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Nummer/Land Titel Inhalt Einspruchsfrist
CAN/349
Canada		 Proposed Order Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (12 pages, available in English and French). Canadians depend on chemical substances that are used in hundreds of goods, from medicines to computers, fabrics, and fuels. Unfortunately, some chemical substances can negatively affect our health and the environment when released in a certain quantity or concentration in the environment. Scientific assessments of the impact of human and environmental exposure have determined that a number of these substances constitute or may constitute danger to human health or to the environment as per the criteria set out under section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999).
The objective of the proposed Order Adding a Toxic Substance to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the proposed Order), made under subsection 90(1) of CEPA 1999, is to add the following substance to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 to CEPA 1999:
- Hexanedioic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester (Chemical Abstracts Service [CAS] Registry No. 103-23-1), hereafter referred to as "DEHA";
- Reaction products of 2-propanone with diphenylamine, containing diisopropyldimethylacridan (CAS No. 68412-48-6), hereafter referred to as "PREPOD";
- N,N'-mixed phenyl and tolyl derivatives of 1,4-benzenediamine (CAS No. 68953 84 4), hereafter referred to as "BENPAT"; and
- 2-Naphthalenol, 1-[[4-(phenylazo)phenyl]azo]- (CAS No. 85-86-9), hereafter referred to as "Solvent Red 23".		 2011-12-14
CHN/827
China		 National Standard of the P.R.C., List of Dangerous Goods (208 pages, in Chinese) Chapter 4 (except Articles 4.2 and 4.6) and Chapter 6 (except special provision column in Table 1) of this standard are mandatory, the rest are recommended. The mandatory contents are the categories and items of dangerous goods, as well as the list of dangerous goods. This standard applies to the transport, storage, selling and related activities of dangerous goods. 2011-12-10
CHN/828
China		 National Standard of
the P.R.C., Classification and Code of Dangerous Goods (24 pages, in Chinese)		 Chapters 4, 5 and 6 of this standard are mandatory, the rest are recommended. The mandatory contents are the classification, fatalness sequence and code of dangerous goods. This standard applies to the transport, storage, selling and related activities of dangerous goods. 2011-12-10
CHN/829
China		 National Standard of the P.R.C., Bursting Disc Safety Devices - Part 1: Basic Requirement (24 pages, in Chinese) The appendix of this standard is recommended, the rest are mandatory. The mandatory contents are the technical requirements for design, fabrication, inspections, testing, marking and identification, packaging, storage, ex-factory documents, etc. of bursting disc safety devices. 2011-12-10
CHN/830
China		 National Standard of the P.R.C., Bursting Disc Safety Devices - Part 2: Application, Selection and Installation (20 pages, in Chinese). Appendices A, B and D of this standard are recommended, the rest are mandatory. The mandatory contents are the basic technical requirements for application, selection and installation of bursting disc safety devices 2011-12-10
CHN/831
China		 National Standard of the P.R.C., Bursting Disc Safety Devices - Part 3: Classification and Mounting Dimensions (20 pages, in Chinese) Appendices A, B and C of this standard are recommended, the rest are mandatory. The mandatory contents are the technical requirements for classifications, types, codes, marking methods and mounting dimensions of bursting disc safety devices. 2011-12-10
CHN/832
China		 National Standard of the P.R.C., Bursting Disc Safety Devices -Part 4: Type Test (33 pages, in Chinese) Appendixes A and B of this standard are recommended, the rest are mandatory. The mandatory contents are the technical requirements for testing principle and method, testing apparatus and conditions, testing step and data processing of type test to bursting disc safety devices. 2011-12-10
CHN/840
China		 National Standard of the P.R.C., Fireproof Coating for Electric Cable (9 pages, in Chinese) Chapters 5 and 7 of this standard are mandatory, the rest are recommended. The mandatory contents are the technical requirements and inspection rules of fireproof coating for electric cable. 2011-12-11
CHN/841
China		 National Standard of the P.R.C., Fireproof Coatings for Concrete Structure (10 pages, in Chinese) Chapters 6, 8 and Article 9.1 of this standard are mandatory, the rest are recommended. The mandatory contents are the technical requirements, inspection rules and requirements of clearly indicating on product package of fireproof coatings for concrete structure. 2011-12-11
CHN/842
China		 National Standard of the P.R.C., Fireproof Board for Tunnels (16 pages, in Chinese) Chapters 5 and 7 of this standard are mandatory, the rest are recommended. The mandatory contents are the technical requirements and inspection rules of fireproof board for tunnels. 2011-12-11
EEC/405
European Union		 Draft Commission Regulation concerning particular requirements as regards the requirements laid down in Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC with respect to active implantable medical devices and medical devices manufactured utilising tissues of animal origin (14 pages, in English) The draft Regulation shall replace existing requirements regarding medical devices manufactured utilising tissues originating of bovine, ovine or caprine species, deer, elk, mink or cats (i.e. TSE-susceptible species). It shall extend the scope of the current requirements (Directive 2003/32/EC) to active implantable medical devices. The text sets out the aspects to be taken into account by manufacturers during their risk analysis and risk management in order to minimise the risk of transmitting animal spongiform encephalopathies to patients or other persons via medical devices. The text also makes provision for the aspects to be taken into account by designated conformity assessment bodies (i.e. Notified Bodies) in the context of the conformity assessment procedure. 2011-12-04
EEC/406
European Union		 Draft Commission Regulation amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (13 pages, in English). The purpose of this draft proposal for a third adaptation to technical progress of Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (the CLP Regulation) is to amend Annex VI to the CLP Regulation in order to include updated classifications for substances already subject to harmonised classification and to include new harmonised classifications. 2011-12-14
EEC/412
European Union		 Draft Commission Directive amending the Annexes to Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels (71 pages, in English). This draft Commission Directive amending technical requirements for inland waterway vessels aims at revising and clarifying requirements about railings, stability and transitional provisions. It also contains provisions modernising radar specifications. A series of new or revised administrative instructions on various subjects give clarification on how to interpret the regulations. More specifically:
In Annex II the draft measure incorporates revised requirements in chapter 7, reduction on regulations for navigation lights by referring to a standard, chapter 10.03 on fire extinguishers, chapter 11: safety at workstations provided by railings and on safe operations with cranes, chapter 14 on liquefied gas installations, chapter 15 on stability and fire-protection subject to passenger vessels, chapter 22a on the stability of crafts longer than 110 m and as result of changes a adaption of chapters 24 resp. 24a regarding transitional provisions.
2011-12-28
TPKM/110
Taiwan		 Public Notice under the Commodity Inspection Act (2 pages, in Chinese). The explosion proof motors have been subject to mandatory inspection under the Commodity Inspection Act by the Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) since 1 April 1982. The original testing requirements contained electrical safety, performance and explosion proof testing. The original standard for explosion proof testing was CNS 11779. As of 1 January 2003, all such products must conform to the explosion proof testing standards CNS 3376 serial standards (harmonized with IECIEC
International Electrotechnical Commission 60079 serial standards). TPKM intends to adopt the new explosion proof testing standard for explosion proof motors. The abovementioned requirements are stipulated in Article 110 "Safety Standard of Prevention and Guarding Devices - Machinery and Tools" announced by the Council of Labour Affairs, the regulatory authority of explosion proof affairs for electrical devices used in factories. As for electrical safety and performance testing, the testing standards remain unchanged.		 2011-12-21
TPKM/111
Taiwan		 Public Notice under the Commodity Inspection Act (2 pages in Chinese, English translation available) The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu intend to regulate Circular sawing machines for wood working, grinding machines and similar equipment as commodities subject to inspection. As of 1 July 2012, all such products must be inspected by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), and must conform, where required, to the requirements of the "Safety Standard of Prevention and Guarding Devices - Machinery and Tools" when marketed. The Standard for the aforementioned products where announced by the Council of Labour Affairs on July 27, 1992, and amended on May 13, 2009. The conformity assessment procedure for circular sawing machines for wood working, grinding machines and similar equipment are under the Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme. However, portable circular sawing machines for wood working, and the portable grinding machines and similar equipment are alternatively subject to the RPC Scheme or Type-approved Batch Inspection Scheme. 2011-12-21

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