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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/KOR/1104 | Korea, Republic of | 2022 | Sustainable forestry management | Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Forestry | Proposed Amendments to the "Enforcement…
Proposed Amendments to the "Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Sustainable Use of Timbers": Importers shall file an import declaration with the Minister of the Korea Forest Service and the Minister shall require on inspection agency to inspect the relevant documents to verify timber legality before the completion of customs clearance for additional products as followed:
- wood sheets, shaped wood, particleboard and Oriented strand board (OSB), fibreboard, and wood pulp |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/MYS/107 | Malaysia | 2022 | MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
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Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Other | All wastepaper and metal scrap intended to be…
All wastepaper and metal scrap intended to be imported into Malaysia are subject to inspection process and issuance of Certificate of Approval as per the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) (No.X) Order 2021. The requirements on all incoming importation of wastepaper and metal scrap into Malaysia are specified in the Guidelines for Importation and Inspection of Waste Paper and the Guidelines for Importation and Inspection of Metal Scrap. (...) Interim measure have been enforced pending the implementation of the Guidelines for Importation and Inspection of Metal Scrap.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NZL/113 | New Zealand | 2022 | Sustainable forestry management | Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Forestry | Forests (Legal Harvest Assurance) Amendment Bill:…
Forests (Legal Harvest Assurance) Amendment Bill: The New Zealand Government is seeking to establish a new regulatory system to provide legal harvest assurance for the forestry and wood-processing sector. It is expected to operate in a manner that will:
· assist in the prevention of international trade in illegally harvested timber; and (...) · reduce the risk that timber imported into New Zealand is sourced from illegally harvested timber. (...) The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) is working on developing legislation that would: · establish a definition of "legally harvested" · require operators (log traders, primary processors and importers/exporters of timber products) in the timber products supply chain to be registered and conduct due diligence and risk mitigation; (...) · oblige forest owners or people who have the right to harvest to provide information on the harvest to others in the supply chain; · provide for exemptions, a compliance and enforcement regime, and other elements needed for a legal harvest assurance system. New Part 6: Log traders The proposed legal harvest system in new Part 5 will have operational overlaps with the registration of log traders in Part 2A of the Act (...) |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/NZL/115 | New Zealand | 2022 | Air pollution reduction, Alternative and…
Air pollution reduction, Alternative and renewable energy, Climate change mitigation and adaptation
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Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Energy | Cabinet Paper - Sustainable Biofuels Obligation:…
Cabinet Paper - Sustainable Biofuels Obligation: Final policy design: The Sustainable Biofuels Obligation will require importers and domestic producers of liquid transport fuels to reduce the emissions intensity of their fuel supply by a set percentage each year through the deployment of biofuels. Biofuels used to meet the Obligation will be assessed using a lifecycle emissions analysis methodology to determine their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity. The obligation will apply to all transport fuels, excluding domestic aviation fuel. An aviation-based obligation will be developed over a longer timeframe. (...) Only biofuels that are determined to be sustainable will be eligible under the Obligation. Methodologies to determine the sustainability of biofuels will be set out in supporting regulations. This could include the use of existing sustainability certifications schemes such as the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus Standard. Regulations may also place limits or restrictions on the extent to which an obligated party may meet their obligation by means of a particular type of biofuel, particularly with respect to feedstocks, to address issues of indirect land use change. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1878 | United States of America | 2022 | Air pollution reduction, Energy conservation and…
Air pollution reduction, Energy conservation and efficiency
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Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Manufacturing | This action proposes fuel efficiency requirements…
This action proposes fuel efficiency requirements for certification of certain airplanes. These certification requirements would implement the emissions standards adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency, allowing manufacturers to certificate their aircraft for fuel efficiency in the United States, and fulfilling the statutory obligations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Clean Air Act.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1884 | United States of America | 2022 | Other environmental risks mitigation | Conformity assessment procedures | Manufacturing | Vehicle Sound Measurement: Amends rules to health…
Vehicle Sound Measurement: Amends rules to health, safety, and welfare of California residents, workers, and environment through establishing procedural standards for sound level measurements to be used by manufacturers of new motor vehicles.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1898 | United States of America | 2022 | General environmental protection | Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Manufacturing | The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)…
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) proposes to amend its standards for Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock (Reflectorization Standards) to codify waivers and remove the outdated implementation schedule. The proposed changes are expected to enhance safety, promote innovation, clarify existing requirements, and reduce unnecessary paperwork burdens. The proposed amendments are consistent with the mandate of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which requires FRA to review and analyze certain longstanding waivers to determine whether incorporating the waivers into FRA's regulations is justified.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1900 | United States of America | 2022 | Alternative and renewable energy, Energy…
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy conservation and efficiency
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Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Manufacturing | Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for…
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Fans and Blowers: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to establish a test procedure for fans and blowers, including air-circulating fans, and to adopt through reference the relevant industry test standards as the DOE test procedure for measuring the fan electrical input power ("FEP") and for determining the fan energy index ("FEI"). DOE also proposes to establish supporting definitions, requirements for alternative energy use determination methods, and sampling requirements to determine the represented values of FEP and FEI. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1910 | United States of America | 2022 | Sustainable agriculture management, Sustainable…
Sustainable agriculture management, Sustainable and environmentally friendly production
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Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Agriculture | The United States Department of Agriculture'…
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposes to amend the organic livestock and poultry production requirements by adding new provisions for livestock handling and transport for slaughter and avian living conditions; and expanding and clarifying existing requirements covering livestock care and production practices and mammalian living conditions.
Except for exempt and excluded operations, each production or handling operation or specified portion of a production or handling operation that produces or handles crops, livestock, livestock products, or other agricultural products that are intended to be sold, labeled, or represented as "100 percent organic," "organic," or "made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s))" must be certified. Certified operations must meet all applicable requirements of the relevant regulations. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1912 | 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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Energy, Manufacturing | Pipeline Safety: Periodic Standards Update II:…
Pipeline Safety: Periodic Standards Update II: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) incorporates more than 80 voluntary, consensus, industry technical standards by reference within the Federal pipeline safety regulations (PSRs). This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposes amendments that would incorporate by reference all or parts of updated editions of some of those standards. This NPRM also proposes non-substantive edits and clarifications to certain other provisions of the PSRs.
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