Notificaciones OMC 61 Organización Mundial del Comercio DICIEMBRE AUSTRALIA Notificación: G/TBT/N/AUS/100 • Country of Origin Labelling – Consultation Regulation Im-pact Statement (English, 63 pages) • Country of Origin Labelling – Consultation Draft Informa-tion Standard for Food (English, 32 pages) • Country of Origin Labelling – Draft Information Standard Explanatory and Discussion Paper (English, 11 pages) • Country of Origin Labelling – Exposure Draft Bill – Aus-tralian Consumer Law Safe Harbour Defences (English, 11 pages) • Country of Origin Labelling – Draft Safe Harbour Defen-ce Changes Explanatory and Discussion Paper (English, 13 pages) • Country of Origin Labelling – Proposed changes to the Aus-tralian Made, Australian Grown Certification Trade Mark Code of Practice (English, 2 pages) • Country Of Origin Labelling For Food – FAQ for Internatio-nal Trading Partners (English, 2 pages). The Australian Government is proposing changes to existing requirements for country of origin labelling for food to res-pond to consumer calls for clearer and more consistent in-formation on product labels. Under the proposed changes, domestic and imported foods will continue to be required to make a true country of origin statement to reflect where the product was produced, made or grown. The main proposed change for ‘priority foods’ is that the cou-ntry of origin statement will be placed in a box, so it can be found by consumers more easily. Informed by consumer research, this requirement would apply to foods for which consumers most highly value origin information. These foods (referred to as ‘priority foods’) will be defined by excluding the following food categories: seasonings; confectionery; bis-cuits and snack foods; bottled water; soft drinks and sports drinks; and alcoholic beverages. Additionally, all food, domestic and imported, would be sub-ject to new rules that clarify when ‘made in’ and ‘packed in’ statements can be used. Foods that are currently exempt from country of origin la-belling requirements—for example, food (including seafood) offered for immediate consumption in restaurants, canteens, hospitals etc—will continue to be exempt. The proposed changes are subject to agreement by the Aus-tralian government and state and territory governments. To assist trading partners and importers the proposals inclu-de the following considerations: • a transition period commencing mid-2016 prior to entry into force (to be determined through consultation). • development of free guidance materials for trading part-ners to help them comply with the new requirements. • access to a telephone hotline and a free dedicated en-quiry email address will be available in the Australian De-partment of Industry, Innovation and Science. Information about the proposed changes and the consulta-tion documents can be found in the consultation package available on the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science website: https://consult.industry.gov.au/cool-taskfor-ce/ cool The package contains several important documents that tra-ding partners are encouraged to read carefully. There is a Re-gulation Impact Statement which examines issues including the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed reforms and the potential cost impost on consumers, businesses and government. The Information Standard outlines the propo-sed new labelling rules. The discussion papers outline pro-posed changes to legislation. Australia welcomes feedback from trading partners on the proposed changes to Australia’s country of origin labelling framework. Objeto y razón de ser: Consumer information. EGIPTO Notificación: G/TBT/N/EGY/111 Ministerial Decree No. 692 for the year 2015 mandating the application of the Egyptian Standard ES: 3168 3/2015 “Cera-mic Tiles Part (3) Extruded Ceramic Tile” (48 pages, in Ara-bic) to replace Egyptian standards ES 3168-7/2006, ES 3168- 8/2006, ES 3168-9/2006, ES 3168 10/2006, ES 3168-11/2006, ES 3168-12/2006. This Ministerial Decree mandates that the producers and im-porters of extruded ceramic tile must comply with ES 3168- 3/2015. Producers and importers are given a transitional pe-riod of six months to abide by the standard. Egyptian Standard ES: 3168-3/2015 “Ceramic Tiles Part (3) Ex-truded Ceramic Tile” (48 pages, in Arabic) to replace Egyptian standards ES: 3168-7/2006 Ceramic Tiles Part (7): Extruded Ceramic Tiles With Water Absorption E ≤ 3% (GROUP AI), ES 3168 8/2006 Ceramic Tiles Part (8): Extruded Ceramic Tiles With Water Absorption 3% < E ≤6%. (Group AIIa – PART 1) , ES 3168-9/2006 Ceramic Tiles Part (9): Extruded Ceramic Tiles With Water Absorption 3% < E ≤ 6% ( Group AIIa – Part 2), ES 3168-10/2006 Ceramic Tiles Part (10):
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