Export regulation updates
Draft rules on food safety, animal and plant health (SPS) and on technical product requirements (TBT) that markets notify to the WTO before adopting them.
Source: WTO ePing (opens in a new tab). Summaries by Expodite, which is independent of the WTO.
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WTO notificationChileTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Chile issued an addendum on 21 May 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CHL/705. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 10 October…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/705/Rev.1/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUkraineTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
The draft Order provides for the approval of the Requirements for Braking Systems for Type Approval of Agricultural and Forestry Vehicles that fall under the scope of the Technical Regulation on Types of Agricultural and Forestry Vehicles, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/350/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies the contents, packaging and labelling of a medical kit intended for providing immediate and effective first aid treatment of medical conditions and injuries when the time to reach definitive care is longer than 1 h. This standard does not cover first aid…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2372Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSCorrected since it was notifiedNew
This Regulation authorises for the first time in the European Union and for a period of ten years L-arginine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM as a feed additive belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’, functional group ‘flavouring compounds’. This authorisation is based…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/883/Corr.1
WTO notificationChileTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Chile notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 20 May 2026. The comment period closed on 19 July 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/795Comment period closed
WTO notificationCanadaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Health Canada is intending to make a Ministerial Class Exemption Order (Order) that would exempt low-risk non-prescription drugs (NPDs) that meet the applicable requirements of a Category IV monograph from Part C, Division 8 requirements of the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR). These products would…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CAN/777Comment period closed
WTO notificationThailandSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
For consumer protection, the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the MOPH Notification Food in a Hermetically Sealed Container to modernize the regulatory framework for food in sealed containers in line with current scientific knowledge, technological advancements, and food…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/THA/793/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationAustraliaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This notification outlines the Australian Government's intention to amend the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Determination 2024, to remove 'Exempt Vehicle' status for vehicles with a gross vehicle mass between 3.5t and 3.855t from 1 July 2027, if the vehicle is required to comply with Australian…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/199Comment period closed
WTO notificationThailandTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
For consumer protection, the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the MOPH Notification Food in a Hermetically Sealed Container to modernize the regulatory framework for food in sealed containers in line with current scientific knowledge, technological advancements, and food…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/THA/785/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationNew ZealandTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The proposal considers whether the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) should be amended to require foods for sale in Australia and New Zealand to display a Health Star Rating (HSR) symbol. This 1st Call for Submissions outlines FSANZ’s assessment, key conclusions and proposed…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/NZL/153/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a mandatory toy safety standard. This toy safety standard sets forth only minimal labeling requirements for aquatic toys such as neck floats. The U.S. Consumer Product…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2161/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationAustraliaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The Australian Government is proposing a new vehicle standard to enable the application of the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Act to specified vehicles with a gross vehicle mass over 3,500kg and less than 3,855kg. This notification outlines the Australian Government’s intention to adopt a new…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/194/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 19 May 2026. The comment period closed on 18 July 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/306Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 19 May 2026. The comment period closed on 18 July 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/303Comment period closed
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
Following the WOAH report dated 17 April 2026, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Maine-et-Loire in France. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/618
WTO notificationBrazilSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Ordinance that prohibits the importation, manufacture, marketing and use, throughout the national territory, of performance-enhancing additives containing the antimicrobials listed in the Annex to this Ordinance, classified as important in human or veterinary medicine
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2492Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 19 May 2026. The comment period closed on 18 July 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/307Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 19 May 2026. The comment period closed on 18 July 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/301Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 19 May 2026. The comment period closed on 18 July 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/309Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 19 May 2026. The comment period closed on 18 July 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/304Comment period closed
Food safety, animal and plant health
Rules that protect people, animals and plants from risks carried by food, feed, pests and diseases: maximum residue limits, additives and contaminants, quarantine and inspection, and the certificates that go with them.
Technical product rules
Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment for products: specifications, labelling and marking, packaging, and the tests and certificates a product needs before it can be sold.
Comments on a notification go from government to government. If a draft affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO SPS or TBT enquiry point before the comment deadline, quoting the document symbol; it forwards them to the member that notified the measure.
Enquiry points are listed on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Expodite matches each notification to the markets you export to and the HS codes of your products, and puts the ones that concern you in your Updates centre, with the date comments close.