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Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/661 European Union 2019 Other environmental risks mitigation
Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
 Chemicals
Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending…
Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council to include vinegar as an active substance in Annex I
Environment related objective
To protect public health and of the environment.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council to include vinegar as an active substance in Annex I
Biocidal product- vinegar
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
67.220
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption in September 2019
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/662 European Union 2019 Other environmental risks mitigation
Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
 Chemicals
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not…
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not approving carbendazim as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 9
Environment related objective
To protect public health and of the environment.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not approving carbendazim as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 9
Biocidal product- carbendazim
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption in September 2019
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/663 European Union 2019 Other environmental risks mitigation
Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
 Chemicals
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not…
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not approving silver zeolite as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2 and 7
Environment related objective
To protect public health and of the environment.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not approving silver zeolite as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2 and 7
Biocidal product- silver zeolite
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption in September 2019
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/664 European Union 2019 Other environmental risks mitigation
Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
 Chemicals
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not…
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not approving silver copper zeolite as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2 and 7.
Environment related objective
To protect public health and of the environment.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not approving silver copper zeolite as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2 and 7.
Biocidal product- silver copper zeolite
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption in September 2019
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/665 European Union 2019 Other environmental risks mitigation
Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
 Chemicals
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not…
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not approving silver sodium hydrogen zirconium phosphate as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2 and 7.
Environment related objective
To protect public health and of the environment.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not approving silver sodium hydrogen zirconium phosphate as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2 and 7.
Biocidal product- silver sodium hydrogen zirconium phosphate
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption in September 2019
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/667 European Union 2019
Other environmental risks mitigation, MEAs…
Other environmental risks mitigation, MEAs implementation and compliance
Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
 Manufacturing
The draft Regulation replaces Commission…
The draft Regulation replaces Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/773 and adapts its content to changes in the relevant international instruments.
Environment related objective
To enhance safety at sea and the prevention of marine pollution through the uniform application of the relevant international instruments adopted under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). These international instruments include, in particular: the 1966 International Convention on Load Lines (LL66); the 1972 Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (Colreg); the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (Marpol) and the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) .
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The draft Regulation replaces Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/773 and adapts its content to changes in the relevant international instruments.
Marine equipment
Type of measure
Technical regulation; Conformity assessment procedures
 ICS - HS Code
47.020
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption in September 2019
Keywords
Environment
Pollution
MEAs
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/668 European Union 2019
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
This draft Regulation would amend entry 63 to…
This draft Regulation would amend entry 63 to Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

It would prohibit the use of lead and lead compounds in articles produced from polymers or copolymers of vinyl chloride as well as their placing on the market in articles produced from PVC if the concentration of lead (expressed as metal) is equal to or greater than 0.1% by weight of the PVC material. Time-limited exemptions from this limit are provided for rigid and flexible recycled PVC material and for PVC-silica separators in lead acid batteries.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment by reducing releases of lead during the service life of PVC articles thereby contributing to reducing direct and indirect exposure to lead, a toxic metal.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
This draft Regulation would amend entry 63 to Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

It would prohibit the use of lead and lead compounds in articles produced from polymers or copolymers of vinyl chloride as well as their placing on the market in articles produced from PVC if the concentration of lead (expressed as metal) is equal to or greater than 0.1% by weight of the PVC material. Time-limited exemptions from this limit are provided for rigid and flexible recycled PVC material and for PVC-silica separators in lead acid batteries.
Articles made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) containing lead and lead compounds.
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
83.040
3904
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption in the 3rd quarter of 2019
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Pollution
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/669 European Union 2019
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals
According to Article 45(1) of the CLP Regulation,…
According to Article 45(1) of the CLP Regulation, Member States' appointed bodies shall receive information from importers and downstream users on the hazardous chemical mixtures they place on the market. Commission Regulation (EU) No 2017/542 amended the CLP Regulation by adding an Annex harmonising the information to be provided relating to emergency health response ("Annex VIII") . Annex VIII was adopted in March 2017 and will become applicable on 1 January 2020. The Commission is proposing an amendment to Annex VIII before its applicability date that would contain uncontentious clarifications of the text, so as to streamline interpretation, improve internal coherence, and mitigate some unintended consequences made apparent only after the adoption of the Annex.
Environment related objective
Protection of human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
According to Article 45(1) of the CLP Regulation, Member States' appointed bodies shall receive information from importers and downstream users on the hazardous chemical mixtures they place on the market. Commission Regulation (EU) No 2017/542 amended the CLP Regulation by adding an Annex harmonising the information to be provided relating to emergency health response ("Annex VIII") . Annex VIII was adopted in March 2017 and will become applicable on 1 January 2020. The Commission is proposing an amendment to Annex VIII before its applicability date that would contain uncontentious clarifications of the text, so as to streamline interpretation, improve internal coherence, and mitigate some unintended consequences made apparent only after the adoption of the Annex.
Hazardous substances and mixtures
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
71
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption in the 4th quarter 2019
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Pollution
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/670 European Union 2019
Plant protection, Animal protection, Biodiversity…
Plant protection, Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Other environmental risks mitigation
 Technical regulation or specifications Agriculture
This draft Commission implementing Regulation…
This draft Commission implementing Regulation concerns a modification of the lists of authorized inputs to be used for organic production.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment by including new inputs to be authorised for use in organic production, following evaluation by the Commission and considered to be compatible with organic farming. It is therefore appropriate to modify the existing legislation with the aim of authorising these products.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
This draft Commission implementing Regulation concerns a modification of the lists of authorized inputs to be used for organic production.
Raw and processed agricultural and aquaculture products from organic production including baby food and wine; fertilisers, plant protection products, additives and feed used in organic production
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption in the end of September 2019
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Organic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/EU/671 European Union 2019
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Other environmental risks mitigation
 Technical regulation or specifications Agriculture
Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU)…
Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on detailed production rules of organic products laying down additional production rules on different product categories: further details and cultivation practices for production of sprouts by moistening of seeds, feeding of bee colonies, feed for carnivorous aquaculture animals and further detailed conditions for juvenile production.
Environment related objective
Following the adoption of the new organic regulation, which will enter into application on 1 January 2021, it is necessary to adopt delegated regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on detailed production rules of organic products related to sprouted seeds, feeding of bee colonies and carnivorous aquaculture animals as well as juvenile aquaculture production. Producers need to have legal certainty on the new rules that will apply for these categories of products and EU Member States need to have enough time to integrate these new rules into their national legislations
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on detailed production rules of organic products laying down additional production rules on different product categories: further details and cultivation practices for production of sprouts by moistening of seeds, feeding of bee colonies, feed for carnivorous aquaculture animals and further detailed conditions for juvenile production.
Organic products
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption in the end of October 2019
Keywords
Environment
Organic