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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/KEN/444 | Kenya | 2015 | Waste management and recycling | Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | DKS 2591 Predisposal Management of Radioactive…
DKS 2591 Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste . Part 5: General Safety Requirements.
Applies to the predisposal management of radioactive waste of all types and covers all the steps in its management from its generation up to its disposal, including its processing (pre-treatment, treatment and conditioning), storage and transport. Such waste may arise from the commissioning, operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities; the use of radionuclides in medicine, industry, agriculture, research and education; the processing of materials that contain naturally occurring radionuclides; and the remediation of contaminated areas. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/KEN/447 | Kenya | 2015 | General environmental protection | Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Chemical Disinfectants and Antiseptics –…
Chemical Disinfectants and Antiseptics – Quantitative Suspension Test for the Evaluation of Bactericidal Activity of Chemical Disinfectants and Antiseptics Used in Food, Industrial, Domestic and Institutional Areas – Test Method and Requirements.
Specifies a test method (phase 2/step 1) and the minimum requirements for bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectant and antiseptic products that form a homogeneous, physically stable preparation in hard water and that are used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas, excluding areas and situations where disinfection is medically indicated and excluding products used on living tissues except those for hand hygiene in the above considered areas with the purpose of protecting the environment. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/KOR/547 | Korea, Republic of | 2015 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Notification on Designation of Product(s) of…
Notification on Designation of Product(s) of Concern over Risks and Safety and Labelling Standards.
Designation of 15 types of consumer chemical products and biocides as products of concern over risks and determining safety and labelling standards. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/KOR/569 | Korea, Republic of | 2015 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | The Minister of Environment shall designate and…
The Minister of Environment shall designate and notify the phase-in substances subject to registration every three years after deliberation of the Chemical Substance Evaluation Committee, given their domestically-distributed amount and information on hazards and risks. Prior to the designation and notification, information like names of candidate substances is announced, and three years of grace period for registration are given to manufacturers and importers to give them enough time to prepare the registration. Objective and rationale: Protection of public health and the environment.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/MEX/281 | Mexico | 2015 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | The notified Mexican Official Standard is binding…
The notified Mexican Official Standard is binding throughout national territory on entities responsible for secondary lead smelting processes. It is also applicable to entities engaged in the recycling of used lead-acid batteries.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NZL/71 | New Zealand | 2015 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Reform of Hazardous Substances Management under…
Reform of Hazardous Substances Management under the HSNO Act: Proposal for an EPA (Information) – Notice for importers and manufacturers of hazardous substances – March 2015, Environmental Protection Authority (the EPA) discussion document, 2015.
Sets out a proposal for a tertiary instrument (a form of regulation) that would require the importers and manufacturers of hazardous substances to provide their business and contact person details to the EPA. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NZL/72 | New Zealand | 2015 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | The consultation document sets out the rationale…
The consultation document sets out the rationale for a proposed prohibition on the importation of any products containing asbestos, and seeks feedback from specific businesses and industry groups that are likely to be using asbestos-containing products. The feedback sought relates to the impact that a proposed prohibition would have on New Zealand businesses, in order to inform policy decisions on whether a prohibition should be imposed and, if so, how it would best be implemented.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/PAK/89 | Pakistan | 2015 | General environmental protection | Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | This Pakistan Standard was adopted by the…
This Pakistan Standard was adopted by the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority on 11 February 2009 after the draft finalized by the Fertilizers and Allied Product Technical Committee had been approved by the Chemical National Standards Committee, in line with quality and environmental requirements
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/PAK/90 | Pakistan | 2015 | General environmental protection | Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | This Pakistan Standard was adopted by the…
This Pakistan Standard was adopted by the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority on 30 March 1994 after the draft finalized by the Fertilizer and Allied Products Technical Committee had been approved by the Chemical National Standards Committee, in line with quality and environmental requirements
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/PAK/91 | Pakistan | 2015 | General environmental protection | Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | This Pakistan Standard (2nd Revision) was adopted…
This Pakistan Standard (2nd Revision) was adopted by Pakistan Standards Institution on 11 March 1996 after the draft finalized by the Fertilizer and Allied Products Technical Committee had been approved by the National Standard Committee of Chemical, in line with quality and environmental requirements
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