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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/TPKM/487 | Chinese Taipei | 2022 | Air pollution reduction, Chemical, toxic and…
Air pollution reduction, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Ozone layer protection
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals, Manufacturing | Draft of Climate Change Response Act: The…
Draft of Climate Change Response Act: The Environmental Protection Administration is proposing to revise to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act to establish a resilient system that can react quickly to impacts of climate change and expedite the transition to net zero emission by introducing carbon tax and incentives for development of low carbon technology. Below is the summary of the revisions:
- To rename the Act to be "Climate Change Response Act;" - To include the goal of net zero emissions by 2050; - To enhance the level of climate governance, designate the body for coordinating related affairs, and assign the responsibilities to different sectors; - To introduce climate change adaptation chapter, including basic capacity building, science-based risk assessment of climate change, and establishment of climate change governance and coordination mechanism between all levels of government, together with the existing mitigation chapter to make climate strategies complete; - To introduce the graded verification system according to the scope of emissions and the type of entities, in response to the rising demand for verification; - To introduce GHG emissions performance standards for certain equipment or industrial processes; - To draw up permissible GHG emissions or mitigation requirements for the manufacture, importation, selling of motor vehicles; - To impose carbon fee in stages on the direct and indirect GHG emissions, with the revenue being earmarked for GHG reduction, development of low carbon and negative emission technologies and industries, subsidies and awards for investments in GHG reduction technologies, to promote GHG reduction and low carbon economy development; - To draw up regulations for imports: entities who import certain goods shall purchase reduction credits according to the differences in carbon emission; and - To prohibit or restrict the manufacture, import, export, selling, use or emission of high global warming potential GHGs regulated by international environmental conventions, as well as products made with such GHGs. (...) |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/TTO/134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | General purpose cleaning and disinfecting…
General purpose cleaning and disinfecting products - Compulsory requirements: This standard establishes compulsory chemical and labelling requirements for general purpose cleaning and disinfecting products for household purposes and automotive applications (including dilutable products).
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/UKR/222 | Ukraine | 2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
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Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Chemicals | Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of…
Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Prohibition of the Production and Use at Work of Certain Hazardous Chemicals": The draft Resolution provides for the approval of the List of hazardous chemicals prohibited for production and use at work. It is also defined that the prohibition does not apply if:
- the chemical substance is present in another chemical substance, or as a constituent of waste, provided that its concentration therein is less than the limit specified; (...) - for activities intended to eliminate chemical substances that are present in the form of by-products or waste products; (...) The draft Resolution is designed 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. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/UKR/228 | Ukraine | 2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other | Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine …
Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Approval of the State Sanitary Norms and Rules "Basic Safety Standards for Handling Materials Containing Radionuclides of Natural Origin"": The draft Order provides for the establishment of requirements for radiation protection in exposure situations, in handling incidental radioactive materials, as well as for the protection of humans from indoor exposure to radon, air and natural radionuclides in construction materials. In particular, the requirements are provided for radiation safety indicators at the stage of selection of a land plot, design, construction, reconstruction, commissioning of buildings and structures; limitation of radionuclide content in water of drinking water supply sources; limitation of natural radionuclide content in mineral fertilizers and agrochemicals; radiation safety indicators of products containing natural radionuclides; ensuring radiation safety when handling mineral raw materials with a high content of natural radionuclides; ensuring radiation safety in the management of industrial residues with a high content of natural radionuclides.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/UKR/235 | Ukraine | 2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Chemicals | Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine …
Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Approval of the State Sanitary Norms and Rules "On Safety and Protection of Workers from the Harmful Effects of Asbestos and Materials and Products Containing Asbestos": The draft Order is developed in order to prevent risks associated with the impact of asbestos on the health of workers at workplaces of all types of activities, during which workers are exposed or may be exposed to the harmful effects of asbestos dust or dust emitted from asbestos-containing materials and products, as well as the health of the population living in the area of such exposure and aimed to bring the requirements for safety and health of workers at enterprises that produce and use asbestos-containing materials and products, as well as the population living in the zone of influence of their industrial emissions, in accordance with the requirements of the European Union. The draft Order defines general sanitary and hygienic requirements and the procedure for risk assessment associated with exposure to dust generated by asbestos or asbestos-containing materials and products, general hygienic requirements for enterprises, institutions, organizations for processing and disposal of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials and products, sanitary requirements for technological processes and production equipment, sanitary and hygienic requirements for packaging, storage, transportation and loading and unloading operations, requirements for collection, storage, transportation, disposal and/or burial of asbestos-containing waste, production facilities for processing and utilization of asbestos, asbestos-containing materials and products, requirements for providing workers with personal protective equipment, sanitary and medical support of workers. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/827/REV.4 | United States of America | 2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Chemicals, Manufacturing | Voluntary Consensus Standards Update;…
Voluntary Consensus Standards Update; Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update the incorporation by reference of several voluntary consensus standards in the Agency's formaldehyde standards for composite wood products regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that have since been updated, superseded, or withdrawn by the issuing organizations. In addition, EPA is proposing to address remote inspections for third-party certifiers (TPCs) required to conduct on-site inspections in the event of unsafe conditions such as the on-going COVID-19 pandemic or other unsafe conditions such as natural disasters, outbreaks, political unrest, and epidemics. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1359/REV.1 | United States of America | 2022 | Air pollution reduction, Chemical, toxic and…
Air pollution reduction, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals, Manufacturing | Volatile Organic Compound Limits in Consumer…
Volatile Organic Compound Limits in Consumer Products: The Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC) has proposed amended rules in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapter 3745-112, "Consumer Products Rules" to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR). The rules in this chapter establish limits on the quantity of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that may be contained in consumer products, such as cleaning products, personal care products, and home, lawn, and garden products, that are sold, supplied, offered for sale or manufactured for sale in the state of Ohio. DAPC has drafted revisions to the rules in OAC Chapter 3745-112 to adopt a more recent version of the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) model rule (...) These rules were initially promulgated in 2007 as part of Ohio's strategy to attain the 1997 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) by adopting the standards in the model rule developed by the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC). (...) Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating these rules to adopt more recent versions of the OTC model rule; specifically, up through the 2012 Phase IV OTC model rule (this includes adopting the limits in the 2010 Phase III model rule, as well as the 2013 technical update) with a compliance date of 1 January 2023. This update is part of Ohio's strategy to attain the 2015 ozone NAAQS. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1850 | United States of America | 2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or…
Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or specifications
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Chemicals, Manufacturing | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to address the unreasonable risk of injury to health it has identified for conditions of use of chrysotile asbestos following completion of the TSCA Risk Evaluation for Asbestos, Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos. TSCA requires that EPA address the unreasonable risks of injury to health and environment by rule and to apply requirements to the extent necessary so that chrysotile asbestos no longer presents such risks. Therefore, (...) EPA is proposing to prohibit manufacture (including import), processing, distribution in commerce and commercial use of chrysotile asbestos for chrysotile asbestos diaphragms for use in the chlor-alkali industry, chrysotile asbestos-containing sheet gaskets used in chemical production, chrysotile asbestos-containing brake blocks used in the oil industry, aftermarket automotive chrysotile asbestos-containing brakes/linings, other chrysotile asbestos-containing vehicle friction products, and other chrysotile asbestos-containing gaskets. EPA also is proposing to prohibit manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution in commerce of aftermarket automotive chrysotile asbestos-containing brakes/linings for consumer use, and other chrysotile asbestos-containing gaskets for consumer use. EPA is also proposing disposal and recordkeeping requirements for these conditions of use.
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/ARE/255; G/SPS/N/BHR/223; G/SPS/N/KWT/119; G/SPS/N/OMN/119; G/SPS/N/QAT/123; G/SPS/N/SAU/466; G/SPS/N/YEM/64 | Bahrain, Kingdom of, Kuwait, the State of, Oman,…
Bahrain, Kingdom of, Kuwait, the State of, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
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2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/The Cooperation…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf draft Technical Regulation for maximum residue limits of pesticides and contaminants.
This Gulf technical regulation is concerned with maximum residue limits of pesticides and contaminants allowed in organic food. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1856 | United States of America | 2022 | Air pollution reduction, Chemical, toxic and…
Air pollution reduction, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Ozone layer protection
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory…
Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds--Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)): The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to revise the EPA's regulatory definition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This action proposes to add (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (also known as trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene, and HFO-1336mzz(E); CAS number 66711-86-2) to the list of compounds excluded from the regulatory definition on the basis that this compound makes a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone (O3) formation.
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