STANDARDS

On 15 June, the Department of Health (DH) of Hong Kong and the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) signed a co-operation agreement on research for testing and standards of Chinese medicines. More

The Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration for Market Regulation recently issued a joint announcement on measures to strengthen quality control over epidemic prevention supplies and regulating the export order (Announcement No. 12 [2020]). More

Mexico has issued separate proposals to establish new mandatory standards on (1) new radial tyres for use in motor vehicles with a gross weight not exceeding 4,536 kilogrammes (10,000 pounds), as well as new radial tyres for use in motor vehicles with a gross weight over 4,536 kg with an H, V, W, Y or Z speed rating; and (2) refrigerators and freezers for household use. Interested parties may submit input on these proposals by 12 November and 18 November, respectively. More

The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced the following regulatory actions of potential interest to Hong Kong and mainland Chinese exporters of general service fluorescent lamps, general service incandescent lamps, incandescent reflector lamps, small electric motors and pool pumps. More