The 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.
Please pay special attention to 15-3983, Table olives, South Africa, 2015/08/03
The notifications on all draft technical regulations for the week 10 July to 16 August 2015 were not available at the time of print, They will be covered in next week’s column.
15-4150, Regular solid waste, Viet Nam, 2015/08/14
15-4151, Solid waste incinerator , Viet Nam, 2015/08/14
15-4152, On-road vehicles and engines, and gasoline, Canada, 2015/08/14
15-4153, Petrol, Albania, 2015/08/14
15-4157, Grid-enabled water heaters, United States of America, 2015/08/14
15-4158, Motor vehicle products, China, 2015/08/14
15-4159, Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers), Uganda, 2015/08/14
15-4160, Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers), Uganda, 2015/08/14
15-4163, Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers), Uganda, 2015/08/14
15-4134, Distilled spirits, wine, beer, tobacco products, processed tobacco, or cigarette papers and tubes, United States of America, 2015/08/13
15-4141, Trichloroethylene, United States of America, 2015/08/13
15-4143, Labelling of pre-packaged foodstuffs, Kuwait, 2015/08/13
15-4144, Labelling of pre-packaged food stuffs, Kuwait, 2015/08/13
15-4124, Medicinal products for human use, European Union, 2015/08/12
15-4125, Hot rolled structural steel, Thailand, 2015/08/12
15-4126, Chillers, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu – Chillers, 2015/08/12
15-4127, Commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment,United States of America, 2015/08/12
15-4115, Mineral aggregates, sands and fillers, Jamaica, 2015/08/11
15-4116, Mineral aggregates, sands and fillers, Jamaica, 2015/08/11
15-4117, Mineral aggregates, sands and fillers, Jamaica, 2015/08/11
15-4118, Property maintenance/construction, Jamaica, 2015/08/11
15-4120, Residential clothes washers, United States of America, 2015/08/11
15-4121, Non-organic agricultural substances, United States of America, 2015/08/11
15-4122, Wireless devices, United States of America, 2015/08/11
15-4123, Battery chargers, United States of America, 2015/08/11
15-4083, Edible vegetable oil, edible vegetable fat, India, 2015/08/10
15-4084, Electric motorcycles and mopeds, Viet Nam, 2015/08/10
15-4088, Veterinary drugs and quasi-drugs, Republic of Korea, 2015/08/10
15-4089, Electronic cigarettes and their counterparts, Oman, 2015/08/10
15-4090, Edible fats and oils and "waste cooking oils", Hong Kong, China, 2015/08/10
15-4091, Labelling of pre-packaged foodstuffs, Kuwait, 2015/08/10
15-4092, Flat steel products and semi-products, Thailand, 2015/08/10
15-4093, Medium base compact fluorescent lamps, United States of America, 2015/08/10
15-4094, Vehicle emissions, United States of America, 2015/08/10
15-4095, Dehumidifiers, United States of America of America, 2015/08/10
15-4096, Automatic goods-vending machines, United States of America, 2015/08/10
15-4097, Residential conventional ovens, United States of America, 2015/08/10
15-4098, Non-corrective contact lenses, Canada, 2015/08/10
15-4099, Electrical appliances Republic of Korea - Electrical appliances 2015/08/10
The notifications on all draft technical regulations for the week 03 July to 09 August 2015 was not available at the time of print, it will be covered in next week’s column.
15-4070, Household dishwashers, Ukraine, 2015/08/07
15-4071, Tobacco and related products, Ukraine - Tobacco and related products 2015/08/07
15-4072, Integrated chemicals, Albania - Integrated chemicals 2015/08/07
15-4073, Ships, Viet Nam, Ships 2015/08/07
15-4074, Ships, Viet Nam, Ships 2015/08/07
15-4075, Environment management system, environment-friendly facilities and environment-friendly products, Viet Nam, 2015/08/07
15-4058, Substances with probable effects on the central nervous system, Japan, 2015/08/06
15-4061, Human tissue, Republic of Korea, 2015/08/06
15-4062, Human tissue, Republic of Korea, 2015/08/06
15-4063, Veterinary medicinal devices, Republic of Korea, 2015/08/06
15-4024, Tobacco products with a characterising flavour, European Union, 2015/08/05
15-4027, Tobacco products, European Union, 2015/08/05
15-4028, 2C-phenethylamines and their salts, derivatives, isomers and salts of derivatives and isomers, Canada, 2015/08/05
15-4029, Nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes and refill containers, European Union, 2015/08/05
15-4030, Chemical substances, Republic of Korea, 2015/08/05
15-4002, Human pathogens and toxins, Canada, 2015/08/04
15-4016, Acide barbiturique, naloxegol and its salts, methylnaltrexone and its salts, Canada, 2015/08/04
15-4017, Residues, Canada, 2015/08/04
15-3982, Hazardous materials in electronic and electrical devices, United Arab Emirates, 2015/08/03
15-3983, Table olives, South Africa, 2015/08/03
