NIST Lists New Foreign Regulations That May be Barriers to Trade for January 24-31, 2008
The National Institute of Standards and Technology offers an e-mail notification service which alerts readers to drafts or changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
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The following are the NIST postings for January 24-31, 2008:
| Country(Number) | Action/Title |
|---|---|
| Canada(CAN/224/Corr.1) | Proposed Regulations Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations |
| Canada(CAN/225) | Meat Cut Manual |
| El Salvador(SLV/114) | Preliminary Draft Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 13.07.02:07 - First Revision |
| El Salvador(SLV/115) | Preliminary Draft Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.19.01:07 - Second Revision |
| El Salvador(SLV/116) | Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.01.15:07 - Milk Products |
| Finland(FIN/22) | Draft Decree amending on fire safety of buildings, RakMK E1:2002 |
| Germany(DEU/4) | Information from the Market Surveillance Working Group for Marketers of Magnetic Toys - Additional Requirements |
| Guatemala(GTM/60) | Technical Regulation |
| Israel(ISR/192) | Replacement of SI 1011 Part 1 with the new Mandatory Standard SI 60601 part 1: General Requirements for Basic Safety and Essential Performance |
| Japan(JPN/241) | Partial amendments to Ordinance for Enforcement of the Radio Law/Regulating Radio Equipment |
| Lithuania (LTU/10,11) | Draft Technical Construction Regulation: Conformity Declaration and Technical Approval, Preparation and Endorsement |
| Taiwan(TPKM/55) | Draft proposal for the labeling of additional additives |
| Albania (ALB/29) | Draft Law Amending Law No 9636" - On Protection of Human Health from Tobacco Products |
| El Salvador(SLV/117) | Salvadoran Mandatory Standard - Atmospheric Emissions, Stationary Point Sources |
| France(FRA/74) | Order on the energy performance of existing buildings with a surface area exceeding 1,000 m which are subject to major renovation work |
| France(FRA/75) | Order Approving Certain Provisions Supplementing and Amending the Safety Regulations Governing Fire and Panic Hazards in Buildings Open to the Public |
| Japan(JPN/242) | Amendment to Ministerial Ordinance & Ministerial Ordinance on the Technical Specifications |
| Japan(JPN/243) | Partial amendment to the Minimum Requirements for Biological Products |
| Korea(KOR/138/Add.1) | Enforcement Ordinance and Enforcement Regulations of The Act for Resource Recycling of Electrical/Electronic Products and Automobiles |
| Thailand(THA/257) | Notification of the Ministry of Public Health B.E.2550 (2007) Re: Criteria, Procedures and Conditions for Displaying Pictorial Labels and Statements of Warning on Harm of Tobacco Issued under the Tobacco Products Control Act B.E.2535 (1992) |
| Columbia(COL/107) | Draft Resolution "regulating the permissible levels for pollutant emissions from land-based mobile sources, specifying the equipment and procedures for measuring such emissions, establishing regulations under Article 91 of Decree No. 948 of 1995, and adopting other provisions" |
| Albania (ALB/30) | Draft Law |
| New Zealand (NZL/41) | Final Proposals for Comment- Specifications and Labeling Requirements |
| Canada(CAN/226) | Proposed Amendment to the Food and Drug Regulations (Notice of Intent - Project No. 1554 - Schedule F) |
| China(CHN/329) | National Standard |
| China(CHN/330) | National Standard |
| China(CHN/331) | National Standard |
| China(CHN/332) | National Standard |
| China(CHN/333) | National Standard |
Notifications and complete texts (though not always available, or in English) can be accessed through the Notify U.S. list-serve by signing up for a free subscription at http://tsapps.nist.gov/notifyus/data/index/index.cfm