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Updates about this market, newest first: its WTO notifications of draft SPS and TBT rules and any other update that names it. 54 published so far.

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  1. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Consultation paper (16 pages) on policy options to regulate e-bike safety and survey (18 pages). You can access the consultation paper and survey on the ACCC’s Consultation Hub.

    The ACCC is consulting on options for a mandatory safety standard for electrically power-assisted cycles, commonly known as e-bikes and associated devices, including conversion kits and tampering devices, and e-bike batteries and chargers. E-bikes are bicycles fitted with electric motors to…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/206Comments until 29 December 2026

  2. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Proposal P1067 – Health Star Rating System: 2nd Call for Submissions and Supporting Documents.

    FSANZ has prepared a proposed draft amendment to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) to mandate the display of a Health Star Rating (HSR) symbol on food for sale in Australia and New Zealand. The 2nd call for submissions provides FSANZ’s assessment and the proposed draft…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/198/Rev.1Comments until 28 December 2026

  3. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (20 October 2026)

    This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/643Comments until 24 December 2026

  5. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Proposed adoption into the WaterMark Certification Scheme – DR WMTS-544:20xx Appliance for emptying and cleaning a mobile camping waste holding tank (cassette)

    This Specification sets out requirements for an Appliance for Emptying and Cleaning a Mobile Camping Waste Holding Tank (Cassette) that has been designed to be user enabled and automatically cleans dedicated cassettes that are utilised in mobile camping applications. The device also adds after the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/205Comments until 11 December 2026

  6. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Proposed adoption into the WaterMark Certification Scheme – DR WMTS-543:20xx Pressure dependent stack vent valve

    This Specification sets out requirements for a pressure dependent stack vent valve that is installed in the open to atmosphere stack piping. The prime function of the fitting is to minimise heat losses by management of air flows through the stack to the atmosphere. Note: There is no energy…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/204Comments until 11 December 2026

  7. WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Medicine labels: Proposed changes to rules for the new standards replacing TGO 91 and TGO 92

    The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is Australia's regulatory authority for therapeutic goods. We regulate therapeutic goods for safety, efficacy, performance and quality to help protect and improve the health of Australians. There are provisions under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 to…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/195/Add.1Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft National European Train Control System Mandatory Standard

    This is a new measure to standardise specifications for the use of European Train Control System digital train control signalling so that they can be interoperable between rail networks. The standard includes both trackside and on-board requirements. Australian ministers have agreed to a European…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/203Comments until 8 December 2026

  9. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed scheduling decision - Long chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (LC PFCAs) (PDF 322 KB) Proposed scheduling decision - Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) (PDF 344 KB) (8 page(s), in…

    The Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) has been developed by all Australian governments to efficiently and effectively manage the risks of industrial chemicals to the environment, while providing consistent requirements for businesses across Australia. The IChEMS…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/202Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeEmergency

    Notification of emergency measures for Khapra beetle.

    Notification to trading partners, that within the next two months Australia proposes to implement emergency measures to high risk plant products that are hosts of khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) to safeguard Australia against the entry, establishment and spread of this pest. The emergency…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.27

  11. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (25 August 2026)

    This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/641Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    WaterMark Certification Scheme – WMTS-542:2026 Push-fit couplings for slab repair of vertical sanitary pipes.

    This technical specification sets out the minimum requirements for pipe couplings (spigot x spigot) that provide an interference elastomeric seal on the internal surface of non-pressure soil, waste and vent pipe of similar or dissimilar pipe materials. The coupling is to be used in vertical…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/201

  13. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Introduction of an import permit requirement for fresh citrus fruit from Egypt

    Australia will transition fresh citrus fruit from Egypt to an import permit pathway from 11 September 2026. The measure will apply to fresh oranges, lemons, limes, mandarins, tangerines and grapefruit imported from Egypt.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/640Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (14 July 2026)

    This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/639Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Decrowned pineapples from India and Indonesia: biosecurity import requirements draft report

    The draft report proposes that the importation of fresh decrowned pineapples (Ananas comosus), produced using commonly applied commercial practices in India and Indonesia, be permitted into Australia, subject to a range of biosecurity requirements. The draft report contains details of pests that…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/638Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Limited review of the mandatory safety standard for aquatic toys; (11 pages, in English) accessed via link below.

    The mandatory standard for aquatic toys the Consumer Goods (Aquatic Toys) Safety Standard 2020 (the mandatory standard) was first introduced in 1986 to ensure aquatic toys supplied in Australia have key safety features and labelling to reduce the risk of serious injury or death to children from…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/191/Add.1Comment period closed

  17. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Limited review of the mandatory safety standard for toys containing magnets

    The mandatory standard for toys containing magnets was introduced in 2010 to reduce the risk of serious injury or death from children ingesting small high- powered magnets or magnetic components supplied with children's toys. The mandatory standard covers requirements for design, construction…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/200Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Biosecurity import conditions for natural casings

    The Australian Government has finalised a review of natural casings. As a result of the review, some changes will be made to import conditions. These changes include: Removal of the requirement for an import permit. The goods will still have to meet Australia's import conditions, which will…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/415/Add.1Comment period closed

  19. WTO notificationSPSCorrected since it was notified

    Pest risk analysis for bacterial pathogens in the genus Xylella - draft report

    The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry initiated a pest risk analysis to assess the biosecurity risks of all Xylella species, and to determine whether the emergency measures manage the biosecurity risks associated with the trade in commercially produced plants for planting and seeds…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/557/Add.1/Corr.1Comment period closed

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What SPS and TBT mean

SPSSanitary and phytosanitary measures

Food safety, animal and plant health

Rules that protect people, animals and plants from risks carried by food, feed, pests and diseases: maximum residue limits, additives and contaminants, quarantine and inspection, and the certificates that go with them.

TBTTechnical barriers to trade

Technical product rules

Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment for products: specifications, labelling and marking, packaging, and the tests and certificates a product needs before it can be sold.

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