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Poland

Updates about this market, newest first: its WTO notifications of draft SPS and TBT rules and any other update that names it. 4 published so far.

SPS measures and EU-wide technical rules that apply in Poland are notified to the WTO by the European Union: see European Union updates. National technical rules (TBT) are notified under Poland'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

    Act of 17 October 2025 amending the Public Health Act (Journal of Laws of 2025, item 1698)

    The Act introduced a ban on the sale of beverages containing added caffeine or taurine to: 1. persons under 18 years of age; 2. educational institutions; 3. vending machines. Additionally, the Act stipulates that a producer or importer of a beverage containing added caffeine or taurine is required…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/POL/8Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceEmergency

    Regulation of the Minister of Health of 30 April 2026 on the establishment of specific requirements for foodstuffs concerning residues of active substances of plant protection…

    On the basis of Article 54 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, the Polish authorities have undertaken legislative measures aimed at strengthening the requirements concerning the presence of residues of the following plant protection products in food: glufosinate, thiophanate‑methyl, carbendazim and…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/POL/26/Add.1

  3. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Act amending the Act on the protection of health against the effects of using tobacco and tobacco products (governmental document no.: UD 213); 6 pages in Polish +…

    The proposed amendment to the Act on the Protection of Health from the Consequences of Using Tobacco and Tobacco Products includes a number of key changes aimed at strengthening regulations regarding new nicotine products and electronic cigarettes, as well as aligning the regulations with…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/POL/7Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft act amending the act on upbringing in sobriety and counteracting alcoholism and the act on radio and television broadcasting (parliamentary document no. 2010

    The project aims to reduce alcohol consumption in society by significantly limiting alcohol advertising and promotion and introducing requirements for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage packaging to prevent consumers from being misled. The appearance of containers used to sell alcoholic…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/POL/6Comment 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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