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DUS 1923: 2023, Cake — Specification, Second Edition: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for cake for human consumption.

DUS DARS 1106: 2023, Tilapia farming — Good aquaculture practices, First Edition: This Draft African Standard applies to good aquaculture practices (GAP) for Tilapia in pond, tanks and cage farming including harvesting and post-harvest handling in order to produce tilapia fish of good quality and safe for consumption. This standard does not cover hatchery and nursery.

Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of the Technical Regulation on Safety of Chemical Products": The purpose of the draft Resolution is detailed implementation of framework provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On Ensuring Chemical Safety, Security and Management of Chemical Products" to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment, free circulation of chemical products on internal market, promotion of the use of alternative methods for assessment of hazards of chemical products and promotion innovations with a simultaneous increase in competitiveness, definition of basic requirements for ensuring chemical safety during the manufacture, placing on the market and use of chemical products by business entities. The introduced provisions establish the procedures for: - state registration of chemical substances before placing on the market according to which entities shall assess intrinsic hazardous properties of substances by testing and carrying out chemical safety assessment (10 t/y and more) using risk-oriented approach;(...)

Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of the Technical Regulation on Hazard Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Chemical Products": The draft Technical Regulation on Hazard Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Chemical Products provides for the establishment of legal provisions to ensure effective protection of human health and the environment from the hazardous chemical products impacts, as well as to establish rules for free circulation of such products on the domestic market of Ukraine. It also envisages the establishment of National List of Approved Hazard Classifications and Warning Labeling Elements, State Register of Hazard Classifications and Warning Labeling Elements for Hazardous Chemicals and implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) at the national level. The introduced rules stipulate that manufacturers, importers, suppliers and other market operators have to ensure that the hazard classification of chemical products they provide on the market of Ukraine or export has been carried out in accordance with the criteria set out in the relevant paragraphs and annexes to the Technical Regulation. In case of classification of chemical products as hazardous according to one or more hazard classes, they have to ensure that such chemical products are properly packaged and labeled with appropriate information. (...) The Technical Regulation harmonizes Ukrainian legislation in the relevant field with EU legislation (Regulation No. 1272/2008) and international UN standards (GHS system)

Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of the Labeling Procedure for Plastic Bags": The draft Resolution provides for establishment of certain obligations for economic entities, in particular: For producers of biodegradable plastic bags: ensuring compliance with established standards for recycling by composting or biodegradable; testing of the product range of biodegradable plastic bags; proper storage of technical information. For importers of biodegradable plastic bags: carrying out the placing into circulation of biodegradable plastic bags that meet the established standards for recycling by composting or biodegradation that are labelled . For distributors of biodegradable plastic bags: verifying the labelling of biodegradable plastic bags that meet established standards for recycling by composting or biodegradation.

Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of the List of Hazardous Substances Prohibited for Use in Ukraine": The draft Resolution provides for the approval of the List of hazardous chemicals, the use of which is prohibited in Ukraine. The draft Resolution is developed to implement Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) as regards the adoption of a list of hazardous chemicals prohibited for production and use at work, which will be further revised and supplemented.

Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 2374 "On approval of the Requirements for materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended for contact with foodstuffs" of December 29, 2022: Ukraine notifies the adoption of the Order of the Ministry of Health No. 2374 "On approval of the Requirements for materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended for contact with foodstuffs" of December 29, 2022 that establishes the requirements for materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended for contact with food. The requirements apply to regenerated cellulose film which is intended to come into contact with foodstuffs or which does come into such contact and: - constitutes a finished product in itself; or - forms part of a finished product that contains other materials. The requirements do not apply to synthetic casings made from regenerated cellulose. With the adoption of the Order Ukraine implements norms specified by the Commission Directive 2007/42/EC of 29 June 2007 relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.

Draft Law "On Ensuring the Traceability of Aquatic Bioresources and Products Produced from Aquatic Bioresources": The draft Law defines the basic legal, economic and organizational principles for ensuring the traceability of aquatic bioresources and products produced from aquatic bioresources that are placed on the market in Ukraine, as well as imported (sent) into the customs territory of Ukraine and/or exported (sent) from it in order to ensure sustainable management of aquatic bioresources, prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, promote the preservation, rational use and protection of aquatic bioresources, as well as protect the rights and economic interest of business entities. Upon the entry into force of this Law, Law of Ukraine of February 06, 2003 No 486-IV "On Fish, Other Aquatic Living Resources and Food Products from Them" will be repealed.

The Law of Ukraine No 2320-IX "On Waste Management" of 20.06.2022: The Law is aimed at improving the waste management system, determining the legal, organizational, economic and control mechanisms for ensuring comprehensive protection of human health and the environment by implementing measures to prevent or reduce waste generation, mitigate the negative impacts from waste management, and facilitate its preparation for reuse and recovery as secondary raw materials and energy resources. The Law introduces into national legislation the fundamental principles and provisions of European legislation in the field of waste management, in particular, the introduction of a waste management hierarchy and basic requirements for extended producer responsibility, and introduces a system of long-term waste management planning at the national, regional and local levels, regional and local levels. (...) The Law establishes the procedure for the municipal waste collection, removal and treatment, ensures the introduction of their separate collection and recycling, provides for requirements for the quality of waste management services and waste management fees for such services.

Law of Ukraine No 2989-IX "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving State Regulation in the Field of Fisheries, Conservation and Rational Use of Aquatic Bioresources and Aquaculture": The Law simplifies market access procedures, minimizes the number of "contacts" during the issuance of permits by creating a transparent mechanism for auctioning the rights to conclude agreements for the special use of aquatic bioresources, reduces the administrative burden on business and simplify the procedure for leasing water bodies for fisheries purposes by abolishing the need to obtain the approval of the State Agency of Water Resources of Ukraine. At the same time, for lease agreements that expire during the period of martial law and within a calendar year after its termination or cancellation, provisions are made for their automatic extension. The Law also regulates legal relations regarding the use of hydraulic structures for aquaculture purposes and introduced a digital mechanism for obtaining permits.