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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 notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft National technical regulation on periodic inspection of in-use road motor vehicles

    This draft technical regulation stipulates technical requirements for the inspection of motor vehicles; specifically, for motorcycles and mopeds. The regulation only covers emission testing. This technical regulation applies to agencies, organizations, and individuals involved in the technical…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/403Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationGermanyTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Third Amendment Act amending the Animal Husbandry Labelling Act (‘Drittes Änderungsgesetz zur Änderung des Tierhaltungskennzeichnungsgesetzes’)

    The Third Amendment Act amending the Animal Husbandry Labelling Act will reform the current German animal husbandry labelling legislation drastically. On one hand, it will provide greater flexibility and simplification for the industry and therefore reduce administrative costs. On the other hand…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/DEU/21Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Importing Dual-Use Frames, Receivers, or Barrels

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (''ATF'') proposes amending Department of Justice (''Department'') regulations to clarify that federal firearms licensees (''FFLs'') may lawfully import frames, receivers, or barrels that may be used on both…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2277Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - This rulemaking would increase the recording time of cockpit voice recorders from the mandated 2 hours to a proposed 25-hour recording time for all future manufactured aircraft. This rulemaking would provide accident investigators, aircraft operators, and civil…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2075/Add.1/Corr.1Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Request for Information on Counterfeit Certification Markings

    Request for information - The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) seeks public comment on the prevalence and safety risks of mislabeling or unauthorized use of counterfeit certification marks, specifically CPSC and consumer reliance on these marks as indicia of safety, and the…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2276Comment period closed

  6. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    United States Standards for Grades of Nectarines

    Notice; request for comments - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to revise the United States (U.S.) Standards for Grades of Nectarines. AMS is proposing to remove ''speckling'', as a type of defect when grading nectarines, since speckling is…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2275Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationChileTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed measure from Chile: Pipes and fittings

    Chile notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 8 May 2026. The comment period closed on 7 July 2026.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/791Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: Citrus fruit; fresh or dried

    Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 8 May 2026. The comment period closed on 7 July 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/297Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    DEAS 1343:2026, Sharpener — Specification, First Edition

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for manual and mechanical sharpeners intended for sharpening pencils, crayons, and similar writing instruments. It covers sharpeners made of plastic, metal, or composite materials, whether single‑hole or multi‑hole…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2361Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    draft COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/…of XXX amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards substances classified as…

    This draft Regulation would introduce a new entry into Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. It would prohibit the placing on the market of CMRs 1A and 1B in childcare products. For the purpose of this draft Regulation, childcare products are defined as any product other than a substance or…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1206Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationUnited KingdomTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    The Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    The measures will amend the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (SI 2002 No 618, as amended) as applicable in Great Britain (GB). The amendments seek to update the pre-market requirements that manufacturers must meet before placing their devices on the GB market. This will help improve patient…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/GBR/120Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    DEAS 1341: 2026, Dehydrated garlic (Allium sativum L.) — Specification, first edition

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for dehydrated garlic intended for human consumption. Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified to the SPS committee.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2362Comment period closed

  19. WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/…of XXX amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards terphenyl, hydrogenated as…

    This draft Regulation intends to introduce a new entry to Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. It intends to restrict the use and placing on the market of terphenyl, hydrogenated as a substance on its own or, where present in a concentration greater than 0.1 % by weight, as a constituent of…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1205Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: Citrus fruit; fresh or dried

    Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 8 May 2026. The comment period closed on 7 July 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/300Comment 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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