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.
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WTO notificationMoroccoSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergencyNew
Morocco issued an addendum on 6 May 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/MAR/115. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 8 September…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/MAR/115/Add.1
WTO notificationTürkiyeTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
The purpose of this amendment is to determine the criteria for named vegetable oils (arachis oil, babassu oil, coconut oil, cottonseed oil, grapeseed oil, hazelnut oil, maize oil, palm kernel oil, palm kernel olein, palm kernel stearin, palm oil, palm olein, palm stearin, palm suprolein, rapeseed…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TUR/62/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for markers intended for educational, professional, and domestic use. It applies to whiteboard markers, marker pens, permanent markers, flipchart markers, and specialty markers (metallic, fabric, paint markers)…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2358Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Draft Ordinance aiming to establish the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Brazil of strawberry plants (Fragaria x ananassa, Category 4) produced in Italy.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2381/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationTürkiyeTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the specifications for plastic materials and articles that are in contact with food and compliance testing rules
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TUR/135/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft Circular regulates the management of measurement and quality for: - Jewelry gold and handicraft gold imported, produced, processed, and circulated on the market; - bullion gold imported, produced, and circulated on the market - material gold imported for the purposes of production…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/402Comment period closed
WTO notificationNepalSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This content specifies the quality standards for fish feed issued under the authority of the Feed Act, 2033 of Nepal. It defines the scope as covering all types of fish feed produced and packaged for feeding fish. Fish feed is described as a formulated product made from processed, semi-processed…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NPL/52Comment period closed
WTO notificationUkraineTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The draft Resolution proposes to set out the Technical Regulation on Personal Protective Equipment (hereinafter - the Technical Regulation), approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 771 of 21 August 2019, in a new version, aligning its content and structure with…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/383Comment period closed
WTO notificationCosta RicaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Costa Rica notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 6 May 2026. The comment period closed on 5 July 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CRI/358Comment period closed
WTO notificationIndonesiaSPSCorrected since it was notifiedNew
The Decree of the Deputy of Fish Quarantine of the Indonesian Quarantine Authority Number 13 Year 2025 establishes the procedures for the registration of exporters from the country of origin intending to export fish and fishery products into the Republic of Indonesia as a pre-border measure risk…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/IDN/157/Corr.1
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Notice - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on a draft risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 1,2- dichloroethane (CASRN 107-06-2). The purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2246/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationIndonesiaTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft regulation provides the list of HS codes for types of foods and beverages products that are required to be halal certified. The application for registration of foreign halal certification must include a list of goods to be imported which are completed with HS codes according to the…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/IDN/160/Corr.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies safety requirements for stationary strength training equipment, in addition to the general safety requirements. This standard is applicable to stationary strength training equipment with stacked weight resistance or alternative means of resistance, such as…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/581Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies general safety requirements and test methods for indoor stationary training equipment. It also covers environmental aspects. This standard is applicable to all stationary training equipment. This includes equipment for use in training areas of…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/579Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for treadmills in addition to the general safety requirements and test methods. This draft standard deals with significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to stationary training equipment used as…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/580Comment period closed
WTO notificationFranceSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeEmergencyNew
The notified Order suspends, for a period of one year, the entry and import into France, and the placing on the market in France, whether free of charge or in return for payment, of food supplements containing the plant Garcinia cambogia Desr. and all preparations made from part of this plant…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/FRA/21/Add.1
WTO notificationUkraineTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The draft Order has been developed in accordance with the requirements of Articles 47 and 108 of the Law of Ukraine 'On Medicines' No. 2469-IX of 28 July 2022, taking into account relevant European Union legislation. In accordance with Article 47(4) of the Law, confirmation of compliance of…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/382Comment period closed
WTO notificationJapanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Withdrawal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Chlorpyrifos.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1408Comment period closed
WTO notificationJapanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Propamocarb.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1409Comment period closed
WTO notificationJapanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Quinoclamine.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1410Comment 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.