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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/MOZ/21 | Mozambique | 2022 | Waste management and recycling | Technical regulation or specifications | Other | Proposal regulation on the Banning of Production,…
Proposal regulation on the Banning of Production, Import, Marketing and Use of the Bag: The purpose of this Regulation is to establish rules and procedures regarding the banning of plastic bags, with regard to their production, importation, marketing and use, with a view to reducing negative impacts on human health, infrastructure and the environment in general.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NIC/173 | Nicaragua | 2022 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON)…
Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON)/Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 97.01.81:22: Electrical products. Household refrigerators and freezers. Energy efficiency specifications: The notified Regulation establishes the maximum energy consumption levels, test method, conformity assessment procedure and labelling for household refrigerators and freezers operated using hermetic motor-driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported into, the States Parties. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NIC/175 | Nicaragua | 2022 | Waste management and recycling | Technical regulation or specifications | Other | The notified regulation lays down provisions and…
The notified regulation lays down provisions and technical specifications aimed at protecting the environment through the prevention and reduction of environmental impacts in the generation and management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). It applies to generators and managers of WEEE. (...)
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/UKR/174 | Ukraine | 2022 | Sustainable agriculture management, Sustainable…
Sustainable agriculture management, Sustainable and environmentally friendly production
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture | Law of Ukraine No 2246 "On amendments to…
Law of Ukraine No 2246 "On amendments to some laws of Ukraine on uninterrupted production and supply of agricultural products during martial law" of 12 May 2022.
The Law provides for: (...) 3) possibility for Ukrainian producers of organic products, which are produced according to EU standards, to move to Ukrainian production standards without additional transitional period (if it happens within one certification body); |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NZL/110 | New Zealand | 2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing, Other | The proposed regulations will support product…
The proposed regulations will support product stewardship schemes for tyres and large batteries. Regulations would give manufacturers, importers, sellers, and users more responsibility for ensuring used tyres and large batteries do not end up in landfills or the environment. The scheme includes proposals to:
1. Prohibit the sale of a priority product except in accordance with an accredited scheme; and 2. Set a quality standard to ensure that best practice is followed for management of large batteries, and for tyre-derived products, to prevent adverse environmental and human health outcomes. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NZL/111 | New Zealand | 2022 | Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste…
Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Transforming Recycling (Part 1: Container Return…
Transforming Recycling (Part 1: Container Return Scheme): The attached consultation document outlines New Zealand's proposal to transform recycling, of which Part 1 includes the establishment of a beverage container return scheme. The container return scheme is a resource recovery scheme that encourages people to return beverage containers for recycling or refilling in exchange for a refundable deposit. The proposed regulations will set out the eligible beverage containers that can be sold on the New Zealand market under the Container Return Scheme. The Container Return Scheme is proposed to include labelling requirements for eligible containers, and a 20 cent refundable deposit (and scheme fee of 3 to 5 cents per container + GST) being applied on eligible containers when they enter the market. The scope of the scheme is proposed to cover single use beverage containers made from glass, plastic (PET, HDPE and PP only, and recyclable bio-based HDPE and PET), metal (e.g. aluminum, steel, tinplate and bimetals), and liquid paperboard. Beverage containers eligible for return would have specific conditions of acceptance, which may include a scheme label or identifying mark, a barcode, a QR code or other form of unique identification. If the scheme is to proceed, details of specific labelling requirements will be worked through during the development of the regulations in 2024. It is proposed that fresh milk would be exempt in all packaging types. (...) It is also not frequently consumed while 'out and about' and thus presents a lesser litter issue. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NZL/112 | New Zealand | 2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Sustainable agriculture management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Chemicals | An application (APP203974) for a reassessment…
An application (APP203974) for a reassessment under section 63 and 63A of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HNSO) Act: Hydrogen cyanamide is a plant-growth regulator (...) New information on the effects of hydrogen cyanamide led to reassessment grounds being established under section 62 of the HSNO Act in September 2019. The new information included the human health and environmental risk assessments undertaken by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The EFSA review, other assessments published by regulatory authorities in the United States (US) and the Europe Union (EU), and risk assessments provided by stakeholders, have been used to inform the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) current assessment of risks and benefits of hydrogen cyanamide use in New Zealand. Based on its preliminary assessment, the EPA is recommending that current approvals for hydrogen cyanamide be declined, and the substance no longer be approved. The EPA is proposing that hydrogen cyanamide be phased out over five years, with tighter controls taking immediate effect after the final decision on the reassessment.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NZL/114 | New Zealand | 2022 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Chemicals | Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines …
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Inhibitor Substances) Order 2022: This is an interim Order in Council that declares 46 inhibitor substances as 'agricultural compounds' and enables these substances to be registered under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 (ACVM Act). The Order in Council also provides a definition for what an inhibitor is. In early 2022, the 46 listed inhibitor substances were identified with help from agrichemical companies as being used under this definition. The ACVM Act does not currently provide a pathway for inhibitors to be registered under the Act, because they are considered 'out of scope'. This interim measure responds to requests by agrichemical companies that inhibitors are able to be registered under the ACVM Act. (...) Proposed legislation to amend the scope of the ACVM Act to include inhibitors is expected to be introduced to Parliament in late 2022. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NZL/116 | New Zealand | 2022 | Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Proposed measures to reduce the environmental…
Proposed measures to reduce the environmental impact of fluorinated gases consultation document: The attached consultation document outlines New Zealand's proposals to reduce emissions from Fluorinated gases and refrigerants. This includes proposals for a mandatory product stewardship scheme for refrigerants, and stepped prohibitions on both the import and sale of goods containing hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants (referred to as pre-charged equipment). A proposed prohibition on the import and sale of pre‐charged equipment would ensure that the use of refrigerants with high global warming potentials (GWPs) would not continue once alternatives are available, while a phased approach would also avoid the need to immediately transition to lower‐GWP alternatives and address the financial burden associated with transitioning equipment. These proposed prohibitions would work by imposing a GWP limit on specific classes of goods after specific dates. After these dates, the described goods would not be able to be imported or sold if they contained a HFC refrigerant with a GWP at or above the specified level. The current proposed timeline would impose prohibitions in three tranches: 1 January 2025, 1 January 2028, and 1 January 2032. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/PAN/121 | Panama | 2022 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No…
Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 97.01.81:22: Electrical products. Household refrigerators and freezers. Energy efficiency specifications: The notified Regulation establishes the maximum energy consumption levels, test method, conformity assessment procedure and labelling for household refrigerators and freezers operated using hermetic motor-driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported into, the States Parties. It applies to household refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers of up to 1,104 litres (39 cubic feet) and household freezers of up to 850 litres (30 cubic feet) operated using hermetic motor-driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported into, the States Parties.
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