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Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/MUS/6 Mauritius 2016
Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste…
Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste management and recycling
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
The Environment Protection (Banning of Plastic…
The Environment Protection (Banning of Plastic Bags) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 bans the import, manufacture, sale or supply of a plastic bag, with or without handles or gussets, and irrespective of their size or type. The regulations specifically target plastic bags designed to carry goods purchased at a point of sale such as a wholesale or retail outlet, a market, a fair and a hawker.

Plastic bags meant for essential uses have been exempted from the ban and these also include biodegradable and compostable plastic bags. However, the import or manufacture of biodegradable and compostable plastic bags has to be in conformity with standards prescribed in the Third Schedule of the Regulations.
Environment related objective
To encourage environmental protection exempting from the ban biodegradable plastic bags
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Environment Protection (Banning of Plastic Bags) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 bans the import, manufacture, sale or supply of a plastic bag, with or without handles or gussets, and irrespective of their size or type. The regulations specifically target plastic bags designed to carry goods purchased at a point of sale such as a wholesale or retail outlet, a market, a fair and a hawker.

Plastic bags meant for essential uses have been exempted from the ban and these also include biodegradable and compostable plastic bags. However, the import or manufacture of biodegradable and compostable plastic bags has to be in conformity with standards prescribed in the Third Schedule of the Regulations.
Non-woven polypropylene bags
Type of measure
Emergency technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
4202.921
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 1 January 2016
Keywords
Environment
Plastic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/SAU/947 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 2016
Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste…
Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste management and recycling
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Technical Regulations for plastic products OXO –…
Technical Regulations for plastic products OXO – biodegradable 03-03-16-156 (24 pages, in Arabic)

This regulation specifies the following: Terms and definitions, scope, objectives, supplier obligations, labelling, conformity assessment procedures, responsibilities of regulatory authorities, the authorities of market survey responsibilities, violations and penalties, general rules, transition rules, Appendix (lists, types).
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by biodegradable plastic products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Technical Regulations for plastic products OXO – biodegradable 03-03-16-156 (24 pages, in Arabic)

This regulation specifies the following: Terms and definitions, scope, objectives, supplier obligations, labelling, conformity assessment procedures, responsibilities of regulatory authorities, the authorities of market survey responsibilities, violations and penalties, general rules, transition rules, Appendix (lists, types).
Biodegradable plastic products
Type of measure
Emergency technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
1
13
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 6 months from the date of publication in the official gazette
Keywords
Bio
Plastic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/SEN/9 Senegal 2016
Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste…
Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste management and recycling
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Draft Standard: Biodegradable packaging - Small-…
Draft Standard: Biodegradable packaging - Small- and medium- sized paper bags - Specifications and requirements) (10 pages, in French)

The notified draft Standard establishes the technical specifications for biodegradable paper bags to be used as packaging. It supplements the national regulations on packaging, namely Law 2015/09 of 21 April 2015 prohibiting plastic packaging with a thickness of less than 30 micrometres which is dangerous for the environment , by establishing the general characteristics and performance of and test methods for packaging.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating biodegradable paper bags
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Standard: Biodegradable packaging - Small- and medium- sized paper bags - Specifications and requirements) (10 pages, in French)

The notified draft Standard establishes the technical specifications for biodegradable paper bags to be used as packaging. It supplements the national regulations on packaging, namely Law 2015/09 of 21 April 2015 prohibiting plastic packaging with a thickness of less than 30 micrometres which is dangerous for the environment , by establishing the general characteristics and performance of and test methods for packaging.
Sterilized packaging
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
11.080.30
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force subject to the relevant procedure prior to approval
Keywords
Bio
Plastic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/SYC/1 Seychelles 2016
Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste…
Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste management and recycling
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Environment Protection Act. (Act 9 of 1994)…
Environment Protection Act. (Act 9 of 1994) Environment Protection (Restriction on Plastic Bags) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015.

The regulation is an amendment of the Statutory Instrument (S.I) 39 of 2008. The Environment Protection (Restrictions on Plastic Bags) Regulations 2008, is hereby amended by repealing in regulation 3(1), the figure "30" and substituting therefore the figure "50".
Environment related objective
To promote a clean environment through seeking to use alternatives for lightweight bags, such as biodegradable plastic bags
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environment Protection Act. (Act 9 of 1994) Environment Protection (Restriction on Plastic Bags) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015.

The regulation is an amendment of the Statutory Instrument (S.I) 39 of 2008. The Environment Protection (Restrictions on Plastic Bags) Regulations 2008, is hereby amended by repealing in regulation 3(1), the figure "30" and substituting therefore the figure "50".
Vest type plastic bags; Vest type plastic bags; Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics
Type of measure
Emergency technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
3923
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 6 October 2015
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Plastic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/TPKM/249 Chinese Taipei 2016
Other environmental risks mitigation, Waste…
Other environmental risks mitigation, Waste management and recycling
 Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals
Restrictions on the Manufacture, Import, and Sale…
Restrictions on the Manufacture, Import, and Sale of Personal Care and Cosmetics Products Containing Plastic Microbeads (Draft) (5 pages, in English; 3 pages, in Chinese)

With a view to protecting marine environment from plastic microbeads influence, the Environmental Protection Administration intends to propose restrictions on the manufacture, import and sale of personal care and cosmetics products containing plastic microbeads, in reference to the detail and control schedule of the US Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015. Two transition periods will be provided for businesses to comply with the new requirements. For manufacturers and importers, the requirements will be effective on 1 July 2018; for vendors, the requirements will be effective on 1 January 2020.

Relevant documents: Waste Disposal Act, Statute for Control of Cosmetic Hygiene, Chinese National Standards (CNS) 15492
Environment related objective
Environmental protection; to protect marine ecosystem
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Restrictions on the Manufacture, Import, and Sale of Personal Care and Cosmetics Products Containing Plastic Microbeads (Draft) (5 pages, in English; 3 pages, in Chinese)

With a view to protecting marine environment from plastic microbeads influence, the Environmental Protection Administration intends to propose restrictions on the manufacture, import and sale of personal care and cosmetics products containing plastic microbeads, in reference to the detail and control schedule of the US Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015. Two transition periods will be provided for businesses to comply with the new requirements. For manufacturers and importers, the requirements will be effective on 1 July 2018; for vendors, the requirements will be effective on 1 January 2020.

Relevant documents: Waste Disposal Act, Statute for Control of Cosmetic Hygiene, Chinese National Standards (CNS) 15492
Cosmetics used for washing hair, cosmetics used for bathing, cosmetics used for face-washing, and soap as defined in relevant provisions of the Statute for Control of Cosmetic Hygiene; Toothpaste
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 1 July 2018
Keywords
Environment
Plastic
Waste
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/UGA/531 Uganda 2016
General environmental protection, Other…
General environmental protection, Other environmental risks mitigation
 Conformity assessment procedures All products/economic activities
Draft Amendments No. 1 to the Technical…
Draft Amendments No. 1 to the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union "On safety of agricultural and forestry tractors and their trailers" (CU TR 031/2012) (29 pages, in Russian)

Draft Amendments No 1 to the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union "On safety of agricultural and forestry tractors and their trailers" (CU TR 031/2012) provide the clarification of the application field of the CU TR 031/2012 and of the conformity assessment procedure of tractors, trailers and components to the requirements of the CU TR 031/2012. Draft Amendments No. 1 also provide the requirements to the spare components and the requirements to the general safety and to the emissions of harmful ( pollutants ) agents of tractors engines which operates on compressed natural gas and liquefied hydrocarbon gas, and the actualization of reference standards and of the UNECE Regulations listed in Annexes 1, 4 and 5 of the CU TR 031/2012.
Environment related objective
Protection of the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Amendments No. 1 to the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union "On safety of agricultural and forestry tractors and their trailers" (CU TR 031/2012) (29 pages, in Russian)

Draft Amendments No 1 to the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union "On safety of agricultural and forestry tractors and their trailers" (CU TR 031/2012) provide the clarification of the application field of the CU TR 031/2012 and of the conformity assessment procedure of tractors, trailers and components to the requirements of the CU TR 031/2012. Draft Amendments No. 1 also provide the requirements to the spare components and the requirements to the general safety and to the emissions of harmful ( pollutants ) agents of tractors engines which operates on compressed natural gas and liquefied hydrocarbon gas, and the actualization of reference standards and of the UNECE Regulations listed in Annexes 1, 4 and 5 of the CU TR 031/2012.
Miscellaneous chemical products (HS: 38), Plastics: and articles thereof (HS: 39), Rubber and articles thereof (HS: 40), Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk- worm gut) (HS: 42), Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery. (HS: 4817), Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in Note 7 to this Chapter. (HS: 5911), – Safety headgear (HS: 650610), Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS: 85), Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name- plates and the like; prefabricated buildings (HS: 94), Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS: 95)
Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene (ICS: 13.100), Electrical wires and cables (ICS: 29.060), Electrical accessories (ICS: 29.120), ElectronICS: (ICS: 31), Electrical and electronic equipment (ICS: 43.040.10), Textiles (ICS: 49.025.60), Leather products (ICS: 59.140.35), Food products in general (ICS: 67.040), Inorganic chemicals (ICS: 71.060), Organic chemicals (ICS: 71.080), Rubber and plastICS: products (ICS: 83.140), Paper products (ICS: 85.080), Domestic electrical appliances in general (ICS: 97.030), Furniture (ICS: 97.140), Toys (ICS: 97.200.50)
Type of measure
Conformity assessment procedures
 ICS - HS Code
38
39
40
42
4817
5911
650610
85
94
95
13.100
29.060
29.120
31
43.040.10
49.025.60
59.140.35
67.040
71.060
97.200.50
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force to be determined
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/UGA/538 Uganda 2016
General environmental protection, Other…
General environmental protection, Other environmental risks mitigation
 Conformity assessment procedures All products/economic activities
Draft Uganda National Bureau of Standards …
Draft Uganda National Bureau of Standards (Enforcement of Compulsory Standard Specifications) Regulations, 2016
Environment related objective
Protection of the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Uganda National Bureau of Standards (Enforcement of Compulsory Standard Specifications) Regulations, 2016
Reinforcing and Pre-stressing Steel for Concrete; Structural Steel Products; Roof Covering Steel Products; Cement, Building Lime and Other Hydraulic Binders; Pneumatic Tyres and Tubes for Automotive Vehicles and Trailers; Protective Safety Equipment; Gas cylinders, Valves and Regulators; Power cables and Luminaries (Lighting Equipment); Electronic, Sound and Communication Equipment; High Risk Foods and Food Products; High Risk Chemical Products, Personal Hygiene and Consumer Goods; Neutral spirit for manufacture of gins and alcoholic beverages; Toys; Electrical and Electronics; Automotive Products and Inputs; Chemical Products; Mechanical Materials and Gas Appliances; Textile, Leather, Plastics and Rubber; Furniture (wood and metal articles); Paper and Stationery; Protective Safety Equipment; Food and Food Products and Used Products, including used Motor Vehicles.
Type of measure
Conformity assessment procedures
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/USA/1105 United States of America 2016 Ozone layer protection Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals, Manufacturing
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone : Proposed New…
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone : Proposed New Listings of Substitutes; Changes of Listing Status; and Reinterpretation of Unacceptability for Closed Cell Foam Products Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program; and Revision of Clean Air Act Section 608 Venting Prohibition for Propane
Environment related objective
To protect the ozone by listing as unacceptable certain hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon blends in specific end-uses in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector; to exempt propane in certain refrigeration end-uses from the Clean Air Act section 608 prohibition on venting, release, or disposal on the basis of current evidence that its venting, release, or disposal does not pose a threat to the environment.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone : Proposed New Listings of Substitutes; Changes of Listing Status; and Reinterpretation of Unacceptability for Closed Cell Foam Products Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program; and Revision of Clean Air Act Section 608 Venting Prohibition for Propane
Closed cell foam products; Environmental protection (ICS: 13.020); Manufacturing processes in the rubber and plastics industries (ICS: 83.020)
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
13.020
83.020
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force to be determined
Keywords
Environment
Plastic
Soil
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures G/SPS/N/ARE/80 United Arab Emirates 2016 Waste management and recycling Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of…
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Draft Technical Regulation for: " Recycled Plastic Materials and Articles Intended to Come Into Contact With Food".

This draft technical regulation concerns manufacturing process for recycled plastic materials and articles intended for use in contact with food
Environment related objective
To specify technical regulation concerns manufacturing process for recycled plastic materials
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Draft Technical Regulation for: " Recycled Plastic Materials and Articles Intended to Come Into Contact With Food".

This draft technical regulation concerns manufacturing process for recycled plastic materials and articles intended for use in contact with food
Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
67.250
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force six months from date of publication
Keywords
Plastic
Recycle
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures G/SPS/N/BHR/160 Bahrain, Kingdom of 2016 Waste management and recycling Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Environment related objective
To specify technical regulation concerns manufacturing process for recycled plastic materials
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Draft Technical Regulation for: " Recycled Plastic Materials and Articles Intended to Come Into Contact With Food".

This draft technical regulation concerns manufacturing process for recycled plastic materials and articles intended for use in contact with food
Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
67.251
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force six months from date of publication
Keywords
Plastic
Recycle