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Acid Oil (Quality Control) Order, 2021: Acid Oil is produced by acidification of soap stock obtained during refining of oils. It is used for producing low grade soaps. The large quantity usage and imports of Fatty acids and possible health impact of low purity. So, for protection of human health and environment, the standard of Acid Oil needs to be made mandatory. The locally manufactured or imported Acid Oil shall conform to the Indian standard (IS 12029:1986) and shall bear the standard mark under license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as per Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. (...)

Coconut Fatty Acids (HS Code 38231900); Fatty acids, industrial, monocarboxylic; acid oils from refining (excl. stearic acid, oleic acid and tall oil fatty acids): Coconut Fatty Acids are produced by the hydrolysis of Coconut Oil. Coconut Fatty Acids comprise of about 90% saturated fatty acids. The main fatty acids are Lauric Acid, which constitutes about 50% of total fatty acids obtained from coconut oil. Coconut Fatty Acids are used in the manufacture of Soaps and their derivatives like coco diethanol amide and coco mono ethanolamide. The large quantity usage and imports of Fatty acids and possible health impact of low purity. So, for protection of human health and environment, the standard of Coconut Fatty Acids needs to be made mandatory (...)

Hydrogenated Rice Bran Fatty Acids (Quality Control) Order, 2021: Hydrogenated Rice Bran Fatty Acids is obtained by splitting, distillation and hydrogenation of rice bran oil or by hydrogenation of distilled fatty acids obtained by splitting of rice bran oil. Rice Bran Fatty acids are used in the manufacture of soaps. The large quantity usage and imports of Fatty acids and possible health impact of low purity. So, for the protection of human health and the environment, the standard of Hydrogenated Rice Bran Fatty Acids needs to be made mandatory. (...)

(Quality Control) Order, 2021: Lauric Acid is a saturated fatty acid having 12 carbon atoms. It is a raw material for making Lauryl Alcohol, which is used in detergent industry. It is also used in Alkyd resins, Lauryl peroxides, ethanol amides etc. It is obtained by splitting coconut oils, Palm Kernel Oil etc. The large quantity usage and imports of Fatty Acids and possible health impact of low purity. So, for protection of human health and environment, the standard of Lauric Acid needs to be made mandatory. (...)

Palm Fatty Acids (Quality Control) Order, 2021: Palm Fatty Acids are obtained by hydrolysis of Palm Oils. Palm Oils is obtained from the fleshy part of Palm Fruits. Palm Fatty Acids consist of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in equal amounts, Palmitic Acid and Oleic Acids are being the main fatty acids. Palm Fatty Acids are used in the soap industry. The large quantity usage and imports of Fatty Acids and the possible health impact of low purity. So, for the protection of human health and the environment, the standard of Palm Fatty Acids needs to be made mandatory. (...)

Fatty Acids (Quality Control) Order, 2021: Rice Bran Fatty Acids are produced by the hydrolysis of Rice Bran Oil. Rice Bran Oil is produced by solvent extraction of the layer around the endosperm of rice, known as Rice Bran . Rice Bran Fatty Acid contains 20-25% of saturated and 75-80% of unsaturated fatty acids. The main unsaturated fatty acids are Oleic Acids (40-50%) and Linolenic Acids (28-42%) . These fatty acids are used in the manufacture of soaps. The large quantity usage and imports of Fatty acids and possible health impact of low purity. So, for the protection of human health and the environment, the standard of Rice Bran Fatty Acids needs to be made mandatory. (...)

Fatty Acids (Quality Control) Order, 2021: Rubberseed Fatty Acids are produced by hydrolysis of Rubber seed Oil. Rubber seed oil is obtained from seed kernels of Rubber trees. Rubber Seed Fatty Acids contain Linolenic Acis (30-40%), Oleic Acid (17-30%) and Linoleic Acid (22-24%) and other saturated fatty Acids like Palmitic acid and Stearic Acids. These fatty acids are used in the manufacture of Soap industry and also in Paints/varnish industry. The large quantity usage and imports of Fatty acids and possible health impact of low purity. So, for protection of human health and environment, the standard of Rubberseed Fatty Acids needs to be made mandatory. (...)

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Genetically Modified or Engineered Foods) Regulations, 2021: The Draft Food Safety and Standards (Genetically Modified or Engineered Foods) Regulations, 2021 is applicable to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) or Genetically Engineered Organisms (GEOs) or Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) intended for direct use as food or for processing and food or processed food containing Genetically Modified ingredients produced from but not containing LMOs or GEOs or GMOs.

Industrial Chemicals Registering Law, 5781-2020: Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection promotes establishing a mechanism for registering industrial chemicals and publishes a memorandum of a law titled "Industrial Chemicals Registering Law, 5781-2020". The law establishes a new mechanism aiming to reduce harmful effects to humans and the environment from chemicals used as raw materials in the local industry. (...)
Israel has an extensive regulation relating to the practices, import, production, use, maintenance, and transportation of chemical substances. However, the existing regulations are decentralized and allocated among various government ministries and usually does not include a systematic assessment of the chemicals and their effects on humans or their environmental impact. The new draft law sets a unified mechanism to register industrial chemicals, to be governed and regulated under one entity in the Ministry of Environmental Protection. (...)

Israel's Free Import Order - Amendment no. 3, 5791-2021: Third amendment to Israel's Free Import Order announced by Israel's Ministry of Economy and Industry. This draft amendment adds to the Order's First Annex a requirement that any import of plastic waste, classified as HS 39.15, shall require an import license from the Industries Administration at the Ministry of Economy and Industry. Approval will be granted in accordance with the standards and processes outlined in the Basel Convention.

In 1989, the State of Israel signed the Basel Convention, which regulates and controls transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal. In 2019 the Basel Convention had added a few new requirements applying to mixed plastic waste and required monitoring the import and export of these wastes. These requirements had entered into force on January 1, 2021. Israel's amendment is aligned with the new requirements.