WTO TBT Notifications 2018
3,075 TBT notifications distributed in 2018 (4.7% of all TBT records), filed by 89 members. Most active: Uganda (412), United States of America (276), Kenya (173), Brazil (156), Mexico (153).
Showing the newest 30 of 3,075 records.
| Distributed | Domain | Notifying member | Document symbol | Title | HS codes |
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| TBT | Brazil | G/TBT/N/BRA/786/Add.1 | This addendum aims at informing that the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply-MAPA issued Technical Regulation 81, 19 December 2018, that sets the Identity, Quality and Procedures for use in animal feed products from the food and animal industry, which deals with the Ordinance 151, 27 December 2017, published in the Official Gazette on 10 January 2017 and notified under the document G/TBT/N/BRA/786.This Technical Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication.The full text is available in Portuguese and can be downloaded at: | 23 | |
| TBT | Brazil | G/TBT/N/BRA/820/Add.1 | This addendum aims to inform that the CAMEX Resolution establishing good practices for the elaboration and review of regulatory measures affecting foreign trade and, previously notified as a draft under the document G/TBT/N/BRA/820, was adopted as final text by means of Resolution Camex 90, 5 December 2018 (Resolução Camex 90 de 5 de Dezembro de 2018).The full text of this measure is available in Portuguese and can be downloaded at: | — | |
| TBT | Japan | G/TBT/N/JPN/616 | Designation of "Shitei Yakubutsu" (designated substances), based on the provision of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"). (1960, Law No.145) | — | |
| TBT | Mexico | G/TBT/N/MEX/197/Add.3 | Please be advised that Mexican Official Standard NOM-232-SSA1-2009: Pesticides: Packing, packaging and labelling requirements for technical-grade products and products for agricultural, forestry, livestock, garden, urban, industrial and household use, published on 13 April 2010, has been amended as follows: Amendment of points 5, 8, 9 and paragraphs 3, 4 and 6 of the table of contents; amendment of points 2.1, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9 to 2.11, 2.13, 4.1.3, 4.1.8, 5, 5.5, 5.9, 5.12, 6.2.8, 6.3.7, 7.3.8, 8, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.8, 8.1.14, 8.2.2, 8.2.8, 8.3.2, 8.3.4, 8.3.7, 8.3.8, 9 and 9.1.1; amendment of points 3, 4, 6.2.1.3, 6.2.1.4 and 6.4 of Regulatory Annex 1; amendment of point 1 of Regulatory Annex 2 and Informative Annex 4; and the addition of points 3.1.25 to 3.1.27. Secretaría de Economía (Ministry of the Economy) Dirección General de Normas (Directorate-General of Standards) Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244 Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715 Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/comunidad-negocios/normalizacion/catalogo-mexicano-de-normas Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx; sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx; jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx Text available at: http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5546741&fecha=18/12/2018 | — | |
| TBT | Mexico | G/TBT/N/MEX/378/Add.1 | Please be advised that replies have been published to the comments on draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-009-ASEA-2017: Management of the integrity of pipelines used to collect, transport and distribute hydrocarbons, petroleum products and petrochemicals, published on 31 October 2017. Secretaría de Economía (Ministry of the Economy) Dirección General de Normas (Directorate-General of Standards) Tel.: (+52) 55 5729 9100, Ext. 43244 Fax: (+52) 55 5520 9715 Website: http://www.economia.gob.mx/comunidad-negocios/normalizacion/catalogo-mexicano-de-normas Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx; sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx; jose.ramosr@economia.gob.mx Text available at: http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5546877&fecha=19/12/2018 http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5546879&fecha=19/12/2018 | — | |
| TBT | Czech Republic | G/TBT/N/CZE/230 | Draft General Measure number: 0111-OOP-C075-16 laying down the metrological and technical requirements for legally controlled measuring instruments, including test methods for type approval and verification of the following legally controlled measuring instruments: Measuring instruments used to monitor activity limits and concentration of effluents from nuclear facilities, nuclear raw material mining or processing facilities, radioactive waste processing plants and from the processing or application of adioactive materials, and also used to determine environmental radiation exposure due to effluents. Measuring instruments for continuous monitoring of gamma radioisotopes in liquid effluents from nuclear facilities | — | |
| TBT | European Union | G/TBT/N/EU/637 | Draft Commission Decision establishing a glossary of common ingredient names for use in the labelling of cosmetic products (3 pages + Annex 348 pages, in English) | — | |
| TBT | Philippines | G/TBT/N/PHL/195/Rev.1/Add.1 | New Technical Regulations Concerning the Mandatory Product Certification of Deformed Steel Bars, Rerolled Steel Bars and Equal Leg Angle Steel BarsThis addendum aims at informing the members that the Philippines' Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards issued the Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 18-08 last 8 October 2018, which was earlier notified for comments under G/TBT/N/PHL/195/Rev.1 dated 22 January 2018, which provides the New Technical Regulations Concerning the Mandatory Product Certification of Deformed Steel Bars, Rerolled Steel Bars and Equal Leg Angle Steel Bars.In addition, as per DAO 18-08 Rule 25: “the Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation at least once a week for a period of not less than one (1) month, a copy of which shall be submitted to the UP Office of National Administrative Register.”Further information may be requested from: Bureau of Philippine Standards Department of Trade and Industry 361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph Telephone No.: (632) 751-4700 Fax: (632) 751-4706 Website: www.bps.dti.gov.ph | — | |
| TBT | Czech Republic | G/TBT/N/CZE/227 | Draft General Measure number: 0111-OOP-C076-16 laying down the metrological and technical requirements for legally controlled measuring instruments, including test methods for type approval and verification of the following legally controlled measuring instruments: "Measuring instruments used to monitor activity limits and concentration of effluents from nuclear facilities, nuclear raw material mining or processing facilities, radioactive waste processing plants and from the processing or application of radioactive materials, and also used to determine environmental radiation exposure due to effluents – measuring instruments for continuous monitoring of radioactive noble gases in gaseous effluents from nuclear facilities" | — | |
| TBT | Czech Republic | G/TBT/N/CZE/228 | Draft General Measure number: 0111-OOP-C021-17 laying down the metrological and technical requirements for legally controlled measuring instruments, including test methods for type approval and verification of the following legally controlled measuring instruments: "Tyre pressure gauges for road motor vehicles" | — | |
| TBT | Czech Republic | G/TBT/N/CZE/229 | Draft General Measure number: 0111-OOP-C031-18 laying down the metrological and technical requirements for legally controlled measuring instruments, including test methods for type approval and verification of the following legally controlled measuring instruments: "rotary-piston and velocity gas flow meters" | — | |
| TBT | European Union | G/TBT/N/EU/636 | Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 with regard to vitamin D requirements for infant formula and erucic acid requirements for infant formula and follow-on formula (5 pages + 2 pages of annex, in English) | — | |
| TBT | Mexico | G/TBT/N/MEX/444 | Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana, PROY-NOM-031-ENER-2018, Eficiencia energética para luminarios con led para iluminación de vialidades y áreas exteriores públicas (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-031-ENER-2018: Energy efficiency of LED luminaires for the lighting of roads and highways and outdoor public areas. Specifications and test methods) (36 pages, in Spanish) | 854140 | |
| TBT | El Salvador | G/TBT/N/SLV/203 | Reglamento Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 01.02.01:18 METROLOGÍA. SISTEMA INTERNACIONAL DE UNIDADES (Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 01.02.01:18: Metrology. International System of Units) (22 pages, in Spanish) | — | |
| TBT | El Salvador | G/TBT/N/SLV/204 | Reglamento Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 13.05.01:18 AGUA. AGUAS RESIDUALES. PARÁMETROS DE CALIDAD DE AGUAS RESIDUALES PARA DESCARGA Y MANEJO DE LODOS RESIDUALES (Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 13.05.01:18: Water. Waste water. Waste water quality parameters for discharge and management of waste sludge) (41 pages, in Spanish) | — | |
| TBT | Thailand | G/TBT/N/THA/149/Rev.2 | Draft Thai Industrial Standard for Hot-rolled Flat Steel of Commercial and Drawing Qualities (TIS 528- 25XX(20XX)), 2nd Revision | 7208 | |
| TBT | Türkiye | G/TBT/N/TUR/144 | Communiqué on TS 12432 "Hexagon Fit Bolts for Steel Structures Supplied with or without Hexagon Nuts" standard | — | |
| TBT | Uganda | G/TBT/N/UGA/1011 | DUS 2035:2018, Steviol glycosides – Specification, First Edition | 2938 | |
| TBT | Argentina | G/TBT/N/ARG/251/Add.1 | Medicinal preparations for human use Please be advised that Provision No. 2089/2018 of the National Drug, Food and Medical Technology Administration (ANMAT) updates the procedures for registration in the Medicinal Preparations Register (REM) under the terms of Articles 3 and 4 of Decree No. 150/92 (regulatory enactment in 1993) establishing ANMAT Provision No. 5755/1996. In this light, the text repeals Article 8 of ANMAT Provision No. 5755/1996. The update aims to comply with the principles of efficiency, economy, transparency and predictability in the technical and administrative evaluation of procedures. Legislation references: · Ley N° 16.463 http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/20000-24999/20414/norma.htm · Decreto N° 150/1992 http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/5000-9999/8196/texact.htm · Disposición 5755/1996 http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/40000-44999/41808/norma.htm Punto Focal de la República Argentina (Focal Point of the Argentine Republic) Dirección de Políticas de Comercio Interior y Competencia (Directorate of Domestic Trade Policies and Competition) Avda. Julio A. Roca 651 Piso 4° Sector 23A (C1067ABB) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Tel.: (+54) 11 4349 4067 Email: focalotc@mecon.gob.ar Text available at: http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/ | — | |
| TBT | Argentina | G/TBT/N/ARG/257/Add.2 | Food products Please be advised that the draft joint resolution prepared by the National Food Commission (CONAL) to replace Article 155 ter, on trans-fatty acids content, of Chapter III, "Food Products", of the Argentine Food Code (CAA) will be available for public consultation until 31 January 2019. Reference legislation: Joint Resolution No. 137/2010 of the Secretariat for Policy, Regulation and Institutions (SPReI) and No. 941/2010 of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (SAGyP) http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/175000-179999/176669/norma.htm Punto Focal de la República Argentina (Focal Point of the Argentine Republic) Dirección de Políticas de Comercio Interior y Competencia (Directorate of Domestic Trade Policies and Competition) Avda. Julio A. Roca 651 Piso 4° Sector 23A (C1067ABB) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Tel.: (+54) 11 4349 4067 Email: focalotc@mecon.gob.ar Text available at: http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/ | — | |
| TBT | Argentina | G/TBT/N/ARG/351/Add.2 | Wine products Please be advised that the National Institute of Vitiviniculture, in its Resolution No. 7/2018, has approved the incorporation of "partially dealcoholized wine" or "wine with an alcohol content modified by dealcoholization" into Article 17 of General Wine Law No. 14.878. Punto Focal de la República Argentina (Focal Point of the Argentine Republic) Dirección de Políticas de Comercio Interior y Competencia (Directorate of Domestic Trade Policies and Competition) Avda. Julio A. Roca 651 Piso 4° Sector 23A (C1067ABB) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Tel.: (+54) 11 4349 4067 Email: focalotc@mecon.gob.ar Text available at: http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/ | 2204 | |
| TBT | Argentina | G/TBT/N/ARG/352/Add.1 | Wine products Please be advised that the National Institute of Vitiviniculture, in its Resolution No. 6/2018, has approved the partial dealcoholization of wine as an authorized oenological practice. Punto Focal de la República Argentina (Focal Point of the Argentine Republic) Dirección de Políticas de Comercio Interior y Competencia (Directorate of Domestic Trade Policies and Competition) Avda. Julio A. Roca 651 Piso 4° Sector 23A (C1067ABB) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Tel.: (+54) 11 4349 4067 Email: focalotc@mecon.gob.ar Text available at: http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/ | 2204 | |
| TBT | Argentina | G/TBT/N/ARG/353 | Proyecto de Resolución Conjunta que incorpora un Artículo al Capítulo XXI "Procedimientos" del Código Alimentario Argentino (CAA) sobre la "Autorización sanitaria de Envases y Utensilios Alimentarios en contacto con alimentos" (Draft joint resolution incorporating an article on the sanitary authorization of packaging and food utensils that come into contact with foodstuffs into Chapter XXI, "Procedures", of the Argentine Food Code (CAA)). (10 pages, in Spanish) | — | |
| TBT | Chile | G/TBT/N/CHL/434/Add.1 | Chilean Standard (NCh) 935/5:2016 Fire resistance test - Part 5: Smoke extraction ducts The Republic of Chile hereby notifies that Chilean Standard (NCh) 935/5:2016 Fire resistance test - Part 5: Smoke extraction ducts, notified on 8 January 2018 in document G/TBT/N/CHL/434, has been approved and declared an Official Standard of the Republic of Chile by means of Exempt Decree No. 81 of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development of 5 December 2018, which was published in the Official Journal on 12 December 2018 and will enter into force six months following publication. Text available at: http://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/publicaciones/2018/12/12/42227/01/1509576.pdf | — | |
| TBT | China | G/TBT/N/CHN/1303 | National Standard of the P.R.C, Burglary-Resistant Safes | 8303 | |
| TBT | China | G/TBT/N/CHN/1304 | National Standard of the P.R.C., General Technical Specifications for Vault Doors | 8303 | |
| TBT | China | G/TBT/N/CHN/1305 | National Standard of the P.R.C., Combustible Gas Detectors－Part 1: Point-Type Combustible Gas Detectors for Industrial and Commercial Use | 902710 | |
| TBT | China | G/TBT/N/CHN/1306 | National Standard of the P.R.C., Combustible Gas Detectors－Part 2：Household Combustible Gas Detectors | 902710 | |
| TBT | China | G/TBT/N/CHN/1307 | National Standard of the P.R.C., Combustible Gas Detectors－Part 3：Portable Combustible Gas Detectors for Industrial and Commercial Use | 902710 | |
| TBT | China | G/TBT/N/CHN/1308 | National Standard of the P.R.C., Combustible Gas Detectors－Part 4：Line-type Optical Beam Combustible Gas Detectors for Industrial and Commercial Use | 902710 |
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