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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.

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  1. WTO notificationChileTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Proposed measure from Chile: Headgear and parts thereof; Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock

    The Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones) has considered it necessary to modify Decree No. 102, of 2019, of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, in the sense of: Incorporates new certification for cycles with auxiliary electric…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/756/Add.1Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationIndiaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Veterinary Health Certificate for Import of Equids/Non-Equid perissodactyls (Wild Ass, Zebra, Hippopotamus, Tapir, Rhinoceros and other similar species) into India

    The draft Veterinary Health Certificate for import of equids and non-equid perissodactyls into India prescribes detailed sanitary, quarantine, testing, vaccination, transportation, and post-import requirements to ensure biosecurity and prevent the introduction of infectious and contagious…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/IND/352Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationIndiaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Veterinary Health Certificate for Import of Equid Semen into India

    The document is a draft Veterinary Health Certificate for import of equid semen into India, outlining the general information, sanitary requirements, testing protocols, collection procedures, storage, transport conditions, and post-import quarantine measures applicable for import consignments. It…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/IND/353Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationThailandTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Notification of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission regarding Technical Standard for Radar Equipment for Unmanned Aircraft (NBTC TS 1038-256X (202X))

    The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has proposed the Technical Standard for Radar Equipment for Unmanned Aircraft. The technical standard adds requirements for radar equipment for unmanned aircraft operating in the 57–64 GHz band, with a maximum output power not exceeding…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/THA/808Comment period closed

  6. WTO notificationColombiaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure from Colombia: goods in 4 HS chapters

    Colombia notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 18 May 2026. The comment period closed on 17 July 2026.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/COL/276Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationChileSPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Adopted measure from Chile: medicines and vaccines

    Chile issued an addendum on 18 May 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CHL/836. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 14 August…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHL/836/Add.1Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

    The act introduces a new article on labelling monovarietal olive oils from either the Koroneiki or the Nocellara del Belice variety and amends Annex I of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104 with regard to the chemical parameter total sterol content for those varieties.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1208Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationUkraineSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine 'On Approval of the Procedure for State Registration of Objects of Sanitary Measures and Requirements for the Form and…

    The draft Resolution provides for the approval of the Procedure for State registration of sanitary measure objects and the requirements for the form and content of documents submitted for such registration. The Procedure establishes the mechanism for state registration of objects of sanitary…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/UKR/267

  10. WTO notificationRussiaSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency

    Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance as of 28 April 2026 No. FS-ARe-7/7198-3

    This letter introduces temporary restrictions on the imports of certain animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease and products derived thereof, as well as on the transit of animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease from Egypt to the territory of the Russian Federation due to the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/RUS/360

  12. WTO notificationBrazilTBTCorrected since it was notified

    Law No. 15.404, 8 May 2026

    Establishes the definitions and characteristics of cocoa-derived products, the minimum percentage of cocoa in chocolates, and the requirement to state the total percentage of cocoa on the labels of these products, both domestic and imported, sold within the national territory.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/1632/Corr.1

  13. WTO notificationCosta RicaSPSIn force, according to its latest notice

    Measure in force from Costa Rica: Fruit, fresh; n.e.c. in chapter 08

    Costa Rica issued an addendum on 18 May 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CRI/350. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 12 March…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/CRI/350/Add.1Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationCosta RicaSPSIn force, according to its latest notice

    Measure in force from Costa Rica: Fruit, fresh; n.e.c. in chapter 08

    Costa Rica issued an addendum on 18 May 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CRI/351. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 12 March…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/CRI/351/Add.1Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Revisions to Safety Standard for Toddler Beds (4 pages, in English).

    In accordance with section 104(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), also known as the Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act, in April 2011 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission, or CPSC) published a consumer product safety standard for…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/539/Rev.1/Add.3Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationChinese TaipeiTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Proposal for Amendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements for Cement

    With a view to enhancing the quality of cements, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) proposes to adopt the updated version of CNS 61, Portland cements, published in 2025, as the inspection standard. The main change of CNS 61 is that the maximum limit for chloride ion content…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/TPKM/587/Add.1Comment period closed

  17. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTIn force, according to its latest notice

    Notice of SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act Permanent Regulations

    Proposed rule - The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has begun formal rulemaking activities regarding Senate Bill (SB) 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act permanent regulations. The Notice of Proposed Action (Notice) was published by…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2088/Rev.1/Add.2Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationCanadaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Consultation on SRSP-321.2, Issue 1 (19 pages, available in English and French)

    Notice is hereby given by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada has amended the following standard: SRSP-321.2, Issue 1, Technical Requirements for the Fixed Line-of-Sight Radio Systems Operating in the Band 21.2–23.6 GHz.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CAN/767/Add.1Comment period closed

  19. WTO notificationBrazilSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Ordinance SDA/MAPA No. 1.600 of 13 April 2026 - Prohibits the registration, importation and use of products containing antimicrobial active pharmaceutical ingredients reserved…

    The registration, importation and use of products containing antimicrobial active pharmaceutical ingredients reserved for human use, in accordance with the classification of the World Health Organization (WHO), in animal species used for human consumption, as provided for in the Annex to this…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2490

  20. WTO notificationUgandaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    DARS 1539:2025, Cosmetics — Lip shine (gloss) — Specification, First Edition

    This Draft African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for lip shine (lip gloss) based on refined vegetable or mineral oils. This standard does not cover lip shine (gloss) for which therapeutic claims are made. This standard does not apply to lip sticks and lip balms.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2370Comment period closed

What SPS and TBT mean

SPSSanitary and phytosanitary measures

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.

TBTTechnical barriers to trade

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.

Commenting on a notification

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.

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