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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/KWT/543 | Kuwait, the State of | 2020 | General environmental protection | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Textiles - Standard atmospheres for conditioning…
Textiles - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing.
This International Standard defines the characteristics and use of a standard atmosphere for conditioning, for determining the physical and mechanical properties of textiles and a standard alternative atmosphere that may be used if agreed between parties. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/KWT/544 | Kuwait, the State of | 2020 | General environmental protection | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Medical devices — Symbols to be used with medical…
Medical devices — Symbols to be used with medical device labels, labelling and information to be supplied — Part 1: General requirements (ISO 15223-1:2016, Corrected version 2017-03).
This Standard specifies identifies requirements for symbols used in medical device labeling that convey information on the safe and effective use of medical devices. It also lists symbols that satisfy the requirements of this document. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/KWT/546 | Kuwait, the State of | 2020 | General environmental protection, Other…
General environmental protection, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Sterilization of health care products —…
Sterilization of health care products — Microbiological methods —Part 1: Determination of a population of microorganisms on products ).
Specifies requirements and provides guidance on the enumeration and microbial characterization of the population of viable microorganisms on or in a health care product, component, raw material or package. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/MAR/32 | Morocco | 2020 | Other environmental risks mitigation | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Order of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and the…
Order of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and the Green and Digital Economy providing for the mandatory application of Moroccan standards.
The notified Order provides for: • The mandatory application of 42 new Moroccan standards (listed in section 9 below), with a view to enhancing industrial product control; • The repeal of Orders that provide for the mandatory application of the outdated versions of 25 Moroccan standards; and the mandatory application of existing equivalent standards. Product control will be carried out in Morocco at approved laboratories, except for lighting columns and insulators for overhead lines, which will undergo controls in the country of dispatch. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/MEX/481 | Mexico | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-020-SCT2…
Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-020-SCT2/-2020: General specifications for the design, construction and testing of road tankers used to transport hazardous substances, materials and waste , SCT Specifications SCT 406, SCT 407 and SCT 412).
The notified draft Mexican Official Standard seeks to establish general specifications for the design, construction and testing of road tankers, under SCT Specifications SCT 406, SCT 407 and SCT 412, used to transport hazardous substances, materials and waste which circulate on general communication routes under federal jurisdiction. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/MUS/11 | Mauritius | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Environment Protection (Control of Single use…
Environment Protection (Control of Single use Plastic Products) Regulations 2020.
Salient features of the regulations "No person shall import for home consumption, manufacture, possess, sell, supply or use any non- biodegradable single use plastic product specified in Part I of the Second Schedule." • Part I of the second schedule comprises of the following single use plastics products: Cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks), Plate, Cup, Bowl, Tray, Straw, Beverage stirrer, Hinged container, plastic lid for single use plastic product and plastic receptacles of any shape, with or without lid, used to contain food which is intended for immediate consumption, either on the spot or take away and supplied by a food service business. • As from 15 January 2021, the above mentioned single use plastic products will be banned. However, three single use plastic products, namely, plastic tray, plastic hinged container and sealed plastic straws forming an integral part of the packaging of another product will be banned as from 15 April 2021. "No person shall import or manufacture a biodegradable single use product specified in the First Schedule unless he is registered with the Director." • The First Schedule comprises all of the above listed products but which are made of material other than plastic such as wood, paper, paper pulp, Kraft paper, cellulose, bagasse, bamboo, palm, edible cutlery, and bio -based polymer such as Poly (lactic) acid (PLA), CPLA, PBS. Importers and manufacturers of biodegradable single use products are required to be registered at the Department of Environment prior to importation or manufacture. [...] |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NAM/2 | Namibia | 2020 | Other environmental risks mitigation | Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals, Manufacturing | Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Regulations:…
Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Regulations: Standards Act, 2005
Purpose of regulations (a) covers the quality and safety requirements of alcohol-based hand sanitisers for consumer use and for use as health care personnel handrub; (b) include the terminology, formulations packaging, marking or labelling requirements as they apply to a product, process or production process; and (c) compel a manufacturer or importer to meet the requirements of the NAMS/SANS 490 and the WHO Recommendations for ethanol and/or isopropyl alcohol content and alcohol identification. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NZL/97 | New Zealand | 2020 | Air pollution reduction | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Proposed amendments to the National …
Proposed amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality: particulate matter and mercury emissions - consultation document.
The current burner standards do not equitably target all household particulate matter emissions. They only apply to domestic woodburners used for space heating. Emissions from other uses of household burners and other types of fuel that contribute to particulate matter pollution are not controlled.We propose lowering the emissions standard for domestic burners to 1.0g/kg (from 1.5g/kg), and extending these regulations to include discharges from all types of domestic, solid-fuel burners newly installed in a building on properties less than two hectares in size. This would include wood, coal, multi-fuel and pellet burners, and would cover burners used for space heating, cooking, water heating and open fires. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NZL/99 | New Zealand | 2020 | Sustainable agriculture management | Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture | Organic Products Bill
The New Zealand…
Organic Products Bill
The New Zealand Government is proposing new legislation enabling the development of mandatory national standards for organic products. The Organic Products Bill 2020 (the Bill), provides a framework for regulating organic products. The Bill would: 1. Require all organic businesses who make organic claims to be approved by meeting all the requirements in the relevant standards set forth in regulations; 2. Allow for the development of regulations and national organic standards detailing production and compliance requirements for certain products. 3. Allow for requirements to be set for third parties who will check organic businesses and take part in ongoing compliance. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NZL/100 | New Zealand | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Implementation of GHS 7: Implications for …
Implementation of GHS 7: Implications for hazardous substance approvals and group standards; Consultation Document 2.
In October 2019 New Zealand notified ( G/TBT/N/NZL/92 ) the EPA's proposal to update the current hazard classification system for hazardous substances to Revision 7 (2017) of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS 7) . This would be achieved by issuing a new Hazard Classification Notice and would also require several other EPA notices to be amended, including those which set requirements for labelling, safety data sheets, and packaging of chemical substances. |
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