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 notificationIndiaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The draft standard (draft TECXXXXXXXX) is Essential Requirement Standard on 'NTP Server' for assessment of conformity.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/IND/433Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft of Egyptian standard applies to a blend of evaporated skimmed milk and vegetable fat, also known as a blend of unsweetened condensed skimmed milk and vegetable fat, which is intended for direct consumption, or further processing, in conformity with the description in Section 2 of this…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/577Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft of Egyptian standard applies to a blend of sweetened condensed skimmed milk and vegetable fat, intended for direct consumption, or further processing, in conformity with the description in Section 2 of this Standard. Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technical identical…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/578Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Chile issued an addendum on 30 April 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CHL/854. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 25…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHL/854/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationThailandSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This mandatory standard is a revision of the Thai Agricultural Standard (TAS) 1004–2014: Code of Practice for Sulphur Dioxide Fumigation of Fresh Fruits. The standard covers requirements related to establishment, training and competency of personnel, waste management, control of operation…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/THA/223/Rev.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationThailandSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This mandatory standard is a revision of the Thai Agricultural Standard (TAS) 9046–2017: Good Manufacturing Practices for Frozen Durian. It covers good practice requirements for the production of frozen durian at all stages, starting from raw material receiving, preparing, freezing, handling…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/THA/241/Rev.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEcuadorTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Ecuador issued an addendum on 30 April 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/ECU/394. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 30 April…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/ECU/394/Rev.2/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationKazakhstanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Draft Amendments No. 1 provides for the adjustment of certain provisions of the technical regulation in terms of editorial changes based on the results of practical application, clarification of requirements for certain types of products and energy efficiency classes
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KAZ/37Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This standard specifies the basic requirements and descriptive criteria for milk and water ices milk with vegetables fat (ice cream with vegetable fat). Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according to national studies. Producers and importers are kept informed of any…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EGY/181Comment period closed
WTO notificationPolandTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The proposed amendment to the Act on the Protection of Health from the Consequences of Using Tobacco and Tobacco Products includes a number of key changes aimed at strengthening regulations regarding new nicotine products and electronic cigarettes, as well as aligning the regulations with…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/POL/7Comment period closed
WTO notificationKazakhstanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Draft Amendments provides for the supplementation of the Rules of Good Manufacturing Practice with Requirements for the production of high-tech medicines harmonized with the current version of the Rules of Good Manufacturing Practice of the European Union and relevant international standards to…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KAZ/36Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Standard specifies quality and safety requirements, methods of sampling and test of kiwifruit of varieties (cultivars) derived from Actinidia chinensis Planch and A. deliciosa (A. Chev.) C.F. Liang & A.R. Ferguson and hybrids derived from at least one of them, of the Actinidiaceae family, to…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/903/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This standard specifies quality and safety requirements, methods of sampling and test of broccoli varieties (cultivars) grown from Brassica oleracea var.italica Plenck to be supplied fresh to the consumer. Broccoli for industrial processing are excluded.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/910/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This standard specifies quality and safety requirements, methods of sampling and test of litchis grown from Litchi chinensis Sonn., of the Sapindaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer. Litchis for industrial processing are excluded.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/901/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This standard specifies quality and safety requirements, methods of sampling and test of cucumber varieties (cultivars) grown from Cucumis sativus L. to be supplied fresh to the consumer. Cucumbers for industrial processing and gherkins are excluded.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/907/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This standard specifies quality and safety requirements, methods of sampling and test of cauliflower grown from Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L. of the family Brassicaceae to be supplied fresh to the consumer. Cauliflower for industrial processing are excluded.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/908/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments - The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to revise its existing regulations regarding the reporting requirements imposed on exempt consumer external power supplies adopted under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (''EPCA'')…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1051/Rev.1/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited KingdomTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The UK is intending to amend Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants ('POPs') (recast) ['the assimilated POPs Regulation']. The proposed changes are derived from the commitments and guidance set out by the Stockholm…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/GBR/119Comment period closed
WTO notificationColombiaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Colombia notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 29 April 2026. The comment period closed on 28 June 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/COL/421Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft standard applies to a blend of sweetened condensed skimmed milk and vegetable fat, intended for direct consumption, or further processing, in conformity with the description in Section 2 of this Standard.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EGY/183Comment 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.