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Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/275 European Union 2015
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation Approving Potassium Sorbate as an Existing Active Substance for Use in Biocidal Products for Product-Type 8
Environment related objective
To protect public health and of the environment through harmonisation of the EU market on biocidal products.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation Approving Potassium Sorbate as an Existing Active Substance for Use in Biocidal Products for Product-Type 8
Biocidal products
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force in 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (Application from May 2016)
Keywords
Bio
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/276 European Union 2015
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation Approving Propiconazole as an Existing Active Substance for Use in Biocidal Products for Product-Type 7
Environment related objective
To protect public health and of the environment through harmonisation of the EU market on biocidal products.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation Approving Propiconazole as an Existing Active Substance for Use in Biocidal Products for Product-Type 7
Biocidal products
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force in 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (Application from May 2016)
Keywords
Bio
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/277 European Union 2015
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving Pythium Oligandrum Strain M1 as an Active Substance for Use in Biocidal Products for Product-Type 10
Environment related objective
To protect public health and of the environment through harmonisation of the EU market on biocidal products.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving Pythium Oligandrum Strain M1 as an Active Substance for Use in Biocidal Products for Product-Type 10
Biocidal products
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force in 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (Application from May 2016)
Keywords
Bio
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/279 European Union 2015 Biodiversity and ecosystem Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals
Proposal for a Regulation of the European…
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products

The proposal aims to cover all provisions regarding veterinary medicines, including all authorisation procedures, in one legal act, designed to deal effectively with the specificities of the veterinary sector.
The main features of the proposal are:
[...]
• incentives for innovation: longer protection period for the data submitted for authorisation of a veterinary medicine in particular for minor species (e.g. bees, fish ).
Environment related objective
To protect public health and of the environment through providing longer protection period for the data submitted for authorisation of a veterinary medicine in particular for minor species
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products

The proposal aims to cover all provisions regarding veterinary medicines, including all authorisation procedures, in one legal act, designed to deal effectively with the specificities of the veterinary sector.
The main features of the proposal are:
[...]
• incentives for innovation: longer protection period for the data submitted for authorisation of a veterinary medicine in particular for minor species (e.g. bees, fish ).
Veterinary medicinal products
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force in 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (It is proposed that the Regulation applies 24 months after the entry into force of the Regulation. The earliest date of application of the provisions would be end 2018.)
Keywords
Wildlife
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/280 European Union 2015
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Waste management and…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Waste management and recycling
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing
The draft Regulation intends to prohibit the…
The draft Regulation intends to prohibit the placing on the market of textile articles as defined under point 4 above which can reasonably be expected to be washed in water during their normal lifecycle if the content of nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) is equal or greater than 0.01 % by weight (i.e. 100 mg/kg) .

The draft Regulation provides for exemptions from the restriction for second hand textile articles and new textile articles produced exclusively from recycled textiles.

The draft Regulation provides for a transition period of 60 months between the adoption of the restriction and its applicability in order to give sufficient time to producers of textiles articles to adapt their production processes so that they can comply with the restriction.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment, in particular the biodiversity of aquatic species by reducing emissions of NPE (a substance that poses a risk to aquatic species present in surface water)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The draft Regulation intends to prohibit the placing on the market of textile articles as defined under point 4 above which can reasonably be expected to be washed in water during their normal lifecycle if the content of nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) is equal or greater than 0.01 % by weight (i.e. 100 mg/kg) .

The draft Regulation provides for exemptions from the restriction for second hand textile articles and new textile articles produced exclusively from recycled textiles.

The draft Regulation provides for a transition period of 60 months between the adoption of the restriction and its applicability in order to give sufficient time to producers of textiles articles to adapt their production processes so that they can comply with the restriction.
Textile articles which contain NPE (nonylphenol ethoxylates), including second hand textile articles and new textile articles produced exclusively from recycled textiles
Type of measure
Conformity assessment procedures; Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force in last quarter of 2015 (20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (the restriction will apply from the end of 2020)
Keywords
Wildlife
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/281 European Union 2015
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves medetomidine as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 21
Environment related objective
To protect public health and the environment through regulating biocidal products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves medetomidine as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 21
Biocidal products
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (application from January 2016)
Keywords
Bio
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/282 European Union 2015
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves hydrogen peroxide as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Environment related objective
To protect public health and the environment through regulating biocidal products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves hydrogen peroxide as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Biocidal products
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (application from January 2016)
Keywords
Bio
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/283 European Union 2015
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals
Draft Commission Implementing Decision Not…
Draft Commission Implementing Decision Not Approving Triflumuron as an Existing Active Substance for Use in Biocidal Products for Product-Type 18
Environment related objective
To protect public health and the environment through regulating biocidal products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Commission Implementing Decision Not Approving Triflumuron as an Existing Active Substance for Use in Biocidal Products for Product-Type 18
Biocidal products
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (application from January 2016)
Keywords
Bio
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/284 European Union 2015 Biodiversity and ecosystem Technical regulation or specifications Agriculture, Other
Proposal for a Regulation of the European…
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 as regards the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the use of genetically modified food and feed on their territory
Environment related objective
The purpose of this measure is to allow Member States to take into account other considerations than those assessed under the EU procedure of authorisation.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 as regards the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the use of genetically modified food and feed on their territory
Genetically modified food and feed in the sense of Articles 3 and 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed.
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (application from January 2016)
Keywords
Genetic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/289 European Union 2015 General environmental protection Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals
Draft Commission Regulation amending, for the…
Draft Commission Regulation amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

High level of protection of human health and the environment and the free circulation of goods in the EU internal market.
Environment related objective
To afford high level of protection of human health and the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Commission Regulation amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

High level of protection of human health and the environment and the free circulation of goods in the EU internal market.
Chemicals
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (about a month after adoption) . It shall apply 18 months after its entry into force.
Keywords
Environment