WTO notification · SPS
EgyptProposed measure, not in force yet
Official title
Draft of Egyptian standard 'Tobacco-free nicotine pouches'.
Egypt notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 13 August 2026. The comment period closed on 12 October 2026.
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Published here:
Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment
The comment period closed on 12 October 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/EGY/184; it can take them up with Egypt.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)This draft standard specifies the requirements for nicotine pouches intended exclusively for oral use—whereby nicotine is absorbed through the oral mucosa over a period of time—and for their subsequent disposal after use.
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