The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement has a transparency obligation that requires WTO member countries to publish and notify the WTO, which in turn notifies its member countries, of any draft technical regulations at least 60 days in advance of adoption.
The comments on all draft technical regulations are for the week 30 March 2015 to 05 April 2015, comment on which may be submitted to ronel.greyvenstein@sabs.co.za.
15-1831, Portland cement and similar hydraulic cements, Trinidad and Tobago, Portland cement and similar hydraulic cements, 2015/04/02
15-1832, Veterinary medicinal products, European Union, 2015/04/02
15-1834, Non-ducted air conditioning machines, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 2015/04/02
15-1842, Electronic non-contact ocular tonometers, Czech Republic, 2015/04/02
15-1843, Mechanical and electronic contact ocular tonometers, Czech Republic, 2015/04/02
15-1844, Water meters, Czech Republic, 2015/04/02
15-1845, Breath-alcohol analysers, Czech Republic, 2015/04/02
15-1849, Luxmeter, Czech Republic, 2015/04/02
15-1850, Systems used for detecting the presence of ionising radiation sources in illegal or unauthorised transport, Czech Republic, 2015/04/02
15-1851, Instruments and systems measuring the flow volume of compressed natural gas, Czech Republic, 2015/04/02
15-1852, Speed indicators and tachometers, Czech Republic, 2015/04/02
15-1825, Appliance labelling, United States of America, 2015/04/01
15-1773, Systems and equipment for water heating using solar energy, Brazil, 2015/03/31
15-1777, Knapsack sprayers, Indonesia, 2015/03/31
15-1778Raw material crusher of fertilizers, Indonesia, 2015/03/31
15-1793, Safety glass for motor vehicles, Ecuador, 2015/03/31
15-1794, Dairy products, South Africa, 015/03/31
G/TBT/N/ZAF/176/Add.1
31 March 2015
(15-1794) Page: 1/1
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
Original: English
NOTIFICATION
The following communication, dated 30 March 2015, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of South Africa.
The draft technical regulation notified through G/TBT/N/ZAF/176 – Regulations relating to classification, packing and marking of dairy products and imitation dairy products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa – was published by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as a schedule in Government Gazette no 38615, notice no 260, dated 27 March 2015.
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/ZAF/15_1441_00_e.pdf
15-1740, Vehicle platform lift, Brazil, 2015/03/30
15-1741, Vehicle platform lift, Brazil, 2015/03/30
15-1743, Vehicles and three wheel motor vehicles, European Union, 2015/03/30
15-1744, Children's articles containing specified phthalates, United of America, 2015/03/30
15-1745, Corded window coverings, United States of America, 2015/03/30
15-1746, Road signage, Ecuador, 2015/03/30
15-1747, Fire extinguishers and parts of fire extinguishers, spray guns and sprayers, Brazil, 2015/03/30
15-1748, Veterinary Products, Nicaragua, 2015/03/30
15-1749, Petroleum products, Viet Nam, 2015/03/30
15-1750, Pearls, Philippines, 2015/03/30
15-1754, Food products, Colombia, 2015/03/30
The comments on all draft technical regulations are for the week 06 to 12 April 2015, comment on which may be submitted to ronel.greyvenstein@sabs.co.za.
15-1928, Simple pressure vessels, Republic of Moldova, 2015/04/10
15-1929, Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits, Republic of Moldova, 2015/04/10
15-1930, Technical regulation activity, Republic of Moldova, 2015/04/10
15-1940, Pharmaceuticals, Republic of Korea, 2015/04/10
15-1941, Cosmetics, Republic of Korea, 2015/04/10
15-1942, Cosmetics, Republic of Korea, 2015/04/10
15-1943, Residential water heaters, United States of America, 2015/04/10
15-1944, Information and communication technology, United States of America, 2015/04/10
15-1951, Changes to the information provided by Ukraine under article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade - Revision Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, Implementation and administration of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade - Changes to the information provided by Ukraine under article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, Revision, 2015/04/10
15-1952, Miscellaneous products, Corrigendum, Oman, 2015/04/10
15-1954, Canned mangoes, Oman, 2015/04/10
15-1955, Residential boilers, United States of America, 2015/04/10
15-1956, Portable gasoline containers, United States of America, 2015/04/10
15-1957, Pumps, United States of America, 2015/04/10
15-1958, Pumps, United States of America, 2015/04/10
15-1959, Fuel and fuel additives, United States of America, 2015/04/10
15-1913, Electrical equipment, United States of America, 2015/04/09
15-1914, Health services residues, Brazil, 2015/04/09
15-1915, Deleterious substances, Japan, 2015/04/09
15-1919, Metal salts of complex inorganic oxyacids, United States of America, M2015/04/09
15-1896, Food additives , Bahrain, 2015/04/08
15-1897, Cocoa powders (cocoas) and dry mixtures of cocoa and sugars, Bahrain, 2015/04/08
15-1898, Pesticides – Residues, Bahrain, 2015/04/08
15-1899, White pepper, whole and ground, 2015/04/08
15-1902, School furniture, Brazil, 2015/04/08
15-1906, Cigarettes, Qatar, 2015/04/08
15-1859, Peanut butter, Oman, 2015/04/07
15-1860, Honey Oman, Honey, 2015/04/07
15-1861, Fruit juices and nectars, Oman, 2015/04/07
15-1862, Fresh beef, buffalo, mutton, goat and camel meat, Oman, 2015/04/07
15-1863, Dried okra, Oman, 2015/04/07
15-1864, Miscellaneous products, Oman, 2015/04/07
15-1866, Substances with probable effects on the central nervous system, Japan, 2015/04/07