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Draft Technical Regulation "On safety of buildings and objects, construction materials and products.

Establishment of general requirements and safety indicators for buildings and objects, construction materials and products.

Amendments to the notification of waste items with limited imports to promote domestic waste recycling.

Korea is trying to ban the import of waste plastic (PET/PE/PP/PS) to promote domestic waste recycling. Due to the drop in oil prices and the impact of Corona 19, as the amount of accumulated waste plastics in Korea increases and the instability of the recycling market increases, we intend to limit the import of waste plastics of some materials with a large amount of accumulated wastes in order to promote the recycling of waste plastics in Korea.

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• The repeal of Orders that provide for the mandatory application of the outdated versions of 25 Moroccan standards; and the mandatory application of existing equivalent standards.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.

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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GN 197 of 2020 Environment Protection (Banning of Plastic Bags) Regulations 2020.

As from 01 March 2021, the possession, use, distribution, selling, exportation, importation, manufacture or supply of plastic bags will be banned with certain exemptions as provided in First Schedule of the Regulations.

The importation or manufacture of an exempt plastic bag or a biodegradable plastic bag or a compostable plastic bag will be subject to registration with the Director of Environment. A Certificate of Registration will be issued which will be valid for a period of three years and will be renewed.

Furthermore, the importation or manufacture of a biodegradable plastic bag or a compostable plastic bag will be subject to obtention of a clearance the Director of Environment. [...]

Reducing the impact of plastic on our environment - moving away from hard-to- recycle and single-use items: consultation document.

This proposal includes seeking feedback on phasing out (by 2025) problematic single-use plastic items where alternatives are viable and available. Items included in this proposal are single-use plastic: straws, cotton buds, drink stirrers, tableware (plates, trays, bowls) and cutlery, produce bags, plastic cups and lids (excluding disposable coffee cups), and non-compostable fruit stickers. The list is based on a range of considerations including environmental harm, availability of alternatives, and international precedent.

The proposed phase-out would apply to any person or entity (technically, any natural person or legal person) selling, manufacturing or distributing these items. The final regulations may apply to either sale or manufacture of the prescribed plastics, or both.

Ministerial decree obligating the Omani standard "Polyethylene Reusable Shopping Bags"

This Ministerial decree obligating the Omani standard "Polyethylene Reusable Shopping Bags" and prohibiting the exporting of polyethylene bags with thickness less than 50 micrometres or any kind of single use plastic bags.

BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS – FOOD-CONTACT SINGLE-USE PRODUCTS AND PACKAGING – COMPULSORY REQUIREMENTS.

This draft Trinidad and Tobago standard applies to imported and locally manufactured compostable and biodegradable food-contact, single-use tableware, packaging, products and materials, inclusive of cutlery, plates, straws, cups, and other disposable food and beverage containers and associated lids.

Garbage bags -Specification.

This Draft Tanzania standard specifies the general characteristics, requirements and test methods for garbage bags made from thermoplastic materials containing a minimum of 10% of postconsumer recyclate that ensures fitness for purpose and which can be handled without additional support when they are filled.

Plastic closures — Specification, First Edition.

This Draft Uganda standard covers geometrical and dimensional accuracy, physical properties, storage and handling conditions, processing and application of plastic closures for sealing of still product, carbon ated drinks and hot fill.