Seychelles bans the use of certain plastics and requires biodegradable products to meet specified standards
The republic of seychelles is an archipelago country located in the Indian Ocean in eastern Africa. On June 29, 1976, seychelles declared its independence and became the republic of seychelles, a member of the commonwealth. Half of the area is nature reserves, enjoying the reputation of "tourist paradise".

It is reported that on February 7, 2017, seychelles issued a TBT notice G/TBT/N/SYC/3 on two draft regulations through the world trade organization (WTO), one is to prohibit the use of plastic tableware, polystyrene boxes and some plastic bags, and the other is to require the biodegradation mode of such products to meet the specified standards:
(1) regulations on environmental protection (limiting the manufacture, import and distribution of plastic bags) in 2017. Regulations on plastic bags and biodegradable bags.
(2) regulations on environmental protection (restrictions on the import, distribution and sale of plastic tableware and polystyrene boxes) in 2017. Regulations on plastic tableware and polystyrene (PS) boxes and their biodegradable ways.
Both proposals require biodegradable products to meet specified international standards and instruct the standards agency to verify compliance certificates for such products.
The HS codes of the affected products are 392321, 392329, 392410 and 392310. Both bills are expected to take effect in August 2017.
See the table below for details:
Banned: plastic bags, tableware and polystyrene boxes

Types that met the criteria in August 2017:
Biodegradable bags, cutlery and polystyrene boxes
AS 4736-2006
ASTM D6400
EN 13432
The ISO 14855
Conform to the standard

Note: the exemption items of plastic bags are listed in schedule 1 of the plastic bags ordinance; The ofsted shall verify compliance certificates for biodegradable products.
Article source: young people