WTO/TBT Monthly Notification Bulletin (November ) Rwanda Bureau of Standards/Office Rwandais de Normalisation P.O.BOX: 7099 Tel: +250 252 586103/ 252 582945 Fax : +250 252 583305 E-mail : info@rbs.org.rw Website: www.rwanda-standards.org 1
WTO/TBT NOTIFICATIONS BULLETIN (November ) No Date of issue Notification reference Product covered Country notifying Title of regulation notified Deadline for submission of comments 01 2 November 02 4 November G/TBT/N/VNM/9 G/TBT/N/IDN/32 Electrical Engineering and Telecommunication Systems Electrical and VIET NAM Draft Technical Regulation on Electronic electromagnetic compatibility for Equipment Electrical and Electronic Equipment Draft Decree of Minister of Industry on Mandatory Indonesia National Standard for 5 (five) cable products INDONESIA 60 days after notification 03 4 November 04 16 November 05 20 November G/TBT/N/SVN/88 Plugs and sockets SLOVENIA G/TBT/N/USA/500 Lamps UNITED STATES G/TBT/N/QAT/140 Rewirable & non rewirable Dimensional requirements form 19 January 2010 plugs and sockets for domestic and similar use Appliance Labeling Rule 28 December 13 A plugs, socket-outlets, adaptors &connection units 60 days from the date of circulation 2
06 19 November 07 19 November 08 25 November 09 25 November 10 25 November 11 25 November G/TBT/N/OMN/82 G/TBT/N/OMN/82 G/TBT/N/ZAF/113 G/TBT/N/ZAF/109 G/TBT/N/ZAF/110 G/TBT/N/ZAF/111 13 A fused plugs Front underrun protective devices in trucks. Lateral protection device of truck and trailer Plugs, socketoutlets and socket-outlet adaptors Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits or for making connections to or in electrical circuits Glow starters for fluorescent lamps Appliance couplers OMAN OMAN Part 1: Specification for rewirable & non rewirable 13 A fused plugs Motor Vehicles-Front Underrun Protective Devices In Trucks And Its Methods Of Test" Front underrun protective devices in trucks. SOUTH AFRICA Proposed amendment of the plugs, socket-outlets and socketoutlets adaptors SOUTH AFRICA Proposed amendment of the flexible cords for electrical appliances SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA Proposed amendment of the glow starters for fluorescent lamps Proposed amendment of the appliance couplers for household 60 days from the date of circulation 60 days from the date of circulation. 3
12 25 November 13 30 November 14 30 November 15 30 November 16 30 November 17 30 November 18 30 November G/TBT/N/ZAF/112 G/TBT/N/ISR/350 G/TBT/N/ISR/353 Manually operated switches for appliances Connecting devices for lowvoltage circuits Power transformers, power supplies, reactors and similar products SOUTH AFRICA and similar purposes Proposed amendment for manually operated switched for appliances Connecting devices for lowvoltage circuits for household and similar purposes: Particular requirements for connecting devices as separate entities with screw-type clamping units Safety of power transformers, power supplies, reactors and similar products: General requirements and tests G/TBT/N/ISR/355 Fire dampers Fire safety in buildings: Fire dampers G/TBT/N/ISR/347 Low-voltage Low-voltage fuses: General fuses requirements. G/TBT/N/ISR/348 Low-voltage fuses G/TBT/N/ISR/349 Connecting devices for low- Low-voltage fuses: Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by unskilled persons (fuses mainly for household and similar applications) - Examples of standardized systems of fuses A to F Connecting devices for lowvoltage circuits for household 60 days from date of notification 1 January 2010 60 days from date of notification 1 January 2010 1 January 2010 60 days from date of notification 4
19 30 November 20 10 November 21 19 November voltage circuits G/TBT/N/KOR/254 Foods REPUBLIC OF KOREA G/TBT/N/USA/499 G/TBT/N/CHN/709 Chemical Technology Chemical UNITED Substances STATES Food grade Paraffin wax Agriculture and similar purposes: General requirements Draft Standards on Nutrition Labeling and Labeling Methods for Children s Favourite Food of Food Service Business Proposed Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances Food Grade Paraffin Wax 14 December 7 December 60 days after circulation by the 22 19 November G/TBT/N/CHN/696 Crop seeds of legumina Seed of Food Crop Part 2 23 19 November 24 19 November 25 19 November 26 19 November G/TBT/N/CHN/697 Crop seed - buckwheat G/TBT/N/CHN/698 G/TBT/N/CHN/699 G/TBT/N/CHN/700 Crop seed - oats Crop seed of melon Crop seed of Chinese cabbage Seed of Food Crops Parts 3 : Buckwheat Seed of Food Crop - Parts 4: Oats Seed of Gourd and Vegetable Crops-Part 1: Gourd Seed of Gourd and Vegetable 5
part 2: Chinese Cabbage 27 19 November 28 19 November G/TBT/N/CHN/701 G/TBT/N/CHN/704 Crop seeds of solanaceous fruits Seeds of green manure crops Seed of Gourd and Vegetable part 3 : Solanaceous Fruits Seed of Green Manure Crops 29 19 November G/TBT/N/CHN/705 Peach nursery plants Peach Nursery Plants 30 19 November G/TBT/N/CHN/706 Sugar beet seed Sugar Beet Seed 31 24 November G/TBT/N/QAT/143 Chewing tobacco Chewing tobacco 32 24 November G/TBT/N/QAT/144 Snuff Tobacco Snuff Tobacco Snuff Tobacco Food Technology 33 16 November 34 16 November G/TBT/N/SEN/8 G/TBT/N/ISR/343 Edible oils enriched with vitamin A; soft wheat flour enriched with iron and folic acid Drinking water treatment systems for SENEGAL Edible oils enriched with vitamin A; soft wheat flour enriched with iron and folic acid Drinking water treatment systems for domestic use - Filtration and purification: Systems except 31 December 10 December 6
domestic use reverse osmosis systems 34 19 November G/TBT/N/NOR/18 Fish products NORWAY Regulation on the labelling of fish products 60 days after notification 35 24 November G/TBT/N/QAT/145 Frozen fish fillet blocks Frozen fish fillet blocks 36 24 November G/TBT/N/QAT/147 Canned Carrots Canned Carrots This draft technical regulation is concerned with canned carrots and its different types 37 25 November 38 24 November G/TBT/N/GHA/5 G/TBT/N/QAT/146 Cereals and Pulses Soft and Strong Wheat flour, Animal and Vegetable fats and Oils Cabbage GHANA Directive for fortification of all locally produced and imported Wheat Flour and Vegetable Oil Cabbage - 39 24 November G/TBT/N/QAT/147 Canned Carrots Canned Carrots 40 24 November G/TBT/N/QAT/141 Edible starch Edible starch 41 24 November G/TBT/N/QAT/142 Maximum levels of Melamine in Maximum levels of Melamine in Food and Feeds 7
Food and Feeds 42 30 November G/TBT/N/ZAF/114 Potatoes SOUTH AFRICA Proposed amendment to the regulations relating to the grading, packing and marking of potatoes intended for sales in the Republic of South Africa Road Vehicle s engineering 28 February 2010 43 5 November G/TBT/N/USA/498 Pneumatic and Certain Specialty Tires UNITED STATES Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; New Pneumatic and Certain Specialty Tires 29 December 44 19 November G/TBT/N/SAU/111 Motor Vehicle SAUDI ARABIA The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/The Cooperation Council For The Arab States Of The Gulf Draft Technical Regulation Update OF GSO 1780/2006. Motor Vehicle -Vehicle Identification Number Environmental. Health protection. Safety 60 days from the date of circulation 2 novembre 30 November G/TBT/N/CAF/10 G/TBT/N/ISR/346 Gestion de l Environnement Toys RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICA INE Loi n 07.018 portant Codes de l Environnement de la République Centrafricaine Safety of toys: Migration of certain elements. - 60 days from date of notification 8