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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1362 | United States of America | 2018 | Air pollution reduction | Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to revise the regulatory definition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) under the Clean Air Act (CAA) . This action proposes to add cis- 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (also known as HFO-1336mzz-Z; CAS number 692-49-9) to the list of compounds excluded from the regulatory definition of VOC on the basis that this compound makes a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone (O3) formation.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1369 | United States of America | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Air pollution reduction
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Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
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Chemicals, Manufacturing | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air…
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants : Surface Coating of Wood Building Products Residual Risk and Technology Review
The EPA is proposing: To add an alternative compliance demonstration equation; to amend provisions addressing periods of startup, shutdown and malfunction (SSM); to amend provisions regarding electronic reporting; and to make technical and editorial changes |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1370 | United States of America | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
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Chemicals, Manufacturing | Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),…
Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA is proposing a significant new use rule (SNUR) for asbestos as defined under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act. The proposed significant new use of asbestos (including as part of an article) is manufacturing (including importing) or processing for certain uses identified by EPA as no longer ongoing. The Agency has found no information indicating that the following uses are ongoing, and therefore, the following uses are subject to this proposed SNUR: (various construction materials list)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/ARG/347 | Argentina | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or…
Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or specifications
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Chemicals | Ban on the active ingredients carbofuran,…
Ban on the active ingredients carbofuran, carbosulfan, diazinon, aldicarb, dicofol and their formulated products (10% granular formulations of carbofuran are excluded from the ban) pursuant to the Rotterdam Convention
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/BDI/9 | Burundi | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
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Chemicals | This Draft East African Standard specifies the…
This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirement and methods of sampling and test for varnishes used on interior surfaces such as wood, concrete, stones, metals etc.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/BDI/10 | Burundi | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
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Chemicals | This Draft East African Standard prescribes the…
This Draft East African Standard prescribes the requirements, methods of sampling, and test for hot applied thermoplastic road marking paint and constituents that are melted and applied by spray, screed or extruded
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/BDI/11 | Burundi | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
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Chemicals | This Draft East Africa Standard prescribes the…
This Draft East Africa Standard prescribes the performance requirement for thermoplastic material which have been melted and applied on road surfaces by spray, screed or extruded
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/BDI/12 | Burundi | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
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Chemicals | This Draft East African Standard prescribes the…
This Draft East African Standard prescribes the requirements for solvent-based paint removers
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/BDI/13 | Burundi | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
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Chemicals | This Draft East African Standard prescribes the…
This Draft East African Standard prescribes the requirements for methods of sampling and test for solvent-borne and water-borne paints for marking on bituminous or concrete surfaces. It makes provision for white, yellow, black and any other colours as specified.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/EU/599 | European Union | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, General environmental protection
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | This draft Commission Implementing Decision does…
This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not approve 'Willaertia magna c2c maky' as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 11.
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