GTBTW183

WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
G/TBT/W/183 8 October 2002

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NOTIFICATIONS RELATED TO LABELLING (1 JANUARY 1995 31 AUGUST 2002) Note by the Secretariat
This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO
At the 20-21 June 2002 meeting of the Committee, the Secretariat was requested to prepare a factual paper containing two lists. The first one compiles notifications (made since 1995) related to labelling by date, indicating the Members concerned, the products covered, the stated legitimate objectives and the periods provided for comments. A second list contains a factual reference to the specific trade concerns related to labelling brought to the attention of the Committee under the Agenda item "Statements on Implementation and Administration of the TBT Agreement" since 1995. This list would describe the Members involved, the issues, the concerns raised and references to the relevant notifications. This paper would be taken up at the next informal meeting in October 2002. This document contains the first list. It was prepared based on the notifications submitted by Members in accordance with Article 10.6 of the Agreement from 1 January 1995 to 31 August 2002. When compiling the list, the Secretariat took into account the "Objective and rationale", the "Description of content" and the "Title" as indicated by Members on the notifications. 723 notifications related to labelling have been identified. Notifications Related to Labelling (1 January 1995 31 August 2002) Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total Number of Notifications Submitted 58 79 111 75 116 85 128 71 723 Members Notifying 16 17 22 27 24 28 26 23 54
NOTIFICATIONS ON LABELLING, YEAR 1995 Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.95.117 Australia 03/05/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.155 Australia 12/05/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.204 Australia 10/07/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.51 24/02/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.70 13/03/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.109 Canada 24/04/95 Consumer packaging and labelling Canada Canada Product covered Artificial substances Objective/(Description) Period for comments 36 days 49 days G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 2
sweetening Consumer protection. (To amend the Australian Food Standards Code to remove a labelling requirement warning)
All packaged foods
Prevention of consumer deception and promotion of trade and commerce. (A proposal to amend the Australian Food Standards Code to review comprehensively all the provisions in the Code which relate to country of origin labelling) Special diets (very low Consumer health and safety. (An application to amend the Australian Food energy diets) Standards Code to include provision for composition and labelling of foods for special dietary uses) Electrical and Protection of the environment. (The federal regulatory provisions establishing hydrocarbon-fuelled national energy efficiency and labelling standards for several categories of appliances appliances in the international and interprovincial trade have been made) Lighters Protection of human safety. (The reduction of the number of deaths and injuries caused by fires will be accomplished by requiring that lighters carry an appropriate warning statement and that most lighters incorporate passive childresistant features meeting specific performance standards) Protection of human health and safety. ( set out specifications for mandatory label information to ensure that consumers are provided with accurate and meaningful information when making purchasing decisions. In addition, specifications for label placement, requirements for the language of labelling, legibility, and units of measure and accuracy for net quantity declarations are provided) Protection of human safety. ( require the manufacturers of motor homes, recreational trailers, altered vans, altered multipurpose passenger vehicles, and vehicles manufactured from chassis with a cutaway cab to state their cargocarrying capacity and designated seating capacity on the compliance label or on a separate label placed beside the compliance label. For motor homes and recreational trailers, require that the above label specify the mass of the contents of each fresh-water tank and waste tank, when full, and state the cargo-carrying capacity of the vehicle was determined with the fresh-water tanks full and the waste tanks empty)
82 days 15 days
59 days
36 days
G/TBT/Notif.95.325 Canada 09/11/95
Motor vehicles
78 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.95.69 Czech Republic 08/03/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.127 Czech Republic 05/05/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.128 Czech Republic 05/05/95
Product covered Pasta and noodles
Objective/(Description) Consumer's health protection. (Definition of sorts of products, general requirements on raw material, organoleptical, physical, chemical and microbiological requirements, sampling, labelling and packaging, transport and storage) Consumer's health protection. Concerns requirements on storage and definition of expiratory period entered on label
Period for comments 55 days G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 3
Products from sea fish (HS : 0303) Quick frozen peas
49 days
Consumer's health protection. (The draft standard defines the subject of standardization, its processing and tolerable defects, and gives requirements laid (HS : 0710.21) on it as to its dimensions, the additives, requirements on hygiene, labelling and packaging, sampling and testing methods) G/TBT/Notif.95.139 Czech Natural wine and Health and prevention of deceptive practice. (The proposal of the law regulates Republic grapevine protection of grapevine plant and its growing, protection of wine, its classification, 08/05/95 production and distribution of wine and gives specifications of its quality, provisions to packaging, labelling and storage of wine) G/TBT/Notif.324 El Salvador Wheat flour The purpose of the standard is to define the characteristics and specifications to be satisfied by wheat flour. (The standard establishes the physical, chemical and 09/11/95 (HS : 1101.00.00) microbiological specifications for wheat flour, labelling information, provisions for consultations and the enrichment and fortification essential for our country) G/TBT/Notif.95.166 European All dangerous goods as To ensure a uniform application of rules for the safe transport of dangerous Communities listed in the Regulations goods by rail throughout the Community, by extending the international rules 30/05/95 concerning the additionally to national transport. (Proposal to harmonize national technical rules international carriage of on the transport of dangerous goods with regard to, for example, classification, dangerous goods by rail packaging and labelling of dangerous goods, technical requirements for tanks, (RID)(1995) packaging, etc) tanks, receptacles and wagons for the transport of dangerous goods by rail G/TBT/Notif.95.320 European Household electric Rational use of energy - the scheme will encourage consumers to buy, and Communities washer-dryers manufacturers to sell more energy efficient washer-dryers. ( For these, it will 07/11/95 introduce a compulsory, harmonized energy labelling scheme combined with the provision of a harmonized energy information fiche. It will require manufacturers to produce harmonized labels and fiches, and retailers to apply the labels to appliances whenever they are displayed)
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38 days
Document symbol Member Product covered Objective/(Description) Period for and date comments G/TBT/Notif.95.120 Hong Kong, Household refrigeration To promote awareness of energy efficiency among consumers. A voluntary China appliances energy efficiency labelling scheme for household refrigeration appliances on sale 42 days 03/05/95 in Hong Kong. Participating manufacturers, agents or retailers are required to (HS : affix an energy label in specified format to each product. The label contains 84181000, information on energy consumption and energy efficiency grading. The 8418 2100, methodology for measurement of energy consumption follows the ISO 8187 8418 2200, standard 8418 2900, 8418 3000 8418 4000) G/TBT/Notif.95.152 Hong Kong, Prepackaged food To update the Regulations in the light of international developments. To China strengthen consumer protection. (To require a declaration in percentage by weight 27 days 12/05/95 of any ingredient of the food where its labelling places special emphasis on the presence or otherwise of that ingredient(s). To require food which has been irradiated to be suitably labelled) G/TBT/Notif.95.345 Hong Kong, Toy and 13 children's China products 21/12/95 Aims at enhancing the effectiveness of Customs and Excise officers in taking enforcement actions. Aims at enhancing the safety of consumers, especially children. (All safety labels of toys and children's products should be provided in both English and Chinese languages when the concerned products are put on sale in the Hong Kong market) Consumer protection. (The method of labelling and the prohibited items of labelling will be established) 10 days
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G/TBT/Notif.95.87 28/03/95
Japan
Cooked and dried fish and fish-meal "Niboshi and Niboshi Meal" (HS: 1604.13)
63 days
G/TBT/Notif.95.88 28/03/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.89 28/03/95
Japan
Refined lard (HS: 1501.00)
Consumer protection. (The method of labelling and the prohibited items of labelling will be established) Consumer protection indicating in the notification listed items. (The method of labelling and the prohibited items of labelling will be established)
63 days
Japan
Shortening (HS: 1517.90-091)
63 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.95.90 Japan 28/05/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.91 Japan
Product covered Fructose (HS: 1702) Margarine (HS: 1517.10) Pickled vegetables "TSUKEMONO"
Objective/(Description) Consumer protection. (The method of labelling and the prohibited items of labelling will be established) Consumer protection. (The Quality Labelling Standards for Margarine, "Prepared Margarine" and "Fat Spread" other than "Margarine" will be subject to the standards) Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish the quality labelling standards for pickled vegetables "TSUKEMONO")
Period for comments 63 days 63 days 63 days G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 5
28/03/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.341 Japan 08/12/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.342 Japan 08/12/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.351 Japan 14/12/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.44 20/02/95 Korea
(HS: 07.11, 08.12, 9.10) Carrot juice, mixture of Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish the quality labelling standards carrot juice for beverages which are made from squeezed carrot juice and squeezed carrot juice added to squeezed vegetables and/or fruit juice) (HS:2009.80, 2009.90) Food with nutrition To provide consumers with information on the nutritional content of food. (To labelling establish standards for the following items when nutrition labelling is applied: nutritional contents; description of labelling; nutritional claims) Bottled water (natural mineral water) To ensure quality of bottled water. (In accordance with the criteria of labelling, labels should not be placed in a way which can cause confusion to consumers, for example, in such a manner as "medicinal water", "natural and fresh water", "ionic water" or "water doing good to health". In addition, the labels indicating the contents and quantity of minerals in the final product should be marked very clearly so that consumers can easily understand the labels) Electrical appliances and Facilitating trade in electrical appliances and materials. (The labelling materials requirements concerning electrical appliances and materials which fall within categories 1 and 2 of the Administrative Regulation of the Act were also moderated by reducing the number of marking items irrelevant to consumer safety) Cigarette packets and To protect the health of the public and prevent chronic diseases. (Health alcoholic beverage warnings, indicating smoking is harmful to health, should be displayed on bottles cigarette packets sold or distributed within the Republic of Korea in accordance with the requirements of the National Health Promotion Act) (CCCN: 2203-2208, 2402 )
63 days
64 days
39 days
G/TBT/Notif.95.171 Korea 07/06/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.238 Korea 03/08/95
Lapsed
62 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.95.291 Korea 29/09/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.330 Korea 17/11/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.175 Malaysia 07/06/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.29 08/02/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.30 08/02/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.37 08/02/95 Mexico Mexico Mexico
Product covered
Objective/(Description)
Period for comments
Food, food additives, To facilitate consumers understanding and manufacturers convenience through a food apparatus, unified and simplified labelling requirement system. 30 days packaging and containers Bottles of Alcohol and To protect health of the public and to prevent chronic diseases. (changes in the cigarette packages existing labelling requirements for warnings against the excessive consumption Not specified of alcoholic beverages) (CCCN 2203-2208) Cigarettes (HS : 2402.20.000 2402.90.200 ) Medicaments Textiles Protection of human health. (Labelling requirement to indicate that tar and nicotine levels do not exceed the maximum allowable level and that smoking Not specified endangers health) Consumer protection. (To establish requirements for labelling of medicaments of national foreign or origin marketed in Mexican territory) Consumer protection. (To establish Commercial Information which domestic textile and clothing manufacturers as well as importers, must affix to textiles, articles of clothing and accessories for their admission to and marketing in Mexican territory) Consumer protection. (establishes the characteristics, requirements and conditions for use of the official countermark, and the procedure for obtaining it) Simplification. (The present draft simplifies some labelling requirements with regard to compound feeds) To update New Zealand regulations, allowing wider consumer choice and correcting anomalies in current standards. (Specifies labelling requirements for foods containing vitamins and minerals. The fresh poultry will have a specific labelling requirement of using the permitted preservative for fresh poultry
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38 days 42 days 62 days 52 days
Official countermark
G/TBT/Notif.95.131 Netherlands, Animal feeds The 05/05/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.231 New Zealand Pre-packaged food 02/08/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.84 28/03/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.142 Singapore 10/05/95 Singapore Hazardous substances: paint containing lead compounds
51 days
The labelling requirement will provide information to the public about the lead content in the paints and the precaution to take in using such paints. Not specified
Hazardous substances: The labelling requirement will provide information and warning to the public Asbestos brake and about asbestos in the brake and clutch linings. The ban on the use of asbestos Not specified clutch linings brake and clutch linings in new cars will reduce the risk of exposure to asbestos and asbestos products.
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/notif.95.334 Singapore 23/11/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.260 Slovak Republic 30/08/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.123 Thailand 03/05/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.124 Thailand 03/05/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.125 Thailand 03/05/95
Product covered Annex I (HS)
To provide a means whereby consumers can identify ingredients to which they may be allergic to or which may cause an adverse reaction. (Mandatory labelling of all ingredients in and batch marking in cosmetic products) Potatoes Quality control. (The standard determines quality grades, allowed deviations, requirements for testing, sampling, requirements for packaging, labelling, transport and storage) Bars and rods, hot-rolled Consumer protection and national security. (Includes marking and labelling, of iron sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) (HS Chapter 7213) Plugs and socket outlets Safety requirement. (Includes marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, and testing) Bars and rods, rolled of iron (HS Chapter 7215) cold Consumer protection and national security. (Includes marking and labelling and testing)
2 months 34 days
34 days
34 days
G/TBT/Notif.95.241 Thailand 16/08/95
Light duty diesel engine Safety requirement and environmental protection. (Includes marking and vehicles labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, and testing) (HS Chapter 8703)
Lapsed
G/TBT/Notif.95.242 Thailand 16/08/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.243 Thailand 16/08/95
Gasoline engine vehicles Safety requirement and environmental protection. (Includes marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, and testing) (HS Chapters 8703) Helmets users for vehicle Safety requirement. (Includes marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing)
Lapsed
30 days
(HS Chapters 6506) G/TBT/Notif.95.2 17/01/95 United States Alcoholic beverages (HS Chapter 22) The proposed amendments will reinstate a requirement that Bureau approval be obtained before relabelling distilled spirits, and will make it unlawful to re-label a distilled spirits, wine or malt beverage container if the effect of such action is to remove from the container or label any information required by Bureau regulations, or a product identification code placed on the product by the producer for tracing purposes 48 days
Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.95.20 United States Raw poultry products 03/02/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.64 08/03/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.65 08/03/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.106 United States Watches 18/04/95 (HS Chapter 9101) (HS Chapter 0207) United States Iron-containing supplements and drugs United States Drug products
Objective/(Description) The service is proposing such action to ensure that poultry products distributed to consumers are not labelled in a false or misleading manner. Such action would also meet consumer expectations that the term "fresh" should not be applied to raw poultry products that have been subjected to processes that would cause such products to become frozen (i.e., below 26 F) To reduce the risk of accidental iron poisoning of young children less than six years of age and to ensure that products containing iron or iron salts do not pose a health hazard to young children and infants. (To require label warning statements for products taken in solid oral dosage form to supplement the dietary intake of iron or to provide iron for therapeutic purposes) Health. (Additional labelling (warning and directions) for all topically-applied acne treatment drug products containing benzoyl peroxide. The warning advises consumers to avoid unnecessary sun exposure and to use a sunscreen when using a benzoyl peroxide product to treat acne) The purpose of this proposal is to assist in determining whether a rulemaking is needed to ensure a uniform standard for the conspicuous and legible country of origin marking for watches, and if needed, the contents of that rulemaking Energy consumption. (Amendment to the Appliance Labelling Rule)
Period for comments 45 days
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40 days
71 days
16 days
G/TBT/Notif.95.107 United States Incandescent lamps 18/04/95 (HS Chapter 9405) G/TBT/Notif.95.237 United States Food labelling. 02/08/95 G/TBT/notif.95.288 06/10/95 United States Select Leather and Imitation Leather Products
33 days Health. (To authorize the use, on food labels and in food labelling, of health claims on the association between sugar alcohols and the non-promotion of dental caries) To prevent deceptive advertising. (Review of the guides for the luggage and related products industry ("luggage guides"); guides for shoe content labelling and advertising ("shoe content guides"), and guides for the ladies' handbag industry ("handbag guides")) To prohibit deception of the consumer. (The Bureau is proposing to issue regulations specifically setting forth the Procedures for the Issuance, Denial, and Revocation of Certificates of Label Approval (COLAS), Certificates of Exemption from Label Approval, and Distinctive Liquor Bottle Approvals. )
62 days
12 days
G/TBT/Notif.95.292 United States Distilled spirits, wines and malt beverages 29/09/95
74 days
Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.95.311 United States Labelling of drug products 26/10/95
Objective/(Description) Health and safety. (The Administration is modifying a proposed rule that proposed to amend the general labelling policy for over-the-counter (OTC) drug products to allow for interchangeable use of the terms "drug interaction precaution", "avoid mixing drugs", or "do not mix drugs" in labelling required by an OTC drug monograph) This action will provide for consistency in the nomenclature and labelling of these nutritionally modified milk products and other foods bearing "low fat" and "non-fat" claims and will promote honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers. To prevent consumer deception. (The Department proposes to amend the customs regulations to ease the requirement that whenever words appear on an imported article indicating the name of a geographic location other than the true country of origin of the article, the country of origin marking always must appear in close proximity to those words)
G/TBT/Notif.95.335 United States Food 23/11/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.348 United States Labelling 12/12/95
61 days
65 days
NOTIFICATIONS ON LABELLING, YEAR 1996 Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.96.125 Australia 09/05/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.36 29/02/96 Belgium Product covered Objective/(Description) Period for comments
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G/TBT/Notif.96.227 Belgium 24/07/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.430 Colombia 18/12/96
Canned foods for infants To facilitate trade and consistency with international food standards. (An and young children application to amend the Australian Food Standards Code to vary certain 27 days compositional and labelling requirements which apply where a reference is made in the label to a source of animal protein) Teats and pacifiers 2-mercaptobenzothiazole is a substance used in manufacturing rubber teats, which is suspected of being carcinogenic. The scientific authorities consulted, Not specified including the EU Scientific Committee on Food, consider that the migration of this substance should not exceed a maximum of 0.05 mg/kg. The purpose of the measure is to protect the health of babies and infants. (The Draft establishes a ceiling for the migration of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and its sodium salt; it requires adequate information for users in labelling and communication of the composition of the said products to the administration) Nutriments and Action to adhere to the objections and comments of the European Commission foodstuffs to which (DG XV) concerning the restrictions on the marketing of foodstuffs to which 60 days nutriments have been nutriments have been added (reference P/93/4005, P/93/4315, P/93/4558, added P/93/4816). (Compulsory use of a warning to pregnant women in the labelling of nutriments in pre-measured doses containing vitamin A) Non-electric razors. Protection of life and health and consumer protection. (Resolution No. CNNC 05 Steel sector: Screws, Making Mandatory Certain Colombian Technical Standards; includes labelling Not specified bolts and similar among other items) threaded parts; mechanics. Nuts. General requirements: fasteners. Mechanical properties of bolts, screws and studs; fasteners. Mechanical properties of nuts with specified test load values; mechanical elements. Galvanized bolts, for use in electricity pylons. Mechanics elements.
Document symbol and date
Member
Product covered Wheel nuts; fasteners. High-tension bolts for use in structural steel joints; fasteners. Hightension bolts classes 10.9 and 10.9.3 for structural steel joints; fasteners. Specifications of carbon and alloy steel nuts, for bolts intended for use at high temperatures and pressures. Plastics sector: Solvent cement for plastic pipes and fittings (vinyl chloride) (PVC); plastics. Rigid plastic pipes (vinyl chloride) (PVC) for sanitary and ventilation piping. Electrical engineering sector: General purpose tungsten- filament electric light bulbs; electrical engineering. Primary batteries. Metal containers sector: Metal containers. Welded steel drums for liquid petroleum gas (LPG), capacity 5 kg. to 46 kg
Period for comments G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 11
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.96.7 Czech Republic 29/01/96
Product covered Food and Tobacco Products HS :
Objective/(Description) Prevention of deceptive practice. (The General part contains provisions related to food labelling)
G/TBT/Notif.96.10 Czech Republic 22/01/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.11 29/01/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.163 Czech Republic 05/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.164 Czech Republic 05/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.213 Czech Republic 10/07/96 Czech Republic
0701-0714, 0801-0814, 0901-0910, 1001-1008, 1101-1109, 1501-1509, 1601-1605, 1701-1704, 1801, 1805, 1806, 1901-1905, 2001-2009, 2101-2106, 2201-2209 Animal nutrition Animal feeding quality. (The draft law sets the conditions for the production, materials usage, quality control, packaging, labelling, transportation and placing on the market of feeds, feed pre-mixes and additives (in the following referred to as the ( HS 2309 ) feed products), and for prevention to the deceptive practices in production and deceptive declaration) Animal nutrition Animal feeding quality. (The draft ordinance sets ... labelling requirements ) materials ( HS 2309 ) Dried edible fungi Consumer's protection. (The draft standard specifies terms and definition of the products, definition of the imperfection, essential quality factors, tolerance of imperfections, hygienic requirements, packaging and placing on the market; homogeneity, labelling) Consumer's protection. (The draft standard specifies terms and definition of the products, terms and definition of the imperfections, main sorts, essential composition and quality factors, products from fungi - general requirements, products from fungi special requirements, food additives, hygiene, contents of cover, packaging, storage and transportation, labelling, analytical methods) Consumer protection. (Draft Law, in its Part One includes a/o the following Articles: Responsibilities of the Producers; Irradiation of Foods; Food Packaging; Food Labelling; Placing the Food on the Market; Tobacco Products; Transportation of Foods and Tobacco Products; State Supervision; Penalties; Powers; Requirements laid down by Ministry of Health.)
29 days
22 days
61 days
Edible fungi and fungi products
92 days
Food and tobacco products
57 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.96.264 Czech Republic 20/08/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.265 Czech Republic 20/08/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.307 Czech Republic 02/09/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.308 Czech Republic 02/09/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.442 Czech Republic 19/12/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.176 European Communities 18/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.235 European Communities 30/07/96
Product covered Quick frozen whole kernel corn Spinach Fruit spreads
Objective/(Description) Consumers' protection. (It also contains other provisions of national character. Some of them are proposed to be mandatory, as follows: 5.1 Additives, and 7 Labelling) Consumers' protection. (It also contains other provisions of national character. Some of them are proposed to be mandatory, as follows: 5.1 Additives, and 7 Labelling) Consumers' protection. (The draft standard contains the basic requirements on jams, jellies, marmalades, povidls and clevelas. Some provisions have national character. Of those the following are proposed to be mandatory i.e. labelling) Consumers' protection. (Some provisions are proposed to be mandatory, as follows: 4.1 Products grading; 4.2 Materials, additives and ingredients; 5.1 Packaging; 6. Labelling; and 8. Storage) Product quality. (The draft Standard contains provisions concerning quality, sizing and their tolerances, packaging, marking and labelling, transport and storage) The Amendment will bring in line the "CE" marking requirements for PPE with other products as required by the "CE" Marking Directive 93/68/EEC
Period for comments 37 days 72 days 59 days G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 13
Products of cabbage
59 days
Hen eggs for consumption Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Household lamps
53 days
44 days 47 days
Rational energy use: the scheme will encourage consumers to buy and manufacturers to sell, more energy-efficient lamps. At the same time barriers to trade created by differing national scheme will be avoided. (It will introduce a compulsory, harmonized labelling scheme combined with the provision of a harmonized energy information fiche. It will require manufacturers to produce harmonized labels and fiches and retailers to apply the labels to appliances whenever they are displayed) G/TBT/Notif.96.239 European Household dishwashers Rational use of energy: - the scheme will encourage consumers to buy, and Communities manufacturers to sell more energy-efficient dishwashers. At the same time 02/08/96 barriers to trade created by differing national schemes will be avoided. (It will introduce for these a compulsory, harmonized energy labelling scheme combined with the provision of a harmonized energy information fiche. Manufacturers are required to produce harmonized labels and fiches, and retailers to apply the labels to appliances whenever they are displayed) G/TBT/Notif.96.402 European Cocoa and chocolate The objective of this proposal for a directive is to define certain products, to Communities products intended for provide for appropriate designations and to lay down common rules on 20/11/96 human consumption composition, manufacturing methods, and labelling so that these products can move freely within the European Community. This proposal simplifies the existing Directives applicable to the products in question
77 days
63 days
Document symbol Member Product covered Objective/(Description) Period for and date comments G/TBT/Notif.96. 403 European Certain sugars intended The objective of this Proposal for a Directive is to define certain products, to Communities for human consumption provide for appropriate designations and to lay down common rules on 63 days 20/11/96 composition, manufacturing methods, and labelling so that these products can move freely within the European Community. This Proposal simplifies the existing Directives applicable to the products in question G/TBT/Notif.96. 404 European Honey The objective of this proposal for a directive is to define certain products, to Communities provide for appropriate designations and to lay down common rules on 63 days 20/11/96 composition, manufacturing methods, and labelling so that the product can move freely within the European Community. These proposals simplify the existing Directives applicable to the product in question G/TBT/Notif.96. 405 European Fruit juices and certain Communities similar products 20/11/96 intended for human consumption The objective of this proposal for a directive is to define certain products, to provide for appropriate designations and to lay down common rules on composition, manufacturing methods, and labelling so that these products can move freely within the European Community. These proposals simplify the existing Directives applicable to the products in question existing Directives applicable to the products in question existing Directives applicable to the products in question G/TBT/Notif.96. 406 European Certain partly or wholly The objective of this Proposal for a Directive is to define certain products, to Communities dehydrated preserved provide for appropriate designations and to lay down common rules on 20/11/96 milk for human composition, manufacturing methods, and labelling so that these products can consumption move freely within the European Community. This Proposal simplifies the existing Directives applicable to the products in question G/TBT/Notif.96. 407 European Coffee extracts and The objective of this Proposal for a directive is to define certain products, to Communities chicory extracts provide for appropriate designations and to lay down common rules on 20/11/96 composition, manufacturing methods, and labelling so that these products can move freely within the European Community. This Proposal simplifies the existing Directives applicable to the products in question G/TBT/Notif.96. 408 European Fruit jams, jellies The objective of this proposal for a directive is to define certain products, to Communities marmalades and provide for appropriate designations and to lay down common rules on 20/11/96 chestnut pure composition, manufacturing methods, and labelling so that these products can move freely within the European Community. These proposals simplify the existing Directives applicable to the products in question 63 days
63 days
63 days
63 days
Document symbol Member Product covered Objective/(Description) Period for and date comments G/TBT/Notif.96. 409 European Dangerous preparations The objective is to ensure on the one hand free circulation of chemical Communities (mixtures of substances) preparations and on the other, to ensure a high level of health and environmental 63 days 20/11/96 certain non-dangerous protection. (The Commission Proposal for a European Parliament and preparations Council Directive concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations) G/TBT/Notif.96. 428 European Household electric Communities washing machines 20/12/96 There are a small number of washing machines on the EU market that do not have an internal heat source to heat water, but rely on being filled with hot water. These are included within the scope of Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995, but not within that of the harmonized measurement standard. The draft remedies this fault by excluding such appliances until 30 June 1998, by which time CENELEC should have approved a modified measurement standard. (Draft Commission Directive Modifying Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 Implementing Council Directive 92/75 with regard to Energy Labelling of Household Washing Machines) Kong, Consumer goods which To enhance the safety of consumers. (Safety labelling requirement in both are defined as goods English and Chinese All consumer goods covered by the CGSO which carry ordinarily supplied for safety labels should have the labels provided in both official languages, namely private use or English and Chinese, when the concerned products are put on sale in the Hong consumption, including Kong market) the packaging in which the consumer goods are supplied. Goods set out in the attached Annex are exempted Kong, Room coolers To promote the awareness of energy efficiency among consumers. (A voluntary energy efficiency labelling scheme for room coolers. Under the scheme, the ( HS : participating manufacturers or agents or retailers will affix an energy label in 84151000, 84158100, specified format onto their products giving information on energy consumption 84158200) and energy efficiency grading) Two-ply coil yarn spun Standardisation and quality control. (This Standard covers considerations like by manual operation terminology, requirements, working and labelling, packing, sampling, criteria for conformity and various method of tests for different grades of various types of (ICS 59.080.20 ) two-ply coir yarns spun by manual operation) 31 days
G/TBT/Notif.96.38 18/02/96
Hong China
61 days
G/TBT/Notif.96.57 19/03/96
Hong China
57 days
G/TBT/Notif.96.347 India 20/09/96
24 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.96.35 Japan 23/02/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.156 Japan 03/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.157 Japan 03/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.158 Japan 03/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.159 Japan 04/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.160 Japan 04/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.161 Japan 04/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.162 Japan 04/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.219 Japan 19/07/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.220 Japan 19/07/96
Product covered Dietary supplement containing vitamin A ( HS 2106.90 ) Garlic (HS : 0703.20) Broccoli (HS:0710.80) Taro (HS : 0709.90) Shiitake mushroom ( HS : 0709.51 ) Dried Shiitake mushroom (hoshishiitake) (HS : 0712.30) Instant boiled noodles
Objective/(Description) To provide clear information on labelling on foods (protection of pregnant women's health) Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish quality labelling standards for garlic in order to inform its quality to consumers because garlic of various quality has been supplied as production places are diversified) Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish quality labelling standards for broccoli in order to inform its quality to consumers because broccoli of various quality has been supplied as production places are diversified) Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish quality labelling standards for taro in order to inform its quality to consumers because taro of various quality has been supplied as production places are diversified) Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish quality labelling standards for shiitake mushroom in order to inform its quality to consumers) Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish quality labelling standards for dried shiitake mushroom in order to inform its quality to consumers)
Period for comments Not specified
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58 days 57 days 57 days
Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish quality labelling standards for instant boiled noodle which is made from boiled and/or steamed and organic (HS : 1902.30) acid-treated noodle and which can be stored for a long time) Ginger Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish quality labelling standards for ginger in order to inform its quality to consumers because ginger of various (HS : 0709.90) quality has been supplied as production places are diversified) Sake (alcoholic Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish labelling standard concerning beverages ) manufacturing process and quality of sake (ex. brewing methods and quality conditions for sake using special names such as "ginjo-shu", "jumai-shu" and (HS 2206.00 ) "honjozo-shu")) Liquor (ex. beer, wine, Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish labelling standards for alcoholic whisky) beverages (The standards require warning labels on container or packaging such as those that read "the drinking of alcoholic beverages by minors is prohibited by (HS 2203, 2204, 2208, law" and "the drinking of alcoholic beverages is permissible only from the age of etc. ) twenty".))
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.96.362 Japan 04/10/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.185 Korea 02/07/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.450 19/12/96
Product covered Bread and bun
Objective/(Description) Protection of consumer's interests. (To establish the quality labelling standard for bread and bun)
G/TBT/Notif.96.257 05/08/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.286 26/08/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.289 26/08/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.359 30/09/96
G/TBTNotif.96.207 08/07/96
( HS 19.05 ) Electric appliances and To ensure consumer safety. (This Regulation proposes to revise the labelling on materials the EMI test for electrical appliances and to establish the labelling of the 29 days dimension of monitor screens of electrical appliances (ex. electronic recreational apparatus)) Macau Pre-packaged foodstuffs Consumer protection. (The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide information to consumers regarding the essential elements of prepackaged and non- Not specified prepackaged foods, by affixing onto it a descriptive label, expressed in one of the three following languages: Portuguese, Chinese or English, before those are put into the market for sale. The label must display the name of the product, the ingredients, minimum validity period, name and address of the manufacturer or the identification of the importer, net content, lot number and country of origin (only if its absence would be misleading)) Mexico Agricultural produceCommercial information. (This Standard applies to the labelling of the packaged dessert grapes product called dessert grapes for wholesale and semi-wholesale marketing in 33 days Mexico) Mexico Prepackaged perfumery Commercial information. (This Mexican Official Standard establishes the and beauty products sanitary and commercial information requirements for labelling prepackaged 44 days perfumery and beauty products of any capacity in order to provide better customer choice and ensure that their use does not endanger health) Mexico Air conditioners To conserve energy resources. (This Standard establishes the minimum levels of energy efficiency for central-type air conditioners; it also specifies the test 61 days method to be used for verifying compliance and defines the labelling requirements for public information) Mexico Foodstuffs, nonModify date of application. (The purpose of the Resolution is to postpone the alcoholic beverages and application of Standards NOM-050-SCF1-1994 and NOM-051-SCF1-1994 in Lapsed products in general order to enable manufacturers and importers to use up their stocks of products whose labels do not comply with the provisions of these Standards, given that more time is needed for traders to be able to move their stocks of such products in good time) Netherlands, Soft drinks There is an increasing demand from the market for permission to trade in soft The drinks with a high caffeine content. There are no objections to this, provided that the consumer is sufficiently made aware of this high content. (The Regulation sanctions the use of soft drinks which are high in caffeine subject to 50 days specific labelling requirements)
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.96.460 Netherlands, The 23/12/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.146 Philippines 29/05/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.135 Slovak Republic 28/05/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.12 29/01/96 Switzerland
Product covered Anorganic copper chromium- arsenic salts for preserving woods Toys
Period for comments
Natural healing mineral water and natural table mineral water, bottled or otherwise packaged Blood, blood components and transplants
G/TBT/Notif.96.37 29/02/96
Switzerland
Substances preparations and pesticides dangerous for human health
Motorcycles (level 3) ( HS 8711 ) Heavy duty diesel engined vehicles ( HS 8703 )
Anorganic copper salts are toxic, carcinogenic substances which can accumulate in the environment. (The relevant requirements are included in the Regulation 11 days governing composition, classification, packaging and labelling of pesticides) Protection of consumers. (Specifies requirements for the use and design of a graphical symbol for age warning labelling on toys not suitable for children 32 days under three years of age. This provision does not apply to toys which on account of their function, dimensions, characteristics, properties or other cogent grounds are manifestly unsuitable for children under three years of age) There was no technical standard dealing with bottling natural mineral water into consumer package available till now. (The proposed standard fills the gap. It 80 days includes specifications for allowed modifications, bottling, packaging, storage, labelling and supplying finished goods) The Federal Resolution concerning the control of blood, blood products and transplants (the parliamentary consultation is expected to be concluded in March 56 days 1996). The Resolution of the Federal Council of 9 November 1994 concerning the future Medicines Control Act. (The Ordinance covers the requirements for granting licences, and defines the precautions to be taken when dealing with blood, blood products and transplants, such as the criteria governing acceptability of blood donors, the requirements for conducting tests for infectious agents, labelling, documentation and storage requirements, and the procedures and documentation required for handling product complaints and recalling defective products) Total revision of the Federal legislation on trade in toxic substances due to technical progress and in view of harmonization with international standards 54 days especially those of the EU in order to reduce technical barriers to trade. (It sets basic frame rules to allow harmonization with international regulations especially with those of the EU concerning the classification, packaging, labelling and the procedures concerning notifications of substances and authorizations of certain preparations) Safety requirement and environmental protection. (Includes marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing) Not specified Safety requirement and environmental protection. (Includes marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) Not specified
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.96.181 Thailand 26/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.182 Thailand 26/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.267 Thailand 20/08/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.354 Thailand 30/09/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.355 Thailand 30/09/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.392 Thailand 12/10/96 G/TBT/Notif.96. 410 Thailand 26/11/96
Product covered Light duty diesel engined vehicles ( HS : Chapter 8703 ) Gasoline engined vehicles ( HS : Chapters 8703 ) Teats
Objective/(Description) Safety requirement and environmental protection. (Includes marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing)
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Safety requirement and environmental protection. (Includes marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing)
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Safety. Specifies requirements for appearance, workability, tensile properties, elasticity, resistance to boiling, stability, safety requirements (i.e. heavy metal (HS 4014) content in texture, soluble matter). Includes packaging, marking, labelling, sampling, criteria for conformity, and testing Gear oil and lubricating Consumer protection. (Amendment of the 61st Announcement of the Committee oil on Labels B.E. 2537 (1994) which requires the labelling of gear oil and lubricating oil to be sold in Thailand) V-belts Consumer protection. (The Regulation requires the labelling of V-belts to be sold in Thailand) Teats (HS Chapter 4014) Hot-rolled structural steel sections Safety. (It includes packaging, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, and testing) To cover structural steel sections available in the market. (Amends relevant requirements (i.e. shape and dimensional tolerances of H section, chemical composition by cast analysis, bending, yield point or proof stress, tensile strength, elongation, impact test, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing))
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Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.96.19 United States Food 07/02/96
These changes are intended to benefit public health by encouraging manufacturers to use health claims and nutrient content claims that will assist consumers in maintaining a healthy diet. (The administration's current regulations were issued in January of 1993 to implement the Nutrition Labelling and Education Act of 1990. This document proposes refinements to those regulations to allow additional synonyms for nutrient content claims without specific preclearance by the Administration, permit health claims on certain foods that do not currently qualify because they do not contain 10 per cent of certain required nutrients United States Textile wearing apparel Consumer guidance. (The Commission proposes to commence a rule-making and piece-goods proceeding to amend its Trade Regulation Rule on Care Labelling of Textile Wearing Apparel and Certain Piece Goods, 16 CFR Part 423 ("The Care ( HS Chapters 62, 63 ) Labelling Rule" or "The Rule")) United States Food To implement in part the dietary supplement health and education Act of 1994 and prevent misbranded products. (The Administration is proposing to amend its nutrient content claims regulations to change the terminology used to describe dietary supplements; provide for the use of statements that characterize the percentage level of dietary ingredients that do not have reference daily intakes or daily reference values; and withdraw the provision that dietary supplements of vitamins and minerals may not give prominence to any ingredient that is not a vitamin or a mineral on its label or in labelling) To benefit consumers by providing established definitions for use in food labelling for the terms "high potency", "antioxidant" and "sugar free". These actions are in response to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 and to prevent misbranded foods. (The Administration is proposing to amend its food labelling regulations to require that dietary supplements be identified with the statement of identity "dietary supplement" on the principal display panel of the label and modify the nutrition labelling and ingredient labelling requirements for these foods) Health. (The Administration is proposing to authorize the use, on food labels and in food labelling, of health claims on the association between oat products, that is, oat bran and oatmeal, and reduced risk of coronary heart disease)
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United States Food United States Food
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G/TBT/Notif.96.26 16/02/96
United States Food
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Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.96.42 United States Textile fibre products 06/0396 G/TBT/Notif.96.44 07/03/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.46 07/03/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.53 19/03/96 United States Tea (HS Chapter 0902) United States Poultry products ( HS 0207 ) United States Food
Objective/(Description) To protect consumers from deceptive fibre claims and provide them with valuable information about the fibre content of apparel. (Various substantive amendments to the Rules allow the use of abbreviation and symbols for country of origin labelling) To provide consumers with information that will assist them in achieving their dietary goals. (The Administration is proposing to revise its food labelling regulations by amending the definition of the term "healthy" to permit certain processed fruits and vegetables and enriched cereal-grain products that conform to a standard of identity to bear this term) To establish uniform standards of purity, quality, and fitness for consumption of all kinds of tea imported into the United States This action is being taken to (1) assist consumers in maintaining healthy dietary practices by providing for substitute versions of standardized processed meat food and poultry food products that have reductions of certain constituents that are of health concern to consumers, such as fat and cholesterol, (2) increase regulatory flexibility and support product innovation in accord with Administration directives, and (3) provide consumers with an informative nutrition labelling system. To establish a new uniform compliance date for food labelling regulations. To provide consumers with essential information regarding the safe use of condoms. (The Administration is issuing a proposed regulation that would require the labelling of latex condoms to contain an expiration date based upon physical and mechanical testing performed after exposing the product to varying conditions that age latex) To ease the burden on regulated industry and consumers concerning food and cosmetic labelling. Health. (To amend the regulations to require all medical devices containing natural rubber latex that may directly or indirectly contact living human tissue to be labelled with a statement identifying the product as one which contains natural rubber latex and which may cause allergic reactions) To ensure a uniform standard for the country of origin marking of frozen produce. (to amend its regulations to require that the country of origin of imported produce be marked on the front panel of packages of frozen produce in order for
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G/TBT/Notif.96.112 United States Food 26/04/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.171 United States Condoms 10/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.191 United States Food and cosmetics 02/07/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.208 United States Medical devices 08/07/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.269 22/08/96 United States Frozen produce markings
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Objective/(Description) the marking to comply with the statutory requirement that it be in a "conspicuous place")
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G/TBT/Notif.96.298 United States Passenger cars and light Safety. (The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) is also trucks proposing to require rear-facing child seats to bear new, enhanced warning labels) 26/08/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.424 United States Electric motors Energy efficiency. (The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, establishes energy efficiency standards and test procedures for commercial and 18/12/96 (HS 8501.10) industrial electric motors. The Act also directs the Department of Energy to establish efficiency labelling requirements and compliance certification requirements for motors)
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NOTIFICATIONS ON LABELLING, YEAR 1997 Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.97.25 Australia 27/01/97 Product covered Disposable cigarette lighters and all types of novelty lighters. Novelty lighters are defined as those which have an audio or visual effect; or which resemble an article commonly recognized as appealing to a child Sports food Objective/(Description) To reduce the risk to young children from disposable cigarette lighters. Since May 1996, the deaths of seven young children were found by coroners and fire investigators to have been attributable to non-child resistant disposable cigarette lighters. (The Regulations set safety, performance and labelling specifications based on the ISO standard as well as requiring disposable cigarette lighters to meet the child resistance requirements of Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters) Period for comments 154 days G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 23
G/TBT/Notif.97.105 Australia 03/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.113 Australia 07/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.471 Australia 18/09/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.756 Australia 12/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.52 21/02/97 Belgium
Consumer health and safety. (A proposal to regulate the composition and labelling of supplementary sports foods specifically formulated to assist sports people in achieving nutritional or performance goals)
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All packaged and some Consumer information. (A proposal to regulate country of origin labelling of unpackaged foods food) Refillable cigarette lighters with a customs value or ex works price of less than A$2.00 All packaged foods To ensure the safety of cheap refillable cigarette lighters. (Cheap refillable lighters are required to meet safety, performance and labelling specifications based on the ISO standard and the child resistance requirements of Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters) A technical regulation relating to the labelling of food in order to provide consumers with information
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Fire works for sale to the Fireworks for sale to the general public are not defined by the current General general public Regulations on Explosives. They are only defined on a case-by-case basis in the Not specified storage authorizations granted to sales outlets who so request under the system of authorization of explosives stores. Furthermore, the existing provisions have to be supplemented and adapted to take into account new fireworks that have appeared on the market in the last two or three years. (Firework labelling requirements, with supplementary information required for safety reasons, as well as an indication of the category of the device and the weight of pyrotechnical substances it contains, for easier control of the quantities stored and sold (Arts. 8 and 9))
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.97.180 Benin 29/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.49
Product covered Phyto-pharmaceutical products
Period for comments
Canada
21/02/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.110 Colombia 07/04/97
Protection of human health. (Requirements for labelling, packaging and accompanying technical information for phyto-pharmaceutical products that Not specified have been provisionally authorized for sale or definitively approved) Tobacco Regulations Protection of health. (The proposed Tobacco (Labelling and Reporting) (Labelling and Regulations reinstate (and redraft) the requirements for health messages and 45 days Reporting) toxic emission information on tobacco products) Plastics Sector: PolyProtection of life and health and consumer protection. To make Colombian vinyl chloride (PVC) Technical Standards (NTC) mandatory in several respects. (includes labelling Not specified pipes graded according among other items) to pressure (RDE series); rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes and elbows, for housing and protecting insulated electrical wires; hot and cold water distribution system using chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) plastic piping; rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, for sanitary use; rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, for ventilation and rainwater; rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fittings, for the transport of fluids under pressure; rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, for housing and protecting underground electrical wires and telephone cables; thermoplastic pipes and fittings used for conveying gases
Member
Product covered under pressure; mechanical joints for plastic drainage pipes and sewer systems with elastomer seals; rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes used for irrigation systems and rigid corrugated polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, with a smooth interior, for the housing and protection of electrical wires and telephone cables. Transport of Class 9 dangerous goods. Various dangerous substances. Packing / packaging and land transport by road Rubber gloves for industrial use Methyl alcohol
G/TBT/Notif.97.142 Colombia 16/04/97
Protection of life and consumer protection. (Supplements the classification and labelling provisions laid down in Colombian Technical Standard 1692 and serves as a guideline for carriers, manufacturers, consumers and the authorities)
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G/TBT/Notif.97.144 Colombia 16/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.146 Colombia 16/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.157 Colombia 25/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.158 Colombia 24/04/97
Protection of human health and consumer protection. (Draft Request to Give Mandatory Force to Colombian Technical Standard 1726 (Rubber. Rubber Gloves for Industrial Use) in Respect of Requirements and Labelling) Protection of life. (Draft Request to Give Mandatory Force to Colombian Technical Standard 835 (Methyl Alcohol for Industrial Use) in Respect of Labelling Requirements) Protection of human, animal and plant health and life, and improvement of the environment. (Draft Request to Give Mandatory Force to Colombian Technical Standard 3834 (Chemical Products. Cyclohexanone) in Respect of Labelling Requirements) Protection of human health and consumer protection. (Draft Request to Give Mandatory Force to Colombian Technical Standard 1530 (First Update) (Dental Materials. Alloys for Dental Amalgams) in Respect of Requirements, Packaging and Labelling )
29 days 29 days
Cyclohexanone chemical products Alloys for dental amalgams
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.97.159 Colombia 24/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.160 Colombia 24/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.161 Colombia 24/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.163 Colombia 24/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.164 Colombia 24/04/97
Product covered Hydrocolloid materials for alginate dental impressions
Period for comments
G/TBT/Notif.97.165 Colombia 24/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.168 Colombia 24/04/97
Protection of human health and consumer protection. (Draft Request to Give Mandatory Force to Colombian Technical Standard 246 (First Update) 21 days (Odontology. Hydrocolloid Materials for Alginate Dental Impressions) in Respect of Requirements Concerning Irritation, Toxicity, Labelling and Instructions for Use) Liquid detergents Protection of human, animal and plant health and consumer protection. (Draft Request to Give Mandatory Force to Colombian Technical Standard 1130 (Soaps 21 days and Detergents. Liquid Detergents) (Second Update) in Respect of General Conditions and Labelling) Toilet soaps Protection of human, animal and plant health and consumer protection. (Draft Request to Give Mandatory Force to Colombian Technical Standard 760 (Second 21 days Update) (Soaps and Detergents. Toilet Soap) in Respect of General Conditions and Labelling) Powdered synthetic Protection of human, animal and plant health and consumer protection. (Draft washing detergents Request to Give Mandatory Force to Colombian Technical Standard 985 (Third 21 days Update) (Chemicals. Powdered Synthetic Washing Detergents) in Respect of General Conditions, Requirements and Labelling) Abrasive cleaning Protection of human, animal and plant life and health, and consumer protection. powders for household (Draft Request to Give Mandatory Force to Colombian Technical Standard 1060 21 days use (Second Update) (Detergents. Abrasive Cleaning Powders for Household Use) In Respect of Table 1, Chemical Requirements: Anhydrous Synthetic Detergent, Calcium Phosphates Such as P2O5, Alkali Free of NaOH, Substances Insoluble in Water (Silicose), Chlorine Available as Cl; General Requirements: Fine Powder with no Unpleasant Odour, Non-Irritant; Chemical Requirements: Packaging and Labelling) Rubber gloves for Protection of health and consumer protection. (Draft Request to Give Mandatory household use Force to Colombian Technical Standard 1725 (Rubber. Rubber Gloves for 21 days Household Use) in Respect of Requirements Concerning Physical Properties; Resistance to Leaks; Resistance to Detergents; Sample-Taking and Acceptance or Rejection Criteria; and Labelling) Seals for pressure Protection of life and consumer protection. (Draft Request to Give Mandatory cookers Force to Colombian Technical Standard 1982 (Articles for Household Use. Seals 21 days for Pressure Cookers) in Respect of General Conditions, Requirements, Packing and Labelling)
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.97.170 Colombia 24/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.507 Colombia 24/09/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.277 Costa Rica 30/06/97
Product covered Tomato sauce
G/TBT/Notif.97.278 Costa Rica 02/07/97
Protection of human life and health. (Draft Request to Give Mandatory Force to Colombian Technical Standard 921, (Tomato Sauce, Catsup, Ketchup) in Respect 21 days of the Following Requirements: Definition and Description; General Requirements; Specific Requirements; Packaging and Labelling) Food industries labelling Protection of human life and health, and consumer protection. (The purpose of the Standard is to fix the minimum requirements to be met by labels on Not specified containers and packaging for food products sold for human consumption and the hotel trade) Fertilisers, technical To ensure safety and the protection of human and animal health and to prevent materials and related environmental pollution. (Describes the official procedure for sampling, 60 days substances: 2503, labelling, manufacturing, formulating, repacking, storing, transporting and 2503100000, 2509, marketing organic and inorganic fertilizers, soil acidity regulators and biological 2509000010, products used as fertilizers) 2509000090, 2510, 2510100000, 250200000, 2518, 2518100000, 2518200000, 2518300000, 2519, 2519100000, 2521, 2521000010, 2528, 2528100000, 2814, 2814100000, 2814200000, 2834, Fertilizers, technical To prevent the consumer being misled by a label which is false, ambiguous or materials and related deceptive or likely in some way to create an erroneous impression with respect to 60 days substances: 2503, some aspect of its nature 2503100000, 2509, 2509000010, 2509000090, 2510, 2510100000, 250200000, 2518, 2518100000, 2518200000, 2518300000, 2519, 2519100000, 2521, 2521000010,
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Product covered
2528, 2528100000, 2814, 2814100000, 2814200000, 2834, 28342, 2834210000, 31, 3101, 31010000, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105, 3823906000 Biological and To ensure safety and the protection of human and animal health and to prevent biochemical agricultural environmental pollution. (Describes the official procedure for registering, pesticides sampling, labelling, manufacturing, formulating, repacking, storing, transporting 1302, 1302192000, and marketing biological and biochemical agricultural pesticides) 3808, 38081000, 3808100010, 3808100090, 38082000, 3808200010, 3808200090, 3808300000, 38089090, 3808909010, 3808909090 Biological and To prevent the consumer being misled by a label which is false, ambiguous or biochemical agricultural deceptive or likely in some way to create an erroneous impression with respect to pesticides: 1302, some aspect of its nature. 1302192000, 3808, 38081000, 3808100010, 3808100090, 38082000, 3808200010, 3808200090, 3808300000, 38089090, 3808909010, 3808909090 Balanced feedstuffs. To ensure healthy and balanced animal nutrition in order to maintain the vital Raw materials for and productive functions of the animals, since their diet has a direct impact on animal nutrition, the quality and quantity of the products and by-products used for human of animal, plant or consumption. To apply modern biological knowledge to the preparation of mineral origin, vitamin animal feedstuffs in order to promote the use of modern production methods in and mineral prethe livestock industry. ( Stipulates that there must be a label guaranteeing the mixtures or additives for quality of the raw materials; refers to Contents of the label)
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Product covered use in preserving feedstuffs or in animal nutrition Matured cheese,
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G/TBT/Notif.97.250 El Salvador 16/6/97
To regulate the requisite characteristics and technical specifications of matured cheese, so that they may be reflected in the processing of this product, for the SAC Code 0406.40.00 sake of safe consumption. (Technical regulations containing a report and technical provisions on matured cheese and the specifications therefor, covering consultation rules, definitions, classification, feedstock and other materials, general, sensorial, chemical and microbiological characteristics, food additives, sampling, testing and analysis methods, packaging and labelling, storage and transport, and conformity with other standards) Non-matured cheese, To regulate the requisite characteristics and technical specifications of fresh or non-matured cheese, so that they may be reflected in the processing of this SAC Code 0406.10.00 product for the sake of safe consumption. (Technical regulations containing a report and technical provisions on non-matured cheese and the technical specifications therefor, covering consultation rules, definitions, classification and description, feedstock and other materials, general, sensorial, chemical and microbiological characteristics, sampling, testing and analysis methods, packaging and labelling, storage and transport, and conformity with other standards) Pasteurised dairy cream To regulate the requisite characteristics and technical specifications of the for direct consumption different types of pasteurized dairy cream for direct consumption, for the sake of safe and healthy consumption. (Technical regulations containing a report and SAC Code 0402.91.20 technical provisions on pasteurized dairy cream for direct consumption, covering consultation rules, definitions, specifications and general, physical, chemical and microbiological characteristics, feedstock and other materials, sampling, packaging and labelling, and storage and transport)
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.97.253 El Salvador 16/06/97
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Period for comments Lapsed
Imitation dairy cream To regulate the requisite characteristics and specifications for imitation dairy products cream products put up in thick liquid form. ICAITI Standard 34.207.92 was used as the basis for implementation of this standard as there are no international SAC Code 1901.10.10. regulations governing the processing of imitation cream products and it is essential that such products be regulated in countries like our own. Hence the need for regulation since otherwise there would be no provisions calling for compliance with the specifications. ICAITI stands for "Instituto Centroamericano de Investigacin y Tecnologa Industrial"; it is a regional standards institute. (Technical regulations containing a report and technical provisions on imitation dairy cream products, covering consultation rules, definitions, classification and description, feedstock and other materials, specifications and general, sensorial, chemical and microbiological characteristics, sampling, testing and analysis methods, packaging and labelling, and storage and transport) Yoghurt To regulate the requisite characteristics and specifications of yogurt, for the sake of safe and healthy consumption of this product. (Technical regulations (SAC code 0403.10.00) containing a report and technical provisions on yogurt and the technical specifications therefor, covering definitions, classification and description, general, sensorial, chemical and microbiological characteristics, testing and analysis methods, packaging and labelling, and storage and transport) Ice-cream and ice-cream To regulate the requisite characteristics and specifications of ice-cream and icemixtures cream mixtures, for the sake of safe and healthy consumption of these products. (Technical regulations containing a report and technical provisions on ice-cream (SAC code 2105.00.00) and ice-cream mixtures, covering consultation rules, definitions, classification and description, specifications and general, sensorial and microbiological characteristics, feedstock and other materials, sampling, testing methods, packaging and labelling, and storage and transport) Butter To regulate the characteristics and specifications to be satisfied by butter made from cream of milk, so that they may be reflected in its processing for the sake of (SAC Code 0405.00.90) safe and healthy consumption of butter. (Technical Regulations containing a report and technical provisions on butter, including: standards for consultation, definitions, classification, general physical chemical and microbiological characteristics, food additives, packaging and labelling, warehousing and transport, and name of the product)
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.97.257 El Salvador 16/06/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.258 El Salvador 16/06/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.259 El Salvador 16/06/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.260 El Salvador 16/06/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.261 El Salvador 16/06/97
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G/TBT/Notif.97.785 El Salvador 30/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.786 El Salvador 30/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.787 El Salvador 30/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.788 El Salvador 30/12/97
Cooked cured minced To regulate the requisite characteristics and specifications of cooked cured meat minced meat, so as to guarantee adequate nutritional content for consumers. (Technical regulations containing a report and technical provisions on cooked (SAC Code 1602.50.00) cured minced meat, covering definitions, characteristics and specifications, hygiene and labelling) Corned beef To regulate the use of corned beef at national level and thereby to guarantee an adequate nutritional content for consumers. (Technical regulations containing a SAC Code: 0210.20.00 report and technical provisions on corned beef, covering definitions, characteristics and specifications, hygiene and labelling) Luncheon meat To regulate the characteristics of all meat sold under the name Luncheon Meat and in this way to guarantee an adequate nutritional content for consumers. (SAC code 102.50.00) (Technical regulations containing a report, supplementary provisions and technical provisions on the essential aspects of composition and quality, food additives, hygiene, labelling and methods of analysis) Cooked cured ham To regulate the consumption of cooked cured ham at national level and in this way to guarantee an adequate nutritional content for consumers. (Technical SAC Code: 0210.11.00 regulations containing a report, essential factors of composition and quality, food additives, hygiene, labelling and analysis and sampling methods) Cooked shoulder of To regulate the requisite characteristics and specifications of cooked shoulder of cured pork cured pork and in this way to guarantee an adequate nutritional content for consumers. (Technical regulations containing a report and technical provisions ( SAC Code 0210.12.00) on cooked shoulder of cured pork, including: description, essential aspects of composition and quality, food additives, hygiene, labelling and analysis and sampling methods) Urea used as fertilizer To define quality parameters for urea aimed at ensuring environmental protection and human safety and boosting agricultural production. (It also SAC No. 3102.10.00 includes provisions relating to packaging and labelling requirements) Ammonium sulphate To define quality parameters for ammonium sulphate aimed at ensuring used as fertilizer SAC environmental protection and human safety and boosting agricultural production. No. 3102.21.00 (It also includes provisions relating to packaging and labelling requirements) Ammonium nitrate used To define quality parameters for ammonium nitrate aimed at ensuring as fertilizer SAC No. environmental protection and human safety and boosting agricultural production. 3102.30.00 (It also includes provisions relating to packaging and labelling requirements) Potassium chloride used To define quality parameters for potassium chloride aimed at ensuring as fertilizer environmental protection and human safety and boosting agricultural production. (It also includes provisions relating to packaging and labelling requirements)
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Potassium sulphate used To define quality parameters for potassium sulphate aimed at ensuring as fertilizer SAC No. environmental protection and human safety and boosting agricultural production. 3104.30.00 (It also includes provisions relating to packaging and labelling requirements) Double potassium and magnesium sulphate used as fertilizer To define quality parameters for double potassium and magnesium sulphate aimed at ensuring environmental protection and human safety and boosting agricultural production. (It also includes provisions relating to packaging and labelling requirements)
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SAC No. 3104.90.00 G/TBT/Notif.97.151 European Foods and food To ensure that the same labelling rules apply within the European Union to all Communities ingredients produced foods and food ingredients produced with the aid of genetically modified 21/04/97 from genetically organisms. Given that these foods are already being placed on the market, modified soya and measures are urgently necessary to define the labelling requirements for them genetically modified maize (various tariff headings) G/TBT/Notif.97.321 European Beef To establish a labelling system in the beef sector based on objective Communities criteria at the marketing stage. 03/07/97 (CN Codes 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91) G/TBT/Notif.97.382 European Products containing or The Commission Directive amends Annex III to Directive 90/220/EEC in order to Communities consisting of genetically facilitate the risk assessment of products containing or consisting of GMOs. The 06/08/97 modified organisms rational is the following: Products cleared under Directive 90/220/EEC are (GMOs). assessed for their safety to human health and the environment. Once approved, they can circulate freely within the Community thus becoming part of the environment. Any risk assessment for a given GMO to be placed on the market has to take into account potential interactions of the GMO in question with other organisms in the environment, including other GMOs already approved for placing on the market. It is to be expected that as the number of authorized GMO products increases, so will the complexity of the risk assessment for the placing on the market of further GMOs. Thus, a register/database on molecular information concerning modifications already introduced in organisms will certainly become necessary for carrying out environmental risk assessment in the future.
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Furthermore, any data generated during post-release observation of GMOs will greatly facilitate the risk assessment task. In turn, the generation of such data will be greatly facilitated by specific labelling of GMOs already cleared for placing on the market under the Directive. G/TBT/Notif.97.766 European Food and food ingreTo clarify which soya and maize products have to be labelled and to specify the Communities dients produced for GM wording which has to appear on the label. Given that Regulation (CE) No. 12/11/97 soya and GM maize 1813/97 is entered into force on 1 November 1997 and given the risk of (various tariff headings) divergent interpretation of this Regulation by the member States of the European Union, the adoption of the second Regulation becomes urgent G/TBT/Notif.97.687 Hong Kong, Washing machines To promote the awareness of energy efficiency among consumers. (Hong Kong China (Hong Kong Harmowill introduce a voluntary energy efficiency labelling scheme for washing 17/10/97 nized System Codes: machines. The participating manufacturers or agents or retailers will affix an 8450 1100, 8450 1200, energy label in specified format to their products giving information on energy 8450 1900) consumption and energy efficiency grading, which are to be calculated in accordance with the document "The Hong Kong Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Washing Machines") G/TBT/Notif.97.84 Jamaica Gin To ensure the production of a product of suitable and verifiable quality. (The document gives definitions of relevant terms, classification of the product, 12/03/97 chemical composition and packaging, as well as labelling requirements) G/TBT/Notif.97.85 Jamaica Rum To enable the consumer to receive a quality product and also to expand the export market for the product. (The labelling clause stipulates that of the blended 12/03/97 rum is sold in retail quantities, the blenders shall be declared on the label) G/TBT/Notif.97.87 Jamaica Brewery products To ensure that consumers receive properly labelled products of acceptable quality. 12/03/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.88 Jamaica Paper tissue products To ensure that the consumer is provided with information to make an informed choice. (The document gives definitions for relevant terms and information to be 30/04/97 included on labels of paper tissue products sold by retail or wholesale) G/TBT/Notif.97.89 Jamaica Major household To provide consumers with valuable information and promote the use of energy appliances efficient household appliances. (The document defines the terms and conditions 30/04/97 under which major household appliances shall be labelled and places particular emphasis on the energy operating characteristics of these appliances) G/TBT/Notif.97.103 Jamaica 26/03/97 Cigarettes Consumer protection. (Sets out the information to be included on the labels of packages of cigarettes and the method of display of such information)
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Product covered Retail packages for pesticides
Objective/(Description) To provide relevant and adequate information to assist in the protection of the consumer of retail packages of pesticides. (This document gives definitions of relevant terms and outlines the information to be included on labels of retail packages of pesticides) Protection of consumer's interests. (To revise the labelling requirements of ingredients for instant noodle)
Instant noodle (HS 1902)
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G/TBT/Notif.97.734 Japan 03/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.776 Japan 30/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.777 Japan 30/12/97
Household goods except It is needed to review the law to respond to the diversity and complexity medical and agricultural of household goods according to technological innovation, changing life goods Household goods styles and enforcement of the Product Liability Law. (To review the items except medical and of labelling and the labelling methods. The revisions are planned to make agricultural labelling methods flexible with clear and easy to understand for consumers) goods. (34.01, 34.02, 34.05, 39.22, 39.23, 39.24, 39, 26. 42.02, 42.03, 43.04, 48.03, 48.18, 5063 (excluding 56,59) 66.01, 70.12, 70.13, 76.07, 85.09, 85.10, 85.16, 85.28, 90.04, 91.13, 94.01, 94.03, 94.04) Foods for patients that To provide for the consumer with correct information of the foods for special have not established any dietary uses. (To establish the requirement for permission of foods for patients standard for permission that have not established any standards for permission of the labelling) in the foods for special dietary uses Onions Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish quality labelling standards for onions in order to facilitate consumers' selection, due to the fact that onions with (HS : 0703.10) various qualities are supplied because their production places have become diversified) Snow peas Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish quality labelling standards for snow peas in order to facilitate consumers' selection, due to the fact that snow (HS : 0708.10) peas with various qualities are supplied because their production places have become diversified)
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.97.778 Japan 30/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.779 Japan 30/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.780 Japan 30/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.781 Japan 30/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.652 Korea, Republic of 13/10/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.42 13/02/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.62 26/02/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.108 Mexico 03/04/97 Mexico Mexico
Product covered Pumpkin and squash (HS : 0709.10) Asparagus (HS : 0709.20) Edible burdock (HS : 0706.90) Fruit juices (HS:2009 excepting 2009.50) Food, food additives, food apparatus, packaging and containers Dressing material, diagnostic agents and medical equipment Refrigerators and freezers
Objective/(Description) Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish quality labelling standards for pumpkins and squashes in order to facilitate consumers' selection, due to the fact that pumpkins and squashes with various qualities are supplied because their production places have become diversified) Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish quality labelling standards for asparagus in order to facilitate consumers' selection, due to the fact that asparagus with various qualities are supplied because their production places have become diversified) Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish quality labelling standards for edible burdock in order to facilitate consumers' selection, due to the fact that edible burdock with various qualities are supplied because their production places have become diversified) Protection of consumers' interests. (To revise the labelling standards of fruit juices) Health protection. (Revision of food categories and other labelling requirements in line with the amended food code) Human safety. (To establish minimum general guidelines for labels of domestic and foreign dressing material, diagnostic agents and medical equipment other than that specified in the regulatory information)
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Consumer protection. (To establish the maximum energy consumption of household refrigerators and freezers using hermetic motor-driven compressors, 76 days specifies the test methods for determining such energy consumption and the total refrigerated volume, and stipulates the particulars of the energy consumption label) Consumer protection. (Resolution amending Mexican Official Standard NOM-004-SCFI-1994, Commercial Information - Labelling of Textiles, Articles Not specified of Clothing and Accessories)
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.97.215 Mexico 22/05/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.611 Mexico 07/10/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.738 Mexico 05/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.349 Netherlands 15/07/97
Product covered Refrigerators
Objective/(Description) Security. (Limits - Test Methods and Labelling)
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G/TBT/Notif.97.450 Netherlands 18/09/97
Hides and tanned skins, Consumer protection. (Draft Mexican Official Standard NOM-020-SCFI-1997, foot wear and leather relates to the labelling of Natural Hides and Tanned Skins, and Artificial Leather goods having the Appearance of Natural Leather, of Footwear and Leather Goods, and of other Articles Made from these Materials ) Lubricating oils Consumer protection. (To establish the minimum commercial information to be shown on labels of any lubricating oil for petrol or diesel vehicles sold in retail packaging in Mexico) Pesticides and biocides Annex 1, Section 1 of the Regulation on the composition, classification, packaging and labelling of pesticides gives detailed requirements for pesticides to comply with before they can be authorized by the Dutch authorities. It is forbidden to deliver, have, store, import into the Netherlands or to use unauthorized pesticides Bacon Enhancement of fair trade (Regulations can be established regarding product quality based on the Agricultural Quality Act. Quality standards on bacon are laid down in the Agricultural Quality Ordinance entitled Bacon Cuts and Prepacked Bacon. Producers of bacon are free to participate in the Scheme regarding the socalled additional quality mark for bacon. The contents of the Scheme state that if bacon complies with the additional quality standards established by the Marketing Board for Livestock and Meat with regard to preparation, composition, quality, storage, labelling, packaging and maintenance, the so-called "additional quality mark" can be attached to the packaging) Dangerous substances If the draft amendment of the Notification contains quantitative import restrictions or measures of equal effect within the meaning of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade then such measures are justified in the interests of public health and safety and in order to protect human life. Article 6 relates to recommendation 6.3, chapter 6 from Annex 18, namely within the meaning that the labelling on packaging must at least appear in the English language. Ice-cream and The three drafts were established with a view to the market other ice-cream operation, deregulation and legislative quality of the Dutch products, mustard, foodstuffs legislation. Once the three drafts have been enacted, legumes, salt, the Dutch foodstuffs legislation will be significantly deregulated. spices and herbs. (Draft Commodities Act Decree containing the repeal of the IceCream Decree (Commodities Act) 1978, the Mustard Decree (Commodities Act), the Legumes Decree Commodities Act), and
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Objective/(Description) the Salt Decree (Commodities Act), and the amendment relating thereto of the Quantity Designation Decree (Commodities Act), the Commodities Act Decree on the Labelling of Foodstuffs, the Commodities Act Decree on the Addition of Micro Nutrients to Foodstuffs and the Starch Decree (Commodities Act); Draft Commodities Act Decree on Reserved Designations)) Consumer health and safety. (A proposal to regulate the composition and labelling of supplementary sports foods specifically formulated to assist sports people in achieving nutritional or performance goals)
G/TBT/Notif.97.107 New Zealand Sports food 03/04/97
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G/TBT/Notif.97.112 New Zealand All packaged foods and Consumer information. (A proposal to regulate country of origin labelling of food) some unpackaged foods 07/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.740 New Zealand Food products, including The proposed warning states these products may cause severe allergic reactions, dietary supplements, and in the case of royal jelly may in rare cases cause fatalities especially in 05/12/97 containing royal jelly, people who suffer from allergies or asthma. (Warning labelling for food bee pollen or propolis. products) Proposed compulsory warning labelling for food products (including dietary supplement products) containing royal jelly, bee pollen or propolis G/TBT/Notif.97.763 New Zealand All packaged foods A technical regulation relating to the labelling of food in order to provide consumers with information 12/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.243 Norway 09/06/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.383 Norway 06/08/97 Microbiological products for applications that may involve their release to the outdoor environment Packaged food stuffs and ingredients except food additives, flavourings and extraction solvents The purpose is to prevent the microorganisms in microbiological products from damaging human health or having detrimental environmental effects. (The regulations apply to the declaration and labelling of microbiological products that are imported to, manufactured in or placed on the market in Norway) To ensure the consumer information by labelling requirements, that genetically modified organisms have been used in / during the production of the foodstuffs or ingredient
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.97.704 Norway 28/10/97
Product covered All genetically modified organisms, except GMO's approved for placing on the market pursuant to Section 9(f) and Section 10 sixth paragraph, of the Norwegian Gene Technology Act Common wheat flour
Objective/(Description) The purpose of these Regulations is to establish conditions enabling the transport and import of genetically modified organisms without the general approval required by Section 10, first paragraph, of the Norwegian Gene Technology Act. (Transport and import of genetically modified organisms may be carried out without special approval when requirements regarding labelling and packaging are fulfilled)
G/TBT/Notif.97.348 Senegal 15/07/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.318 Slovak Republic 02/07/97
Ware potatoes
G/TBT/Notif.97.748 Spain 09/12/97
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G/TBT/Notif.97.218 Switzerland 27/05/97
Chemical substances and preparations
Protect consumer health, facilitate trade and ensure fair competition. (This Standard establishes the specifications for the method of production, general chemical, physical and micro-biological characteristics, market preparation, packaging and labelling of common wheat for human consumption) Standard STN 46 2211 was approved in 1987. Within the revision, a new standard was prepared in 1995 (TB/Notif./95.260). However, this standard was not approved. Neither the original standard, nor the proposed new standard were dealing with the red skin potatoes. Now the red skin potatoes represent approximately one third of potatoes grown in Slovakia, and they are popular with consumers. Therefore the Standardization Committee decided in March 1997 to solve this problem by issuing Amendment 2 to the original Slovak Standard STN 46 2211 from 1987, which will be valid till the approval of prepared regulation "Food Code of the Slovak Republic". (The Standard determines quality requirements related to potatoes (appearance, maturity), defines defects, and determines requirements for testing (including testing methods), requirements for packaging, labelling, transport and storage) To establish the requirements to be met by exhaust measuring instruments in order to pass the State metrological tests and be used to measure motor vehicle exhaust emissions. (Regulations governing the stages of State metrological testing of exhaust measuring instruments: model approval, initial testing, testing following repair or modification, periodic testing. Three Annexes: Inscription Requirements, Metrological Test Register, Instrument Identification Bulletin, Labelling) In its Decree of 30 June 1993 on the removal of technical barriers to trade in the area of product regulations, the Federal Council decided to make Switzerland's laws on chemicals compatible with those of the EC. The draft revised ordinances are one step in this harmonization process. (Classification criteria and labelling requirements for substances and preparations hazardous to the environment
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Thailand
according to EC Directive 93/21/EEC and COM (96)347 final) Milk bottle: Labelling Consumer protection. (This regulation requires the labelling of milk bottle to be requirements sold in Thailand to contain the following information: name and address in Not specified Thailand of manufacturer / entrepreneur, or name and address in Thailand of importer / entrepreneur or registered trade mark; country of manufacture; usage and cleaning instruction; warning in Thai words for "clean before each use" or "manufactured for single use; not to be reused" and the permanent warning if the bottle is not round) Water purifiers: Consumer protection. (This Regulation requires the labelling of water purifiers to Labelling requirements be sold in Thailand to contain the required information) Not specified Float glass Consumer protection. (The standard covers two types of float glass, i.e. transparent and frosted. The products are required to meet the specified 30 days ( HS : 7005 ) requirements, i.e. sizes (width, length, thickness) and tolerances, permissible defects (e.g. air bubble, inclusion, seam and texture non-uniformity, hairline, crazing, waving, warpage, etc.), packaging and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) All alcoholic beverages Consumer protection against vehicle accidents. (All alcoholic beverages are Labelling requirement subject to declaration of warning statement on their labels having the meaning of Not specified "drinking alcoholic beverages reduces driving ability") Refrigerators Consumer protection. (This Regulation is an amendment to the 32nd Announcement of the Committee on Label B.E. 2529 (1986) which requires the Not specified labelling of refrigerators to be sold in Thailand to contain the prescribed information) Hot rolled carbon steel Consumer protection. (Includes marking, labelling, sampling criteria for coil, strip, plate and conformity and testing) 32 days sheet of commercial and drawing qualities Toys Consumer protection. (requirements for warning labelling have been revised and added to be in accordance with EN 71 Part 1) 34 days Low carbon steel wired Consumer protection. (Includes marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for rods conformity, testing) Wax crayons Consumer protection. (Includes packaging, marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing) 53 days 53 days
G/TBT/Notif.97.333 Thailand 09/07/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.378 Thailand 31/07/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.426 Thailand 16/09/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.427 Thailand 16/09/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.680 Thailand 13/10/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.681 Thailand 13/10/97
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.97.682 Thailand 13/10/97
Product covered Tinted float glass (ICS 81.040.20)
Objective/(Description) Safety and consumer protection. (The Standard specifies dimensions of tinted float glass (thickness, width and length) and their tolerances, solar radiation transmittance at the thickness of 5 mm, permissible defects (e.g. air bubble, inclusion, seam and texture non-uniformity, hairline, crazing, waving, defect on cut side, bending, concentration of flaws), packaging and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) Consumer protection. (Includes marking, labelling, sampling criteria for conformity and testing)
G/TBT/Notif.97.683 Thailand 13/10/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.767 Thailand 17/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.768 Thailand 17/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.769 Thailand 17/12/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.3 10/01/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.18 27/01/97
Hot rolled carbon steel coil, strip, plate and sheet for general structure
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Two-stroke gasoline Protection of the environment. (Includes packaging, marking, labelling, sampling engine lubricating oil and criteria for conformity, testing) Cigarettes
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United States Meat and poultry products (HS Chapter 2) United States Food
Consumer protection. (Cigarettes manufactured in or imported into the Kingdom shall have a label of warning statements in Thai and in parallel with the bottom Not specified side both on the front and back in the largest area of the pack or carton containing cigarette packs) Consumer protection. (The notification is the second modification of the Notification of the Public Health Criteria, Procedures and Conditions for Labelling of Cigarettes and the Statement therein issued under Tobacco Product Not specified Control Act) To provide consumers with accurate, informative labelling on meat and poultry products that conforms with the labelling on other foods 32 days
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To encourage innovation on the part of food manufacturers and provide increased product choices for consumers in achieving dietary goals. (The Administration is proposing to amend its food labelling regulations to provide for the use of nutrient content claims on the food label or in labelling based on the reduced availability of fat to the body from the food because of the use of a fat substitute ingredient in the food) To enable consumers to better read and understand over-the-counter (OTC) drug product labelling and to apply this information to the safe and effective use of OTC drug products.
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Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.97.241 United States Food 09/06/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.374 United States Collagen sausage casings 29/07/97
Objective/(Description) Health. (The Administration is proposing to authorize the use, on food labels and in food labelling, of health claims on the association between soluble fibre from psyllium husks and reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD))
Consumer information. (The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to require the source labelling of natural sausage casings if they are derived from a different type of livestock or poultry than the meat or poultry in the enclosed sausage. FSIS is also proposing to require source labelling for regenerated collagen casings) G/TBT/Notif.97.385 United States Human and veterinary To protect consumers from labelling errors and to permit manufacturers to use a drug products broader range of error prevention and labelling control techniques. 06/08/97 (HS chapter 30) G/TBT/Notif.97.409 United States New drugs and This proposed rule is part of a comprehensive effort to increase the number of biological products new drugs and biological products with clinically significant use in children that 02/09/97 carry adequate labelling for use in that sub-population G/TBT/Notif.97.755 United States Over-the-counter drug Health. (The Administration is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking that products would establish alcohol warnings for all over-the-counter (OTC) drug products 09/12/97 containing internal analgesic/antipyretic active ingredients labelled for adult use)
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NOTIFICATIONS ON LABELLING, YEAR 1998 Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.98.332 Australia 06/07/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.360 Australia 21/07/98 Product covered Objective/(Description) Period for comments 39 days 25 days G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 42
Labelling of food not A technical regulation relating to labelling of food not for retail sale for retail sale Clothing and textile products The objective is to ensure that consumers, drycleaners and launderers have information about care procedures and warnings so that: Consumers will be aware of the method and potential cost of caring for products when buying them; consumers, drycleaners and launderers can confidently select correct care treatments; the useful life of articles will be prolonged; and products are not damaged by improper care. (The Australian Standard AS 1957:1987, Care Labelling of Clothing, Household Textiles, Furnishings, Upholstered furniture, Bedding, Piece Goods and Yarns; The Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1957:1998, Textiles: Care Labelling) of A technical regulation relating to the statement of ingredients on food labels of A technical regulation relating to the statement of ingredients on food labels
G/TBT/Notif.98.440 Australia 26/08/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.459 Australia 22/09/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.511 Australia 23/10/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.156 Belgium 26/03/98
Statement ingredients-foods Statement ingredient-foods Claims about foods
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Agricultural pesticides The aim of this Decree is to restrict the marketing and use of certain categories of dangerous pesticides to properly qualified persons. This will make it possible to achieve a higher degree of safety with respect to human, animal and environmental health. Recent incidents have shown that the current rules concerning persons authorized to market and use specific categories of pesticides do not provide a sufficient guarantee of human, animal and environmental protection. (The Decree includes rules for the acceptance, classification, packaging and labelling of pesticides) Alarm systems and centres before they are marketed or made available to users.
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G/TBT/Notif.98.350 Belgium 13/07/98
To comply with the European Commissions observations (P/97/4194-BELGIQUE Obstacles to the marketing of burglary security equipment), addressed to Belgium Not as represented by the Minister of the Interior. According to those observations, specified the Royal Order of 31 March 1994 is an obstacle to the free circulation of goods in that it includes certain provisions, more specifically requirements involving an absolute ban on the marketing in Belgium of alarm systems and centres that use
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Objective/(Description) radio frequencies. The main change to the Royal Order of 31 March 1994 consists of a change to Annex 5, on tests for all alarm systems and centres, and the incorporation of an Annex 6 on tests for alarm systems and centres using radio links. Moreover, this draft coordinates the Royal Order of 31 March 1994 and the Royal Order of 8 January 1996, which introduces a labelling system of certifying that the equipment is in conformity with the approved prototype. Consumer protection. (This Regulation establishes definitions, general characteristics, active substances and co-adjuvants of permitted formulation, manner of presentation, warnings and cares to be mentioned in the label of disinfectant products, in order to minimize risks to the user's health) Consumer protection. (This Regulation approves the list of substances which may not be used in the formulation of personal hygiene products, cosmetics and perfumes. It also provides the scope and/or use, and the authorized maximum concentration in the final product, other restrictions and requirements, conditions of use and warnings, which must appear on the label) Consumer protection. (This project contains the compulsory information which must be stated on labels of textile products) Lower packaging and labelling costs. (The larger containers are generally intended for food service customers and may qualify for certain labelling exemptions)
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G/TBT/Notif.98.276 Brazil 11/06/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.139 Canada 18/03/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.373 Canada 05/08/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.79 24/02/98 Czech Republic
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G/TBT/Notif.98.545 Denmark 06/11/98
Protection of human safety. (The federal Controlled Products Regulations, under the authority of the HPA, specify the types and arrangement of information on 76 days MSDSs, the form and content of supplier labels, the conditions for exemption and the hazard criteria that define a controlled product) Chemicals, chemical The purpose of the Act is: compounds and - to give guidelines on how to handle various CSPs; 55 days preparations - to ensure free circulation of CSPs and; - to ensure a high level of health and environment protection (This draft law contains the obligations of legal and physical persons when handling chemical substances and preparations i.e Packaging and labelling dangerous CSPs) Windows, outer doors The energy labelling system will be a simple and effective tool for education consumers, who do not understand the complex technical issues associated with 3 months windows and their performance
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.98.546 Denmark 06/11/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.127 Egypt 09/03/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.206 Egypt 12/06/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.333 El Salvador 28/07/98
Product covered Insulated glass units Meat, slaughtered poultry and chicken Textiles
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The energy labelling system will be a simple and effective tool for the education of consumers, who do not understand the complex technical issues associated with 3 months insulated glass units and their performance Protection of human health. (Packaging and Labelling data related to meat, slaughtered poultry and chicken) 54 days Consumer protection. (Labelling of textile products) 60 days
SAC codes 160.00.10 (bovine meat), 1601.00.20 (poultry), 1601.00.30 (pork), 1601.00.80 (other meats) and 1601.00.90 (mixture of meats)
To define the required quality parameters for raw, cooked, fresh, dried, cured and smoked sausages, or sausages that are a combination of two or more of the above, in order to ensure human safety. (The Technical Regulation contains the physical/chemical and microbiological characteristics required of raw, cooked, fresh, dried, cured and smoked sausages or sausages that are a combination of two or more of the above, their classification and description, sanitary conditions, sampling, testing methods, packaging and labelling, and a regulatory annex to the FAO/WHO CODEX Alimentarius Sampling Plans for Prepackaged Foods (NCA 6.5) CAC/RM 42-1969) Harmonisation of EC legislation ( establishing procedures for authorisation of treatment with ionising radiation and the marketing and import of foods treated (doses and sources of radiation, inspections, labelling etc.)) To allow effective applications of the principle of quantitative indication of the ingredients taking into account the characteristics of certain branches of industry. (Article 7 of Directive 79/112/EEC as amended by Directive 97/4/EC prescribes the indication, on the labelling of foodstuffs, of the percentage of certain ingredients (ingredients appearing in the name under which the product is sold, ingredient emphasized ) and fixes the principles for the indication of this percentage) Text adopted after receiving the opinion of the French Public Hygiene Council and the National Academy of medicine. (The purpose of this text is to establish the rules governing the composition and labelling of food supplements) Fixation of a standardised legal framework for voluntary labelling of foodstuffs manufactures without use of recombinant DNA-techniques. This serves primarily to protect the consumer from fraud.
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G/TBT/Notif.98.309 European Community 26/06/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.398 European Communities 14/08/98
Food and food ingredients Foodstuffs in general
60 days
60 days
G/TBT/Notif.98.585 France 09/12/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.442 Germany 28/08/98
Food supplements
59 days
Foodstuffs
33 days
Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.98.452 Hong Kong, Compact fluorescent China lamps 07/09/98 (HKHS Codes 8539 3100 and 8539 3900) G/TBT/Notif.98.208 Jamaica 22/04/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.265 Jamaica 05/06/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.291 Japan 30/06/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.340 Japan 06/07/98 Food packages or containers with labelling of cholesterol Dried fishes and powdered dried fishes (HS:16.04 (Prepared or preserved fish) Kezuribushi (shaved dried fish) Rice Textile and related products
Objective/(Description) To promote the awareness of energy efficiency among consumers. (Hong Kong, China will introduce a voluntary energy efficiency labelling scheme for compact fluorescent lamps. The participating manufacturers or agents or retailers will affix energy labels in specified format onto their registered appliances to signify that the appliances have met certain energy efficiency and performance requirements in accordance with the document "The Hong Kong Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Compact Fluorescent Lamps") Some textiles and related products in the market do not contain adequate labelling information. This Standard is intended to assist in ensuring that the consumer is provided with relevant and adequate information to make an informed choice when purchasing these products Consumer protection. (The Standard gives relevant definitions; classification for rice; requirements for the manufacturing establishment; optional ingredients, as well as, physical, chemical and microbiological requirements for the finished product. Packaging, labelling and methods of sampling and analysis are also included) To provide consumers with correct information on nutrition labelling
33 days
56 days
38 days To protect consumers' interests and to reflect of the actual condition. (Revision of the definition of the labelling standards with regard to the length and moisture content of "Chirimen" (fish with short body length) on, in accordance with the actual condition) To protect consumers' interests and to reflect of the actual conditions. (Establishment of quality labelling standard for powdered Kezuribushi)
72 days
G/TBT/Notif.98.341 Japan 06/07/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.342 Japan 06/07/98
72 days
( HS : 16.04 ) Bacons (HS:16.02), To protect consumers' interests. (Establishment of the requirements of labelling Worcester Sauce for food additives to enhance nutrition) (HS:2103.90), Pressed Ham (HS:16.02), Mixed Pressed Ham (HS: 16.02), Kamaboko (boiled fish
72 days
Member
Product covered paste ) of Special Packing (HS:1604.20), Sausage (HS: 16.01), Mixed Sausage (HS:16.01), Chilled Hamburger Steak (HS:16.02), Prepared Frozen Foods (HS:2106.90), Hams (HS:16.02), Soy milk, Prepared soy milk and Soy milk beverage (HS:2106.10), Chilled Meat Ball (HS:16.02), Flavoured kamaboko (boiled fish paste) (HS: 1604.20), Pickled Agricultural Products (HS:07.11, 08.12, 09.10), Instant Boiled Noodle (HS 1902.30) Processed foods, beverages, liquors, confectionery, health and preferred foods, fruits and vegetables, cosmetics (including detergents), toys and dolls, stationery, personal accessories such as wallets and belts, quasi drugs, dress shirts and underwear
Period for comments
G/TBT/Notif.98.382 Korea 12/08/98
Environmental protection. (Manufacturers, importers and retailers of products except fruit and vegetables (hereinafter referred to as "manufacturers") shall label the empty ratio of packaging, packaging materials and the number of layers of packaging on the surface of the packaging. This provision does not apply to onelayer packaging using containers (e.g. bottled beverages). The empty ratio of packaging shall be measured according to the Korean Industrial Standard (KS) A1005-1996)
49 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.98.297 Malaysia 30/06/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.298 Malaysia 30/06/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.417 Malaysia 18/08/98
Product covered Liquid ferric chloride
Objective/(Description) Water treatment for human consumption. (This draft Malaysian Standard is applicable to liquid ferric chloride (ferric chloride solution) used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It specifies the characteristics, purity criteria, sampling, test methods, application requirement, marking, labelling and storage and compliance with specification of the product) Water treatment for human consumption. (This draft Malaysian Standard is applicable to liquid ferric chloro sulphate (ferric chloro sulphate solution) used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It specifies the characteristics, purity criteria, sampling, test methods, application requirement, marking, labelling and storage and compliance with specification of the product) Potable water treatment. (This draft Malaysian Standard is applicable to liquid Ferric Sulphate (ferric sulphate solution) used for treatment of water intended for human consumption. It specifies the characteristics, purity criteria, test methods, application requirement, marking, labelling and storage and compliance with specification of the product)
Liquid ferric chloro sulphate
31 days
Potable water treatment
43 days
G/TBT/Notif.98.418 Malaysia 18/08/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.419 Malaysia 18/08/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.56 10/02/98 Mexico
G/TBT/Notif.98.61 10/02/98
Mexico
Iron-based coagulants To provide necessary information for iron-based coagulants. (This guideline covers the function of liquid ferric salts, means of its application and the scope of work relevant to its usage, labelling transportation storage, safety requirements and emergency procedure involved) Polyaluminium based To provide necessary information for polyaluminium based coagulants. (This Coagulants guideline is applicable to the installation requirements, work procedures and the scope of work relevant to its usage, labelling transportation storage, safety requirements and emergency procedures involved when using polyaluminium chloride (PAC) in aqueous (liquid) form in water supply service) Mangoes Safety and consumer protection. This draft Mexican Official Standard is intended to establish the commercial information to be included in the labelling of fresh mangoes (Mangifera indica L) for human consumption of domestic or foreign origin. It applies to the labelling of the packaged product called "mangoes" of the "Indostan" and "Mulgova" groups in all their varieties for wholesale and semiwholesale marketing. Avocados Consumer protection. The purpose of this Mexican Official Standard is to lay down the trade information that must appear on the labels of packaging of fruit of the avocado tree (Persea americana) for human consumption, of both domestic and foreign origin. The Standard applies to the labelling of the packaged product called "aguacate" ("avocado") of the Haas and Fuerte varieties, for wholesale and semi-wholesale marketing operations, marketed in Mexico
43 days
43 days
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30 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.98.443 Mexico 07/09/98
Product covered Toys
Objective/(Description) Consumer protection. This Mexican official Standard establishes the commercial information to be carried on toys marketed on the territory of the United Mexican States. It is applicable to all toys marketed on the said territory. After publication in the Official Journal as a definitive standard, it will cancel and replace Standard NOM-015/2-SCFI-1994, Commercial Information - Labelling of Toys, as well as Standard NOM-015/1-SCFI/SSA-1994, Safety and Commercial Information of Toys - Safety of Toys and School Articles - Limits of Bio-availability of Metals in Articles Coated with Paint and Ink - Chemical Specifications and Test Methods, the latter subject to publication of the Official Mexican Standard, to be issued in due course by the Ministry of Health, regulating the matters with which the said Standard is concerned The bill aims to protect the environment and, in particular, forests. Deforestation not only affects the country in which the forests are situated but also the global environment. The bill is closely aligned to what has been agreed in this area in the international framework, including the International Tropical Timber Agreement (1994), which has as its goal that international trade in sustainably produced timber be in place by 2000. Compared to the previously notified bill (EC Notification No. 95/0253/NL), the notification of which was withdrawn, amendments have been made which considerably reduce the effects which the measure may have on the internal market: The bill was initially based on a ban which was to come into force on 1 January 2000, and which was aimed at the import, placing on the market and further trade in non-sustainably produced wood. This ban was to be preceded by a regime which would become progressively more stringent: until 1 January 1998, the import or placing on the market of wood would require a declaration of the origin of the wood; after this date, there would be an obligation to keep records; with effect from 1 January 1999, an approved management plan for the area would also be obligatory and finally, with effect from 1 January 2000, an obligatory certificate for the wood. The memorandum of amendment has considerably amended the bill. In addition to the various obligations becoming effective at a later date, they have also been made less stringent. For example, the obligatory management plan has been replaced by the obligation to apply a mark to (the packaging of) the product, showing whether such a management plan is in place ("green mark") or not ("red mark"). The ban on importing or trading in wooden products if they originate from an area where production does not take place in a sustainable manner has lapsed
G/TBT/Notif.98.448 Netherlands, the 02/09/98
Wooden products
47 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.98.12 New Zealand 16/01/98
Product covered
Food products, Protect public health and safety.( Proposed Compulsory Warning Labelling for including dietary Food Products (Including Dietary Supplement Products) Containing Royal Jelly, supplements Bee Pollen or Propolis) containing royal jelly, bee pollen or propolis Packaged foods A technical regulation relating to the date marking of packaged food in order to provide a practical guide to consumers on the estimated length of time during which a product will retain certain expected characteristics relating to quality.
G/TBT/Notif.98.87 03/03/98
New Zealand
57 days
G/TBT/Notif.98.338 New Zealand 07/07/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.439 New Zealand 26/08/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.509 New Zealand 23/10/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.583 Norway 03/12/98
Labelling of food not A technical regulation relating to labelling of food not for retail sale for retail sale Statement ingredients-foods Claims about foods Pesticides. of A technical regulation relating to the statement of ingredients on food labels.
38 days 35 days
A regulation to prohibit false, misleading or deceptive representations on food labels.
52 days 48 days
G/TBT/Notif.98.488 Poland 14/10/98
G/TBT/Notif.98.177 Singapore 08/04/98
The national action plan for reduced risk by use of pesticides 1998-2000 proposes several measures which requires change of regulations. The most important changes are related to fees, use in public areas, keeping of crop-spraying log and phasing-out periods. Another reason is to harmonize the labelling requirements with the new general regulation relating to chemical labelling Waste, including The reason for issuing this Act is to regulate waste management in Poland. management, Problems, which may have an effect on trade: utilisation, compulsory - Eco-labelling; acceptance, export and - Producers / importers of toxic products have to utilize used packages; import - Ban on import of hazardous waste; - Restrictions on trade of hazardous and non-hazardous waste Chinese Proprietary Labelling requirements of CPM products. Medicine (CPM) defined as any (i) To ensure that CPM products sold in Singapore are safe and of medicinal product in good quality; the finished dosage (ii) To ensure that CPM products are labelled with product details form used in the such as ingredients, batch number and expiry date; system of therapeutics (iii) To ensure efficient control and withdrawal from sale of CPM according to the products when such an action is deemed necessary
62 days
53 days
Member
Product covered
Period for comments
G/TBT/Notif.98.245 Singapore 19/05/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.222 Sweden 29/04/98
G/TBT/Notif.98.68 12/02/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.69 12/02/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.71 17/02/98
Thailand Thailand Thailand
Chinese method, containing wholly of one or a combination of substances derived from natural sources (i.e. plants, animals or minerals) but not including injectables and any items controlled under the Poisons Act, Cap 234 Food Consumer health and safety. (The Ministry also proposes to require the warning statement "WARNING THIS PRODUCT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ASTHMA AND ALLERGY SUFFERERS." on labels of royal jelly and food containing royal jelly) Hydrogen peroxide in The handling of hydrogen peroxide is in aspects of fire and explosion not concentration form 20 regulated at present. The introduction of rules for the handling gives the per cent by weight possibility to create a uniform level of safety and the level will be the same for the whole country instead of varying between different places. Due to the risks apparent in the handling of hydrogen peroxide there must be certain rules for manufacturing, storage, use and other needs. Regulation of the handling with requirements on permission and inspection is the most efficient way to reach a common level of safety. (Requirements on labelling and warning signs) Gasoline engined Safety requirement and environmental protection. (Includes marking, labelling, vehicles sampling, criteria for conformity and testing) Light duty diesel engined vehicles Babies dummies Safety requirements and environmental protection. (Includes marking, labelling, sampling, criteria for conformity and testing)
47 days
45 days
56 days 56 days
To avoid unnecessary duplication of the enforcement of TIS 1025-2539 (1996) Standards for Babies' Dummies. The cancellation of the 62nd Announcement of Not the Committee on Labels, B.E. 2537 (1994): Labelling Requirements of Babies' specified Dummies Safety requirement and environmental protection. (Includes marking, labelling, sampling, criteria for conformity and testing) 66 days
Heavy duty diesel engined vehicles
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.98.219 Thailand 29/04/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.384 Thailand 12/08/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.388 Thailand 12/08/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.512 Thailand 26/10/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.513 Thailand 26/10/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.522 Thailand 30/10/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.547 Thailand 06/11/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.549 Thailand 06/11/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.616 Thailand 17/12/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.617 Thailand 16/12/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.618 Thailand 16/12/98
Product covered Laundry detergent powder PVC insulated aluminium cables Motorcycles
Objective/(Description) Consumer protection. (Includes packaging, net weight, marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing) Consumer protection. (Includes packaging, net weight, marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing) For safety and environmental protection. (Includes marking, labelling, sampling, criteria for conformity and testing) Labelling requirements and consumer protection
54 days
69 days
Roasted coffee Food products
60 days To provide consumers with nutrition information and achieve uniform labelling on food products 60 days 63 days
TIS 879-2542 (1999) Safety and consumer protection. (Includes marking, labelling, safety information Gas lighters (instructions or warnings, or both), sampling, criteria for conformity and testing) Cling film Safety and consumer protection. (Includes marking, labelling, sampling, criteria for conformity and testing) To provide consumers with information on goods. This Regulation requires the labelling of those goods to contain the required information Consumer protection. The Thai Industrial Standard Specifies mass, dimensions, tolerances on thickness, width and length, permissible variations, appearance. Includes marking, labelling, sampling, criteria for conformity and testing Consumer protection. (Includes marking, labelling, sampling, criteria for conformity and testing) Consumer protection. (Includes marking, labelling, sampling, criteria for conformity and testing)
48 days
All goods locally produced or imported for sale in Thailand Hot-rolled carbon steel coil strip plate and sheet for welded structure Hot-rolled carbon steel coil strip plate and sheet for machine structure use Hot-rolled carbon steel coil and strip for pipes and tubes
60 days 60 days
60 days
60 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.98.636 Thailand 23/12/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.161 Trinidad Tobago 25/03/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.274 Turkey 08/06/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.11 15/01/98 United States
Product covered Nitrous oxide
Objective/(Description) Safety. (Includes marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, analysis) To prevent fraud or deception arising from misleading labelling and to give adequate information to the consumer or user.
(71.060) and Footwear
50 days
(ICS 61.060) Cultivated mushrooms, Consumer protection. (The draft mandatory standard specifies the terms and definitions of the product, classification, testing requirements, packaging, ICS 67.080.20. labelling, storage and transportation) Organic foods To provide consumers with consistency governing fresh and organically produced foods. (The programme is proposed under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 as amended, which requires the establishment of national standards governing the marketing of certain agricultural products as organically produced to facilitate commerce in fresh and processed food that is organically produced and to assure consumers that such products meet consistent standards. The programme additionally would include labelling requirements for organic products and products containing organic ingredients, and enforcement provisions) Safety. (To modify the existing warning label required in multipurpose passenger vehicles (other than those which are passenger car derivatives) with a wheelbase of 110 inches or less advising drivers that the handling and maneuvering characteristics of these vehicles require special driving practices) Health and Safety. (To require warning statements on packaged fruit and vegetable juice products that have not been processed to destroy pathogenic microorganisms that may be present. This requirement for warning labels will serve to reduce the risk of foodborne illness) Consumer Information. (To amend its Trade Regulation Rule on Care Labelling of Textile Wearing Apparel and Certain Piece Goods (the Rule)) Consumer Information. (To provide that the net contents statement for wine in containers of less that 1 liter may be expressed on the label in centiliters (cl) as an alternative to milliliters (ml))
87 days
60 days
G/TBT/Notif.98.217 United States 21/04/98
Multi-purpose passenger vehicles ( HS : Chapter 8702)
52 days
G/TBT/Notif.98.238 United States 06/05/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.267 United States 27/05/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.272 United States 28/05/98
Juice products ( HS : 2009 ) Textile wearing apparel and certain piece-goods Wine ( HS : Chapter 2204 )
258 days
61 days
144 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.98.331 United States 07/07/98
Product covered Electric motors
G/TBT/Notif.98.587 United States 09/12/98 G/TBT/Notif.98.591 United States 14/12/98
To reopen the comment period to solicit on these opinions. (The Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) proposed to adopt test procedures (including ( HS : Chapter 8501 ) those in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), Standard 112-1991, sampling plans for compliance and enforcement testing, efficiency labelling requirements, and standards and procedures under which DOE would classify an accreditation organization or a certification programme as "nationally recognized") Food Health. (To authorize the use, on food labels and in food labeling, of health claims on the association between soy protein and reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) Household appliances Consumer information. (The Commission proposes granting manufacturers of and other products residential appliances covered by its Appliance Labeling Rule (the Rule) a conditional exemption from the Rules prohibition against the inclusion of non(HS : chapter 85) required information on the Energy Guide labels required by the Rule)
47 days 25 days
NOTIFICATIONS ON LABELLING, YEAR 1999 Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.99.34 Argentina 02/02/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.498 Argentina 07/10/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.606 Argentina 23/12/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.656 Argentina 23/12/99 Product covered Children's toys. Objective/(Description) Period for comments Not specified G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 54
Children's safety. (The regulation makes it mandatory to certify that the articles classified as toys to be sold in Argentina meet the requirements of Resolution No. 208/93 of the former Secretariat of Trade and Investment. The regulation also defines the labelling and consumer information requirements) Electrical equipment for Need for information to orient consumers towards efficient appliances. household use (Labelling of output or energy efficiency, noise emission and other associated characteristics) Footwear Consumer protection. (Establishes the information to be included in labels for footwear in order to give consumers accurate, detailed, reliable and adequate information) All products subject to In view of the existing mandatory certification schemes, a symbol had to be mandatory certification established to ensure that consumers could reliably identify products at the time regimes of purchase. (Approval of the symbol to be affixed to products covered by mandatory certification schemes. The symbol must be clearly displayed by each product unit, packaging or label) Print size and quality The proposed change may differ from provisions for print size and quality of labelling statements in other countries. (This proposal forms part of the review of labelling in the Food Standards Code) Some of the warning and advisory statements proposed for declaration in food labels are not a requirement of codex and may create barriers to trade. (This proposal forms part of the review of labelling in the Food Standards Code) Some of the warning and advisory statements proposed for declaration in food labels are not a requirement of codex and may create barriers to trade. This Proposal forms part of the review of labelling in the Food Standards Code The proposed changes may differ from provisions for energy factors for polyols, isomalt or polydextrose in other countries. (This Proposal to revise current Australian and New Zealand regulations for assigning energy factors to individual food components for the purposes of food labelling) Consumer Health and Safety. (establishes the requirement to assess the safety of foods derived from gene technology on a case by case basis. Individual foods derived from gene technology will be permitted to be sold only when approved and specified in the standard. Safety assessments will be conducted using the guidelines)
Not specified
Not specified Not specified
G/TBT/Notif.99.71 24/02/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.72 02/03/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.73 24/02/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.74 24/02/99
Australia
51 days
Australia
Food
45 days
Australia
Unpackaged food sold by retail Derivation of energy factors in foods Foods Derived from Gene Technology
51 days
Australia
51 days
G/TBT/Notif.99.134 Australia 24/03/99
Lapsed
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.99.235 Australia 07/05/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.236 Australia 07/05/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.275 Australia 14/06/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.455 Australia 16/09/99
Product covered All packaged foods nutrition labelling
Consumer health and safety. (A proposal to revise current Australian and New Zealand regulations to introduce new provisions which require mandatory 59 days labelling of all packaged foods. These provisions, which are more prescriptive than Codex, are being recommended for the purposes of safeguarding long-term public health) Non-alcoholic beverages Consumer health and safety. (A proposal to revise current Australian and New Zealand regulations for non-alcoholic beverages: a small number of labelling 59 days requirements for sports soft drinks are proposed on the basis of protecting public health and safety in relation to the use of these products) Food produced using Consumer health and safety. (Provides progress on Standard A18 - Food gene technology Produced using Gene Technology, which comes into effect on 13 May 1999. Not specified The notified document advises the Government decision to consider further extending the labelling requirements for GM foods) All passenger motor To assist in the reduction of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by promoting vehicles (Australian consumer demand for fuel-efficient vehicles by making information about the 64 days Design Rule Category fuel efficiency of particular models of passenger cars readily available to buyers. MA) (The proposed rule prescribes requirements for the measurement of vehicle fuel consumption, and the design and application of fuel consumption labels to all passenger motor vehicles (Australian Design Rule Category MA)) Elastic Luggage Straps The Regulations update the safety Standard that provides warning labelling on (HS: 3296.90 which the risk of injury, particularly to the face and eyes covers straps that obtain their elasticity from a plastic core and HS 4016.99 which covers straps that obtain their elasticity from a rubber core) All food products The proposed requirements will help consumers make informed choices in the marketplace and to assist in the prevention of fraud and deception. (Proposals to require the Percentage Labelling of Characterizing Ingredients in Food and the Declaration of Added Water in Food on Food Labels) Provision of consumer information. The extension of existing labelling requirements for foods produced using gene technology has the principle objective of providing consumer information. In addition, the draft amended standard contains health and safety requirements. The draft amended standard 60 days
G/TBT/Notif.99.544 Australia 25/10/99
G/TBT/Notif.99.579 Australia 23/11/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.580 Australia 25/11/99
58 days
Food produced using gene technology
57 days
Member
Product covered
Period for comments
G/TBT/Notif.99.322 Belgium 09/07/99
Single use medical devices and reusable medical devices
G/TBT/Notif.99.484 Canada 05/10/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.486 Canada 05/10/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.568 Canada 19/11/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.648 Canada 22/12/99
Vehicles
Vehicles
Low-speed vehicles Consumer chemical products
has, therefore, also been notified to the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures The question of the re-use of single-use devices in hospital environments needs to be addressed urgently in order to make possible the unambiguous application Not specified of the provisions of the RO on the transposition of Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC and the safeguarding of public health. The draft is justified by the concern to guarantee and preserve public health and to ensure an equivalent level of protection for all patients by making the concept of single use totally reliable. Likewise, the instructions accompanying reusable class 1 devices must contain validated and verified information concerning re-use and, more especially, cleaning, disinfecting and sterilization, as well as continued effectiveness. Whatever the class of device, these operations expose patients to risk if the instructions are incomplete or inappropriate. (The draft calls for the description "single use" or "non-reusable" on the labelling and in the instructions to be justified and validated by the manufacturer and subsequently verified by a notified body) Protection of human safety. (It would introduce a new prescribed class of vehicle called "vehicle imported temporarily for special purposes"; it would prohibit 73 days anyone but the manufacturer from affixing the compliance label; and it would introduce an identification requirement for all competition vehicles, while at the same time deregulating competition motorcycles and competition snowmobiles) Protection of human safety. (In addition to safety standards, chassis-cabs are also subject to labelling requirements that differ slightly from those which govern the 73 days other classes of vehicles. The chassis-cab manufacturer may choose either to affix a compliance label or to supply with the vehicle a document that contains specified information) Protection of the environment. (Sections 6 and 12 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSRs) specifying the labelling requirements will be amended in 44 days accordance with the new LSV vehicle class) Protection of human health and safety. (The purpose of this regulatory initiative is to strengthen the protection of the health and safety of Canadians when they 49 days are exposed to consumer chemical products during normal or foreseeable use. The products that are too dangerous to be used safely and by requiring bilingual precautionary labeling on containers of domestic chemical products that can be used safely. The precautionary labeling warns about the dangers involved with the use, handling and storage of the products, explains what steps should be taken in case of an accident and recommends first aid treatments)
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.99.649 Canada 22/12/99
Product covered Consumer chemical products
Objective/(Description) Protection of human health and safety. (The purpose of this regulatory initiative is to strengthen the protection of the health and safety of Canadians when they are exposed to consumer chemical products during normal or foreseeable use. This is accomplished by prohibiting those products that are too dangerous to be used safely and by requiring bilingual precautionary labelling on containers of domestic chemical products that can be used safely. The precautionary labeling warns about the dangers involved with the use, handling and storage of the products, explains what steps should be taken in case of an accident and recommends first aid treatments) Protection of human health and safety. The purpose of this regulatory initiative is to strengthen the protection of the health and safety of Canadians when they are exposed to consumer chemical products during normal or foreseeable use. The products that are too dangerous to be used safely and by requiring bilingual precautionary labelling on containers of domestic chemical products that can be used safely. The precautionary labeling warns about the dangers involved with the use, handling and storage of the products, explains what steps should be taken in case of an accident and recommends first aid treatments Protection of human health and safety. In 1996, amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations created a comprehensive establishment licensing framework for drugs. This amendment was intended to ensure that products are fabricated, packaged/labelled, imported, stored, tested and distributed according to applicable GMP requirements sufficient to safeguard the safety and quality of all drug products Safety. (This Standard establishes the specifications for the design, manufacture and operation of gas fuel-fired grills for collective use. It also establishes the testing methods to verify compliance with the specifications and the labels and instructions for installation, use and maintenance which must be attached to the appliances) Safety. (This Standard establishes the specifications for the design, manufacture and operation of gas fuel-operated thermal cabinets to be used in large communal kitchens. It also establishes the testing methods to verify compliance with the specifications and the labels and instructions for installation, use and maintenance which must be attached to the appliances)
Consumer chemical products
49 days
Drugs
49 days
G/TBT/Notif.99.613 Chile 23/12/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.617 Chile 23/12/99
Gas fuel-fired grills
51 days
Gas fuel-operated thermal cabinets
51 days
Product covered Fire resistant doors, smoke-tight doors and smoke tight fire resistant doors Frozen foodstuffs (HS chapter 05,14) Meat, meat products, fish, other aquatic animals and products thereof, eggs and products thereof (HS Chapters 02, 03, 04, 16) Milk, milk products, ice cream and frozen creams, edible fats and oils
Objective/(Description) Stipulating technical requirements for doors securing the openings in division structures against propagation of fire. (Draft regulation defines the terms used; stipulates technical requirements for doors with respect to their fire resistance, smoke-tightness and usage of self-closing mechanism, verification of compliance with the technical conditions, requirements for their maintenance and labelling) To approximate Czech legal system to the European Commission (EC) regulations. (The Decree defines the term frozen foodstuffs. It divides them into types, groups and subgroups, which are listed in Annexes. It specifies the requirements for labelling, quality technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale) To approximate Czech legal system to the European Commission regulations. (The Decree defines the terms meat, meat products, fish, other aquatic animals and products thereof, eggs and products thereof. It divides them into types, groups and subgroups, which are listed in Annexes. It specifies the requirements for labelling, quality technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale)
G/TBT/Notif.99.625 Czech Republic 21/12/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.626 Czech Republic 21/12/99
10 days
41 days
G/TBT/Notif.99.627 Czech Republic 22/12/99
To approximate Czech legal system to the EC regulation. (The Decree defines the terms milk, milk products, ice cream and frozen creams, edible fats and oils. It divides them into types, groups and subgroups, which are listed in Annexes. It specifies the requirements for labelling, quality technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale)
10 days
(HS Chapter 04, 15, 19) Tea, coffee and coffee To approximate Czech legal system to the European Commission regulations. products (The Decree defines the terms tea, coffee and coffee products. It divides them into types, groups and subgroups, which are listed in Annexes. It specifies the (HS Chapter 09) requirements for labelling, quality technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale)
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Product covered Fresh fruit and vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables, dry hull fruit, mushroom, potatoes and products thereof (HS Chapter 07 and 08)
Objective/(Description) To approximate Czech legal system to the EC regulation. (The Decree defines the terms fresh fruit and fresh vegetable, processed fruit and processed vegetable, dry hull fruit, mushroom, potatoes and products thereof. It divides them into types, groups and subgroups, which are listed in Annexes. It specifies the requirements for labelling, quality technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale)
Mill corn products, pasta, baker products, confectioneries and dough (HS Chapters 11, 17, 19) Natural sweeteners, honey, non chocolate confectioneries, cocoa powder and cocoa sugar mixtures, chocolate and chocolate confectioneries (HS Chapters 17, 18, 04) Non-alcoholic beverages and concentrates for preparation of nonalcoholic beverages, fruit wines, other wines and mead, beer, spirit, spirit products and other alcoholic beverages, vinegar and yeast (HS Chapter 22)
To approximate Czech legal system to the EC regulations. (The Decree defines the terms mill corn products, pasta, baker products, confectioneries and dough. It divides them into types, groups and subgroups, which are listed in Annexes. It specifies the requirements for labelling, quality technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale) To approximate Czech legal system to the EC regulations. (The Decree defines the terms natural sweeteners, honey, non-chocolate confectioneries, cocoa powder and cocoa-sugar mixtures, chocolate and chocolate confectioneries. It divides them into types, groups and subgroups, which are listed in Annexes. It specifies the requirements for labelling, quality technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale)
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To approximate Czech legal system to the EC regulations. (The Decree defines the terms Non-alcoholic beverages and concentrates for preparation of nonalcoholic beverages, fruit wines, other wines and mead, beer, spirit, spirit products and other alcoholic beverages, vinegar and yeast. It divides them into types, groups and subgroups, which are listed in Annexes. It specifies the requirements for labelling, quality technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale)
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.99.633 Czech Republic 22/12/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.451 Denmark 03/09/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.505 El Salvador
Product covered Ecological farming foodstuffs (HS Chapter 05, 14)
Objective/(Description) To approximate Czech legal system to the EC regulations. (The Act lays down conditions for ecological farming and production of ecological farming foodstuffs. It also sets out the system for certification of origin of ecological farming products and foodstuffs, and their labelling)
Medical products having The main objective is to make a clear communication of the regulations on a marketing labelling of and package leaflets in medicinal products - and to implement the authorization Commissions guideline from 1997
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Animal feed, liquid and The objective is to protect human health and to avoid any abuse in the marketing powdered milk for and processing of milk for animal consumption. This Regulation is being 13/10/99 animal consumption, implemented as an emergency measure because: (a) El Salvador has problems of both child and adult malnutrition, so that it has SAC headings 04.01 and been necessary to render mandatory the fortification of certain products such as 04.02 flour, sugar and salt; (b) the country is currently faced with the problem that milk for animal consumption is being marketed and processed for human consumption; (c) this practice aggravates the malnutrition and health problems among the population, since milk for animal consumption fulfils neither the nutritional nor the hygienic requirements applicable to milk for human consumption; (d) this practice constitutes consumer deception, in that products are being offered that do not fulfil the conditions for human consumption (This Technical Regulation contains the purpose, scope of application, definition, colouring agents to be added, sampling and analysis methods, labelling and consultation rules) G/TBT/Notif.99.327 European Agricultural products To ensure a complementary informative labelling by using a logo Communities and foodstuffs from 09/07/99 organic production G/TBT/Notif.99.502 European Additives and Communities flavourings that have 07/10/99 been genetically modified or have been produced from genetically modified organisms used as food ingredients This Regulation is the follow-up to Commission Decision 98/613/CE of 21 October 1998 concerning a draft Decree of the Republic of Austria on the identification of genetically modified additives and flavourings used as food ingredients (notified under document number c(1998) 3158. (The draft Regulation based on Directive 79/112/EEC will ensure that additives and flavourings that are exempted from Regulation 258/97 will be subject to the same additional labelling requirements laid down in Article 8 of Regulation 258/97 as other foodstuffs)
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Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.99.521 European Foods and food Communities ingredients produced 13/10/99 from certain genetically modified soya and maize G/TBT/Notif.99.532 France 19/10/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.376 Hong Kong, Household electric China clothes dryers 13/08/99 (HKHS Codes: 8450 1100, 8450 1200, 8450 1900, 8451 2100, and 8451 2900) G/TBT/Notif.99.259 Jamaica The labelling of Commodities: The 28/05/99 Labelling of products and equipment containing or manufactured using ozone depleting substances and/or their substitutes G/TBT/Notif.99.261 Jamaica Liquid whole milk 28/05/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.262 Jamaica 28/05/99 Household packaging waste
Objective/(Description) The draft Regulation aims at setting up a labelling threshold in order to take account of the problem of the adventitious presence in food ingredients of authorized material from GMO origin. The threshold is applicable in those cases in which the presence of such authorized material is adventitious and represents only a small percentage (1 per cent) of a food ingredient individually considered
The Draft Decree follows a reasoned opinion handed down to France by the European Commission on 17 December 1998. It terminates obligatory labelling Not specified as stipulated in Article 10, paragraph (a) of Decree No. 92-377 of 1 April 1992, thus complying with the request of the Commission To promote the awareness of energy efficiency among consumers. Hong Kong, China will introduce a voluntary energy efficiency labelling scheme for clothes 82 days dryers
Consumer protection. (This standard specifies the requirements of labels to be placed on products and equipment containing or manufactured using ozone not specified depleting substances or their substitutes)
Establishment of quality parameters and protection of the consumer. (The standard covers whole cow's milk. It includes an objective assessment for the grading of raw milk, labelling, packaging and storage requirements, as well as requirements for preparation and recommended methods of test to assess general quality and bacteriological parameters) Liquid low fat and non- Establishment of quality parameters and protection of the consumer. (The fat cow's milk standard sets out minimum requirements for product composition and quality specification. It includes packaging, storage and labelling requirements, as well as methods of analyses)
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.99.45 Japan 11/02/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.141 Japan 30/03/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.493 Japan 06/10/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.539 Japan 22/10/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.540 Japan 22/10/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.541 Japan 22/10/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.668 Japan 23/12/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.669 Japan 23/12/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.149 Korea 30/03/99
Product covered Jam (HS: 20.07) Not specified
Objective/(Description) Consumers' right protection. (Establishment of quality labelling standards for jam) Protection of consumers' interest. Promotion of international trade and promotion of conformity with international standards. (Enlarge the scope of objects for Quality Labelling Standards. Establish Quality Labelling Standards applicable to foods and beverages) Designated items, "particulars to be declared", labelling methods and so on will be revised in order to keep up with the diversification and complication of household commodities, based on the technical innovation and the environment change of a life-style Protection of consumers' interests. (To establish definition and standards for production methods and labelling for organic plant products) Protection of consumers' interest. (To establish definition and standards for production methods and labelling for processed foods made from organic plant products) Upon request from manufacturers of fertilizer etc., establish or amend official specifications for fertilizers/manure to meet the current needs of farmers. (Establish labelling standards for compost, animal and poultry waste)
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Household goods with exception of medical and agricultural goods Japan Agricultural Standards for Organic Agricultural Products Processed foods made from organic plant products Fertilizer (HS: 3102, HS: 3103, HS: 3104, HS: 3105)
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All foods and beverages Protection consumers' interests. (To determine the scope of application of the on sale for consumers quality labelling standards, and to determine the definition, labelling items, mode of labelling and items prohibited to appear on the label) All foods and beverages Protection consumers' interests. (To determine the scope of application of the on sale for consumers quality labelling standards, and to determine the definition, labelling items, mode of labelling and items prohibited to appear on the label) Food products
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Deregulation of labelling requirements on food products and preparation for the Y2K problem Not specified
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.99.204 Korea 03/05/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.341 Korea 22/07/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.661 Korea 22/12/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.596 Latvia 01/12/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.119 Mexico 30/03/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.374 Mexico 13/08/99
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Agricultural and fishery Safety of agriculture and fishery products for consumers (Labelling of products, and their Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). The Minister of Agriculture and processed products Forestry (the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries for fishery products) may designate the GMO items subject to labelling in the specified cases) Tobacco and liquor products Food products Honey Protection of youths from tobacco and liquor. (This notice is to impose special labelling on the tobacco and liquor products Liquor Products: Add "not available to youths under 19" sign to the product labels Tobacco Products) To provide valid product information to consumers. (Korea Food and Drug Administration would revise the Labelling Standard for Food) Food safety. (The regulation covers the definition of honey, rules of honey origin, safety, labelling, production)
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G/TBT/Notif.99.655 Mexico 23/12/99
Playpens and enclosures Safety. (The purpose of this Mexican Official Standard is to establish the safety specifications and testing methods for playpens and/or enclosures for infants during normal use as well as the labelling requirements for marketing in the national territory) Vanilla Consumer protection. (This draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the commercial information to be shown on labels for natural vanilla extract, concentrated natural vanilla extract, their by-products such as vanilla-flavoured powder or powdered vanilla, natural vanilla flavouring, concentrated natural vanilla flavouring, ground vanilla and oleoresins, as well as substitutes such as artificial vanilla flavouring and mixed vanilla flavouring marketed in the United States of Mexico) Plant nutrients Protection of the environment and public and animal health. (Establishes the characteristics and specifications that must appear on the labels of plant nutrients. Mandatory for natural and legal persons engaged in the processing of plant nutrients within the national territory)
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Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.99.566 Netherlands. Ornamental plant the propagating material as 19/11/99 defined in European Council Directive no 98/56/EC of 20 July 1998, concerning bringing ornamental plant propagating material onto the market (OJ L 226)
Objective/(Description) The Netherlands wishes to adopt several supplementary provisions in addition to those of Directive 98/56/EC. These are provisions which have been prompted by technical considerations of checking, and also provisions which refer to subjects not included within Directive 98/56/EC. In addition to the provisions of Directive 98/56/EC, the following are included: the suitability of the regulation for ornamental plant propagating material which is used in trade outside the EU (Article 2, paragraph 1), ornamental plants propagated in-vitro (Article 3, paragraph 10), more precise provisions for printing labels of seed packaging in the case of ornamental plant material propagated by sexual means (Article 8) and products sold under previous contracts (Article 16). The provisions referred to above do not give rise to barriers of trade within the EU. Plant propagating material which has been brought onto the market legitimately in another Member State is accepted in the Netherlands without any hindrance
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G/TBT/Notif.99.571 Netherlands, Milk and milk products the for consumption, 19/11/99 specialist products, butter, cheese, quark and condensed milk
In the meantime, practice has shown that there is a need within the industry for a content capacity of 330 ml for dairy products. In the case of the present draft Regulation this content capacity is added to the series of existing content capacities. For the record it is noted that the provision relating to mutual recognition included in Article 6 of the Dairy Products Regulation 1997 concerning milk, milk products and dairy products also applies to this content capacity of 330 ml. (Provisions relating to labelling, content capacity, and the product temperatures of dairy products are included in the Regulation) G/TBT/Notif.99.572 Netherlands, Packaging and Labelling The bill has been drafted to implement international obligations in the interest of the of dangerous goods maintaining public safety. The technical regulations included under point 8 19/11/99 transported by air apply to national and imported products alike. For the benefit of foreign companies which meet the requirements, prescribed in the country of origin, the provision of mutual recognition has been included in article 6.57 of the bill. (For the sake of clarity, it is pointed out that the present regulations do not change the content of the requirements currently prescribed regarding the construction, design, equipping and loading of aircraft, the packaging and labelling of dangerous goods to be transported by air, and regarding those people transporting or commissioning a third party to transport dangerous goods pursuant to approval) G/TBT/Notif.99.67 New Zealand Food labelling print size The proposed changes may differ from provisions for print size and quality of and quality labelling statements in other countries. 24/02/99
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Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.99.68 New Zealand Food 24/02/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.69 24/02/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.70 24/02/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.222 New Zealand 07/05/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.223 New Zealand 07/05/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.244 New Zealand 19/05/99 New Zealand Unpackaged food sold by retail New Zealand Derivation of energy factors in food
Objective/(Description) Some of the warning and advisory statements proposed for declaration in food labels are not a requirement of codex and may create barriers to trade. Some of the warning and advisory statements proposed for declaration in food labels are not a requirement of codex and may create barriers to trade.
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G/TBT/Notif.99.582 New Zealand 26/11/99
Proposed changes may differ from provisions for energy factors for polyols, isomalt or polydextrose in other countries. (A proposal to revise current Australian and New Zealand regulations for assigning energy factors to individual food components for the purposes of food labelling) All packaged foods Consumer health and safety. (A proposal to revise current Australian and New nutrition labelling Zealand regulations to introduce new provisions which require mandatory labelling of all packaged foods. These provisions, which are more prescriptive than Codex, are being recommended for the purposes of safeguarding long-term public health) Non-alcoholic beverages Consumer health and safety. (A proposal to revise current Australian and New Zealand regulations for non-alcoholic beverages: a small number of labelling requirements for sports soft drinks are proposed on the basis of protecting public health and safety in relation to the use of these products) Foods derived from Consumer information. (The document proposes an amendment to Standard A18 gene technology of the Australian Food Standards Code (AFSC). Standard A18 is recognized in New Zealand as a mandatory standard, although most of the AFSC is recognised as alternative food standards to those in the New Zealand Food Regulations 1984. The current standard (Standard A18) requires foods that are substantially different from the traditional form of that food to be labelling accordingly) Food produced using The extension of existing labelling requirements for foods produced using gene gene technology technology has the principal objective of providing consumer information. In addition, the draft amended standard contains health and safety requirements. The draft amended standard has therefore also been notified to Members separately under the SPS Agreement
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.99.445 Philippines 03/09/99
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G/TBT/Notif.99.446 Philippines 02/09/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.328 Slovenia 09/07/99
Household appliances - This standard is the first of a series of energy standards dealing with appliances. Non-ducted air Prioritization was based on the study made by the Department of Energy on the Immediately conditioners energy consumption of household appliances and equipment in relation to efficiency. The series of energy standards will consist eventually of appliances like refrigerators and freezers, electric flat irons, and other appliances. In this standard, the minimum energy efficiency ratio requirements accommodate the year 1995-2002. This standard will provide the consumers easy reference to the energy efficiency ratio required for manufacturers, assemblers and importers. (Specifies the requirements for energy efficiency ratio (EER) and labelling for non-ducted air conditioners for domestic and similar use) Household appliances This standard was made to support the Department of Energys program of energy consumption and to guide the consumers in determining which appliance Immediately is less expensive to operate over the long run. (This standard specifies the labelling requirements for energy efficiency factor for refrigerators and freezers for household use) Products of the textile Consumer protection and information. Marking of textiles and leather products industry, leather tech- for retain: size respectively dimensional designation, designation of composition 54 days logy, clothes of raw materials, maintenance instructions, test methods (ICS: 59.080, 59.140, 61.020) Products of the textile industry, leather technology, clothes (ICS: 61.020) Crop products
G/TBT/Notif.99.495 Slovenia 15/10/99
Consumer protection, consumer information. (Regulation gives limits for the acceptable content of formaldehyde in textile, criteria for the burning behaviour of textiles, recommends the absence of azo-colorants. Labelling and designation of dimensional changes, burning behaviour and formaldehyde content under the 59.080, 59.140, acceptable limit will be mandatory) protection The Order modifies existing procedures in order to ensure their compliance with the new Federal Law on Agriculture. The measures to be adopted are equivalent to those of significant trading partners. The Order stipulates the need and underlines the importance of international coordination. The rules and standards of the relevant international organizations are to be observed. (The Order establishes rules for the labelling and packaging of plant protection products, bearing in mind their safe storage, use and disposal)
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G/TBT/Notif.99.99 03/05/99
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.99.100 Switzerland 19/03/99
Product covered Poisons
Objective/(Description) The proposed amendment of the Order modifies existing procedures in order to ensure their compatibility with the new Order on plant protection products and the Federal Law on Agriculture. The measures to be adopted are equivalent to those of significant trading partners. The Order stipulates the need and underlines the importance of international coordination. The rules and standards of the relevant international organizations are to be observed. (The proposed amendment establishes rules for importation, registration, labelling and packaging of plant protection products, bearing in mind their safe storage, use and disposal) Application of Article 29d, Paragraph 2 of the Federal Law on Environmental Protection - stating that persons who commercialize genetically modified products have to inform the consumer of this fact to the medicines area; compatibility with the EU regulations in accordance with the "European Public Assessment Report" (EPAR). (Medicines that contain genetically modified organisms or consist of such organisms or medicines that are manufactured by recombinant DNA technology, must be labelled on the package as "GMO" or "genetically modified" by the legally responsible distributors) Consumer information and prevention of deceptive practices. (Provides a list of food items that are subject to mandatory labelling indicating the kind of production) Prevention environmentally detrimental practices and information for applicants. (It regulates the conditions for admission as well as the procedure. It contains provisions concerning labelling, minimal contents of nutrients, quality and environmental aspects) The Swiss Food Ordinance of 1 March 1995 provides in Article 22(a) paragraphs 4 and 5, that the Federal Department of Home Affairs regulates the foodstuffs for which additional information is to be given, in order to prevent the consumer from being mislead, regarding the country of origin of the essential raw materials and ingredients of the foodstuff in question which is different from that of the country of production of this particular foodstuff. (If a foodstuff contains a raw material which constitutes more than 50 per cent of the mass of the end product, the country of production of this raw material has to be indicated on the label of this particular foodstuff, if the labelling of the foodstuff bears an indication which could mislead consumers regarding the actual country of production of this specific raw material)
G/TBT/Notif.99.250 Switzerland 21/05/99
Medicines that contain GMOs or consist of such organisms or medicines that are manufactured by recombinant DNA technology Meat(HS 0201 0207) and eggs (HS 0407). Fertilizers (HS 3101-3105) Foodstuffs
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G/TBT/Notif.99.318 Switzerland 30/06/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.508 Switzerland 08/10/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.548 Switzerland 01/11/99
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.99.552 Switzerland 05/11/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.635 Switzerland 22/12/99
Product covered Seeds
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Ensure the supply of the Swiss market with seeds, and ensure transparency for consumers. ( Furthermore it is foreseen that seeds, which contain 0,5% or less of genetically modified organisms, are exempted from mandatory GMOlabelling) Organically produced Consumer information, and protection of consumers and organic producers agricultural products and against deceptive practices in the field of organic products from animal foodstuffs husbandry. (The proposal provides for the inclusion of animal husbandry and products of animal origin into the existing legislation on organic farming. It contains rules for production, processing, labelling and certification of organically produced agricultural products of animal origin and foodstuffs derived thereof) Steel wire strands for Safety. (The mandatory standard specifies sizes, chemical composition and pre-stressed concrete making, requirements, packaging, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) Steel wires for preSafety. (The standard specifies chemical composition, requirements, packaging, stressed concrete marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) Motor cycles and moped Environmental protection (Includes marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity testing) (43.140) High carbon wire rods Consumer protection. (To enforce TIS 349-2532(1989) as a compulsory standard. Includes marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing) Standardization To cover and be consistent with four types of standards developed, i.e. (ICS: 01.120) voluntary, safety, environmental and EMC standards. (There are four types of standards marks to be displayed on the industrial products under Section 16 as follows: General Standards Mark which shall be a square figure of forty five degrees from the horizontal line and have such dimensions as appeared in the form annexed hereto the regulation; Safety Standards Mark which shall be in a shape of Roman letter "s" having the word "SAFETY" in the middle, and have such dimensions as appeared in the form annexed hereto the regulation; Electromagnetic Compatability Standards Mark which shall be in a shape of Roman letter "s" having the word "EMC" in the middle, and have such dimensions as appeared in the form annexed hereto the regulation.)
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.99.326 Thailand 01/07/99
Product covered Standardization (ICS: 01.120)
Objective/(Description) To cover and be consistent with four types of standards developed, i.e. voluntary, safety, environmental and EMC standards. (There are four types of standards marks to be displayed on the industrial products under Section 16 as follows: General Standards Mark which shall be a square figure of forty five degrees from the horizontal line and have such dimensions as appeared in the form annexed hereto the regulation; Safety Standards Mark which shall be in a shape of Roman letter "s" having the word "SAFETY" in the middle, and have such dimensions as appeared in the form annexed hereto the regulation; Electromagnetic Compatability Standards Mark which shall be in a shape of Roman letter "s" having the word "EMC" in the middle, and have such dimensions as appeared in the form annexed hereto the regulation.) Consumer protection. (To establish new standard series of Alcoholic Beverages prescribes marking and labelling) Consumer protection. (To establish new standard series of Alcoholic Beverages prescribes marking and label) Consumer protection. (To establish new standard series of Alcoholic Beverages prescribes marking and labelling) Safety requirements and environmental protection. To enforce TIS 1870-2542 (1999) as a mandatory standard. Includes marking, labelling, sampling, criteria for conformity and testing)
G/TBT/Notif.99.397 Thailand 25/08/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.398 Thailand 25/08/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.399 Thailand 25/08/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.400 Thailand 25/08/99
Alcoholic beverages (ICS: 67.160.10) Alcoholic beverages (ICS: 67.160.10) Alcoholic beverages (ICS:67.160.10) Internal combustion engines (ICS: 27.020), transport exhaust emissions
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(ICS: 13.040.50) Internal Combustion Safety requirement and environmental protection. (To enforce TIS 1875-2542 Engines (ICS: 27.020), (1999) as a mandatory standard. Includes marking, labelling, sampling, criteria transport exhaust for conformity and testing) emissions This standard is proposed as compulsory, to prevent fraud or deception arising from misleading and to give adequate information to the consumer or user. (Specifies the labelling requirements for domestic electrical appliances where such units are displayed, offered for sale and are the point of sale in Trinidad and Tobago)
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(ICS:13.040.50) G/TBT/Notif.99.602 Trinidad and Domestic electric Tobago appliances 06/12/99 (ICS 97.030)
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Document symbol Member Product covered Objective/(Description) Period for and date comments G/TBT/Notif.99.619 Trinidad and Products and equipment This standard is proposed as compulsory, to prevent fraud or deception arising Tobago using ozone depleting from misleading labelling and to give adequate information to the consumer or 27 days 10/12/99 substances user. (Specifies the labelling requirements for equipment and products which utilise ozone depleting substances or their substitutes including, but not limited (ICS 71.080) to: domestic, commercial and industrial refrigeration units; aerosol sprays; foam products; cleaning solvents; vehicular air conditioning units; halon based fire fighting equipment; domestic, commercial and industrial air conditioning units and fumigation products) G/TBT/Notif.99.28 United States Dietary supplements To provide manufacturers of dietary supplements flexible to voluntarily present additional label information to consumers. 62 days 26/01/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.41 United States Dietary supplements Health and consumer information. (Food Labeling: Use on Dietary Supplements of Health Claims Based on Authoritative Statements) 60 days 05/02/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.85 03/03/99 United States Motor Vehicles ( HS : Chapter 8703) Consumer Information. (This document proposes to amend the regulation the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued to implement the American Automobile Labeling Act. That Act requires passenger motor vehicles to be labelled with information about their domestic and foreign parts content. Congress recently amended that Act to make a number of changes in the labeling requirement) To make the certification requirements for vehicle alterers consistent with those for vehicle manufacturers. (This notice proposes to amend the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's regulations on vehicle certification that specify the contents of the certification labels that vehicle alterers are required to affix to motor vehicles that they alter. The amendment would require the certification label affixed by the alterer to state that the vehicle, as altered, conforms to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety, bumper, and theft prevention standards affected by the alteration) To address concerns about the adequacy of the warnings on sunlamp products, current recommended exposure schedule to minimize risk to customers who choose to produce and maintain a tan, current labeling for replacement lamps, and current health warnings which do not reflect recent advances in photobiological research To update the regulations by providing additional information to users of veterinary biologics and to make regulatory labelling provisions more consistent with current practices 37 days
G/TBT/Notif.99.86 05/03/99
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G/TBT/Notif.99.152 United States Veterinary biological products 30/03/99
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Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.99.155 United States Meat and poultry products 27/04/99 (HS Chapter 2)
G/TBT/Notif.99.251 United States Processed seafood products 21/05/99 (HS Chapter 3) G/TBT/Notif.99.336 United States Shell eggs 16/07/99 (HS Chapter 4)
G/TBT/Notif.99.371 United States Medical examination gloves 10/08/99 ( HS : Chapter 3926 )
G/TBT/Notif.99.442 United States Food Labelling 01/09/99
Interim guidelines. (The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the availability of guidance concerning the use of the claim Not specified "certified organic by (a certifying entity)" on the labelling of meat and poultry products. The claim "certified organic by (a certifying entity)" will be permitted on the labelling of meat and poultry products if the labelling is submitted to FSIS for approval, the labelling meets certain criteria, and the labelling submitted is accompanied by specified certification documentation that has been provided by the certifying entity to the meat or poultry producer seeking labelling approval) To permit manufacturers of surimi and surimi-containing products to maintain a single label inventor identifying all of the fish species that may be used in the 33 days manufacture of the surimi product. (The Administration is proposing to amend its ingredient labelling regulations to permit the use of "and/or" labelling for the various fish species used in the production of processed seafood products, i.e., surimi and surimi-containing foods) To protect consumers from illness or deaths associated with consumption of shell eggs that have not been treated to destroy Salmonella Enteritidis. (The 66 days Administration is proposing to require safe handling statements on labels of shell eggs that have not been treated to destroy Salmonella microorganisms) To reduce the adverse health effects from allergic and foreign body reactions caused by the natural latex protein allergens and glove powder found on 170 days surgeons and patient examination gloves and to reduce the adverse health effects from defects in the barrier integrity and quality of surgeons and patient examination gloves. (The proposed special controls are in the form of a proposed guidance document entitled Medical Glove Guidance Manual, which includes recommended protein and glove powder limits, and new label caution statements including protein and powder labeling requirements) To assess whether foods contain sufficient soy protein to be eligible to bear the health claim. (The Food and Drug Administration is issuing this document as a 21 days reproposal of one provision of its proposed rule of 10 November 1998, entitled "Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soy Protein and Coronary Heart Disease." In that proposal, the Administration tentatively indicated its intention to use a specific analytical method to measure soy protein for assessing compliance)
Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.99.457 United States Home insulation Labelling 16/09/99 (HS Chapter 7019)
To streamline and increase the benefits of the Rule to consumers and sellers, minimize its costs, and respond to the development and utilisation of new technologies to make American homes more energy efficient and less costly to operate. (The Federal Trade Commission proposes commencing a rulemaking proceeding to amend its Trade Regulation Rule Concerning the Labelling and Advertising of Home Insulation (R-value Rule or Rule)) G/TBT/Notif.99.487 United States Antimicrobial pesticide To streamline and improve the registration process, increase consistency and products certainty for antimicrobial producers, reduce the timeframes for EPA decisions 06/10/99 on antimicrobial registrations, increase public health protection by ensuring the continued efficacy of antimicrobial public health pesticides, and promote international harmonization efforts. (EPA proposes to interpret the applicability of the new FIFRA definition of "pesticide" that excludes liquid chemical sterilants from FIFRA regulation and includes nitrogen stabilizers, and to describe requirements pertaining to use dilution labeling. The proposals are intended to implement new provisions of FIFRA, and to update current regulations and procedures. Finally, EPA is proposing technical conforming and organizational changes to portions of its regulations on pesticide registration and labeling for clarity and understanding) G/TBT/Notif.99.546 United States Pesticide containers To harmonise the classification and labelling of chemicals for human and environmental hazards 29/10/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.551 United States Alcoholic beverages To ensure that labels and advertisements do not contain statements or claims that would tend to mislead the consumer about the significant health consequences of 05/11/99 (HS Chapter 22) alcohol consumption G/TBT/Notif.99.564 United States Hearing aids 17/11/99 (HS Chapter 9021) To provide information to assist consumers in maintaining healthy dietary practices. (The Administration is proposing to amend its regulations on nutrition labeling to require that the amount of trans fatty acids present in a food, including dietary supplements, be included in the amount and percent Daily Value (%DV) declared for saturated fatty acids) To administer the statute's efficiency labelling provisions for commercial equipment To ensure that manufacturers may use state-of-the-art methods to address technical data in hearing aid labelling
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G/TBT/Notif.99.607 United States Food 07/12/99 G/TBT/Notif.99.653 United States HVAC Energy efficiency 22/12/99
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NOTIFICATIONS ON LABELLING 2000 Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.00/421 Argentina 18/09/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/584 Argentina 22/12/00 Household products Product covered Cosmetics Objective/(Description) Period for comments G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 74
Cosmetics used for the treatment of the above-mentioned conditions must only be indicated as aids to medical treatment in order to avoid them inducing error or Not specified deception of the consumer. (Rules applicable to products intended to be used as aids in the treatment of cellulitis and whose labels contain expressions such as "reducing cream", "reducing gel" and/or "anti-cellulitis") Human health. (Amending ANMAT Order 7292/98, relating to the incorporation of the secondary germicidal properties of insecticides for domestic use, in order Not specified to avoid the risk of users confusing the product's primary action (insecticide) with its secondary action(disinfectant); and adapting the standard on labelling for that purpose) There is currently a public health and safety concern due to a lack of labelling with alcohol concentrations on some foods containing alcohol, and a lack of awareness by some consumers as to the presence of alcohol in some foods, and its unsuitability for children. Requiring all foods containing alcohol to be labelled with the concentration of alcohol will ensure that consumers are provided with sufficient information to enable them to make informed decisions as to the amount of alcohol they are consuming. Where the consumer may not expect a product to contain alcohol, a statement advising that the product be kept out of reach of children will ensure that the consumer is made aware of the alcoholic content of the product The application under consideration is primarily health related and is concerned with the protection of human health and safety. It includes certain labelling requirements. This will have the effect of removing a trade barrier in Australia due to a prohibition of the manufacture and import of energy drinks To reduce dangers of smoking to human health and to fulfil a recommendation by GCC Ministers of Health. (The adopted Gulf Standard was amended in relation to the information to be placed on the label to indicate nicotine and tar only, not carbon monoxide, and the year of packaging only not the month) 21 days
G/TBT/Notif.00/144 Australia 22/03/00
All foods containing alcohol
G/TBT/Notif.00/609 Australia 19/12/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/2 10/01/00 Bahrain
Formulated caffeinated beverages (commonly termed energy drinks) Cigarettes (HS: 2402.20)
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.00/396 Barbados 05/09/00
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G/TBT/Notif.00/45 01/02/00
Canada
G/TBT/Notif.00/205 Canada 26/04/00
Brewery products, Beer (1) To provide adequate information to consumers; (2) To harmonize practices within the industry in response to requests from The HS: 2203.001, Caribbean Brewers Association (CBA); Stout HS: 2203.002, (3) To ensure that the labelling of the products meets the requirements of Shandy HS: 2206.001, regulatory authorities; Malta HS: 2202.902 (4) To enable brewers to compete against products from outside the region ICS 67.160.10 Drugs for use in human Protection of human health. (The purpose of this proposed amendment is to clinical trials introduce proposed regulatory requirements for the sale and importation of drugs for use in human clinical trials. The proposed framework incorporates amendments, notification, labeling, record keeping and adverse drug reaction reporting among other items) Lysozyme Protection of human health. (Health Canada has received a submission to amend the Food and Drug Regulations to provide for the use of a new enzyme, lysozyme obtained from egg white, in the production of medium-and long-term ripening cheese. The proposed amendment includes a labeling requirement for manufacturers using lysozyme during cheese production. The presence of this enzyme would have to be declared in the list of ingredients in order to inform consumers of the presence of egg by-product in these particular cheeses. This labeling requirement would apply to both domestic and imported products) Infant and rear-facing Protection of human safety. (The Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster child restraint systems Cushions Safety Regulations (RSSR) set out requirements for add-on restraints and high back booster for children rearward-facing infant seats, rearward-facing or forward-facing cushions child seats, booster seats and restraints for disabled persons and for infants with special needs. Requirements for instructions and labelling would also be amended to ensure that restraint systems and booster cushions are safely installed in motor vehicles, whether in use or not) Food products Consumer information. (Pursuant to the Food Health Regulations, this Manual outlines criteria designed to guide food companies in labelling and to enlighten consumers. It provides general guidelines on all aspects of the disclosure of nutritional information regarding foods and food products)
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G/TBT/Notif.00/592 Canada 13/12/00
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G/TBT/Notif.00/13 13/01/00
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.00/108 Colombia 03/03/00
Product covered Transport, packaging and packing of explosives, flammable gases, flammable liquids, flammable solids, comburent substances and organic peroxides, toxic and infectious substances, radioactive materials and corrosive substances Pipes and fittings of polyvinyl chloride (pvc) compounds and chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (cpvc) Pre-packaged food, HS : 0210, 0305, 0401 to 0403, 0405 to 0409, 0701 to 0714, 0801 to 0813, 1003, 1006, 1008, 1101 to 1103, 1503 to 1517, 1601, 1602, 1604, 1605, 1704, 1902, 1904, 1905, 2001 to 2006, 2008, 2009, 2101 to 2106, 2201, 2202, 2204, 2501 Pre packed products
Objective/(Description) Prevention of deceptive practices and safety. (General provisions on the cargo and vehicles, objective, cargo handling, labelling of packages and containers, marking of packages and containers, general requirements for the transport of hazardous materials, packaging and packing requirements; requirements concerning the transport unit and vehicle to be used for the transport of hazardous materials; obligations of the consignor and/or owner of the hazardous materials; the obligations of the owner or operator of the vehicle to be used for the transport of hazardous materials; penalties; general provisions; control system and insurance)
G/TBT/Notif.00/415 Colombia 25/10/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/194 Costa Rica 26/04/00
Prevention of deceptive practices. (Purpose to avoid confusion regarding the nature of the PVC and CPVC products as a result of the way they are presented; definitions; colours for production and marketing; conditions governing the labelling of the pipes and fittings; control mechanisms; information mechanisms; and penalties) Health and consumer protection. (Nutritional Labelling of Pre-Packaged Food)
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G/TBT/Notif.00/527 Costa Rica 07/11/00
To avoid misleading consumers. (Minimum requirements for the labelling of products offered to the consumer in pre-packed form)
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.00/296 Czech Republic 29/06/00
Product covered Products for children aged under 3
G/TBT/Notif.00/405 Czech Republic 13/09/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/406 Czech Republic 13/09/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/521 Czech Republic 27/10/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/102 El Salvador 01/03/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/110 El Salvador 07/03/00
Protection of children health. (The regulation concerns products for children aged under three, except toys. It establishes conditions to be met for the composition of products and introduces labelling requirements of products, which could be dangerous for children. It specifies requirements of purity of dyes and pigments used for dyeing and printing of textile fabrics including nonwoven fabrics in products for children) Starch products, pulses To approximate Czech legal system to the EC regulations. (The Decree defines and oil seeds the terms starch, starch products, pulses and oil seeds. It divides them into types, groups and subgroups, which are listed in Annexes. It specifies the requirements for labelling, quality technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale) Spices, salt, dehydrated To approximate Czech legal system to the EC regulations. (The Decree defines products and mustard the terms spices, salt, dehydrated products, condiments and mustard. It divides them into types, groups and subgroups listed in Annexes. It specifies the requirements for labelling, quality technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale) Foodstuffs To comply Czech legal system with EC legislation. (The Decree defines methods of labelling foodstuffs and tobacco products on permissible variation from dates on quality of products labelled by the "e" symbol) Portland cement Human health and safety. (These technical regulations cover the object, standards to be consulted, definitions, information for orders, additions, chemical composition, physical characteristics, testing methods, inspection, rejection, manufacturer's declaration, packaging and marking of packages, storage, manufacturer's certification and key words) Labelling To protect human health and avoid consumer deception. (These technical regulations contain the purpose of the guidelines, principles governing nutritional labelling, scope of application, definitions, declaration of nutrients, supplementary nutritional data, periodic review of nutritional labelling, requirements for the use of nutritional descriptors, nutritional health declarations, nutritional labelling with number of portions, determination of the reference quantity generally consumed during a meal, surveillance, amendments and reference documents) Labelling of Footwear To prevent the consumer from being mislead. (Purpose, scope of application, definitions and terminology, materials used in the basic components of footwear, basic characteristics of shoe sizes, labelling)
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G/TBT/Notif.00/274 El Salvador 07/07/00
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.00/372 El Salvador
Product covered Labelling of Textile products, clothing and accessories
To provide the consumer with all the necessary information for this type of product. (These technical regulations cover the objective, area of application, 01/09/00 definitions, specifications, application of labelling, surveillance, compliance and verification, bibliography, and concordance with international standards) G/TBT/Notif.00/373 El Salvador Natural honey, Protection of human health. (These technical regulations contain the purpose, definitions, classification and description, composition and requirements, 01/09/00 Heading SAC sampling, methods of analysis, labelling and annexed bibliographical 04.09.00.00 information) G/TBT/Notif.00/568 El Salvador Sugar 1701.11.00. Protection of human health by overcoming nutritional deficiencies in El Salvador, such as Vitamin A organic deficiency, which causes eye disease and 05/12/00 even blindness, especially among low-income Salvadoreans. The Regulation is based on the Manual of Technical and Quality Requirements for Fortified Foods in Central America, of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP). (This Technical Regulation consists of: purpose, scope of application, definitions, types of sugar, composition and essential quality factors, addition of fortifiers, contaminant limits for all sugars, hygiene, packaging and labelling, analysis and test methods and legal references) G/TBT/Notif.00/67 European Seed of agricultural This proposal determines for a period expiring on 31 December 2002, that seed Communities plant species and seed of agricultural plant species and seed potatoes produced in certain third countries 22/02/00 potatoes are equivalent to those in the Community. It also establishes that in the case of seed of agricultural plant species and seed potatoes of a variety which has been genetically modified, any label or document, official or otherwise, which is affixed to or accompanies the seed of agricultural plant species or seed potatoes lot, shall clearly indicate that the variety has been genetically modified G/TBT/Notif.00/289 European Beef To establish a compulsory labelling system in the beef sector based on objective Communities (CN Codes 0201, 0202, criteria of the origin of the beef and to continue the voluntary labelling 20/06/00 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 arrangements for labels containing indications other than those provided for in 91) the compulsory system G/TBT/Notif.00/354 European Tobacco products.(for Communities the purposes of smok08/08/00 king, sniffing, sucking or chewing, inasmuch as they are, even partly, made of tobacco), including tobacco for oral use To recast three existing directives. The proposal seeks to recast three existing Directives. It includes modifications concerning tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yields of cigarettes, tobacco products labelling, including a ban on oral tobaccos, as well as the updating and development of these provisions in light of the experience gained and new scientific developments
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Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.00/428 European Table eggs Communities 15/09/00 (HS: 0407.00.30)
G/TBT/Notif.00/243 Guatemala 19/05/00
(a) Type of farming: The method by which hens are farmed has become a major factor for consumers when purchasing eggs. To indicate the farming method on eggs and packs should therefore be made compulsory so that consumes are not liable to be mislead. To that end, only clear and unambiguous compulsory labelling can ensure that the consumer can make an informed choice between the various classes of egg on the basis of the farming method. Appropriate compulsory labelling is in line with the wishes expressed by consumers and consumer organizations. Compulsory labelling must apply to all eggs sold in the European Union and purchased by consumers outside the place of production. However, in the case of eggs produced in third countries, indication of the farming method may be replaced by certain other indications if third country procedures do not offer sufficient guarantees as to equivalence with the technical rules and standards applicable to Community procedures. (b) Second quality or preserved eggs, Class B, account for only a minor part of the European Community market and most of the trade is geared to supplying with top-quality, Class A, eggs. The classification of eggs should therefore be simplified by amalgamating the current Classes B and C (eggs intended for industry) in a new Class B and the sale of such eggs should be exclusively for processing purposes Tariff Item 29.31.00.00; Establish requirements for technical terbuphos produced domestically or abroad, ICS 65.100.10 used as raw material in insecticide manufacturing. (Classification and designation, general characteristics, physical and chemical characteristics, sampling, testing method for the determination of active ingredients, packing, packaging and labelling, handling and protective equipment, first aid, antidote, conditions for storage and transport, correspondence) Tariff item 38.08.10; To establish requirements for formulated terbuphos produced domestically or ICS 65.100.10. abroad. (Purpose, COGUANOR Standards to consult, definitions, classification and designation, general characteristics, physical characteristics of inactive ingredient, chemical characteristics of active ingredient, mass percentage, sampling, testing methods, packing, packaging and labelling, first aid, antidote, storage and transport, handling and application, correspondence) Male condom latex, To establish minimum specifications for male condom mode of latex. (Introduction, purpose, area of application, COGUANOR standards to be Tariff heading consulted, definitions, specifications, sampling and acceptance criteria, labelling, 4014.10.00; packaging and packing, storage, correspondence) ICS 11.200
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Document symbol Member Product covered Objective/(Description) Period for and date comments G/TBT/Notif.00/444 Hong Kong, Photocopiers To promote awareness of energy efficiency among consumers. (Hong Kong will China introduce a voluntary energy efficiency labelling scheme for photocopiers. The 59 days 22/09/00 (HS Codes: 9009 1100, participating manufacturers, agents or retailers will affix energy labels in 9009 1200, 9009 2100 specified format onto their registered appliances to signify that the appliances and 9009 2200) have met certain energy efficiency and performance requirements in accordance with the document "The Hong Kong Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Photocopiers") G/TBT/Notif.00/463 Hong Kong, Household Electric China Storage Water Heaters 26/09/00 (HS Code: 8516.100.00) To promote the awareness of energy efficiency among consumers. (Hong Kong, China will introduce a voluntary energy efficiency labelling scheme for household electric storage water heaters. The participating manufacturers, agents or retailers will affix energy labels in the specified format onto their registered appliances to signify that the appliances meet certain energy efficiency and performance requirements in accordance with "The Hong Kong Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Household Electric Storage Water Heaters") Marketing, guidance and controlling of the marketing of infant formula. (A Regulation of the Ministry of Health has been developed concerning Marketing of Infant Formula: General Requirement; Distribution; Labelling; Prohibition; Communication; Information; Education; Promotion; Marketing, Guidance and Controlling, Sanction; Temporary Provisions, Concluding Provisions. The Regulation consists of: 1. Labelling for infant formula should include: name of product; statement "Breast milk is the best for the babies"; expiry date; nutrient content; instructions for uses; etc) (a) This Government Regulation requires labels that clearly describe ingredients food labelling, food additives, etc. (b) Certain treatment applied to products, such as irradiation shall be informed on the label as irradiated food Labelling, Advertising Food Guidance. The information which has to be declared on the label are as follows: name of the product, list of content, name and address of manufacturer, registration number or information certificate number, production code, expiry date also for certain food including i.e. instruction for storage, usage, information on nutrients, declaration on health advantage 60 days
G/TBT/Notif.00/383 Indonesia 05/09/00
Infant formula
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G/TBT/Notif.00/478 Indonesia 29/09/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/507 Indonesia 18/10/00
Food in general
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Food
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.00/156 Jamaica 24/03/00
Product covered Beef carcasses
Objective/(Description) Product quality. The standard is a revision of JS 299:1998 and specifies the requirements for grades of beef carcasses based on parameters such as minimum carcass weight, maximum age, conformation, marbling, minimum fat thickness, colour of fat, colour of rib-eye and rib-eye texture. Requirements for labelling and for the identification of carcasses and cuts packed in bulk containers are included Consumer protection. This standard defines relevant terms and specifies the information to be on the label attached to each item of furniture. The requirements includes information on the predominant material used, the type of finish and care instructions for the furniture meets the requirements of information needed to make meets the requirements of information needed to make
G/TBT/Notif.00/202 Jamaica 19/04/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/484 Jamaica 09/10/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/485 Jamaica 09/10/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/232 Japan 03/05/00
Furniture.
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Labelling of packaged goods
Pre- To ensure that the labelling of these products regulatory authorities and provides consumers with informed purchasing decisions Brewery products, beer, To ensure that the labelling of these products stout, shandy, malt regulatory authorities and provides consumers with informed purchasing decisions Cosmetics
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G/TBT/Notif.00/424 Japan 15/09/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/438 Japan 19/09/00
On the basis of the deregulation plan drafted by the Government, cosmetic regulations will be revised to those which are similar to those in Europe and the (HS 33.03, 33.04, 33.05, U.S., providing enough information to consumers and paying attention to the 33.06, 33.07, 34.01) consumer safety. (Cosmetic ingredients regulation will shift to a system using Negative List (the lists of prohibited ingredients and restricted ingredients) and Positive List (the list of ingredients which may be compounded) and labelling requirement of cosmetic ingredients will shift to all-ingredients labelling) Alcoholic beverages To protect consumers' interests. (To establish standards for production methods and labelling for liquor made from organic agricultural products and others) Containers and packaging for merchandise which are mainly made of paper. Merchandise contained in containers and packaging made of the paper. Containers and packaging for merchandise which are To provide labeling standards to facilitate the sorted collection of "containers and packaging made of paper" and "containers and packaging made of plastic" by consumers and rubbish collectors. The collection of "containers and packaging made of paper" and "containers and packaging made of plastic" contributes to the facilitation of the recycling and the protection of the environment
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G/TBT/Notif.00/451 Japan 25/09/00
mainly made of plastic. Merchandise contained in containers and packaging made of the plastic. Pharmaceuticals To prevent medication errors related to pharmaceuticals, considering the recent increase of medication errors in Japan. (Standard for the warning labelling on not specified (HS 30.01, 30.02, 30.03, packages of pharmaceuticals whose shape or appearance could lead to 30.04, 30.05, 30.06) medication errors. Standard for the labelling on packages of pharmaceuticals for the easy recognition of the labelling) Pickled agricultural products Protection of consumers' interests. (To determine standards for labelling items such as name of the products and ingredients. To require labelling the place of origin of their main ingredients regarding pickled agricultural products made of plums or scallions) 62 days
G/TBT/Notif.00/483 Japan 09/10/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/591 Japan 15/12/00
G/TBT/Notif.00/1 10/01/00
Korea
G/TBT/Notif.00/207 Korea 03/05/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/209 Korea 03/05/00
Foods with health claims Protection of public health. (Outline of the planned amendments regarding foods (Foods that declare the intended to declare the effect on structure/function of the human body are as 56 days effect on structure / follows: function of the human (1) Setting two types of classification of foods allowed to be labelled health body by their labeling) claims; - Types of foods that should be evaluated individually (Type 1); and - Types of foods for which standard regulation is applied (Type 2). (2) Setting standards for food labelling concerning attention, warning and other related matters) Genetically modified To give consumers proper information. (Genetically modified soybean, corn and agricultural products soybean sprouts for sale shall be subject to the additional specific labelling 41 days (not processed) requirements. If they are GMO, they should be labelled "It is GM soybean (corn or soybean sprouts)", and if they contain GMO, they should be labelled "It contains GM soybean (corn or soybean sprouts)") Foods To satisfy public interest on genetically modified foods. (To provide legal basis for the labelling of foods and food additives made of/from the raw genetically not specified modified materials) Foods To protect consumers from fraud. (To widen the labelling criteria for functional and physiological effects; to introduce a labelling requirement for general 28 days restaurants. The general restaurants which mainly sell meat shall identify near the price list whether the beef is imported or domestic)
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.00/231 Korea 03/05/00
Product covered Foods
G/TBT/Notif.00/369 Korea 22/08/00
G/TBT/Notif.00/41 01/02/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/42 01/02/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/43 01/02/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/44
Latvia
Latvia Latvia Latvia
To ensure the consumers' rights to know and protect consumers from fraudulence. (To ensure the consumers' right to know. These guidelines are 38 days promulgated to fulfil the recent amendment of the Food Sanitation Act as well as to respond to the recommendation from the "GM food labelling research council". Any predetermined processed foods whose major food ingredient is genetically modified soybean, corn (maize) or soybean sprouts that are subject to labelling according to Article 16 of Agro- Fisheries Product Quality Management Act, are subject to label) Medicines Human health. (To assure the appropriate usage of medicine by designating the subjects and the method of individual tablet/capsule marking, and the labeling 39 days contents on the package of the grouped tablets/capsules. Each medicine must be distinguished from others by having numbers or characters marked on each tablet or capsule and having product's name and manufacturer labelled on package of every two of four tablets or capsules) Foodstuffs for the Human health and safety. (These regulations specify requirements for foodstuffs ultimate consumer and labelling) Not specified foodstuffs intended for wholesale Textile fibre products Human health and safety. (These regulations specify requirements for the labelling of textiles. Textile products for realization in Latvia shall be labelled Not specified according of these regulations) Footwear Human health and safety. (Regulations specify requirements for footwear Not specified labelling) Crystal glass Household electric refrigerators and freezers Household electric ovens Human health and safety. (Regulations specifys requirements for crystal glass labelling) Not specified To protect economic interests of consumer by giving information on products. (Draft regulations provide requirements for labelling of household refrigerators and freezers (manufacturer, model, energy efficiency class, energy consumption, food volume, noise)) To protect economic interests of consumer by giving information on products. (Draft regulations provide requirements for labelling of electric household ovens (energy consumption; usable volume)) 47 days
01/02/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/446 Latvia 25/09/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/447 Latvia 25/09/00
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.00/448 Latvia 25/09/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/449 Latvia 25/09/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/450 Latvia 25/09/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/172 Malaysia 10/04/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/104 Mexico 01/03/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/106 Mexico 03/03/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/133 Mexico 16/03/00
Product covered Electric household lamps
Objective/(Description) To protect economic interests of consumer by giving information on products. (Draft regulations provide requirements for labelling of household electric lamps (energy efficient class, luminous flux of the lamps, input power (wattage), average rated life of the lamp))
Household dishwashers To protect economic interests of consumer by giving information on products. (Draft regulations provide requirements for labelling of household dishwashers (manufacturer, model, energy efficiency class, energy consumption, cleaning performance, drying performance, capacity of appliance, water consumption and noise)) Household washing To protect economic interests of consumer by giving information on products. machines; household (Draft regulations provide requirements for labelling of household washing electric tumble dryers; machines; household electric tumble dryers; household combined washer household combined dryers (manufacturer, model, energy efficiency class, energy consumption, washer dryers washing performance, drying performance, capacity, water consumption, noise)) Food Consumer protection. (This proposal covers the provision on the labelling claims, nutrition labelling, nutrient content claim, nutrient comparative claims and nutrient function claim) Water heaters Safety. (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-003-ENER-1999, Thermal Efficiency of Water Heaters for Domestic and Commercial Use. Limits, Test Methods and Labelling) Safety. (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-005-ENER-1999, Energy Efficiency of Household Electric Clothes Washing Machines - Limits, Test Method and Labelling) Consumer safety and protection. (The official countermark is a mark that enables the consumer to ascertain that the product or service has complied with the applicable official Mexican standards. It is therefore important to know the characteristics identifying that mark, so that the consumer or user may proceed with confidence and certainty when purchasing the products or services) Protection of the consumer and the environment. (The aim of this Mexican Official Standard is to specify the sanitary and commercial information that must be included on the labels of cleaning products for domestic and industrial use, and also the sanitary guidelines for their packaging)
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Clothes washing machines Not specified
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G/TBT/Notif.00/301 Mexico 13/07/00
Cleaning products
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.00/556 Mexico 27/11/00
Product covered Honey
Objective/(Description) Consumer protection. (This draft Mexican Official Standard specifies the commercial information to appear on labels for the different forms of bee honey marketed on the territory of the United Mexican States. It applies to the labelling of the different forms of bee honey marketed on the territory of the United Mexican States) Insofar as the decree contains quantitative import restrictions or measures of equivalent effect, these measures are justified by precisely the greater environmental effects that the special Dutch measures are expected to have. The stating of the energy efficiency class on the label and in the fuel consumption guide offers consumers the chance to make a simple (by means of the colour code) informed choice of the most efficient passenger car in a given size class. Moreover, colour-coded labelling using green, yellow and red will have a greater effect on consumers than numbers showing the absolute consumption. It is thus anticipated that this will create an incentive to purchase and market energyefficient cars, which will contribute to a reduction in the discharge of CO2 Herbal preparations are being used ever more frequently because of the possible health effects such as a stimulating or calming effect. It is, however, also known that the use of certain herbal preparations can pose serious risks to health. There are well known examples of the use of certain preparations in slimming pills which have led to permanent kidney damage in consumers. Therefore it is necessary for the sake of public health that there is legislation in this field. For the rest, pharmaceutical products and cosmetics (which are regulated on a European level) are outside the scope of this decree. (In addition a number of labelling requirements will be set for herbal preparations)
G/TBT/Notif.00/312 Netherlands, Passenger cars the 26/07/00
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G/TBT/Notif.00/492 Netherlands, Herbal preparations and the foodstuffs and other 12/10/00 products which contain herbal preparations (some examples are: nutritional supplements containing herbs, herbal tea, and soft drinks which contain herbal extracts). Products which are already regulated in another legal framework will be excluded from the operation of this decree. Examples of products which are not covered by this decree are: pharmaceutical products and cosmetics
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Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.00/145 New Zealand All foods containing alcohol 22/03/00
Objective/(Description) There is currently a public health and safety concern i.e. due to a lack of labelling with alcohol concentrations on some foods containing alcohol; and a lack of awareness by some consumers as to the presence of alcohol in some foods, and its unsuitability for children. Requiring all foods containing alcohol to be labelled with the concentration of alcohol will ensure that consumers are provided with sufficient information to enable them to make informed decisions as to the amount of alcohol they are consuming. Where the consumer may not expect a product to contain alcohol, a statement advising that the product be kept out of reach of children will ensure that the consumer is made aware of the alcoholic content of the product The applications under consideration are primarily health related and are concerned with the protection of human health and safety. There may be future requirements for labelling The applications under consideration are primarily health related and are concerned with the protection of human health and safety. There may be future requirements for labelling. Respect for fair competition, protection of human health. (This Standard establishes specifications concerning general characteristics, additives and ingredients, chemical composition, microbiological characteristics, product hygiene, packaging and mandatory information on the label) Protection of human health and consumer safety. (This standard establishes specifications concerning general characteristics, chemical, physical and microbiological characteristics; hygiene, packaging, packing and labelling of peanut paste for human consumption) Consumer protection, consumer information. Implementation of detailed requirements of Directive 94/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to labelling of the materials used in the main components of footwear for sale to the consumer Protection of the health and safety of users of these products and services. (Regulates labelling and presentation of information to the consumer as well as conditions of sale and use, limiting the sale to the consumer of UV2, UV4 and UV1 type equipment. The Regulations also cover tanning centres)
G/TBT/Notif.00/408 New Zealand Processed foods 13/09/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/487 New Zealand Processed foods 10/10/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/472 Senegal 03/10/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/473 Senegal 03/10/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/47 01/02/00 Slovenia Materials used for leather technology, footwear (ICS: 59.140, 59.080) (HS Chapter 64) Ultraviolet tanning equipment Peanut paste Tomato concentrate
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G/TBT/Notif.00/221 Spain 08/05/00
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Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.00/49 Switzerland 01/02/00
Product covered Products containing living genetically modified organisms (LGMO), such as seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, animal feedstuffs, foodstuffs and live vaccines Organic chemicals (ICS:71.080)
Objective/(Description) Protection of human or animal health and plant life, protection of the environment, protection of sustainable use of biodiversity / genetic resources, consumer information. (The Law establishes the basic rules and requirements for the use of organisms in general with emphasis on the use of LGMO. Since 1 July 1997, it contains notification and authorization procedures based on safety criteria for contained use, experimental releases and commercialization of products containing living organisms as well as labelling requirements for LGMO) Safety and prevention of the damage that may be inflicted upon the persons and economics of the country. (The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to enforce TIS 1746-2542 1999) Ammonium Nitrate for ANFO Explosive as a mandatory standard. This standard specifies general requirements, physical and chemical requirements for such product as follows: (see the notification) In addition, it includes packaging, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing) Safety and Consumer Protection. (The Thai Industrial Standard specifies service conditions, rated value and performance. Prescribes requirements for UPS switch, supervisory and control devices, and battery. Includes marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing) Consumer protection. (Thai Industrial Standards Institute proposed to withdraw a mandatory standard namely TIS 20-2527 (1984) Steel Bars for Reinforced Concrete: Round Bars, and establish TIS 20-2543 (2000) Steel Bars for Reinforced Concrete. Includes marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity testing) To allow consumers to distinguish dolphin-safe tuna products using the official mark from non dolphin safe tuna. (The Administration proposes to implement provisions of the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act (IDCPA) that pertain to the establishment of an official dolphin-safe mark. This rule proposes that mark. The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act, as amended by the IDCPA, requires the Secretary of Commerce to develop an official mark that maybe be used to label tuna products as dolphin-safe.) To implement flexibility in labelling wine flavoured products.
G/TBT/Notif.00/370 Thailand 21/08/00
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Applications of information technology HS Chapter 8507, (ICS: 35.240) Steel bars and rods ICS: 77.140.60 HS Chapter 7214
60 days
14 days
G/TBT/Notif.00/5 10/01/00
United States Tuna Labelling
Lapsed
G/TBT/Notif.00/11 10/01/00
United States Wine products (98R-317P)
79 days
Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/Notif.00/65 United States Country of origin 09/02/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/94 22/02/00 United States Grading meat
Objective/(Description) To promote the concept of informed compliance by the trade and proper field administration of the statutory requirements. (to restructure and clarify the country of origin marking rules set forth in part 134 of the Customs Regulations. These proposed amendments do not create any new marking requirements, but rather clarify the existing ones) To assist in the development of policy and regulations for the official grading of imported beef, lamb, veal and calf carcasses. (Among the options under consideration are: first, discontinue the official grading of imported carcasses; second, revise the grading regulations to require that the country of origin mark is retained on the component cuts after fabrication of an imported carcass that is federally graded; or, third, revise the grading regulations to eliminate the requirement that a country of origin mark be applied to imported carcasses) To bring about greater uniformity in the production, manufacture and marketing of organic products. (The proposal includes requirements for labeling products as organic and containing organic ingredients) To enable consumers to compare the absorbency of one brand and style with other brands and styles. The Administration is proposing to amend its menstrual tampon labelling regulation to change the current term for tampons that absorb 6 grams (g) and under of fluid
40 days
G/TBT/Notif.00/148 United States Organic food 22/03/00 G/TBT/Notif.00/546 United States Menstrual tampons 09/11/00 (HS Chapter 5601)
82 days 68 days
NOTIFICATIONS ON LABELLING 2001 Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/N/ARG/7 Argentina 30/01/01 G/TBT/N/ARG/9 30/01/01 Argentina Goods in general Product covered Goods in general Objective/(Description) The purpose of these requirements is to provide consumers with detailed information on the goods and services whose price is advertised. (Lays down requirements for advertising goods and services, such as the obligation to include in the labelling the make, model, type or size, country of origin, etc) To align the obligations pertaining to domestic and foreign products and to ensure, by requiring the information to be displayed in a visible place with sufficiently large lettering and reasonable colour contrast, that consumers can identify the products properly. (Adaptation of the legislation governing indication of origin of products manufactured in the country by ensuring that the words Industria Argentina or Produccin Argentina are displayed. Products of foreign origin must display the information on origin on another label, separate from the main label) For the purposes of implementing the controls established by the specific legislation, labels had to be required to include certain information relating to the performance of such controls. (Labelling requirements for packaging of wine products for consumption) The law must enable the public and consumers to make a fully informed choice of products or services supplied to them on the basis of respect for human beings; the label must give them assistance in this direction. In addition, the label provides an incentive for developing countries to develop socially responsible enterprises. The aim of the law is to create a label which companies can affix to their products if the latter meet criteria and standards recognized in particular by the International Labour Organization To provide information to consumers. (This technical regulation applies to the labelling of any type of food that is packaged in the clients absence, whatever its origin, traded in the Mercosur Party States) Period for comments Not specified G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 89
Not specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/18 28/06/01 G/TBT/N/BEL/2 16/01/01
Argentina
Wine products
Not specified
Belgium
Goods and services including substances, preparations, biocides and packages
Not specified
G/TBT/N/BRA/12 12/07/01 G/TBT/N/BRA/27 23/11/01 G/TBT/N/BRA/29 13/12/01
Brazil
Pre-packaged food (ICS 67.230)
36 days
Brazil
Packed food for human Environmental, health and consumer protection. (Defines the composition consumption specification, acceptable ingredients limits, labelling specifications and conditions for approval and registration of genetically modified food products) Wines and beverages derived from wines and grapes, like brandy, grappa, sangria, grape juice and others Food safety. (The new ruling instructs the registration of foreign bottlers of wines and beverages derived from wine, establishes an on-site inspection and specifies labelling requirements for these products, modifying the previous regulation, which allowed the import of wines and beverages derived from wines and grape without registration in Brazil)
22 days
Brazil
Lapsed
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/N/BRA/28 Brazil 13/12/01 G/TBT/N/CAN/2 25/01/01 G/TBT/N/CAN/8 27/06/01 G/TBT/N/CAN/9 04/07/01 Canada Canada
Product covered
Canada
Pre-packed food Food safety. (Defines obligatory nutritional labeling requirements for prepacked products and beverages food products and beverages for human consumption. Alcoholic drinks, mineral waters, and other bottled waters are excluded from this regulation) Hazardous materials Protection of human safety. ( The key elements of the system are cautionary labelling of containers of hazardous materials, provision of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and provision of worker education programs) Food labels (ICS 67.020, 67.040) Pest control products Protection and enhancement of human health. ( Canadians are being encouraged to take personal responsibility for their health, and nutrition information on food labels helps to do this by giving consumers means to select foods on an informed basis) Protection of human health and safety and the environment. (The purpose of this regulatory amendment is to implement language requirements for labelling of pest control products (pesticides) under the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA) that comply with requirements of the Official Languages Act (OLA). It would require bilingual labelling on all pest control products except for those not manufactured, imported, sold or used in Canada) requirement Reduction of barriers to trade and protection of human health. (The intent of this proposed amendment to the Fish Inspection Regulations (FIR) is to: permitting greater flexibility in labelling of saltfish and saltfish products destined for the international marketplace)
25 days
79 days
64 days
G/TBT/N/CAN/14 15/10/01 G/TBT/N/CAN/24 21/12/01 G/TBT/N/CAN/25 21/12/01
Canada
Salt fish (ICS 67.120.30)
14 days
Canada
Radio equipment (ICS: 33.160)
Protection of the network. ( The new format, which is unique whether equipment is certified under one or more Radio Equipment Standards, also Not specified addresses modifications to radio equipment labelling requirements that were requested by the industry)
Canada
G/TBT/N/CHL/18 15/06/01 G/TBT/N/COL/3 26/04/01
Chile
Natural Health Products Protection of human health. (The purpose of this proposed amendment is to adopt the Natural Health Products Regulations (the Regulations) under the 92 days authority of the Food and Drugs Act (the Act). The Regulations contain requirements for the manufacture, packaging, labelling, storage, importation, distribution and sale of natural health products) Transgenic foods Consumer information. (Establishment of a labelling system for transgenic foodstuffs Not specified Rubber products, plastic Draft Resolution Making Non-Mandatory Certain Mandatory products, ceramic pro- Colombian Technical Standards (covers labelling among other items) ducts, glass products, Official 63 days
Colombia
Member
Product covered metal products and flat steel products; Steel tubes, cement pipes, tubes for electrical purposes, tubes and pipes, fittings and plastic valves, flanges, joints and other tube and pipe connections; Insulators, wires, cables, lighting and signalling devices. Brake systems, fuelling systems, gas supply systems, lubrication systems, control systems, cooling systems and drainage systems. Liquid fuels, alcohols, ethers, solvents, paints, varnishes and inks for printing. Electrical equipment and switches, equipment for handling petroleum products, natural gas products and gas cylinders, fire protection equipment;
Member
Product covered
Period for comments
G/TBT/N/COL/5 11/05/01
Colombia
Boilers and heat exchange units; Household heaters and heating appliances, household cooling appliances, stoves, cookers, ovens and the like, pressure receptacles, crockery, cutlery and table utensils, laundry appliances; Glass containers,loading and auxiliary equipment, lifting devices; Transmission systems and suspension systems; motor cycles and bicycles and their components; Concrete structures; sawn wood and wood for construction, glass for buildings and products Animal feed, bags, Draft Resolution Making Non-Mandatory Certain Mandatory Colombian cocoa, cereals, chocoOfficial Technical Standards (covers labelling of agricultural chemical products late, metal and plastic among other items) packaging, glass containers, fertilizers, pesticides, agropharmaceutical products, products from fruit, pulses and leguminous plants, packing tubes, sacks Protection against Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) 1692 (first revision), transport, transport radiation and against of dangerous goods, classification and labelling dangerous substances
54 days
G/TBT/N/COL/6 28/06/01
Colombia
55 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/N/COL/8 Colombia 06/07/01 G/TBT/N/COL/9 11/10/01 Colombia
Product covered
Respiratory protective Draft Resolution Making Non-Mandatory Certain Mandatory Colombian equipment, headgear and Official Technical Standards relate to packaging and labelling among other items protective clothing Animal and vegetable Draft Resolution Abolishing the Mandatory Status of Some Mandatory Official oils and fats; food Colombian Technical Standards (covers labelling among other items) additives; surface-active agents; sugar and products containing sugar; spirits; ethers; poultry and eggs; alcoholic beverages; cocoa and chocolate; cereals; cosmetics; cutlery and table utensils; chemical elements; glass containers; equipment for infusions and injections; equipment for transfusions; ice-cream; milk; dental materials; oilseeds; crockery; agro- food products; meat products; rubber and plastic products; products derived from fruit; products derived from vegetables; hygiene products; dentistry products, and fish products Safety glazing materials To minimize or prevent risks to human life by reducing the risks of injuries resulting from impact with glazed surfaces and to prevent practices likely to (SGM) 39.26.90.90.90, mislead consumers. (This Technical Regulation covers the purpose, scope of 70.07.11.00.00 and application, definitions and abbreviations, general requirements, specific 70.07.21.00.00. requirements: light stability, light transmission, moisture resistance, temperature resistance, mechanical strength, optical quality, resistance to the environment, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, fire resistance, resistance to temperature
already in force
G/TBT/N/COL/11 11/12/01
Colombia
79 days
Member
Product covered
Objective/(Description) changes, labelling, conformity assessment procedure, conformity certification, monitoring and inspection body and penalty system)
Period for comments
G/TBT/N/COL/12 19/12/01
Colombia
Fittings made of other Draft Resolution Abolishing the Mandatory Status of Some Mandatory materials (glass, Colombian Official Technical Standards. Colombian Technical Standard (covers cement), Respiratory labelling among other items)protective equipment, High quality steels, Wires, Steel wires, Steel ropes and link chains, Aldehydes and ketones, Household cooling appliances, Floor treatment appliances, Steel bars and rods, Flanges, joints and other tube and pipe connections, Cables, Household heaters and heating appliances, Fundamental quantities and units, Coachwork and the components thereof, Cement, plaster and mortar, Plugs, sockets and connections, Liquid fuels, Solid fuels, Connecting devices, Control devices and gauges, Metal and plastic containers and tubes for packing, Electrical equipment, Equipment for continuous distribution, Body care equipment, Petroleum product and natural gas handling
82 days
Member
Product covered equipment, Medical equipment, miscellaneous household equipment, Protective headgear, Fire protection equipment, Fuses and other surge suppresser devices, Generators, Electrical installations for outdoor use, Incandescent lamps, Motor vehicle tyres, Fire-fighting equipment, Batteries and primary batteries, Paints and varnishes, Reinforced plastics, Ceramic products, Paper products, Glass products, Aerosol cans, Noise and its impact on human beings, Brake systems, Gas supply systems, Solvents, Loading and other auxiliary equipment, Fabrics, Screws and bolts, Transmission and suspension systems, Nuts, Crockery, cutlery and table utensils and Protective clothing
G/TBT/N/CRI/1 30/01/01
Costa Rica
Dried onions
Environmental and health protection. (Minimum standards of quality, packaging and labelling for domestic or imported dried onion destined for consumption in Costa Rica)
60 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/N/CZE/4 Czech Republic 03/04/01
Product covered Wastes, municipal and dangerous wastes, selected products and wastes
Objective/(Description) The purpose of the Act is to give rules for management with wastes and at the same time to ensure a high level of health and environment protection and attainment of sustainable development. New Act on wastes was proposed with the aim to harmonise Czech legislation in this area with the legislation of European Communities. ( Obligations during collection, purchase and utilisation of waste are determined. Integral part of the Act are the annexes, where is given the list of dangerous characteristics of waste, the manner of packaging and labelling of dangerous wastes, methods of use of wastes e.g. as a fuel for production of energy, recycling of metals and metal compounds, recycling of inorganic materials) To comply the Czech legal system with EC legislation. ( The requirements for labelling, quality, technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale are specified)
G/TBT/N/CZE/19 13/08/01 G/TBT/N/CZE/21 19/09/01 G/TBT/N/SLV/1 26/03/01 G/TBT/N/SLV/2 26/03/01 G/TBT/N/SLV/3 26/03/01 G/TBT/N/SLV/4 26/03/01
Czech Republic
Czech Republic El Salvador
Meat, meat products, fish, other aquatic animals and products thereof, eggs and products thereof Milk and milk products, To comply the Czech legal system with EC legislation. (The requirements for ice and frozen creams, labelling, quality, technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale are edible greases and oils specified) Edible fats and oils 1516.10.00 and 1517.10.00
33 days
73 days
Protection of human health by the setting of standards for fats and oils for human consumption. (This Technical Regulation consists of: purpose, scope of application, definitions, requirements, analysis and sampling, packaging and labelling, references to standards, monitoring and application)
58 days
El Salvador
Alcoholic beveragesvodka
El Salvador
El Salvador
The objective and rationale of this technical regulation is to protect human health through the regulation of this alcoholic beverage. (This technical regulation covers the object, definition and classification, requirements, sampling and 2208.60.00 acceptance or rejection criteria, analysis, labelling, correspondence, surveillance and verification) Alcoholic beverages, The protection of human health by setting standards for alcoholic beverages of "Aguardiente" this type. (This technical regulation consists of: purpose, definition, requirements, sampling, criteria for approval or failure, analysis, labelling, 2208.40.90 correspondence, inspection and testing) Not specified To prevent consumers from being misled. This Technical Regulation consists of: purpose, scope of application, definition and terminology, labelling of packets, bibliography, correspondence, inspection and testing
58 days
58 days
58 days
Document symbol Member Product covered Objective/(Description) Period for and date comments G/TBT/N/EEC/6 European Genetically modified Health , environment, and consumer protection, prevention of deceptive Communities organisms (GMOs) for practices. (The proposal lays down a centralised Community procedure for 118 days 30/08/01 food or feed use, food safety assessment and authorisation of genetically modified food and feed (cfr and feed containing or products covered) as well as comprehensive labelling requirements for these consisting of GMOs, products. It repeals existing regulations and amends other regulations and food produced from or directives) containing ingredients produced from GMOs, and feed produced from GMOs G/TBT/N/EEC/7 European Products consisting of, Health, environment and consumer protection, prevention of deceptive practices. Communities or containing genetically (The Proposal lays down a Community system for the traceability and 118 days 30/08/01 modified organisms labelling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and traceability of food and (GMOs), food and food feed products produced from GMOs at all stages of their placing on the market. ingredients, feed The general objectives of the Proposal are to facilitate: control and verification materials, compound of labelling claims; environmental monitoring; withdrawal of products) feeding stuffs and feed additives produced from GMOs (See Article 2 of the proposed regulation) G/TBT/N/GTM/1 25/09/01 (TK), ICS 65.100.20 G/TBT/N/GTM/2 25/09/01 (SL), ICS 65.100.10 G/TBT/N/HKG/2 04/04/01 Hong Kong, Genetically modified China (GM) foods Guatemala Paraquat dichloride, soluble concentrate Guatemala Paraquat dichloride technical concentrate To establish requirements for paraquat dichloride technical concentrate, produced domestically or abroad, and used as raw material in the making of weed killers. (Object, COGUANOR Standards to consult, definitions, classification and designation, specifications, sampling, methods of testing and analysis, packing, labelling and packaging, storage and transport, correspondence, annexes) To establish the requirements for paraquat dichloride in soluble concentrate form, produced domestically or abroad. (Object, COGUANOR standards to consult, definitions, classification and designation, specifications, sampling, methods of testing and analysis, packing, labelling and packaging, storage and transport, correspondence, annexes) To facilitate consumer information. ( To adopt an approach that requires that the presence of genetically modified content of any ingredient of a food product above a threshold and any significantly different characteristic of the GM content to be labelled (paragraph 4.1 in the document) When the GM content of an ingredient of a food product exceeds 5%, to have more detailed labelling of significant modifications that have taken place ) Lapsed
Lapsed
57 days
Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/N/HKG/4 Hong Kong Multifunction devices China (capable of photo18/09/01 copying / printing / faxing / scanning)
G/TBT/N/HKG/5 26/09/01
To promote the awareness of energy efficiency among consumers. (Hong Kong will introduce a voluntary efficiency labelling scheme for multifunction devices. The participating manufacturers, agents or retailers will affix energy labels in specified format onto their registered appliances to signify that the appliances have met certain energy efficiency and performance requirements in accordance with the document "The Hong Kong Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Multifunction Devices") Hong Kong New petrol passenger To promote the awareness of energy efficiency among consumers. (Hong Kong, China vehicles to be sold in China will introduce a voluntary energy efficiency labelling scheme for Hong Kong, with no passenger cars. The participating manufacturers, agents or importers will affix more than eight seats in energy labels in the specified format onto their registered vehicles to signify that addition to the drivers the vehicles meet certain energy efficiency and performance requirements in seat, and having accordance with The Hong Kong Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling maximum weight not Scheme for Passenger Cars) exceeding 3.5 tons. (HKHS Code 8703 2140, 8703 2240, 8703 2340, 8703 2440) Hong Kong, Electric rice cookers To promote the awareness of energy efficiency among consumers. (Hong Kong, China (including annexes) in China will introduce a voluntary energy efficiency labelling scheme for electric English) rice-cookers. The participating manufacturers or agents or retailers will affix energy labels in specified format onto their registered appliances to signify that the appliances have met certain energy efficiency and performance requirements in accordance with the document "The Hong Kong Voluntary Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Electric Rice Cookers") Japan Salted and dried fish Protection of the consumers' interest. (Requirement of the labelling of the place products, fish products of origin of the main ingredients of salted and dried mackerel, horse mackerel or, preserved in salt, proce- mackerel preserved in salt and processed eel products, dried wakame and ssed eel products wakame preserved in salt) (HS: 1604.19), dried wakame (a type of sea-weed) and wakame pre-served in salt (HS: 1212.20)
65 days
G/TBT/N/HKG/6 18/10/01
59 days
G/TBT/N/JPN/7 24/01/01
61 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/N/JPN/10 Japan 04/04/01 G/TBT/N/JPN/12 12/04/01 G/TBT/N/JPN/13 22/05/01 G/TBT/N/JPN/14 22/05/01 G/TBT/N/JPN/15 22/06/01 Japan Japan Japan Japan
Product covered
Household goods with To clarify the articles, such as the contents or the matters to be observed, to be the exception of medical indicated on the labelling of the miscellaneous goods and agricultural goods Kezuribushi (shavings Protection of consumers interests. (To determine standards for labelling such as of dried bonito or other name of the products and ingredients. To require labelling the place of origin of fish) their ingredients (i.e. dried bonito) regarding katsuo-kezuribushi (shavings of dried bonito)) Pickled agricultural products Protection of consumers interests. (To discontinue the mandatory origin labelling of ingredients regarding imported pickled agricultural products made of plums or scallions retaining their original form, which was previously notified and circulated as G/TBT/Notif.00483) Protection of the consumers' interest. (Quality Labelling Standard for Processed Foods) Protection of consumer interests. (Regarding genetically modified agricultural products which are not equivalent to the corresponding existing ones in their composition or nutritional value, and processed foods mainly made of such agricultural products, this amendment introduces the provisions for mandatory labelling to indicate the changed composition or nutrient content and to state that they are genetically modified) Protection of consumers interests. (This amendment adds processed foods made from potatoes as foods which recombinant DNA or resulting protein remains to the items which are subject to mandatory labelling (i.e. 24 items such as Tofu, corn snack have been already designated) under the labelling standard for genetically modified foods notified by G/TBT/Notif.99/669) In order to enhance the safety/standard and to harmonize with international safety standards. ( enlarging the total area of emergency glass and labelling the warning sentence..)
60 days
64 days
Processed foods All foods
59 days 59 days
G/TBT/N/JPN/26 05/11/01
Japan
Processed foods
65 days
G/TBT/N/KOR/5 03/04/01
Korea
Motor vehicles
28 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/N/KOR/12 Korea 13/06/01
Product covered Foods
Objective/(Description) Consumer protection. (As a follow-up measure of labelling requirements on genetically modified foods, importer, manufacturer and processor of foods shall submit and keep for three years a certificate proving that foods have been treated separately from GMO in the process of production, harvest, storage and transport in the following two cases; - when an importer does not label "genetically modified food" on the foods which are subject to be labelled "genetically modified" by other regulations; - or when a manufacturer or a processor does not label "genetically modified food" on the food products which are made with materials that are subject to be labelled "genetically modified" by other regulations) The purpose of this enactment is to harmonize with international standards, to improve efficiency and convenience in approval procedure and to enhance the confidence in labelling of SPF and PFA In accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of the Act for Livestock Products Sanitation, this amendment aims at effective management of labelling for livestock products and providing consumers with accurate information
G/TBT/N/KOR/18 23/08/01 G/TBT/N/KOR/23 15/10/01 G/TBT/N/MYS/1 05/02/01 G/TBT/N/MYS/2 17/04/01 G/TBT/N/MEX/4 11/06/01
Korea
Cosmetics
8 days
Korea
Animal products for human consumption which are imported or domestically produced
61 days
Malaysia
G/TBT/N/NLD/12 21/03/01
Mineral water and Consumer protection. (The appropriate designation of Natural Mineral Water packaged drinking water and Packaged Drinking Water to be written in not less than 12 point lettering on Not Specified the label) Malaysia Food and Agriculture To be in line with the International Practice. (This draft Malaysian Standard has been prepared for the purpose of providing an agreed approach to the 44 days requirements which relate to the production of, and the labelling and claims for organically produced foods) Mexico Perfumery and beauty Consumer protection. (Meet the requirements of current Mexican Official products Standards NOM-030-SCFI: Trade information Quantity declaration on the Not Specified label Specifications, and NOM-008-SCFI: General System of Units of Measurement, which can also be displayed in imperial units, in Spanish, using the same typeface and type size) Netherlands, Tobacco products The Decree on Tar yield for cigarettes is being amended in order to establish a the maximum tar yield not just for cigarettes but also for hand-rolled cigarettes. The 40 days amendment to the Labelling Requirements Decree for Tobacco Products is necessary in order to make the tar and nicotine yield indications on the packets of rolling Tobacco a legal obligation. Furthermore, there shall also be specific (typographical) requirements to make the labels on the packets of all Tobacco products clearer for the consumer
Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/N/NZL/1 New Zealand Inulin and fructooligosaccharide (FOS) 15/01/01
Objective/(Description) The proposal under consideration will expand the range of substances which can be defined as dietary fibre in food. The assessment is primarily health related and considers human health and safety issues. (It is a proposal to amend standard A1 to permit the declaration of inulin and fructooliogosaccharides (FOS) as dietary fibre on food labels; adopt an analytical method for the determination of inulin and FOS; and amend the calculation of carbohydrate by difference by including dietary fibre in the range of macronutrients deducted from 100. It will also include a revised definition of dietary fibre for labelling purposes)
G/TBT/N/NZL/4 17/12/01
G/TBT/N/NIC/1 15/02/01 G/TBT/N/POL/1 13/08/01
New Zealand Minimum energy To improve the energy efficiency of New Zealands stock of household performance standards: appliances and other energy-using products over time by: Providing consumers 28 days Household refrigerating with information on energy performance at point of sale, allowing them to take appliances, storage this into account when selecting an appliance; requiring certain product classes electric water heaters, to meet minimum standards to ensure that consumers who do not select their tubular fluorescent own energy-using products (e.g. water heaters, building air conditioners) are still lamps, three-phase air assured of a basic level of energy efficiency. (The regulations require products of conditioners, heat pumps the specified classes to meet minimum energy performance standards, or carry and air-to-air heat an energy efficiency label (as appropriate) in accordance with the relevant pumps, three-phase cage standards if sold in New Zealand) induction motors. Energy performance labelling: Household refrigerating appliances, dishwashers, rotary clothes dryers, clothes washing machines, single-phase non-ducted air conditioners Nicaragua Pre-packed foods Consumer protection. (Lays down the requirements for the labelling of prepackaged foods for human consumption, whether produced domestically or Not specified abroad) Poland 13.040.40; All the requirements aim to protect environment and forestry. The notification 27.060.30; was prepared in the framework of an overall process of withdrawing from the Not specified 65.020.20. system of mandatory standards towards voluntary standards. (It also gives classification and designation of seedlings, requirements, made of labelling, storage, packing and shipment)
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/N/SVN/1 Slovenia 03/04/01
Product covered
G/TBT/N/ZAF/5 10/05/01 G/TBT/N/CHE/13 04/09/01 G/TBT/N/CHE/15 02/10/91
Products of the textile Avoiding barriers to trade. (The draft regulation anticipates that type of product industry, leather techno- and name of supplier should be a non obligatory category in labelling textile and logy, clothes leather products. In case of corresponding multilateral agreement, signed by Republic of Slovenia the only mandatory requirement in labelling textile and HS Chapter XI, leather products will be composition of the product only) ICS: 59.080, 59.140, 61.020 South Africa All food stuffs To provide consumers with certain information relating to genetically modified foods. (Prescribes requirements relating to labelling as regards composition, nutritional value, storage, preparation or cooking, hypersensitivity, human or animal origin, as well as the making of claims relating to non-genetically modified, enhanced characteristics or GM-free) Switzerland Organically produced Extension of the existing Swiss organic standard to apiculture and apiculture apiculture products products. Alignment with EC Legislation. The proposed draft modifications are in line with the Codex Alimentarius Food Labelling Provisions Switzerland Refrigerators, freezers and combined units for domestic use; household washing machines, dryers, dishwashers and household lamps (light sources) Food products in general HS Chapter 4821, ICS : 67.040 Prevention of deceptive practices and unfair competition; harmonization with the regulations of the European Communities. (Introduction of mandatory requirements with regard to maximum power consumption of electric household refrigerators, freezers and their combinations; introduction of new mandatory labelling requirements of power consumption of household washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers and household lamps (light sources)) Consumer protection. (This notification prescribes that all food products shall be labelled. The label shall be in Thai language and contain information, in Thai language, on the name of the food, food classification number, name and address of a manufacturer, repacker or importer as the case may be, net content of food in metric system, essential ingredients in percentage of weight; the statements preservatives used, natural food colour added, artificial food colour added, food enhancer used, sweetener agents used, natural flavour added, etc. as the case may be, the date, month, year of manufacture, expiry or date, month, year within which food remains in good quality. Imported foods may be labelled in English language) Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among other items)
86 days
41 days
62 days
G/TBT/N/THA/1 26/01/01
Thailand
60 days
G/TBT/N/THA/3 26/01/01
Thailand
Beverages in general HS Chapter 2202, ICS: 67.160.01
60 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/N/THA/4 Thailand 26/01/01
Product covered Non-alcoholic beverages HS Chapter 2202 , ICS: 67.160.20 Tea HS Chapter 0902, ICS: 67.140.10 Coffee and coffee substitutes
Objective/(Description) Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among other items)
G/TBT/N/THA/5 26/01/01 G/TBT/N/THA/6 26/01/01 G/TBT/N/THA/7 26/01/01 G/TBT/N/THA/8 26/01/01
Thailand
Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among other items). Consumer protection. (This notification prescribes labelling among other items)
60 days
Thailand
60 days
Thailand
HS Chapter 0901, ICS: 67.140.20 Non-alcoholic beverages Consumer protection. (This notification prescribes labelling among other items) HS Chapter 1404.90, ICS: 67.160.20 Non-alcoholic beverages HS Chapter 2201.10, ICS: 67.160.20
60 days
Thailand
Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among other items)
60 days
G/TBT/N/THA/9 26/01/01
Thailand
Fruits, vegetables and derived products in general
Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling requirements)
60 days
G/TBT/N/THA/10 26/01/01
Thailand
HS Chapter 2103, ICS: 67.080.01 Vegetables and derived Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among products other items) HS Chapter 2103, ICS: 67.080.20
60 days
Product covered
Vegetables and derived Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among products other items) HS Chapter 2103.10, ICS: 67.080.20 Fish and fishery products HS Chapter 0305, ICS: 67.120.30 Food additives HS Chapter 2209, ICS: 67.220.20 Animal and vegetable fats and oils HS Chapter 1504, ICS: 67.200.10 Butter HS Chapter 0405, ICS: 67.100.20 Animal and vegetable fats and oils
G/TBT/N/THA/12 26/01/01
Thailand
60 days
G/TBT/N/THA/13 26/01/01 G/TBT/N/THA/14 26/01/01 G/TBT/N/THA/15 26/01/01 G/TBT/N/THA/16 26/01/01 G/TBT/N/THA/17 26/01/01 G/TBT/N/THA/18 26/01/01
Thailand
Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among other items) Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among other items).
60 days
Thailand
60 days
Thailand
60 days
Thailand
60 days
Thailand
HS Chapter 1517, ICS: 67.200.10 Milk and milk products Consumer protection. (This notification prescribes labelling among other items) in general HS Chapter 0401, ICS: 67.100.01 Cheese HS Chapter 0406, ICS: 67.100.30
60 days
Thailand
60 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/N/THA/19 Thailand 26/01/01 G/TBT/N/THA/20 31/0101 Thailand
Product covered
Food products in general Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among other items) HS Chapter 2106, ICS: 67.040 Sugar and sugar Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among products other items) HS Chapter 17, ICS: 67.180.10 Other animal produce HS Chapter 0410, ICS: 67.120.99 Fruits and derived products HS Chapter 2007, ICS: 67.080.10
60 days
G/TBT/N/THA/21 02/02/01 G/TBT/N/THA/22 31/01/01
Thailand
Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among other items) Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among other items)
60 days
Thailand
60 days
G/TBT/N/THA/26 21/05/01
Thailand
Steels HS Chapter 7208, ICS : 77.080.20
Thailand
Pressure regulators HS Chapter 7311, ICS : 23.060.40 Starch and derived products (HS: 1905, ICS: 67.180.20)
Thailand
G/TBT/N/THA/31
Thailand
Butter
Consumer protection. (Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to enforce TIS 1884-2542 (1999) as a mandatory standard. The standard specifies Not specified mass, dimensions and tolerances, permissible variations, appearance, general characteristics, mechanical properties, e.g. tensile strength, elongation and bendability. Includes marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) Safety. (Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to enforce TIS 915-2543(2000) as mandatory standard. The standard covers LPG cylinder 60 days valves for use with LPG cylinders sizes 0.5 to 200 kg or capacity from 1 to 500 dm3. Includes marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing) Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes that all bread in 60 days sealed container shall be labelled. The label shall contain information in Thai language on food classification number; name and address of a manufacturer, repacker or importer as the case may be; net content of food in metric system; essential ingredients in percentage of weight; the statement preservatives used (if used), expiry date, date, month and year within which food remains in good quality) Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among
Document symbol and date 12/06/01 G/TBT/N/THA/32 12/06/01
Member
Product covered other items) (HS: 0405, ICS: 67.100.20) Food additives (HS: 2501, ICS: 67.220.20)
Thailand
Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling requirements, i.e. the name of the food (if any); food classification number; the statements Cooking Brine, preservatives used, natural food colour added or artificial food colour added , food enhancer used, sweeteners used if used as the case may be; name and address of a manufacturer, repacker or importer; net content of food in metric system; essential ingredients in percentage of weight; month and year of manufacture, expiry date or date, month and year within which food remains in good quality) Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among other items) Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes, among other items, that All flavouring agent products shall be labelled. The label shall contain information in Thai language on the name of the food, the statements "Natural flavouring agent", "Nature-Identical flavouring agent", "Artificial flavouring agent" as the case may be; food classification number; net content in metric system; name and address of a manufacturer, repacker or importer as the case may be; types and content of colour (if used), month and year of manufacture or, expiry date or date, month and year within which food remains in good quality) Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among other items)
60 days
Thailand
Poultry and eggs (HS: 0407, ICS: 67.120.20) Food additives (HS: 2106, ICS: 67.220.20)
60 days
Thailand
60 days
Thailand
Butter
60 days
Thailand
HS: 0405, ICS: 67.100.20 Milk and milk products Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling among in general other items) (HS: 2105, ICS: 67.100.01)
60 days
Product covered Anaesthetic respiratory and reanimation equipment (HS: 90.19, ICS: 11.040.10) Steel (HS: 72.09, ICS: 77.080.20)
Objective/(Description) Safety. (Includes containers and packaging, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, and analysis)
Thailand
Safety. (The standards specifies mass, dimensions and tolerances, permissible variations, appearance, general characteristics, mechanical properties, chemical compositions, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) Safety. (Prescribes general requirements and includes containers and packaging, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and analysis)
60 days
Thailand
Anaesthetic respiratory and reanimation equipment (HS: 90.19, ICS: 11.04.10) Jewellery (HS: 7108, ICS: 39.060) Jewellery (HS: 7113, ICS: 39.060)
60 days
G/TBT/N/THA/44 28/08/01 G/TBT/N/THA/45 29/08/01 G/TBT/N/THA/49 15/10/01
Thailand
Consumer protection. (A modification of the labelling requirements for gold ornaments) Not specified
Thailand
Consumer protection. (The Regulation requires the labelling of cut gemstones and cut gemstone ornament to be sold in Thailand) Not specified
Thailand
Maize corn (H.S. Chapter: 10.05, ICS: 67.060), Vegetables and derived products: (HS Chapter: 1201, ICS: 67.080.20)
Consumer protection. (foods obtained through certain techniques of genetic modification/genetic engineering shall be subjected to label)
60 days
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/N/THA/50 Thailand 30/10/01 G/TBT/N/THA/51 30/10/01 G/TBT/N/THA/52 30/10/01 G/TBT/N/THA/53 30/10/01 G/TBT/N/THA/54 09/11/01 Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand
Product covered Sanitary installations (HS Chapter 69.10, ICS: 91.140.70) Sanitary installations (HS Chapter 7615.20, ICS: 91.140.70) Sanitary installations ( HS Chapter 69.10, ICS: 91.140.70 ) Sanitary installations
Objective/(Description) Environmental protection. (Prescribes requirements for valve closing, pressure resistance of valve, refill and discharge volume, discharging leakage, durability. Includes packaging, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) Environmental protection. (Prescribes requirements i.e. for pressure resistance, performance, and durability. Includes packaging, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) Environmental protection. (Prescribes requirements for leakage, water flow rate, water spraying. Includes packaging, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) Environmental protection. (Includes packaging, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing)
60 days
60 days
G/TBT/N/THA/55 09/11/01 G/TBT/N/THA/56 09/11/01 G/TBT/N/THA/57 12/11/01
Thailand
Thailand
Thailand
60 days (HS Chapter 7615.20, ICS: 91.140.70) Inorganic chemicals in Consumer protection. ( Borax which is subject to label is a chemical substance general of the formula Na2B4O7 or Na2B4O7.10H2O with the chemical names of Sodium Not specified borate, Disodium tetraborate of sodium pyroborate. The label shall be in HS Chapter 28.40, accordance with Clauses 1 to 3 of the Announcement of the Committee on the ICS: 71.060.01 Label Concerning Characteristics of Labels Subject to the Labelling Control B.E.2541 (1998) dated 23 September B.E.2541 (1998)) Steels Safety. (The standard [i]ncludes marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) 31 days (HS Chapter: 72.08, ICS: 77.080.20) Steels Safety. (The standard [i]ncludes marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) 31 days HS Chapter: 72.08, ICS: 77.080.20 Steels Safety. (The standard [i]ncludes marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing) 60 days (HS Chapter: 72.08, ICS: 77.080.20)
Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/N/THA/58 Thailand 23/11/01 G/TBT/N/THA/59 23/11/01 Thailand
Product covered Electrical switches HS Chapter : 85.35, ICS : 29.120.40 Fuses and other over current protection devices
Objective/(Description) Safety. (The standard [I]ncludes marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing)
Safety. (Prescribes requirements for marking durability, protection against electric shock and terminal, watertightness, insulation resistance, voltage resistance, fault-current release capacity and short-circuit. Includes marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing)
60 days
G/TBT/N/THA/62 23/11/01
Thailand
HS Chapter 8535.10, ICS : 29.120.50 Vegetables and derived Consumer protection. (Garlic products are food subject to labelling. The label products shall be approved before use and shall also be in accordance with the ministerial Not specified notification regarding labelling. The label of garlic products shall contain HS Chapter 0703, information on the name of food; food serial number; name and address of ICS: 67.080.20 manufacturer, repacker or importer, as the case may be; net content in metric system; number of capsules or tablets per packaging unit; active ingredients per unit; the statements preservative used (if any), natural colour added or synthetic colour added (if any, as the case may be), natural flavouring agent added or nature identical flavouring agent added or artificial flavouring agent added (if any, as the case may be); month and year of manufacture, expiry date or month and year within which the food remains in good quality; instructions for use; instructions for maintenance (if any); and any other statements required by the FDA) Meat and meat products Consumer protection. ( labelling of meat products shall be in accordance with the ministerial notification regarding labelling, except for Clause 3 of the Not specified HS Chapter 1601, Notification of Ministry of Public Health. The label of meat products sold to ICS: 67.120.10 consumers shall contain information, in Thai language but may be accompanied by foreign languages, on the name of food; food serial number; name and address of manufacturer, repacker or importer, as the case may be; net content in metric system; the statement preservative used (if any); date, month, year of manufacture, expiry date or date, month and year within which the food remains in good quality)
G/TBT/N/THA/63 23//11/01
Thailand
Product covered
Period for comments
Food products in general Consumer protection. ( Food containing substances used to preserve food quality or standard which are packed in separate containers but are included in Not specified HS Chapter 2106, the food containers which is sold directly to the consumers shall conform to the ICS: 67.040 Notification of Ministry of Public Health regarding Labelling and the notifications especially issued for such food) Vegetable and derived Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes that in relation to products labelling, food containing aloe shall conform to the Notification of the Ministry Not specified of Public Health regarding Labelling and the notifications especially issued for HS Chapter 2008, such food) ICS: 67.080.20 Food products in general Consumer protection. ( Food for special purpose is food subject to labelling. The label shall be approved before use and shall be in accordance with the 60 days HS Chapter 2106, ministerial notification regarding labelling) ICS: 67.040 Food products in general Consumer protection. (Modification of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No.182) B.E.2541(1998) Re: Nutrition Labelling dated 20 March Not specified HS Chapter: 2106, B.E.2541(1998) so as to comply appropriately with the Notification of Ministry ICS: 67.040 of Public Health regarding labelling) Food products in general Consumer protection. ( Prescribing types of foods for which food serial number is required on the label) Not specified HS Chapter: 2106, ICS: 67.040 Sugar and sugar Consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes labelling products requirements to be in accordance with the ministerial notification regarding Not specified labelling. The label shall contain information, in Thai language but may also be HS Chapter 1704, accompanied by foreign languages, on the name of food; food serial number; ICS: 67.180 name and address of manufacturer, repacker or importer, as the case may be; net weight in metric system; sugar or sweeteners in percentage of weight; the statements preservative used (if any), natural colour added or synthetic colour added (if any, as the case may be), Use (name of sweetener used) as sweetener, natural flavouring agent added, nature-identical flavouring agent added or artificial flavouring agent added (if any, as the case may be) month and year of manufacture and expiry date or date, month and year within which food remains in good quality)
G/TBT/N/THA/65 23/11/01 G/TBT/N/THA/66 29/11/01 G/TBT/N/THA/67 28/11/01 G/TBT/N/THA/68 28/11/01 G/TBT/N/THA/69 28/11/01
Thailand
Thailand
Thailand
Thailand
Thailand
Product covered Fruits, Vegetables
Period for comments Not specified G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 111
G/TBT/N/THA/71 28/11/01
Thailand
Thailand
Thailand
Consumer protection. (The Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No.162) B.E.2538(1995) Re : Labelling of Certain kinds of Foods Imported for Sale HS Chapter 0710, 0811, dated 28 April B.E.2538(1995) is withdrawn so that local and imported products ICS : 67.080 are controlled in the same way, moreover labelling requirements of these foods have already been prescribed in the Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No.194) B.E.2543(2000)) Vegetables and derived Consumer protection. (The Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No.14) products B.E.2522(1979) Re: Prescribing Quality or Standard and Label for Water Left (HS Chapter: 2103, Over from the Production of Monosodium Glutamate dated 24 August ICS: 67.080.20) B.E.2522(1979) is withdrawn as such water is not sold directly to consumers but is used as raw material for other food products which have already been controlled by specific ministerial notifications regarding quality or standard) Oil seeds- peanut oil Consumer protection. (Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No. 233) B.E. 2544(2001) Re: Amendment of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health HS Chapter 1508, (No.23) B.E.2522(1979) Re: Prescribing Peanut Oil as specifically Controlled ICS: 67.200.20 Food and Prescribing Quality or Standard, Production Method and Label for Peanut Oil) Food products in general consumer protection. (This ministerial notification prescribes: The label of Ready-to-Cook Food and Ready-to-Eat food shall be in accordance with the HS Chapter 2106, Notification of Ministry of Public Health regarding labelling and shall contain ICS: 67.040 information in Thai language but may also be accompanied by foreign language, on name of food; food serial number; name and address of place of manufacture or repacking or distributing, as the case may be; net weight in metric system; main ingredients in percentage of approximately weight for ready-to-eat food; the statements preservative used, natural colour added or synthetic colour added (if used, as the case may be), etc.; month and year of manufacture and expiry date or date, month and year within which food remains in good quality; recommendation for storage (if any)) Compulsory status has been recommended in order to protect the consumer or user against danger to health or safety by ensuring a product of acceptable quality. (It also covers essential ingredients, test methods and requirements for packaging, labelling and sampling) Compulsory status has been recommended to prevent fraud, deception, misleading, labelling, inferior products (toys) and to give adequate information to the consumer or user
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
G/TBT/N/TTO/3 09/02/01 G/TBT/N/TTO/4 19/02/01
Trinidad and Detergent Synthetic Tobago Laundry Detergent Powder (ICS: 71.100.40) Trinidad and Toys Tobago
59 days
60 days
Document symbol Member Product covered and date G/TBT/N/TTO/5 Trinidad and Toys Tobago 06/03/01 ICS: 97.200.50 HS: 9503.90 G/TBT/N/TTO/6 06/03/01 G/TBT/N/TTO/7 30/03/01 Trinidad and Toys Tobago ICS: 97.200.50 HS: 9503.90 Trinidad and Pipelines Tobago ICS 23.040
Objective/(Description) Compulsory status has been recommended in preventing fraud, deception, misleading, labelling, inferior products (toys) and to give adequate information to the consumer or user Compulsory status has been recommended to prevent fraud, deception, misleading labelling, inferior products (toys) and to give adequate information to the consumer or user Compulsory status has been recommended to minimize potential hazards that may be the result of insufficient identification of the contents of various types of domestic and industrial pipelines, piping, ducts and conduits. (This Specification gives the minimum colour coding and labelling requirements for the identification of the contents of piping, pipelines, ducts and conduits) To provide nutrition labeling information for meat or poultry products
45 days
54 days
G/TBT/N/USA/4 07/02/01 G/TBT/N/USA/6 08/06/01 G/TBT/N/USA/10 20/08/01 G/TBT/N/USA/14 23/11/01
United States Meat HS: Chapter 2 ICS: 67 United States Alcoholic beverages (HS Chapter 22, ICS: 67) United States Beef products (ICS 67) (HS Chapter 0201) United States Child restraint systems (ICS 43) (HS Chapter 8703)
70 days
To ensure that the consumers attention is drawn to the health warning statement. (The Bureau is considering amending the regulations concerning the placement, legibility, and noticeability of the congressionally mandated health warning statement required to appear on the labels of all containers of alcohol beverages) To substantiate labelling claims for beef
73 days
50 days Safety. (To consider whether to prescribe clearer and simpler labels and instructions for child restraints. This notice reviews research the Administration has conducted on child restraint labels and proposes changes to those labels and to the written instructions that accompany child restraints)
40 days
NOTIFICATIONS ON LABELLING, YEAR 2002 Document symbol and date G/TBT/N/ARG/35 06/02/02 G/TBT/N/ARG/43 16/04/02 G/TBT/N/ARG/53 26/97/02 G/TBT/N/ARG/46 05/06/02 Argentina Wine products Member Argentina Product covered Footwear Objective/(Description) To avoid difficulties caused by delays in certification processes. (Extends the validity of the alternative mechanism established by National Directorate of Domestic Trade (DNCI) Resolution No. 346/2000 to prevent delays in certification processes with regard to the accuracy of the labelling for footwear marketed in Argentina) The Argentine Republic is progressing with the harmonisation of labelling standards on the conceptual basis of including all information considered to be mandatory and universal in a single visual field for This new Resolution repeals ANMAT Resolution No. 3429/00 and extends to situations that were not previously provided for: (1) Alcoholatures, tinctures, liquid extracts containing alcohol to enhance the dissolution of the active principle(s) and which are administered prior to dilution; 2) real possibility of ingesting a mouthwash/spray and related risks. (2) Medicinal preparations containing a quantity of ethyl alcohol that would cause blood alcohol concentrations of greater than 20 mg/dl should not be authorized for paediatric use This Resolution establishes that the labels/stickers of preparations containing ethyl alcohol which are sold over the counter or on prescription in liquid pharmaceutical form and are intended for oral or parenteral administration, must indicate the ethyl alcohol content as a percentage by weight/volume ANZFA has reviewed labelling statements on reduced fat and condensed milk. In the existing Australian and New Zealand food regulations (the Food Standards Code, Volume 1 and the New Zealand Food Regulation, 1984) warning statements are required on skim, modified and condensed milks. The warning statements, which vary between the Australian and New Zealand regulations, have been retained and are included in Clause 3, Standard 1.1.3, Transitional and Temporary Standards of Volume 2. This clause will cease operation upon repeal of Volume 1 and the New Zealand Food Regulations 1984, and so is being reviewed. The purpose of the review is to address the inappropriateness of feeding milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, dried milk, soy and rice beverages with a reduced fat content (less than 2.5%) to children under two years of age; and to determine if labelling statements on these products are required. It is clear from the Dietary Guidelines in Australia and Period for comments Not specified G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 113
158 days
Argentina
Medicinal preparations human use
Not specified
G/TBT/N/AUS/10 25/01/02
Australia
Food and processed foods
34 days
Member
Product covered
Objective/(Description) New Zealand that reduced fat milks and condensed milks are not suitable to be fed to children under two years of age as the primary source of milk. The consensus amongst public health groups is that feeding reduced fat milks to children under two years of age in this manner could lead to growth and development problems and therefore it is proposed an advisory statement be placed on these products. It is also proposed that the advisory statement be expanded to cover soy and rice beverages which are often fed to children in place of cows milk Consumers health. (Specifies requirements for the labelling of such products, according to the present Regulation and to Ministerial Act number 31 of 13 January 1998)
Period for comments
G/TBT/N/BRA/34 15/07/02
Brazil
Wheat flours, corn flours and corn products (HS Chapter 19, 1101.00 and 1102.20) Gas cooks and ovens HS 7321.11; 8516.60 Textile products HS Section XI
28 days
G/TBT/N/BRA/44 12/08/02 G/TBT/N/BRA/45 12/08/02 G/TBT/N/CHL/33 05/06/02 G/TBT/N/CHN/2 11/06/02
Brazil
Conformity assessment procedures and consumers safety. (It also lays down labelling requirements for these products according to the Brazilian Standards NBR/ABNT 13723 1/1999 Part 1, NBR/ABNT 13723-2/1999 Part 2 and NBR 14583/2000 Part 1) Consumers safety. (This Technical Regulation establishes that the requirements laid down by Resoluo CONMETRO nmero 2, de 13 de dezembro de 2001 (Technical Resolution, number 2, December 13 th, 2001) on the labelling of textile products, will apply to products in stock from October 12 th, 2003)
Not stated
Brazil
Not stated
Chile
Packaged products
food
Consumer information. (The aim of this amendment is to establish that products which are imported for marketing in the country and which undergo minor processing operations such as packaging, division, selection, polishing, classification or marking will maintain their origin for labelling purposes) To prevent misguide and fraud, protect peoples lives and public health, and to comply better with relevant regulations and standards in China. (This Notice concerns the implementation of General Administration of Import and Export Food Labeling (Decree of State Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine [2000] No.19) and General Administration of Supervision and Inspection of Import and Export Cosmetics (Decree of State Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine [2000] No. 21))
61 days
China, the People's Republic of
Food and cosmetics
19 days
Document symbol and date G/TBT/N/CHN/4 25/07/20
Member China, the People's Republic of
Product covered Organic-inorganic compound fertilizers. HS: 3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105
Objective/(Description) To protect the soil environment and limit the content of hazardous materials that are detrimental to crop growth, human health and animal safety. (The national standard, "Organic-inorganic compound fertilizers", prescribes the technical requirements, testing methods, inspection rules, labeling, packaging, transport and storage of organic-inorganic compound fertilizers manufactured by fermentation of organic materials such as livestock and poultry dung, animal and plant remains and various decomposed urban wastes applying to farmlands with the addition of inorganic fertilizers) To protect human health. The safety limits are based on risk analysis and CAC standards. (It prescribes technical requirements, test methods, and requirements on labelling, packaging and storage for the products.)
G/TBT/N/CHN/6 09/08/02
China, the People's Republic of
G/TBT/N/CHN/8 09/08/02 G/TBT/N/COL/13 21/01/02
China, the People's Republic of Colombia
Poultry carcasses, poultry part (meat, wings and legs), and poultry by-products (heads, neck, viscera, claws etc.). The above products may be fresh products not being frozen but ice chilled. They may also be frozen products. HS: 0207 Hydrogen peroxide for industrial use, HS: 2847. 73.23.93.00.00, 76.15.19.11.00, 76.15.19.20.00, 40.16.93.00.00 and 39.26.90.40.00
204 days
To protect human safety and health, and also for safety production, storage, packaging, transportation and use. (This draft national standard specifies the scope, technical requirements, test method, inspection rules, marking, labeling, packaging, storage and transportation of Hydrogen peroxide for industrial us) To minimize or prevent risks to human life by reducing the risks of accidents resulting from the use of pressure cookers and to prevent practices likely to mislead consumers. (Requirements for the prevention of misleading practices, Marking, Labelling of pressure cookers, Labelling of spare parts for pressure cookers and Instruction manual)
47 days
58 days
Document symbol and date G/TBT/N/COL/14 26/04/02
Member Colombia
Product covered 79.04.51.00.00, 73.06.50.00.00, 68.11.30.00.00, 68.10.91.00.00, 39.17.29.90.00, 69.06.00.00.00, 73.03.00.00.00, 39.17.21.00.00 and 39.17.23.00.00 69.11.10.00.00, 69.12.00.00.00, 70.13.10.00.00, 70.13.21.00.00, 70.13.29.00.00, 70.13.31.00.00, 70.13.32.00.00 and 70.13.39.00.00 68.11.30.00.00, 68.10.91.00.00, 69.06.00.00.00, 39.17.21.00.00, 39.17.23.00.00 and 39.17.29.90.00 Dangerous chemical substances and chemical preparations: explosive, oxidising, extremely or highly inflammable, inflammable, toxic, highly toxic, aggressive, irritating, Dangerous chemical carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic and
Objective/(Description) Safety and prevention of practices which might mislead users. (Purpose: to establish the minimum technical requirements associated with the fitness for purpose and performance of pipes for water supply and fittings for the laying and repair thereof, Definitions, Applicability to the manufacturers Labelling and Catalogue or technical information)
G/TBT/N/COL/15 26/04/02
Colombia
To prevent risks to users' health from the release of lead and cadmium and practices likely to mislead consumers. (Requirements for preventing practices likely to mislead consumers, labelling, Conformity assessment procedures, Demonstration of compliance)
74 days
G/TBT/N/COL/16 26/04/02
Colombia
Safety and prevention of practices which might mislead users. (Purpose: to establish the minimum technical requirements associated with the fitness for purpose and performance of pipes and fittings for sewer systems and sanitary use - stormwater runoff, .Labelling and Catalogue or technical information ) To comply the Czech legal system with EC legislation in the field of substances dangerous for human health and environment. The purpose of the draft Act is also to give guidelines to producers, exporters and users how to handle these substance at ensuring on the one hand placing on the market and free circulation of chemical substances and preparations and on the other hand to ensure high level of health and environment protection.
74 days
G/TBT/N/CZE/26 24/01/02
Czech Republic
66 days
(This act regulates rights and obligations of legal and physical persons within: classification and testing of dangerous properties of chemical substances and preparations, registration of chemical substances, packaging and labelling of chemical substances and preparations, placing chemical substances and preparations on the market and into circulation, importing, exporting of
66 days
Member
Product covered decreasing reproduction or dangerous to health or environment substances Frozen foodstuffs
Objective/(Description) chemical substances and preparations, notification of chemical substances)
G/TBT/N/CZE/29 01/02/02 G/TBT/N/EEC/8 11/01/02 G/TBT/N/EEC/9 11/01/02 G/TBT/N/EEC/14 05/06/02
Czech Republic
To comply the Czech legal system with EC legislation. (The Decree defines the term frozen foodstuffs. Types, groups and subgroups are listed in Annexes. The requirements for labelling, quality, technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale are specified) The directive aims at promoting a rational use of energy by providing information to consumers on the energy efficiency of household airconditioners through a label displayed on the point of sales. The label shows the energy efficiency class on a scale from A to G, A being the best performing appliances The directive aims at promoting a rational use of energy by providing information to consumers on the energy efficiency of household electric ovens through a label displayed on the point of sales. The label shows the energy efficiency class on a scale from A to G, A being the best performing appliances Human and animal health, environment, users interests, prevention of deceptive practices. (The proposal notified hereby lays down a centralised Community framework procedure for safety assessment, authorisation and supervision of feed additives (cf. products covered) as well as labelling requirements for these products)
21 days
European Community
Household airconditioners
20 days
European Community
Household Electric Ovens
20 days
European Community
G/TBT/N/EEC/15 10/06/02
European Community
Feed additives (defined as chemically defined substances or microorganisms not normally used as feed materials which are intentionally added to feedingstuffs or drinking water) Certain wine sector products
40 days
The objective is to prevent deceptive practices and to protect consumers. (The Regulation lays down the compulsory particulars that must be presented on labels. It establishes rules concerning the optional terms that can be included on labels, in particular the vintage year and the vine varieties used in the wine production)
60 days
Document symbol and date G/TBT/N/EEC/17 05/08/02
Member European Community
Product covered Cosmetic products
Objective/(Description) The main objective of the proposal for a seventh amendment to Directive 76/768/EEC relating to cosmetic products was to settle definitively the question of animal testing in the cosmetic sector. The current legislative provisions providing the prohibition on the marketing of cosmetic products containing ingredients or combinations of ingredients tested on animals after 30 June 2002 should be amended so as to make them legally and practically enforceable, thereby offering a genuine protection to animal health and welfare and also inform the consumers accordingly. (In addition, the Common Position foresees additional provisions aiming at improving health and consumer protection, among others through improvement of labelling requirements) Compulsory Status has been recommended in order to protect the consumer or user against danger to health or safety by ensuring a product of acceptable quality. ( It also covers basic ingredients, test methods and requirements for packaging, labelling and sampling) Compulsory Status has been recommended in order to protect workers who handle pesticides and other toxic chemicals during transportation or storage. Also to inform consumer or user on risk and hazards associated with these chemicals and to protect them against danger to health or safety. (This National Standard specifies the information to be included on labels of pesticide packages intended for retail trade and the information to be included in the instructions printed on any leaflets accompanying the packages) Compulsory status has been recommended in order to protect the consumer against danger and to ensure that adequate information is given to the consumer or user. (This National Standard specifies the labelling requirements for domestic electrical appliances at the point of entry; displayed and offered for sale in Grenada. It specifies markings and labelling information on the appliance itself distinct from what may be on the packaging materials if the appliance is packaged) Consumer protection and compliance with legislation applicable to domestic products. (The labelling requirement: "All such packaged products, which are subject to provisions of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977 when produced/packed/ sold in domestic market, shall be subject to compliance of all the provisions of the said rules, when imported into India )
G/TBT/N/GRD/1 30/04/02 G/TBT/N/GRD/2 30/04/02
Grenada
Wet seasoning (ICS: 67.222.10)
62 days
Grenada
Pesticides and Other Toxic Chemicals (ICS: 13.300, 65.100)
62 days
G/TBT/N/GRD/3 30/04/02
Grenada
Domestic Electrical Appliances (ICS: 97.030)
62 days
G/TBT/N/IND/1 28/05/02
India
(a) All prepackaged consumer products are covered under the labelling requirements; (b) The list of 133 products if available in the notifications
60 days
Member
Product covered no. 44 dated 24 November 2000 and notification no. 7 dated 31 March 201 Non-Vegetarian Food as defined under Notification no. G.S.R 245(E) dated 4 April 2001 All packed and bottled Food items All packed and/or bottled food items
G/TBT/N/IND/2 09/07/02 G/TBT/N/IND/3 09/07/02 G/TBT/N/IND/4 10/07/02 G/TBT/N/IND/5 09/07/02
India
To provide correct information to consumers about the nature of food being purchased by them for consumption. (Labelling provisions on packed Nonvegetarian food) To provide correct information to consumers and information for regulation for sale and/or import. (Amendments to the Labelling provision relating to name and complete address of the manufacturer, manufacturing units and importers) To provide correct information to consumers about the nature of food being purchased by them. (Labelling provision to indicate permitted natural/synthetic colour(s) and flavour(s) and also for mentioning "best before" on the label of food products) Consumer protection and compliance of legislation applicable to domestic products. (Labelling requirement: "Every package of mineral water shall carry the following declaration in capital letters having the size of each letter as prescribed in Rule 36 of Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955: NATURAL MINERAL WATER")
92 days
India
157 days
India
Lapsed
India
G/TBT/N/IND/6 10/07/02
India
G/TBT/N/IND/7 10/07/02
India
Mineral Water defined under: Prevention of Food Adulteration (6th Amendment) Rules, 2000 as published vide Notification no. G.S.R 759 (E) dated 29 September 2000 Packaged Drinking Water as defined under Notification no. G.S.R 760(E) dated 29 September 2000. Vegetarian Food as defined under Notification no. G.S.R 908(E) dated 20 December 2001
Lapsed
Consumer protection and compliance of legislation applicable to domestic products. (Labelling requirement: "Every package of drinking water shall carry the following declaration in capital letters having the size of each letter as prescribed in Rule 36 of Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955: PACKAGED DRINKING WATER") To provide correct information to consumers about the nature of food being purchased by them for consumption. (Labelling provisions on packed Vegetarian Food)
Lapsed
Lapsed
Document symbol and date G/TBT/N/JPN/34 01/02/02
Member Japan
Product covered Husked (Brown) rice and Milled Rice (HS: 1006.20, 1006.30)
Objective/(Description) Protection of the consumers' interest. (Regarding labelling of husked (brown) rice and milled rice, the standard notified by G/TBT/Notif.99/668 is amended as follows for the purpose of proper labelling: (i) Standard for labelling of rice which is a mixture of multiple varieties, place of origin or year of production is established; (ii) Standard for labelling to indicate the mixture of multiple kinds of ingredient rice is established; (iii) Standard for voluntary labelling on the quality of milled rice is established) Improvement of measures to ensure safety of drugs, quasi-drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, and to secure stable supply of safer blood products. (Amendment to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (1) To introduce human risk classification systems for medical devices regulation, to introduce legislations on Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) and Good Clinical Practices (GCPs) for medical devices, and to improve labelling requirements, etc. in order to reinforce the overall safety measures concerning medical devices. And to introduce third party certification systems for lower-risk medical devices.(2) To clarify the legal scope of "biological products" with a view to establishing consistent safety assurance framework covering every step from source material collection and manufacturing to use, under which some measures are introduced such as record keeping requirements of source materials of higher-risk biological products and improvements of labelling requirements) Protection of the consumers' interest. (The Standard for Labelling on Quality of Dried Noodles is amended as follows: (i) to delete the provision prohibiting the use of term "hand-made style" and its similar variations in accordance with abolition of the Standard for Labelling on Quality of Home-made Somen; and (ii) to enable dried udon, dried hiramen, hiyamugi and somen to be labelled as "hoshimen") Protection of the consumers' interest. (Standard for Labelling on Quality of Canned Livestock Products and Bottled Livestock Products) Protection of the consumers' interest. (Revision of standards for labelling for liquor made from genetically modified agricultural products to add high oleic acid soybeans obtained through a technique of genetic modification and processed foods mainly made of such soybeans (including foods subsequently processed from such foods) based on the revision of "Labelling Standard for GMOs determined by the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
G/TBT/N/JPN/35 06/02/02
Japan
Drugs, quasi-drugs, cosmetics, medical devices and blood products
23 days
G/TBT/N/JPN/37 27/02/02
Japan
Dried noodles
Japanese
68 days
(HS: 1902.19) G/TBT/N/JPN/38 27/02/02 G/TBT/N/JPN/41 25/03/02 Japan Japan Canned livestock products and bottled livestock products Alcoholic beverages
68 days 56 days
Document symbol and date G/TBT/N/JPN/42 25/03/02 G/TBT/N/JPN/48 04/07/02 G/TBT/N/KOR/34 11/04/02 G/TBT/N/KOR/35 25/04/02 G/TBT/N/KOR/36 31/05/02 G/TBT/N/KOR/37 22/07/02
Member Japan
Product covered Frozen foods vegetable
Objective/(Description) Protection of the consumers' interest. (The Standard for Labelling on Quality of Frozen Vegetable Foods is to be established for the purpose of consumers' choice of commodities) Protection of the consumers' interest. (The Standard for Labelling on Quality of Macaroni Products is amended to enable macaroni, as well as spaghetti, vermicelli and noodle of their like, to be labelled as "macaroni products.") Establishment of order in the distribution trade of liquor. (Notification of the delegated order pertaining to the use of liquor labels) Provision of consumer information. (Chilled livestock products for human consumption could be frozen if the freezing process if completed within the shelf-life of the chilled products. The product changing from chilled to frozen shall be labelled as "This product is frozen from a chilled product") Since facts on GMO inclusion are critical information that may affect the consumer's purchasing choice, it is necessary to disclose GMO-related information, thereby protecting consumers from fraudulence. (Notification of Critical Information in Labelling and Advertising) Article 11 of Quality Management and Industrial Products Safety Control Act. (The following amendments will be made in Safety Inspection Criteria of BB Guns to reinforce labelling requirements for consumers' responsibility, and to newly introduce the following warning label for sales person: "Sales activities to the people who are under the prescribed age limits are subject to be fined") To give consumers proper information (Genetically modified Rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon and Mud loach for sale shall be subject to the additional specific labelling requirements. If they are GMO, they should be labelled "It is GM Rainbow trout (Atlantic salmon or Mud loach)" and if they contain GMO, they should be labelled "It contains GM Rainbow trout (Atlantic salmon or Mud loach)") Indication by labelling of the energy consumption of household electric ovens
Japan
Macaroni products
55 days
Korea Korea
Spirits, liquors, wine, beer etc Livestock products for human consumption in particular meat and meat products Advertising of agricultural products and foods including GMO (genetically modified organism) BB guns
50 days 56 days
Korea
Not specified
Korea
55 days
G/TBT/N/KOR/39 27/08/02
Korea
Genetically modified fisheries products (not processed) Household electric ovens
33 days
G/TBT/N/LVA/2 13/02/02
Latvia
5 days
Document symbol and date G/TBT/N/LVA/3 14/02/02 G/TBT/N/LVA/4 14/02/02 G/TBT/N/LVA/5 14/02/02
Member Latvia
Product covered Household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations Household electric lamps Household washing machines, household electric tumble driers, household combined washer-driers machines Household dishwashers Fresh fruits and vegetables covered by HS: ex0702.00; ex0703.10; ex0703.20; ex0703.90; ex0704.10; ex0704.20,ex0704.9 0.100704.90.90; ex07.05; ex07.05; ex0706.10.00.0 ex0707.00.05; ex0708.10; ex0708.20; ex0709.10; ex0709.20; ex0709.30; ex0709.40; ex0709.60; ex0709.70;
Objective/(Description) Indication by labelling of the energy consumption of household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations Indication by labelling of the energy consumption of household electric lamps
Latvia
4 days Indication by labelling of the energy consumption of household washing machines, household electric tumble driers and household combined washerdriers machines
Latvia
4 days
G/TBT/N/LVA/6 14/02/02 G/TBT/N/LTU/2 15/02/02
Latvia
Indication by labelling of the energy consumption of household dishwashers 4 days To comply Lithuanian legal system with the EU legislation. The harmonization document covers the rules of conformity to mandatory marketing standards for fruit and vegetables at all stages of marketing to ensure that all fresh fruits and vegetables being supplied to Lithuanian market be sorted, packed, divided into quality classes and marked in compliance with marketing standards or with the standards at least equivalent to them. Each packaging of the products intended for processing must bear relevant marking. Designation of the product shall be indicated in the accompanying document of the goods
Lithuania
Not Specified
Member
Product covered ex0709.90.90.0; 0803.00; ex0804.40; 0805.10; ex0805.20; 0805.50 ; 0806.10.10; 0807.11; 0807.19.00.0; 0808.10.20; 0808.10.50; 0808.10.90; 0808.20.50; 0809.10; 0809.20; 0809.30; 0809.40; 0810.10; 0810.50 Genetically modified foods and food ingredients, ICS No: 67.040, (Food products in general) Homeopathic medications Herbal remedies
G/TBT/N/MYS/3 29/08/02
Malaysia
Consumer protection and prevention of deceptive practices. (Consumer protection and prevention of deceptive practices)
23 days
G/TBT/N/MEX/12 19/02/02 G/TBT/N/MEX/13 19/02/02 G/TBT/N/MEX/26 25/07/02
Mexico Mexico
Mexico
Water heaters fired by liquid petroleum or natural gas for domestic and commercial use
Safety. (This Mexican Official Standard will establish content requirements for the labelling of homeopathic medications marketed in the national territory, be they of domestic or foreign origin) Safety. (This Mexican Official Standard will establish the content requirements for the labelling of herbal remedies marketed in the national territory, be they of domestic or foreign origin, as well as the labelling of promotional samples of such remedies) Safety. (This Draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the specifications, test methods and marking (labelling) for storage, instantaneous and rapid recovery water heaters fired by liquid petroleum or natural gas, supplying only hot water in liquid state and with a thermal load of not more than 108.0 kWh)
Lapsed Lapsed
52 days
Document symbol and date G/TBT/N/NZL/5 25/01/02
Member New Zealand
Product covered Milk, condensed milks, evaporated milks, dried milks and beverages made from soy or rice containing no more than 2.5% m/m fat after being diluted, as appropriate, for consumption All food products
Objective/(Description) Proposal 240 was raised in February 2001 to review labelling statements on reduced fat and condensed milk. In the existing Australian and New Zealand food regulations (the Food Standards Code, Volume 1 and the New Zealand Food Regulation, 1984) warning statements are required on skim, modified and condensed milks.
G/TBT/N/NZL/7 15/05/02 G/TBT/N/PAN/1 29/01/02 G/TBT/N/PAN/5 29/01/02 G/TBT/N/PAN/7 29/01/02 G/TBT/N/PAN/17 29/01/02 G/TBT/N/PAN/18 29/01/02 G/TBT/N/PER/1 31/05/02
New Zealand Panama
Foodstuffs. Meals and cereals Food products. Poultry meat Dehydrated food products Food products. Grain Food products. Grain Tariff heading 64.01: Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which
The establishment of a joint set of food standards for New Zealand and Australia. (The Code, which is proposed to take full effect at the end of 2002, comprises the sole set of food standards for composition, labelling and other matters included within the scope of the Joint Food Standards System) Protection of human health. (Definitions, Classifications, General Characteristics, Requirements, Test Methods, Packaging, Labelling, Marking and Background Information) Protection of human health. (Objective, Definitions, Classification, Presentation, General Requirements, Specific Requirements, Sampling and Acceptance or Rejection Criteria, Testing, Labelling and Packaging, Appendix) Protection of human health. (Objective, Definitions, Designation, General Requirements, Raw Materials and Ingredients, Sampling and Inspection Requirements, Food Additives, Packaging and Labelling) Protection of human health. (Defines the technical and sanitary characteristics required of corn patties and their packaging, labelling, transport, sampling and inspection) Protection of human health. (Defines and establishes the technical and sanitary characteristics of corn dough; packaging, labelling, transport, sampling and inspection) To inform consumers and prevent practices likely to mislead them. (This Draft Supreme Decree establishes the information that must be included on footwear labels with regard to the main materials making up the footwear; the country of origin, name and statutory head office of the manufacturer, importer or distributor; the Registro Unico del Contribuyente (corporate taxpayer number); the brand, should one exist; labelling methods and procedures, inter alia)
44 days
Immediately
Panama
Immediately
Panama
Immediately
Panama
Immediately
Panama
Immediately
Peru
14 days
Member
Product covered are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes (National Tariff Schedule: 64.01.10.00.00, 64.01.91.00.00, 64.01.92.00.00, 64.01.99.00.00); Tariff heading 64.02: Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics (National Tariff Schedule: 64.02.12.00.00, 64.02.19.00.00, 64.02.20.00.00, 64.02.30.00.00, 64.02.91.00.00, 64.02.99.00.00); Tariff heading 64.03: Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather (National Tariff Schedule: 64.03.12.00.00, 64.03.19.00.00, 64.03.20.00.00, 64.03.30.00.00,
Member
Product covered 64.03.40.00.00, 64.03.51.00.00, 64.03.59.00.00, 64.03.91.00.00, 64.03.99.00.0); Tariff heading 64.04: Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials (National Tariff Schedule: 64.04.11.00.00, 64.04.19.00.00, 64.04.20.00.00); and Tariff heading 64.05: Other footwear (National Tariff Tyres
Period for comments
G/TBT/N/LCA/2 19/02/02 G/TBT/N/SWE/13 25/06/02
St. Lucia
Sweden
Ordinance concerning amendment of the Ordinance on Motor gasoline (Petrol) (1985:838), (1 page, in Swedish)
Consumer safety and protection. (This standard specifies tyre designation, labelling and laboratory test and performance requirements for physical dimensions, strengthens, endurance, bead unseating resistance and high-speed performance for new and used pneumatic tyres intended for passenger cars) The purpose of this provision is to restrict the use of alkylate petrol to twostroke engines. The prohibition of nozzles with a diameter of less than 23.7 millimetres prevents use in filling the bulk of the existing car stock. Alylate petrol is a more environmentally friendly fuel than normal petrol. The benefit is greatest if alkylate petrol is used in two-stroke engines. The emissions from two-stroke engines, that have the greatest impact on the environment and health, include polycyclical aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitrogen oxides. The use of alkyalte petrol in two-stroke engines leads to very substantial reductions in these emissions.
81 days
67 days
Member
Product covered
Objective/(Description) Emissions of carbon dioxide are not affected, as alkylate petrol is a fossil fuel. Even though alkylate petrol can be used in four-stroke engines, its use should be restricted to two-stroke engines. Given the technical equipment presently possessed by the refineries, the availability of alkylate petrol is limited. The available quantities should therefore be channelled for use in two-stroke engines. This can be achieved by means of the proposed provision. (Further, the proposal entails that petrol pumps intended for the distribution of alkylate petrol shall be labelled Alkylate petrol for two-stroke engines) Compulsory status has been recommended in order to protect the consumer or user against danger to health or safety by ensuring a product of acceptable quality. (This standard specifies the information to be included on labels of individual packages of cleaning chemicals, collective units of such individual packages and any accompanying instruction leaflets. This standards applies to the labelling of all cleaning chemicals that are used for general household and automotive cleaning purposes) Compulsory status has been recommended in order to protect the consumer or user against danger to health or safety by ensuring a product of acceptable quality. (This standard provides the general principles for labelling of all goods, which are customarily labelled in the course of trade) Human health. (Guidelines for the written, printed or graphic matter on labels and other tags and stickers identifying packaged foods for human consumption, whether produced domestically or abroad) Human health and prevention of practices which might mislead users. (Establishes a Register of Domestic Manufacturers and Importers of Textile Clothing and the minimum information that must be included on the labels for all textile garments marketed in Venezuela, whether produced in the country or imported) Human health and prevention of practices which might mislead users. (Establishes a Register of Domestic Manufacturers and Importers of Footwear and the minimum information that must be included on the labels for all footwear marketed in Venezuela, whether produced in the country or imported) Human life and safety. (Establishes rotary fatigue, radial fatigue, marking, labelling and packaging requirements for aluminium road wheels for use in motor vehicles) __________
G/TBT/N/TTO/9 31/01/02
Trinidad and Tobago
General household and automotive cleaning chemical (ICS 71.100)
24 days
G/TBT/N/TTO/13 31/01/02 G/TBT/N/VEN/9 07/05/02 G/TBT/N/VEN/14 31/08/02 G/TBT/N/VEN/15 31/08/02 G/TBT/N/VEN/18 16/08/02
Trinidad and Tobago Venezuela
ICS: 55.200
24 days
Foodstuffs
69 days
Venezuela
Textile clothing
15 days
Venezuela
Footwear.
15 days
Venezuela
Aluminium alloy road wheels for passenger cars 8708.70.10
Lapsed

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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

G/TBT/W/183 8 October 2002

All packaged foods

G/TBT/Notif.95.325 Canada 09/11/95

Product covered Pasta and noodles

Period for comments 55 days G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 3

Products from sea fish (HS : 0303) Quick frozen peas

G/TBT/Notif.95.88 28/03/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.89 28/03/95

Refined lard (HS: 1501.00)

Shortening (HS: 1517.90-091)

Period for comments 63 days 63 days 63 days G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 5

G/TBT/Notif.95.171 Korea 07/06/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.238 Korea 03/08/95

Period for comments

38 days 42 days 62 days 52 days

Product covered Annex I (HS)

Period for comments 69 days G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 7

G/TBT/Notif.95.241 Thailand 16/08/95

G/TBT/Notif.95.242 Thailand 16/08/95 G/TBT/Notif.95.243 Thailand 16/08/95

Period for comments 45 days

Period for comments 102 days G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 9

G/TBT/Notif.96.227 Belgium 24/07/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.430 Colombia 18/12/96

Document symbol and date

Period for comments G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 11

Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.96.7 Czech Republic 29/01/96

Product covered Food and Tobacco Products HS :

Period for comments 39 days

Edible fungi and fungi products

Food and tobacco products

Period for comments 37 days 72 days 59 days G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 13

G/TBT/Notif.96.347 India 20/09/96

Period for comments Not specified

58 days 57 days 57 days

57 days 57 days 166 days

Product covered Bread and bun

Period for comments 63 days G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 17

G/TBT/Notif.96.257 05/08/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.286 26/08/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.289 26/08/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.359 30/09/96

Period for comments

Substances preparations and pesticides dangerous for human health

G/TBT/Notif.96.178 Thailand 26/06/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.179 Thailand 26/06/96

Motorcycles (level 3) ( HS 8711 ) Heavy duty diesel engined vehicles ( HS 8703 )

Period for comments Lapsed G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 19

Period for comments 42 days

G/TBT/Notif.96.20 07/02/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.21 07/02/96

G/TBT/Notif.96.22 13/02/96 G/TBT/Notif.96.23 13/02/96

United States Food United States Food

United States Food

Period for comments 68 days G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 21

32 days 251 days

100 days 83 days

Document symbol and date

Period for comments

64 days 163 days

Document symbol Member and date G/TBT/Notif.97.180 Benin 29/04/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.49

Product covered Phyto-pharmaceutical products

Period for comments

21/02/97 G/TBT/Notif.97.110 Colombia 07/04/97

Document symbol and date

Period for comments G/TBT/W/1 83 Page 25

G/TBT/Notif.97.142 Colombia 16/04/97

Cyclohexanone chemical products Alloys for dental amalgams

Product covered Hydrocolloid materials for alginate dental impressions

Period for comments