Plants & Plant Products
33. Australia –
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 22 October 2020
Product Coverage: apricot, peach and pear nectars
34. Bhutan –
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture & Forests, Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB)
Date: 14 October 2020
Product Coverage: Tomato, Onion and Okra
HS Code: 070310, 070990, 070220
35. Canada –
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 22 October 2020
36. India –
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare
Date: 14 October 2020
Product Coverage: Mandarin, Apple, Potato and Ginger
HS Code: 080520, 080810, 071010, 091011
37. India –
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Date: 22 October 2020
38. India –
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Date: 22 October 2020
39. India -
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Date: 21 October 2020
Product Coverage: Apple
40. India -
Notification Authority: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Date: 21 October 2020
Product Coverage: Onion
41. USA -
Notification Authority:
Date: 22 October 2020
Product Coverage: pea and bean, dry and shelled, except soybean
HS Code: 392690, 4015
42. USA -
Notification Authority:
Date: 22 October 2020
Product Coverage: pea and bean, dry and shelled, except soybean
43. EU -
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1534)
Date: 21 October 2020
Product Coverage: citrus fruits
HS Code: 0805
44. Russia –
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 21 October 2020
Product Coverage: Goods (products) subject to phytosanitary control
45. Chile -
Notification Authority: Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG)
Date: 21 October 2020
Product Coverage: Alfalfa hay (Medicago sativa)
46. Australia -
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: nursery stock
HS Code: 06
47. Canada - Publishes maximum residual level for following pesticides
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: 3808
48. Japan - Proposes maximum residue limits (MRLs) for following pesticides
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: Meat and edible meat offal, Animal originated products, Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, Edible fruit, nuts and peel of citrus fruit, Coffee, tea, mate and spices, Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, Animal fats and oils, Beverages
HS Code: 0201, 0202, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0208, 0504, 0702, 0703, 0704, 0707, 0708, 0709, 0710 and 0713, 0801, 0802, 0804, 0805, 0806, 0807, 0808, 0809, 0810, 0811, 0814, 0901, 0902, 0903, 0904, 0905, 0906, 0907, 0908, 0909, 0910, 1201, 1207, 1502, 1506, 2201
49. Brazil –
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 16 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pesticides
HS Code: 38089910
50. Brazil –
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 16 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pesticides
HS Code(s): 1002, 1003, 1004, 1007, 100820
51. Chile -
Notification Authority: Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG)
Date: 16 October 2020
Product Coverage: Plants, cuttings and twigs of stone species.
52. Chile -
Notification Authority: Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG)
Date: 16 October 2020
Product Coverage: Nuts from Corylus avellana (with and without shell)
53. Mexico – Establishes phytosanitary requirements for importation following plant products
Notification Authority: National Service of Health, Safety and Food Quality
Date: 16 October 2020
Product Coverage: Botanical seed of Kale, chili / pepper seed, Botanical seed of tomato
54. USA –
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 16 October 2020
55. USA – Proposes standards for following
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 16 October 2020
Product Coverage: Lentils; Fresh or chilled leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled (excl. peas "Pisum sativum" and beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp."), Dried, shelled lentils, whether or not skinned or split, ; Fresh or chilled peas, Beans
HS Code: 071340, 070890, 070810, 070820
56. USA –
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 16 October 2020
Product Coverage: Alfalfa, seed; Almond, hulls; Animal feed
Food & Feed
57. India -
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food
58. Canada –
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: Acid Prolyl Endopeptidase from Aspergillus niger GEP
59. Japan –
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: food additives
HS Code: 210610
60. South Korea –
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (President Decree No. 31110)
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food
61. South Korea -
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety [Prime Minister Decree No. 1652)
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food
62. Brazil –
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food preparations
HS Code: 2106
63. Brazil –
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: New formula
64. Brazil –
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes
HS Code: 24
65. Brazil -
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 16 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food
66. EU – Seeks to authorise following feed additives
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 16 October 2020
Product Coverage: Animal nutrition
HS Code 2309
CHEMICALS
67. EU –
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 21 October 2020
Product Coverage: Chemical Substances
68. USA -
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Date: 21 October 2020
Product Coverage: Chemical substances
69. Brazi -
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: food
70. Brazil -
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: Drugs
71. South Korea -
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 21 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pharmaceuticals, Quasi-drug, Medical devices
HS Code: 30
72. South Korea –
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 21 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pharmaceuticals, Quasi-drug
HS Code: 30
73. South Korea –
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 21 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pharmaceuticals
HS Code: 30
74. EU –
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: Cosmetics
HS Code: 33, 3401
75. EU -
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1524)
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: heavyweight thermal paper
HS Code: 4809900020, 4811590020, 4811900020
76. Hong Kong –
Notification Authority: Government of Hong Kong
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pharma products
HS Code: 30
77. Japan –
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pharmaceutical Products
HS Code: 30
78. South Korea –
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pharmaceuticals, Quasi-drug
HS Code: 30
79. Australia –
Notification Authority: Minister for Health
Date: 19 October 2020
80. Brazil -
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, Soap in the form of flakes, granules, powder, paste or in aqueous solution, Organic surface-active agents (excl. soap), surface-active preparations, washing preparations
HS Code: 340120, 330290, 3402
81. Brazil –
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, Soap in the form of flakes, granules, powder, paste or in aqueous solution, Organic surface-active agents (excl. soap), surface-active preparations, washing preparations
HS Code: 340120, 330290, 3402
82. Brazil –
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pesticides
HS Code: 38089910
83. Brazil –
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: Antibiotics, Medicaments consisting of two or more constituents, Medicaments, Wadding, gauze, bandages, Pharmaceutical preparations, True hemp
HS Code: 2941, 3003, 3304, 3005, 3006, 5302
84. Brazil –
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: Antibiotics, Medicaments consisting of two or more constituents, Medicaments, Wadding, gauze, bandages, Pharmaceutical preparations, True hemp
HS Code: 2941, 3003, 3304, 3005, 3006, 5302
85. EU –
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1511)
Date: 16 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pesticides
HS Code: 3808
86. EU –
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1510)
Date: 16 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pesticides
HS Code: 3808
87. Sri Lanka -
Notification Authority: Depratment of Imports & Exports Control
Date: 19 October 2020
88. Australia –
Notification Authority: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: Nicotine containing products other than specified nicotine replacement therapies and nicotine prepared and packed for smoking.
ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS
89. USA –
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: Computers and computer monitors
90. EU –
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1524)
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: heavyweight thermal paper
HS Code: 8502310011, 8502310085
91. Saudi Arabia – Publishes standards on Vehicle & Vehicle parts which will adopt by 7 January 2021
- Specifies the technical requirements for the integrity of school buses fuel system by rear crash test using the moving barrier. This standard applies to school buses with gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 4500 kg.
- - Specifies the technical requirements and test procedures for the roof strength of school bus.
- - Specifies the technical requirements for the transmission shift position sequence, a starter interlock, and for a braking effect of automatic transmissions, to reduce the likelihood of shifting errors, to prevent starter engagement by the driver when the transmission is in any drive position, and to provide supplemental braking at speeds below 40 km/h. This standard applies to passenger cars, multi-purpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses.
- - Specifies the technical requirements and test procedures for devices that can be installed on school buses to maintain the safety of pedestrians in the vicinity of stopped school buses.
- - Specifies the technical requirements for windshield wiping and washing systems. This standard applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses.
- - Specifies the technical requirements for windshield defrosting and defogging systems. This standard applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses.
- - Specifies the technical requirements and test procedures for the resistance to burning, of materials used in the vehicle occupant compartments.
- - Specifies technical requirements for steering control systems that will minimize chest, neck, and facial injuries to the driver as a result of impact. This standard applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses having a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 4,500 kg or less. This standard does not apply to walk-in van.
- - Specifies the technical requirements and test procedures for the strength of the body panel joints in school bus bodies.
- - Specifies technical requirements for the return of a vehicle's throttle to the idle position when the driver removes the actuating force from the accelerator control or in the event of a severance or disconnection in the accelerator control system. This standard applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses.
- - Specifies the technical requirements for the locations, color, illuminations, and identifications of road vehicle controls, tell-tales and indicators. This standard applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses.
Notification Authority: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: Road vehicles in general, buses, Transmissions, Glazing and wiper systems
92. South Korea –
Notification Authority: Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA)
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: Meteorological Instruments. Thermometers, Barometers, Hygrometers, Anemoscopes, Anemometers, Sunshine recorders, Pyranometers, Rain gauges, Evaporimeters, Snow-depth sensors
93. South Korea –
Notification Authority: Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
Date: 20 October 2020
Product Coverage: Wallpapers
94. Mexico –
Notification Authority: Department of Industry
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: Natural gas
95. USA –
Notification Authority: Department of Energy (DOE)
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: Residential furnaces and commercial water heaters
HS Code: 851610
OTHER PRODUCTS
Textile
96. Uganda – Publishes following standards for textile & textile articles
- Specifies the requirements, test methods and sampling of acrylic yarn to be used for machine weaving, hand weaving, hand knitting and machine knitting.
- - Specifies requirements of spun (single and doubled) grey cotton yarn for use in knitting (hosiery). This standard does not cover yarn produced from blends of cotton with man-made fibres or any other fibre
- - Specifies requirements of spun (single and doubled) grey cotton yarn for use in weaving. This standard does not cover yarn produced from blends of cotton with man-made fibres or any other fibre.
- - Specifies requirements for woven and knit flat and fitted bed sheets and pillowcases meant for institutional and household purposes. This standard is not applicable to 100% cotton bed sheets and similar products used in hospitals.
- - Specifies requirements of grey yarn (single and doubled) spun from a blend of polyester with cotton or viscose fibre.
- - Specifies material, constructional and other requirements of trailer operated by a light vehicle This standard covers requirements of balanced and unbalanced trailers up to 3.5 tonnes.
Notification Authority: Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Date: 19 October 2020
Product Coverage: Acrylic yarn; Multiple "folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres by weight, Cotton yarn, Bedsheets, Pillowcases; Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, Polyester blended yarn, Light vehicle towed trailer
HS Code: 550932, 5502, 4818. 5509, 871639
Other products
97. India –
Notification Authority: Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Date: 22 October 2020
Product Coverage: Automotive Components
HS Code: 87087, 8708, 8710, 8714,
98. Laos -
Notification Authority: Ministry of Commerce
Date: 22 October 2020
99. Taiwan –
Notification Authority: Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)
Date: 21 October 2020
Product Coverage: Seats, Upholstered seats, Seats, with metal frames, Furniture and parts thereof, Metal furniture, Furniture of plastic
HS Code: 9401, 940140, 940171, 9403, 940320, 940370
100. India –
Notification Authority: Bureau of Indian Standard
Date: 16 October 2020
Product Coverage: Plugs and socket-outlets for household
101. Colombia –
Notification Authority: Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA
Date: 16 October 2020
102. Philippines –
Notification Authority: Bureau of Philippine Standards
Date: 16 October 2020
Product Coverage:
Bidets; Lavatories; Shower bases; Sinks
HS Code: 69
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