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Ce mois, l’équipe de rédaction SNV NEWS aimerait mentionner surtout les prescriptions suivantes :
Numéro / Pays
Titre
Contenu
Délai
BRA/664
Brazil
Ordinance nº 27, 14 January
2016 (28 pages, in Portuguese)
Conformity Assessment Procedures for Wheelchairs, focusing on security, through the
certification mechanism by a compulsory third party certification, carried out by an
accredited body aiming at prevention of accidents and providing security for the user
of the product.
2016-03-14
BRA/665
Brazil
Ordinance nº 26, 14 January
2016 (40 pages, in Portuguese)
Draft conformity assessment procedures for electric instantaneous appliances or
equipment like showers, showers and douching; taps; etc. by a compulsory third party
certification, carried out by an accredited body, to determine that the compliance
requirements relating to the product safety, within the Brazilian Conformity
Assessment System are fulfilled.
2016-03-14
CHN/1162
China
National Standard of the P.R.C.
Seamless steel gas cylinders –
Part 1: Quenched and tempered
steel cylinders with tensile
strength less than 1100 MPa
(47 pages, in Chinese)
This standard specifies types, parameters, technical requirements, test methods,
inspection rule, stamp marking of quenched and tempered steel cylinders with tensile
strength less than 1100 MPa.
2016-03-06
2016-02-05
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Numéro / Pays
Titre
Contenu
Délai
EU/334
European Union
Draft Commission Directive
amending Council Directive
75/324/EEC as regards the
maximum allowable pressure of
aerosol dispensers and to adapt
its labelling provisions to
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of
the European Parliament and of
the Council on classification,
labelling and packaging of
substances and mixtures
(5 pages, in English)
This draft Commission Directive intends to increase the maximum allowable pressure
in an aerosol dispenser from 13.2 to 15 bar at 50°C when non-flammable propellants
(compressed gases) are used. The maximum pressure provided
currently by Directive 75/324/EEC limits the use of non-flammable propellants for
some categories of aerosol dispensers. Commission Directive 2008/47/EC amending
for the purposes of adapting to technical progress Directive 75/324/EEC increased the
maximum allowable pressure from 12 to 13.2 bar, which was at the time the maximum
pressure limit allowing to guarantee safety. However, further technical progress and
innovation made possible a further increase of the maximum allowable pressure in the
case of non-flammable propellants enabling thus to remedy a situation where the drop
of the internal pressure during the use of the aerosol dispenser resulted in noticeable
deterioration of its performance. The increase in pressure will therefore address this
problem for some applications and will encourage industry to switch from flammable to
non-flammable and thus more environmental friendly propellants. It will also allow a
wider choice for manufacturers and also for consumers without however affecting the
current safety levels.
2016-03-07
FRA/166
France
Decree on the methods for
implementing a limitation on
disposable plastic bags
(3 pages, in French)
The notified Decree defines the conditions for the implementation of the legislative
provisions of the Environmental Code that seek to ban the provision of disposable
plastic bags, with the exception, for bags other than carrier bags, of compostable bags
that may be disposed of with household composting waste and which are entirely or
partially composed of biosourced materials. To this end, it establishes
the methods of application of point II of Article L. 541-10-5 of the Environmental Code
and, in particular, the definition and characteristics of disposable plastic bags, carrier
bags and compostable bags that may be disposed of with household composting
waste, as well as the expected composition of "biosourced" plastic bags. Lastly, it
specifies the information that must be displayed on plastic bags to inform the
consumer of their composition and use. The Decree was drawn up to implement
Directive 2015/720 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015
amending Directive 94/62/EC as regards reducing the consumption of lightweight
plastic carrier bags, most notably Article 1 thereof, and is the text that transposes this
Directive.
2016-03-06
KOR/623
Republic of Korea
Proposed Revision of the
"Labelling Standards for Foods"
(40 pages, in Korean)
The main proposed amendments of the "Labelling Standards for Foods" is as the
following:
- Nutritional information primarily as values contained per "total content volume". In
certain circumstances, the nutritional information may be displayed as according to
"per 100g(ml)" or "per unit (pack, piece, etc.) size"
- Amends the order of display for nutritional information
2016-03-19
2016-02-05
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Numéro / Pays
Titre
Contenu
Délai
- Establishes the calorific calculation for "Allulose" to be 0 kcal/g
- Amends the templates for the display of nutritional information to enhance legibility
KOR/624
Republic of Korea
Regulation on medical equipment
items and each item class
(179 pages, in Korean)
This proposed amendment integrates into notice in the announcement a "Regulations
on the Sub-Class and Class of Medical Devices" Sub-classification of 11 products,
including the reclassification:
- Amendment of product's class: 5 products adjusted downward including Contact lens
cleaner, etc.
- Sub-classification and some products adjusted downward: 6 products including
biopsy procedure kit, etc.
2016-03-19
THA/472
Thailand
Thai Industrial Standard for Grills,
Toasters and Similar Portable
Cooking Appliances – Safety
Requirements (TIS 1641-2552)
(29 pages, in Thai)
The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to withdraw TIS 870-2532
for Electrical Stoves; Open Type Heating Elements: Safety Requirements, and
replaced it with TIS 1641-2552 as a mandatory standard. This standard deals with the
safety of electric portable appliances for household purposes that have a cooking
function such as baking, roasting and grilling, their rated voltage being not more than
250V. Examples of appliances that are within the scope of this standard are
barbecues for indoor use; breadmakers; contact grills; cookers; food dehydrators;
hotplates ovens; raclette grills; radiant grills; roasters; rotary grills; rotisseries; toasters;
waffle irons; griddle and raclette appliances.
2016-03-14
TUR/73
Turkey
Turkish Food Codex Regulation
on Food Labelling and
Information to Consumers
(42 pages, in Turkish)
This Regulation sets out general principles, needs and responsibilities governing food
information to consumers and in particular food labelling.
2016-03-20
USA/1061
USA
Guides for the Jewellery,
Precious Metals, and Pewter
Industries
(11 pages, in English)
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") proposes revisions to its
Guides for the Jewellery, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries ("Jewellery Guides"
or "Guides"). The proposed revisions aim to respond to changes in the marketplace
and help marketers avoid deceptive and unfair practices. This document summarizes
the Commission's proposed revisions to the Guides and includes the proposed
revised Guides.
2016-04-04
2016-02-05
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