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BelizeProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Personal protective equipment – Belize

Official title

Specification for Protective Helmets for Road Users

Belize notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 23 December 2025. The comment period closed on 21 February 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Protective Helmets for Road Users

Notifying member
Belize
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 23 December 2025. Check WTO ePing or Belize for its current status.
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/BLZ/21
ICS classification
  • 13.340.20 Head protective equipment

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 21 February 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 21 February 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/BLZ/21; it can take them up with Belize.

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What the notification says

The standard specifies minimum performance requirements and information to be provided on labels and markings of protective helmets offered for sale in Belize for road users. The standard applies to protective helmets designed for use by motorcyclists and passengers of powered motorcycles (electric or gasoline). The standard does not apply to protective helmets for use in three-wheel motorcycles licensed for the carriage of goods or passengers, and electric bicycles/bikes of less than or equal (≤) to 20 km/hr speed.

Sources

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

All updates from Belize
  1. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    DRAFT BELIZE STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR WHEAT FLOUR

    This standard applies to wheat flour for human consumption prepared from Triticum aestivum L. (common wheat) or Triticum compactum Host, (club wheat) or mixtures thereof, and includes 'self-rising flour', which is prepackaged for sale.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BLZ/22Comments until 29 November 2026

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