WTO/TBT Monthly Notification Bulletin (July ) Rwanda Bureau of Standards/Office Rwandais de Normalisation P.O.BOX: 7099 Tel: +250 252 586103/ 252 582945 Fax : +250 252 583305 E-mail : info@rbs.org.rw Website: www.rwanda-standards.org 1
WTO/TBT NOTIFICATIONS BULLETIN (July ) No Date of issue Notification reference Product covered Country notifying Title of regulation notified Deadline for submission of comments Electrical Engineering and Telecommunication Systems 01 3 July G/TBT/N/CAN/276 Radiocommunic ations Equipment CANADA Radiocommunication Act - Notice No. SMSE-006-09 New Issue of RSS-102 18 October 02 Chemical Technology 03 3 July G/TBT/N/USA/472 Chemicals 4 8 July G/TBT/N/USA/474 Consumer products 13 July 5 6 13 July 7 13 July G/TBT/N/USA/476 Honey G/TBT/N/KOR/220 Pharmaceutical products G/TBT/N/KOR/221 Cosmetics REPUBLIC OF KOREA REPUBLIC OF KOREA Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances Proposed changes to 6 NYCRR Part 235 Consumer Products Country of Origin Labeling of Packed Honey, Interim final rule and request for comments Regulations on Control of Imported Pharmaceutical Products, etc. Proposed Partial Amendment to Specifications and Test Methods of Cosmetics 24 July 29 July 8 September 30 days after the date of 2
8 21 July 9 30 July G/TBT/N/EEC/286 Biocidal products chemicals G/TBT/N/KOR/225 Textile products and leather products EUROPEAN COMMUNITIE S REPUBLIC OF KOREA Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing on the market and use of biocidal products (COM () 267) Proposed amendment of Safety criteria for industrial products subject to safety quality 90 days from date of 60 days from date of 10 21 July G/TBT/N/OMN/59 Cosmetics, protection clothes, tooth brushes, pencils, polyethylene bags for foodstuff. OMAN Environmental. Health protection. Safety Draft Ministerial decree to enforce the technical regulations listed in the attached list of the decree" 15 September 11 1 July G/TBT/N/BRA/336 12 3 July G/TBT/N/CAN/278 Fire Extinguishers and Parts of Fire Extinguishers, Spray Guns and Sprayers Children s toys and child care articles CANADA Ministerial Act N 160, June 4th (Portaria No 160, de 4 de junho de ), issued by Inmetro, on procedures to assess the conformity of fire extinguishers Children s toys and child care articles 45 days after publication in the Brazilian Official Journal 3 September 3
13 6 July G/TBT/N/CAN/279 Polycarbonate baby bottles CANADA Proposed Order Amending Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act (bisphenol A) 10 September 14 3 July G/TBT/N/CHN/672 Gas-fired heating and hot water combiboilers CHINA National Standard of the P.R.C., Gas-Fired Heating and Hot Water Combi-Boilers 60 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat 15 24 July G/TBT/N/BRA/339 Toys; also their parts and accessories. Agriculture Toys; also their parts and accessories. 14 August 16 13 July G/TBT/N/SVN/86 Labelling of agricultural products and foodstuffs SLOVENIA Rules on conditions and mode for voluntary labelling of agricultural products and foodstuffs. 8 September 17 16 July 18 13 July G/TBT/N/EEC/285 G/TBT/N/SVN/86 Metam (pesticide active substance) Labelling of agricultural products and EUROPEAN COMMUNITIE S SLOVENIA Draft Council Decision concerning the non-inclusion of metam in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance Rules on conditions and mode for voluntary labelling of agricultural products and foodstuffs 60 days from date of 8 September 4
foodstuffs 19 24 July 20 30 July G/TBT/N/BRA/337 G/TBT/N/BRA/342 Preparations used in animal feeding Organic products. Food Technology Ministerial Act Nº 22, 2nd June Draft Ministerial Act which procedure of certification for security of the toy - Not applicable. 21 1 July G/TBT/N/BHR/132 Preserved Tomatoes BAHRAIN Preserved Tomatoes 60 days from the date 22 1 July G/TBT/N/BHR/133 Organs and Viscera of Mutton, Goat, Cattle, Camel, and Buffalo chilled and frozen 23 1 July G/TBT/N/BHR/134 Canned Humus BAHRAIN BAHRAIN Organs and Viscera of Mutton, Goat, Cattle, Camel, and Buffalo chilled and frozen Canned Humus (chick peas) with Tehena 60 days from the date 60 days from the date 24 3 July G/TBT/N/QAT/119 Organs and Viscera of Mutton, Goat, Cattle, Camel, and Buffalo chilled and frozen Organs and Viscera of Mutton, Goat, Cattle, Camel, and Buffalo chilled and frozen 5
25 3 July G/TBT/N/QAT/120 Halal food part 2: the requirements for accreditation of issuing the halal food certification bodies 26 3 July G/TBT/N/QAT/121 Complementary foods based on milk for infants and children "follow up formula " 27 G/TBT/N/QAT/122 Canned humus 3 July (chick peas) with tehena 28 3 July G/TBT/N/QAT/123 Quick frozen peaches Halal food part 2: the requirements for accreditation of issuing the halal food certification bodies Complementary foods based on milk for infants and children "follow up formula " Canned humus (chick peas) with tehena Quick frozen peaches 29 3 July G/TBT/N/QAT/124 Bouillons and consommes Bouillons and consommes 30 3 July G/TBT/N/QAT/125 Tehena Tehena 31 3 July G/TBT/N/QAT/126 Preserved tomatoes Preserved tomatoes 32 3 July G/TBT/N/QAT/127 Fruit drink Fruit drink 6
33 8 July G/TBT/N/USA/473 Rice 34 15 July G/TBT/N/EEC/284 Vitamins and minerals EUROPEAN COMMUNITIE S United States Standards for Rough Rice, Brown Rice for Processing, and Milled Rice Draft Commission Regulation amending Directive 2002/46/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 as regards the lists of vitamins and minerals and their forms that can be added to foods, including food supplements 24 August 60 days from date of 7