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This specification applies to cigarette, cigar and pipe lighters. It specifies the conditions governing the placing of lighters on the market and the minimum safety requirements that lighters shall satisfy in order to ensure the protection of the health and safety of users. The compulsory specification applies to organisations and individuals who manufacture, import, distribute and supply in anyway cigarette, cigar and pipe lighters.

Implementation of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No.15 for Import Consignments: Regulation of Wood Packaging Materials in international trade

Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA is proposing a significant new use rule (SNUR) for 15 related chemical substances commonly known as nonylphenols (NP) and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE)

Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 11 048–16: Agricultural inputs. Bio -inputs and related substances. Registration requirements) (9 pages, in Spanish).

The notified document establishes the requirements governing the marketing registration of bio -inputs and related substances used in agriculture. It applies to the registration of bio -inputs and related substances that are formulated, produced, imported, marketed and distributed for agricultural use.

Botanical pesticides, microbiological pesticides and biosolids are excluded from the scope of this Standard.

Relevant documents:

• Law No. 274 "Basic Law on the regulation and control of pesticides and toxic , hazardous and other similar substances" and its implementing regulations;

• Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.54:09: "Fertilizers and soil conditioners for agricultural use. Registration requirements" .

This draft Circular regulates environment protection requirements to import of scraps to be used as production materials as specified in Article 55, Clause 3 Article 56, Article 61, Article 62, Article 63 Decree No.38/2015/NÐ-CP dated 24 April 2015 by Government regulating the management of waste and scraps and Article 5 Decision No.73/QÐ-TTg dated 19 December 2014 regulating list of scraps allowed to be imported for production materials.

Draft Ordinance No. 49: Draft regulation proposing essential requirements to be complied by ceiling fans, domestically manufactured or imported, to be traded or used in the country, and establishing the conformity assessment mechanism for minimum levels of energy efficiency verification characterized by the Supplier Statement with a focus on the Product performance and evidenced by the National Label of Energy Conservation – ENCE, through the Brazilian Labelling Program – PBE, carried out by Inmetro

Biomass stoves — Requirements: This draft Uganda Standard specifies the classification, technical requirements, performance requirements, safety requirements, test methods and inspection procedure of biomass cookstoves. This draft standard is applicable to cookstoves using solid biomass in its natural or densified form

Draft implementing decree on radiation protection and security of radionuclide sources

Based on the authorising provisions in Act No 263/2016, the draft implementing decree governs:
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the scope, method of and deadlines for the delivery of information on quantities and facts important for radiation protection to the State Office for Nuclear Safety;

UNECE Regulation 101 Uniform provisions concerning the approval of emission of carbon dioxide and fuel consumption (passenger car)

Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Manufactured Housing (16 pages, in English)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing a proposed rule to establish test procedures for manufactured housing (MH) . This test procedure would support standards DOE is directed to establish by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. DOE proposes to establish test procedures applicable to manufactured homes for determining compliance with the following metrics that were included in a 17 June 2016, notice of proposed rulemaking: The R-value of insulation; the U-factor of wind ows, skylights, and doors; the solar heat gain coefficient of fenestration; U-factor alternatives to R-value requirements; the air leakage rate of air distribution systems; and mechanical ventilation fan efficacy. DOE will accept comments regarding this proposed rule.