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WTO notification · TBT

United Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait,Oman,Qatar,Saudi ArabiaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Milk and dairy products – United Arab Emirates +5

Official title

Milk Powders and Cream Powder

The United Arab Emirates and 5 other members notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 20 October 2025. The comment period closed on 19 December 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Milk Powders and Cream Powder, ICS: 67.100

Notifying members
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 20 October 2025. Check WTO ePing or the United Arab Emirates and 5 other members for its current status.
Objectives
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/ARE/670
ICS classification
  • 67.100 Milk and milk products
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 19 December 2025
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
Generally, six months after publication in the Official Gazette

How to comment

The comment period closed on 19 December 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/BHR/748; it can take them up with the United Arab Emirates and 5 other members.

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What the notification says

This standard applies to milk powders and cream powder intended for direct consumption or further processing.

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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