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Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/AUS/175 Australia 2024
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or…
Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or specifications
 Chemicals
(...) The proposed decisions will assign the…
(...) The proposed decisions will assign the following chemicals, and mixtures and articles containing the chemicals, to Schedule 7 of the Register. This will prohibit their import,manufacture, use and export in Australia, with exceptions for unintentional trace contamination, research, environmentally sound disposal, and for articles in use prior to the standards' date of entry into force. (...)
Environment related objective
The proposed standards aim to:
• Allow Australia to fulfil its obligations for Stockholm Convention listed persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that have industrial uses.
• Achieve better protection of the environment through improved management of the environmental risks posed by industrial chemicals.
• Provide a nationally consistent, transparent, predictable and streamlined approach to environmental risk management of industrial chemicals for governments, industry and the community.
<; Protection of the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
(...) The proposed decisions will assign the following chemicals, and mixtures and articles containing the chemicals, to Schedule 7 of the Register. This will prohibit their import,manufacture, use and export in Australia, with exceptions for unintentional trace contamination, research, environmentally sound disposal, and for articles in use prior to the standards' date of entry into force. (...)
• Benzene, hexachloro- (Hexachlorobenzene)
• 1,1'-Biphenyl, chloro derivatives (Polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs)
• Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs)
Type of measure
Ban/Prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
71.100
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force: 1 July 2025
Keywords
MEAs
Pollution
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/BDI/533 ; G/TBT/N/KEN/1706 ; G/TBT/N/RWA/1100 ; G/TBT/N/TZA/1222 ; G/TBT/N/UGA/2045 Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda 2024 Waste management and recycling
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing
This Draft East African Standard specifies…
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for regular toilet tissue paper made from virgin, blended or recycled pulp.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by promoting the use of recycled materials in toilet tissue paper production.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for regular toilet tissue paper made from virgin, blended or recycled pulp.
Regular toilet tissue paper
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
85.080.20
481810
Subsidy amount Implementation period
To be determined
Keywords
Recycle
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/BHR/692 Bahrain, Kingdom of 2024 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
A draft technical regulation that specifies the…
A draft technical regulation that specifies the Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) and testing requirements of refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers (...)
Environment related objective
To conserve energy by prescribing energy performance standards and testing requirements.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
A draft technical regulation that specifies the Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) and testing requirements of refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers (...)
Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers
Type of measure
Technical regulation. Minimum energy performance standards (MEPs).
 ICS - HS Code
27.015
27.200
91.120.10
97.040.30
97.130.20
Subsidy amount Implementation period
To be determined
Keywords
Energy
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/BHR/699 Bahrain, Kingdom of 2024 Waste management and recycling
Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures…
Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing
Ban the use of plastic bags in the traditional…
Ban the use of plastic bags in the traditional bakeries.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by banning the use of plastic bags in the traditional bakeries.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Ban the use of plastic bags in the traditional bakeries.
Plastic bags
Type of measure
Ban
 ICS - HS Code
83.140.99
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force six months after publication in the Official Gazette
Keywords
Plastic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/BHR/703 Bahrain, Kingdom of 2024 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
A draft technical regulation that specifies the…
A draft technical regulation that specifies the Energy Performance, Testing and Labelling Requirements of Clothes Dryers and applies to clothes dryers with capacity up to 25 kg, that operate in AC single-phase of 230V with a frequency of 50 Hz.
Environment related objective
To conserve energy by prescribing energy performance standards, testing and labelling requirements.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
A draft technical regulation that specifies the Energy Performance, Testing and Labelling Requirements of Clothes Dryers and applies to clothes dryers with capacity up to 25 kg, that operate in AC single-phase of 230V with a frequency of 50 Hz.
Clothes dryers
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
97.060
Subsidy amount Implementation period
To be determined
Keywords
Energy
Labelling
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/BHR/716 Bahrain, Kingdom of 2024 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
A draft technical regulation that specifies the…
A draft technical regulation that specifies the Energy Performance, Testing and Labelling Requirements of Clothes washing machines and applies to clothes washing machines with capacity up to 25 kg, that operate in AC of 230V with a frequency of 50 Hz.
Environment related objective
To conserve energy by prescribing energy performance standards, testing and labelling requirements.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
A draft technical regulation that specifies the Energy Performance, Testing and Labelling Requirements of Clothes washing machines and applies to clothes washing machines with capacity up to 25 kg, that operate in AC of 230V with a frequency of 50 Hz.
Clothes washing machines
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
97.060
Subsidy amount Implementation period
To be determined
Keywords
Energy
Labelling
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/BLZ/17 Belize 2024
Energy conservation and efficiency,…
Energy conservation and efficiency, Environmentally friendly consumption
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
This document specifies the energy labelling…
This document specifies the energy labelling requirements and the Minimum Energy Performance (MEPS) requirements for non-ducted air-conditioners, single-package or split-system, with only one interior unit, through parameters namely for Energy efficiency ratio (EER); and Coefficiency of Peformance (COP). (...)
Environment related objective
This standard is intended to improve the energy performance for air conditioners. The application of the standard is expected to improve energy efficiency in Belize through the availability, selection and usage of more energy efficient air conditioners. The information given on the energy label provides consumers with information for consideration when making a purchasing decision. The requirements of this standard are expected to drive manufacturers, importers and retailers to provide more energy efficient refrigerator options to consumers as they compete to offer better value for money and accelerate the market place transition to more energy efficient air conditioners. Ultimately, all ACs intended for household use will need to be registered through Belize's Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme which becomes mandatory when these standards are established as compulsory.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
This document specifies the energy labelling requirements and the Minimum Energy Performance (MEPS) requirements for non-ducted air-conditioners, single-package or split-system, with only one interior unit, through parameters namely for Energy efficiency ratio (EER); and Coefficiency of Peformance (COP). (...)
Non-ducted air-conditioners, single-package or split-system, with only one interior unit
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
23.120
841510
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force: 30 May 2025
Keywords
Energy
Labelling
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/BLZ/18 Belize 2024
Energy conservation and efficiency,…
Energy conservation and efficiency, Environmentally friendly consumption
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
This standard establishes the minimum energy…
This standard establishes the minimum energy performance standards (MEPs) for refrigerating appliances and relevant test method to specify the energy label. It also specifies the energy label requirements. (...)
Environment related objective
This standard is intended to improve the energy performance for refrigerators. The application of the standard is expected to improve energy efficiency in Belize through the availability, selection and usage of more energy efficient refrigerators. The information given on the energy label provides consumers with information for consideration when making a purchasing decision. The requirements of this standard are expected to drive manufacturers, importers and retailers to provide more energy efficient refrigerator options to consumers as they compete to offer better value for money and accelerate the market place transition to more energy efficient refrigerators. Ultimately, all refrigerating appliances intended for household use will be required to be registered under Belize's Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (EELS) prior to retail sale.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
This standard establishes the minimum energy performance standards (MEPs) for refrigerating appliances and relevant test method to specify the energy label. It also specifies the energy label requirements. (...)
Refrigerating appliance
Type of measure
Technical regulation. Minimum energy performance standards (MEPs) and energy label requirements.
 ICS - HS Code
27.200
84182
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force: 30 May 2025
Keywords
Energy
Labelling
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/BRA/1522 Brazil 2024 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Approves the Regulatory Agenda of the Energy…
Approves the Regulatory Agenda of the Energy Efficiency Indicators and Levels Management Committee for the period 2024 - 2026. (...)
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by managing the energy efficiency indicators and levels.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Approves the Regulatory Agenda of the Energy Efficiency Indicators and Levels Management Committee for the period 2024 - 2026. (...)
Environmental protection-related standards applicable to manufacturing products.
Type of measure
Technical regulation and specification
 ICS - HS Code
13.020.99
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Comes into force 7 (seven) days after its official publication.
Keywords
Energy
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/BRA/1539 Brazil 2024 Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Other measures, Technical regulation or…
Other measures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Agriculture, Manufacturing
This Resolution contains provisions on…
This Resolution contains provisions on exceptional and temporary actions to be adopted by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) for the international donation of food exempt from market registration, cosmetics, hygiene products and sanitizing products subject to health inspection, to combat the state of public calamity resulting from events climate in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.
Environment related objective
This resolutions seeks to combat the state of public calamity resulting from events climate in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
This Resolution contains provisions on exceptional and temporary actions to be adopted by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) for the international donation of food exempt from market registration, cosmetics, hygiene products and sanitizing products subject to health inspection, to combat the state of public calamity resulting from events climate in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.
Food exempt from market registration, cosmetics, hygiene products and sanitizing products subject to health inspection
Type of measure
Exceptional and temporary measures for international donation
 ICS - HS Code
13
67.040
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force: 10 May 2024; This resolution is valid for 90 (ninety) days, which can be renewed for equal and successive periods.
Keywords
Climate