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Germany

Updates about this market, newest first: its WTO notifications of draft SPS and TBT rules and any other update that names it. 2 published so far.

SPS measures and EU-wide technical rules that apply in Germany are notified to the WTO by the European Union: see European Union updates. National technical rules (TBT) are notified under Germany's own name and appear on this page.

Source: WTO ePing (opens in a new tab). Summaries by Expodite, which is independent of the WTO.

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  1. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Third Amendment Act amending the Animal Husbandry Labelling Act (‘Drittes Änderungsgesetz zur Änderung des Tierhaltungskennzeichnungsgesetzes’)

    The Third Amendment Act amending the Animal Husbandry Labelling Act will reform the current German animal husbandry labelling legislation drastically. On one hand, it will provide greater flexibility and simplification for the industry and therefore reduce administrative costs. On the other hand…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/DEU/21Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Second Law on the Development of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Quota

    The national greenhouse gas reduction quota (GHG quota) will be continued and the following measures will be taken to this end: - The mandatory percentage reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from fuels will be continued until 2040 and will gradually increase to 59%. This corresponds to a share…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/DEU/20Comment period closed

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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