67 During the evaluation and peer-review of the substance, a number of concerns and areas that could not be finalised were identified. These are detailed in the conclusion of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA); importantly the genotoxic and carcinogenic potential of tricyclazole could not be concluded based on the data package provided and this prevented final human health reference values being established and therefore the risk assessment for operators, workers, bystanders, residents and consumers could not be finalised. There were also some additional issues identified including the risk to groundwater from metabolites and the potential of the substance to be an endocrine disruptor. These concerns mean that tricyclazole does not meet the approval criteria as outlined in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and cannot be approved currently. As tricyclazole is a new active substance under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (the substance was previously authorised in plant protection products (PPPs) in the EU but was nonincluded under the previous legislation in 2008 for the same reasons), there are no existing authorisations to withdraw and therefore the draft Regulation does not refer to any withdrawal action or periods of grace. Notificación: G/TBT/N/EU/321 Draft Commission Regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards asbestos fibres (chrysotile) (4 pages + Annex 2 pages, in English). The draft Regulation amends the current restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of asbestos (chrysotile) fibres and of articles and mixtures containing these fibres added intentionally. More specifically the measure: -Brings to an end the possibility that allows the Member State to permit, pursuant to the terms of the existing restriction, the placing on the market of diaphragms containing chrysotile in existing electrolysis installations and of chrysotile fibres for the maintenance of such diaphragms. -Limits until 30 June 2025 the duration of the exemptions granted by Member States for the use of diaphragms containing chrysotile and of chrysotile fibres used exclusively in their maintenance. An annual reporting requirement is also introduced. Objeto y razón de ser: The measure is proposed in order to further the objective of phasing out the use of chrysotile in the EU. The proposed measure takes into account the specificities of the only two remaining electrolysis installations in Europe where diaphragms containing chrysotile are still in use. TAILANDIA Notificación: G/TBT/N/THA/466 Draft Thai Industrial Standard for Clothes Washing Machines for Household Use: Safety Requirements (TIS 1463- 2556(2013)) (29 pages, in Thai). The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to withdraw TIS 1463-2540 (1997) Clothes washing machines for household use: safety requirements, and replace it with TIS 1463-2556 (2013) as a mandatory standard. This draft standard deals with the safety of electrical washing machines for household and similar use, that are intended for washing clothes and textiles, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances. Objeto y razón de ser: Safety and consumer protection. Notificación: G/TBT/N/THA/467 Draft Thai Industrial Standard for Ballasts for Tubular Fluorescent Lamps: Safety Requirements (58 pages, in Thai). The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to withdraw TIS 23-2521 (1978) ballasts for fluorescent lamps, and replace it with TIS 23 25XX as a mandatory standard. This standard deals with the safety requirements for ballasts, excluding resistance types, for use on a.c. supplies up to 1,000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz, associated with fluorescent lamps with or without pre-heated cathodes operated with or without a starter or starting device and having rated wattages, dimensions and characteristics as specified in TIS 236 and TIS 1713. This standard applies to complete ballasts and to their component parts such as reactors, transformers and capacitors. Particular requirements for thermally protected ballasts are given in annex B. Ballasts for conventional operation of lamps at mains frequency are covered, while a.c. supplied electronic ballasts for high frequency operation are excluded. These are specified in TIS 885. Capacitors having a capa citance greater than 0,1 μF comply with TIS 191or other relevant standards. Capacitors having a capacitance less than or equal to 0,1 μF comply with relevant standards. Objeto y razón de ser: Protection of human health or safety. información Biblioteca Génova, 6. 28004 MADRID Dotada de la más completa colección de normas y documentos relativos a normalización y certificación, es de acceso libre al público de lunes a jueves de 09:00 a 14:00 y de 16:00 a 18:00, viernes sólo en horario de mañana. En ella podrá consultar: Normas nacionales UNE, europeas, internacionales y de los principales organismos de normalización de todo el mundo. Publicaciones y revistas especializadas, textos legislativos del BOE y del DOCE. Las delegaciones de AENOR disponen de un servicio para la consulta directa de las normas UNE en sus oficinas.
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