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WTO notification · TBT

United Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait,Oman,Qatar,Saudi Arabia,YemenProposed measure, not in force yet

Nuts – United Arab Emirates +6

Official title

Unshelled pistachio nuts

The United Arab Emirates and 6 other members notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 1 July 2026. The comment period closed on 30 August 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Unshelled pistachio nuts

HS codes
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 08025 Pistachios:
Notifying members
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Quality requirements
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/ARE/704
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 30 August 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 30 August 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/OMN/604; it can take them up with the United Arab Emirates and 6 other members.

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What the notification says

This Gulf technical regulation applies to the fruits of unshelled pistachio nuts obtained from pistachio tree from variety of (Pistacia vera L.),) as defined in section 3, which has been suitably processed and is intended for direct consumption as unshelled pistachio as bulk unshelled pistachio for repackaging in consumer-sized containers. It does not cover products intended for industrial 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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