WTO notification · TBT
MalawiProposed measure, may since have been adopted
Official title
DMS 5:2022 Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) pipes and pipe fittings for use above ground in drainage installations – Specification
Malawi notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 7 November 2025. The comment period closed on 6 January 2026.
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Published here:
Fittings, e.g. joints, elbows, flanges, of plastics, for tubes, pipes and hoses; Plastics pipes
The comment period closed on 6 January 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/MWI/235; it can take them up with Malawi.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)This draft standard covers unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) pipes (including vent pipes and pipe fittings of nominal sizes 40 mm to 160 mm intended for above-ground non-pressure applications for the conveyance of soil (human excrement or faeces) and waste water where continuous temperatures in excess of 60 °C are not encountered.
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