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WTO notification · SPS

Saudi ArabiaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Pesticides and other agrochemicals – Saudi Arabia

Official title

Pesticides used as baits for domestic rodents

Saudi Arabia notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 18 February 2026. The comment period closed on 19 April 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Pesticides and other agrochemicals

Notifying member
Saudi Arabia(Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of)
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 18 February 2026. Check WTO ePing or Saudi Arabia for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/SAU/612
ICS classification
  • 65.100 Pesticides and other agrochemicals
Keywords
Pests, Plant health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 19 April 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
6 months from adoption

How to comment

The comment period closed on 19 April 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/SAU/612; it can take them up with Saudi Arabia.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

This draft technical regulation specifies the technical requirements and conditions that must be met by pesticides used as rodent baits.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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