volume 2, issue 38 wto tbt notifications bulletin

This publication seeks to provide cohesive information in a weekly basis on the foreign notifications of the WTO members under the TBT agreement on their proposed technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures.

Philippine exporters and relevant stakeholders are invited to review the proposed regulations. Comments that will be received by the BPS will be transmitted to the governments concerned for their consideration.

IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE

Notifications on food, chemicals, electrical/electronic products, mechanical/building and construction materials, etc. from Canada, United Arab Emirates, Eu-ropean Union, Japan, Thailand, United States of America and other countries are listed.

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A Weekly Publication of the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) of the

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

SEPTEMBER 2016

BUREAU OF PHILIPPINE STANDARDS

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Notified

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CHEMICALS

CHEMICAL

ELEMENTS

BRAZIL 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/BRA/600/Add.1 Sanitizing products - Addendum

Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency

(Anvisa), issued the Resolution RDC Nº

110, approving the technical regulation

for sanitizing products categorized as

chlorine

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PESTICIDES AND

OTHER

AGROCHEMICALS

ECUADOR 23/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ECU/161/Add.1 Labelling of chemical pesticides and

insecticides - Addendum

The Republic of Ecuador hereby notifies

that the draft Technical Regulation

PRTE INEN 172 "Labelling of pesticides

and chemical insecticides", has been

suspended and is groundless.

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PRODUCTS OF

THE CHEMICAL

INDUSTRY

BRAZIL 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/BRA/316/Add.2 Bleach - Addendum


(Anvisa), issued the Resolution RDC

Nº 109, revoking the Resolution

RDC Nº 55, 10 November 2009

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EUROPEAN

UNION

21/09/2016 G/TBT/N/EU/407 Chemical substances

Draft Commission Regulation

amending Annex XIV to Regulation

(EC) No 1907/2006 of the European

Parliament and of the Council

concerning the Registration, Evalu-

ation, Authorisation and Re-

striction of Chemicals (REACH)

60 days from

notification

COSMETICS

COSMETICS BRAZIL 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/BRA/625/Add.1 Personal hygiene products,

cosmetics and perfumes -

Addendum


(ANVISA), issued the Draft

Regulation Nº 246, revoking the

Annex III of the Resolution RDC Nº

7

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BRAZIL 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/BRA/693 Personal hygienic products,

cosmetics and perfumes

Draft Technical Regulation Nº 246,

5 September 2016

11 November 2016

KAZAKHSTAN 21/09/2016 G/TBT/N/KAZ/9 Perfumery and cosmetics

Draft amendments No. 2 to the

Technical Regulation of the

Customs Union "On Safety of

Perfumery and Cosmetics" (TR CU

009/2011)

14 November 2016

RUSSIAN

FEDERATION

21/09/2016 G/TBT/N/RUS/74 Perfumery and cosmetics

Draft Amendments No. 2 to the

Technical regulations of the

Customs Union "On safety of

perfumery and cosmetics" (TR TC

009/2011)

10 November 2016

SOUTH AFRICA 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ZAF/209 Cosmetics

Regulations relating to the

Labell ing, Advertising and

Composition of Cosmetics:

published for comment

19 November 2016


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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

AUDIO, VIDEO

AND

AUDIOVISUAL

ENGINEERING

ECUADOR 20/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ECU/300/Add.1 Projectors - Addendum

The Republic of Ecuador hereby

advises that draft Technical

Regulation of the Ecuadorian

Standardization Institute (PRTE

INEN) No. 144, "Projectors", has

been repealed and is null and void.

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ECUADOR 20/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ECU/321/Add.1 Microphones - Addendum





INEN) No. 156, "Microphones", has

been repealed and is null and void.

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COMMERCIAL

REFRIGERATING

APPLIANCES

UNITED

STATES OF

AMERICA

22/09/2016 G/TBT/N/USA/1189/Add.1 Walk-in coolers and walk-in

freezers - Addendum

Energy Conservation Program: Test

Procedure for Walk-in Coolers and

Walk-in Freezers; Proposed Rule

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UNITED

STATES OF

AMERICA

19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/USA/1190 Walk-in cooler and freezer

refrigeration systems

Energy Conservation Program:

Energy Conservation Standards for

Walk-In Cooler and Freezer

Refrigeration Systems

14 November 2016

HOUSEHOLD

ELECTRONIC

APPLIANCES

ECUADOR 20/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ECU/147/Add.1 Headphones and earphones -

Addendum





INEN) No. 155, "Headphones and

earphones", has been repealed and

is null and void.

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MECHANICAL

STRUCTURES FOR

ELECTRONIC

EQUIPMENT

UNITED

ARAB

EMIRATES

21/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ARE/340 Mechan ic a l s t ructures for

electronic equipment

UAE Techn i ca l Regulat i on

"Labelling – Energy Efficiency Label

for Electrical Appliances – Part 8:

Television Sets"

60 days from

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FOOD

CEREALS, PULSES

AND DERIVED

PRODUCTS

BRAZIL 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/BRA/694 Wheat and corn flours enriched

with iron and folic acid

Draft Technical Resolution Nº 249,

6 September 2016

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INDONESIA 21/09/2016 G/TBT/N/IDN/105/Add.1 Sweet biscuits, waffles and wafers

- Addendum

The Addendum Notification of the

Regulation of Minister of Industry

No. 60/M-IND/PER/7/2015 and


N o . 9 6 / M- IN D / P ER/ 7 / 2 0 1 5

concerning Amendment of the


No. 60/M-IND/PER/7/2015 on

Mandatory Implementation of

Indonesia National Standard for

Biscuit.

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FOOD PRODUCTS

IN GENERAL

ECUADOR 20/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ECU/327 Food supplements

Project sanitary regulations for

obtaining the health reporting and

control of food supplements and

the establishments in which they

produce, store, distribute, import

and trade

11 December 2016

EUROPEAN

UNION

23/09/2016 G/TBT/N/EU/408 Foods

Draft Commission Regulation

refusing to authorise certain

health claims made on foods, oth-

er than those referring to the

reduction of disease risk and to

children's development and health

60 days from

notification

JAPAN 22/09/2016 G/TBT/N/JPN/535 Organic processed foods

Overview of Revisions to the

Japanese Agricultural Standards

for Organic Processed Foods

60 days from

notification

JAPAN 22/09/2016 G/TBT/N/JPN/536 Organic plants

Overview of Revisions to the

Japanese Agricultural Standards

for Organic Plants

60 days from

notification

PERU 20/09/2016 G/TBT/N/PER/89 Foodstuffs

Regulation of Law No. 30021, Law

on the Promotion of Healthy Eating

consisting of five (05) degrees,

eighteen (18) articles and five (05)

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SOUTH

AFRICA

19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ZAF/210 Preparations of meat, of fish or of

crustaceans, molluscs or other

aquatic invertebrates

Regulations Governing Tolerances

for Fungus-Produced Toxins in

Foodstuffs: Amendment

60 days from

notification

SOUTH

AFRICA

19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ZAF/211 Metals in food

Draft Regulations relating to

Maximum Levels of Metals in

Foodstuffs

13 December 2016

FOOD ADDITIVES PARAGUAY 20/09/2016 G/TBT/N/PRY/85/Add.1 Sweeteners or tabletop sweeteners

containing Stevia (Stevia rebaudi-

ana Bertoni) - Addendum

National Legislation Resolution S.

G. No 339/16 for which the

technical regulation establishes

requirements for quality and safe-

ty for sweeteners or tabletop

sweeteners containing in its steviol

glycoside composition and / or

stevia extract derived from plant

approved ka'a I 'e - stevia (stevia

rebaudiana Bertoni); and have

general rules

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FISH AND

FISHERY

PRODUCTS

UGANDA 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/UGA/588 Fish protein concentrate

DUS DEAS 895:2016, Fish protein

concentrate - Specification

4 November 2016

UGANDA 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/UGA/589 Fried fish

DUS DEAS 896:2016, Fried fish -

Specification

4 November 2016

UGANDA 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/UGA/590 Frozen lobster tails

DUS DEAS 897:2016, Frozen lobster

tails - Specification

4 November 2016

UGANDA 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/UGA/591 Tuna canned in oil

DUS DEAS 899:2016, Tuna canned

in oil - Specification

4 November 2016

SOUTH

AFRICA

19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ZAF/201/Add.1 Live lobsters - Addendum

This amendment requires that live

lobsters, for human consumption,

which are to be offered for sale,

comply with this compulsory speci-

fication and the requirements of

the South African National Stand-

ard (SANS) 1680

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FRUITS,

VEGETABLES

UNITED ARAB

EMIRATES,

KINGDOM OF

BAHRAIN,

STATE OF

KUWAIT, OMAN,

QATAR,

KINGDOM OF

SAUDI ARABIA,

YEMEN

21/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ARE/341 ; G/TBT/

N/BHR/460 ; G/TBT/N/

KWT/342 ; G/TBT/N/

OMN/280 ; G/TBT/N/

QAT/456 ; G/TBT/N/

SAU/962 ; G/TBT/N/YEM/62

Preserved tomatoes

The Cooperation Council for the

Arab States of the Gulf Draft

Techn i ca l Regu l a t i on f o r

"Preserved Tomatoes"

60 days from the

date of notification

UNITED ARAB

EMIRATES,

KINGDOM OF

BAHRAIN,

STATE OF

KUWAIT, OMAN,

QATAR,

KINGDOM OF

SAUDI ARABIA,

YEMEN

19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ARE/339 ; G/TBT/

N/BHR/459 ; G/TBT/N/

KWT/341 ; G/TBT/N/

OMN/279 ; G/TBT/N/

QAT/455 ; G/TBT/N/

SAU/961 ; G/TBT/N/YEM/61

Dehydrated green beans

The Cooperation Council for the

Arab States of the Gulf Draft

Techn i ca l Regu l a t i on f o r

"Dehydrated Green Beans"

60 days from the

date of notification

UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA

22/09/2016 G/TBT/N/USA/1192 Avocados

Avocado Inspection Program

17 October 2016

FRUITS AND

DERIVED

PRODUCTS

ECUADOR 23/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ECU/220/Add.1 Fresh fruits - Addendum


notifies that the draft Technical

Regulation PRTE INEN 220 "Fresh

fruits", has been suspended and it

is groundless.

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MEAT, MEAT

PRODUCTS AND

OTHER ANIMAL

PRODUCE

UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA

22/09/2016 G/TBT/N/USA/925/Rev.1 Carcass beef - Revision

United States Standards for Grades

of Carcass Beef

24 October 2016

MECHANICAL/BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

AGRICULTURAL

MACHINES,

IMPLEMENTS AND

EQUIPMENT

ECUADOR 23/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ECU/233/Add.1 Tools for agricultural use -

Addendum



Regulation PRTE INEN 204 "Tools

for agricultural use", has been


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BOILERS UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA

19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/USA/957/Add.1 Boilers - Addendum

National Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area

Sources: Industrial, Commercial,

and Institutional Boilers; Final

rule; notice of final action on re-

consideration

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CEMENT UGANDA 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/UGA/587 Cement, Portland cement

DUS 310-1:2016, Cement - Part 1:

Composition, specification and

conformity criteria for common

cements

7 November 2016

HAND-HELD

TOOLS

ECUADOR 23/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ECU/219/Add.1 Hammers - Addendum



Regulation PRTE INEN 219 "Hand

tools. Hammers", has been


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ECUADOR 23/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ECU/231/Add.1 Hand tools for masonry, carpentry

and mechanics - Addendum



Regulation PRTE INEN 201 "Hand

tools for masonry, carpentry and

mechanics", has been suspended

and is groundless.

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GLASS IN

BUILDING

THAILAND 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/THA/484 Glass in building

Draft Thai Industrial Standard for

Clear Float Glass (TIS 880-25xx)

60 days from

notification



Tinted Float Glass (TIS 1344-25xx)

60 days from

notification



Tempered Glass (TIS 965-25xx)

60 days from

notification



Laminated Safety Glass (TIS 1222-

25xx)

60 days from

notification


Thai Industrial Standard for Sealed

Insulating Glass (TIS 1231-2558)

60 days from

notification

SHIPBUILDING

AND MARINE

STRUCTURES IN

GENERAL

UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA

22/09/2016 G/TBT/N/USA/1179/Add.2 Fiberglass boat manufacturing

emissions - Addendum

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Maryland; Control of Volatile

Organic Compounds Emissions From

Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing

Materials; Withdrawal of Direct

Final Rule

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HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY

MEDICAMENTS COLOMBIA 20/09/2016 G/TBT/N/COL/196/Add.5 Biological medicines - Addendum

The Republic of Colombia hereby

advises that the new draft

Resolution of the Ministry of

Health and Social Welfare

establishing guidelines on the

stability of biological medicines,

was issued on 17 August 2016

pursuant to Ministry of Health and

Social Welfare Resolution No.

3690, which will enter into force

on 20 August 2017.

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JAPAN 22/09/2016 G/TBT/N/JPN/537 Radiopharmaceuticals

Partial amendment to the

Minimum Requirements for

Radiopharmaceuticals

20 October 2016

PHARMACEUTICS COSTA RICA 20/09/2016 G/TBT/N/CRI/118/Add.1 Biological medicines - Addendum

Costa Rican Technical Regulation

(RTCR) No. 440:2010 "Regulations

on the registration and control of

biological medicines", which

establishes requirements and

procedures for the registration and

control of biological medicines for

human use and covers all such

products manufactured in or

imported into Costa Rica

6 November 2016

CANADA 20/09/2016 G/TBT/N/CAN/496/Corr.1 Cannabis for medical purposes -

Corrigendum

Products covered : Controlled sub-

stances (HS: 12.11; ICS: 11.120)

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VETERINARY

MEDICINE

REPUBLIC OF

KOREA

19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/KOR/670 Veterinary medicinal products

Proposed Amendments to the Reg-

ulation on the Safety and

Efficacy Evaluation for Veterinary

Medicinal Products

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notification






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AUTOMOTIVE

AGRICULTURAL

TRACTORS AND

TRAILED

VEHICLES

KAZAKHSTAN 21/09/2016 G/TBT/N/KAZ/8 Tractors and trailers, and their

components

Draft amendments No 1 to the



Agricultural and Forestry Tractors

and Trailers" (TR CU 031/2012)

14 November 2016

GLAZING AND

WIPER SYSTEMS

ECUADOR 20/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ECU/101/Add.3 Safety glass for motor vehicles -

Addendum

Amendment No. 2 to Ecuadorian

Standardization Institute Technical

Regulation (RTE INEN) No. 084:

"Safety glass for motor vehicles",

notified in document G/TBT/N/

ECU/101/Add.1 , has been issued

pursuant to Resolution No. 16 317

of 9 August 2016 of the

Under-Secretariat for the Quality

System of the Ministry of Industry

and Productivity, published in

Official Journal No. 835 of 7

September 2016.

20 September 2016

INTERNAL

COMBUSTION

ENGINES FOR

ROAD VEHICLES

ECUADOR 20/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ECU/134/Add.1 Labelling of engine parts and

fittings - Addendum

Draft Technical Regulation of the

Ecuador ian Standardizat ion

Institute (PRTE INEN) No. 097,

"Labelling of engine parts and

fittings", has been repealed and is

null and void.

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ROAD VEHICLE

SYSTEMS

UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA

22/09/2016 G/TBT/N/USA/1193 Exhaust emissions

Proposed Regulation to Provide

Certification Flexibil ity for

Innovative Heavy-Duty Engines and

California Certification and

Installation Procedures for

Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle

Hybrid Conversion Systems

(Innovative Technology Regulation)

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PETROLEUM AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES

LUBRICANTS,

INDUSTRIAL OILS

AND RELATED

PRODUCTS

ZAMBIA 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ZMB/68 Greases

Multipurpose Greases – Spec-

ification

60 days from

notification

ZAMBIA 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ZMB/69 Greases

Rock drill Greases – Specification

60 days from

notification

NATURAL GAS EL SALVADOR 21/09/2016 G/TBT/N/SLV/185 Gas natural

Technical Regulations Salvadoreño

RTS 75.01.01: 16 Hydrocarbons.

Natural gas. Quality Specifications

60 days from the

date of

notification

PETROLEUM AND

RELATED

TECHNOLOGIES

UGANDA 22/09/2016 G/TBT/N/UGA/592 Onshore oil and gas production

operations

DUS 1575:2016, Occupational safe-

ty – Onshore oil and gas production

operations – Requirements

9 December 2016

PRESSURE

REGULATORS

CHILE 19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/CHL/370 Pressure regulators

PC No. 5/2, Draft safety analysis

and/or test protocol for gas

products

60 days from the

date of

notification

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

PROTECTIVE

EQUIPMENT

KAZAKHSTAN 21/09/2016 G/TBT/N/KAZ/10 Individual protection equipment

Draft amendments No. 1 to the



I n d i v i d u a l P r o t e c t i o n

Equipment" (TR CU 019/2011)

14 November 2016

RUSSIAN

FEDERATION

21/09/2016 G/TBT/N/RUS/75 Personal protective equipment

Draft Amendments No 1 to the

Technical Regulations of the


personal protective equip-

ment" (CU TR 019/2011)

10 November 2016

RUSSIAN

FEDERATION

21/09/2016 G/TBT/N/RUS/76 Agricultural and forestry tractors

and their trailers

Draft Amendments No. 1 to the

Technical Regulations of the


agricultural and forestry tractors

and their trailers" (CU TR

031/2012)

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ECOLABELLING UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA

19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/USA/1045/Add.1 Energy labeling - Addendum

Energy Labeling Rule; Final rule

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UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA

19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/USA/1191 Energy labelling

Energy Labeling Rule

14 November 2016

OTHERS

COOKWARE,

CUTLERY AND

FLATWARE

ECUADOR 23/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ECU/296/Add.1 Cutlery - Addendum



Regulation PRTE INEN 267

"cutlery", has been suspended and

it is groundless.

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PLASTICS

PRODUCTS

REPUBLIC OF

KOREA

19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/KOR/671 Plastic bath mats

A draft revision for Self-Regulatory

Safety Confirmation Criteria for

Plastic Bath Mats Notice

60 days from

notification

RADIOCOMMUNI-

CATIONS

CANADA 22/09/2016 G/TBT/N/CAN/499 Radiocommunications

Notice No. SMSE-012-16 – Release

of Supplementary Procedure (SPR)-

002

1 November 2016

SEWAGE WATER CHILE 20/09/2016 G/TBT/N/CHL/372 Plastic piping systems materials for

wastewater disposal

NCH 1779 piping systems in plastic

materials for sewage disposal (low

and high temperature) within the

building structure, poly (vinyl

chloride), unplasticized (PVC-U) -

Specifications for pipes, fittings

and the system

60 days from the

date of

notification

SPORTS

EQUIPMENT AND

FACILITIES

ECUADOR 23/09/2016 G/TBT/N/ECU/297/Add.1 Stationary training equipment -

Addendum



Regulation PRTE INEN 268

"Stationary training equipment",

has been suspended and is

groundless.

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TEXTILE FIBRES INDONESIA 22/09/2016 G/TBT/N/IND/56 Textiles

Te x t i l e s – H i g h D en s i t y

Polyethylene and Polypropylene

Woven Sacks for Packaging or

Filling (Quality Control) Order,

2016

60 days from the

date of upload on

WTO website

THERMODYNA-

MICS AND

TEMPERATURE

MEASUREMENTS

CHILE 20/09/2016 G/TBT/N/CHL/371 Meters of cold water and hot water

NCH 3274/1 Meters cold potable

water and hot water - Part 1:

Metrological and technical

requirements

60 days from the

date of

notification

TOBACCO,

TOBACCO

PRODUCTS AND

RELATED

EQUIPMENT

UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA

19/09/2016 G/TBT/N/USA/1088/Add.2 Electronic cigarette substance -

Addendum

Electronic-Cigarette Substance

Standards

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TOYS KAZAKHSTAN 23/09/2016 G/TBT/N/KAZ/7/Add.2 Toys - Addendum



Toys" (TR CU 008/2011); extended

commenting period

30 November 2016





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