In an innovation brought to you by the South Africa Bureau of Standards (SABS), henceforth the tariff subheading(s) (if indicated by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) member) will appear below.
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.
The notifications on all draft technical regulations are for the week 18 to 24 May 2015, comment on which may be submitted to ronel.greyvenstein@sabs.co.za.
Harmonised System (HS) code or not.
15-2678, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Milk powders and cream powder, 22/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2658, Brazil, Systems and equipment for photovoltaic energy, 21/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2657, Brazil, Pickled heart of palm, 21/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2645, Switzerland, Railway freight wagons with cast-iron brake blocks, 21/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2644, Mexico, Petrol-fuelled motor vehicles - 21/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2643, Mexico, Electrical products, 21/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2659, United States of America, Processes in the food industry, meat, meat products and other animal produce – Addendum, 21/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2626, Brazil, Enteral nutrition, 20/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2635, Brazil, Food packaging, 20/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2636, China, Compressed-air foam fire fighting vehicle, 20/05/2015, HS87
15-2627, Ecuador, Interprovincial and intraprovincial buses, 20/05/2015 HS87021010, 87021090, 87029091, 87029099, 87060091, 87060092, 87060099, 87079010, 87079090
15-2634, European Union, Genetically modified food and feed, 20/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2607, United States of America,Food facilities, 19/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2554, Canada, Miscellaneous products, 18/05/2015 No HS Code
15-2555, Canada, Motor vehicle, 18/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2557, Czech Republic, Miscellaneous products, 18/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2558, Egypt, Canned tuna and bonite, 18/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2559, Egypt, Cream and prepared creams, 18/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2560, Egypt, Milk powder and cream powder,18/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2552, Japan, Substances listed in appended table 9 of Enforcement Order of Industrial Safety and Health Act, 18/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2553, Norway, Tobacco products and tobacco packaging,18/05/2015, HS24.02
15-2561, Oman, Extraction solvents - Residues – Foodstuffs, 18/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2556, Philippines, Audio and video products, 18/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2563, Thailand, Electric ovens, 18/05/2015. HS85.16
15-2564, Thailand, Non-deep electric pan, 18/05/2015, HS84.19
15-2566, Thailand, Electric water cooler and water heater/cooler for drinking water storage, 18/05/2015, HS8418, 8516
15-2581, Uganda, Liquid glucose (glucose syrup), 18/05/2015, HS1702.30
15-2582, Uganda, Hard-boiled sweets, 8/05/2015, HS17
15-2583, Uganda, Chewing gum, 18/05/2015, HS1704.10
15-2584, Uganda, Sugar cane jiggery, 18/05/2015, No HS Code
15-2585, Uganda, Molasses for industrial use, 18/05/2015, HS17.03
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15-2586, Uganda, Dextrose monohydrate (glucose powder), 18/05/2015, HS17.02
15-2562, United States of America, Chemical substances, 18/05/2015, No HS Code