display of health warnings on cigarette tobacco, roll-your own tobacco, and covered tobacco product packages and in advertisements. FDA is taking this action to address the public health concerns associated with the use of tobacco products.


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