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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 Circular amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 12/2025/TT-BYT dated 16 May 2025 of the Ministry of Health on registration of drugs and medicinal…

    This draft Circular amends and supplements a number of articles of Circular No. 12/2025/TT-BYT dated 16 May 2025 of the Ministry of Health on registration of drugs and medicinal ingredients, in particular: - Article 22 on general regulations for administrative documents in drug and medicinal…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/396Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationPhilippinesTBTEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency

    Draft Department Administrative Order (DAO) concerning Implementing Guidelines Concerning The Mandatory Product Certification Of Nicotine Pouches

    The shortened commenting period of fifteen (15) days is respectfully proposed in view of the urgent public health considerations surrounding the draft issuance. Recent regulatory actions of department underscore the need to ensure that only compliant Novel Tobacco Products remain available in the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/364Comment period closed

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

    Proposed measure from Chile: Heating appliances

    This protocol establishes the certification procedure for liquefied petroleum gas heating appliances, including mobile and fixed catalytic combustion heating appliances, not connected to a flue, with built-in turbo heater and/or electric fan, whose thermal consumption does not exceed 4.2 kW (LPG)…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/741/Add.1Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationThailandSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceEmergency

    The DLD order on temporary suspension of importation or transit of live poultry and poultry carcasses from India to prevent the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza…

    The WOAH has reported an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Subtype H5N1) in the area of India. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Subtype H5N1) into the country. By the virtue of the Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015)…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/THA/768/Add.1

  5. WTO notificationRussiaSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency

    Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance as of 3 April 2026 No. FS-ARe-7/7120-3

    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 Chad to the territory of the Russian Federation due to the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/RUS/358

  6. WTO notificationKuwaitSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Ministerial decision 2165 regarding the draft measure permitting importation of bovine-derived food products from BSE-free countries/zones in accordance with WOAH Terrestrial…

    Draft measure permitting importation of bovine-derived food products from BSE-free countries/zones from European countries, in accordance with WOAH Terrestrial Code (Chapter 11.4, Article 11.4.2).

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KWT/203Comment period closed

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

    Proposed measure from Chile: electrical and electronic equipment

    This protocol establishes the safety certification procedure for metallic junction or distribution boxes, surface-mounted and flush-mounted, for use in fixed electrical installations for domestic use, in accordance with the scope and field of application of the standard IEC 60670-1:2024 and the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/746/Add.1Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationBrazilTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    SDA/MAPA Ordinance No. 1.559, 19 February 2026

    Submits to Public Consultation the proposed ordinance aimed at establishing regulations for the industrial and sanitary inspection of pork and its derivatives. Technically substantiated suggestions should be sent via the Regulatory Acts Monitoring System - SISMAN, of the Secretariat of…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/1620/Add.1Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationBrazilTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    SDA/MAPA Ordinance No. 1.560, 19 February 2026

    Submits to Public Consultation the proposed ordinance aimed at establishing regulations for the industrial and sanitary inspection of poultry meat and its derivatives. Technically substantiated suggestions should be sent via the Regulatory Acts Monitoring System - SISMAN, of the Secretariat of…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/1621/Add.1Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationCosta RicaSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Proposed measure from Costa Rica: goods in 7 HS chapters

    Costa Rica issued an addendum on 8 April 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CRI/348. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 2…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/CRI/348/Add.1Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Nail Products Containing Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) as a Priority Product Department of Toxic Substances Control Reference Number: R-2023-03R

    Proposed rule - Notice is hereby given that the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) proposes to amend the California Code of Regulations, title 22, division 4.5, chapter 55, section 69511, and adopt section 69511.9. This proposed amendment pertains to identification of a Priority Product…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2160/Add.3Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationChileSPSIn force, according to its latest notice

    Measure in force from Chile: live plants

    Chile issued an addendum on 8 April 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CHL/872. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 13 January…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHL/872/Add.1Comment period closed

  13. WTO notificationChileSPSIn force, according to its latest notice

    Measure in force from Chile: citrus fruit, live plants

    Chile issued an addendum on 8 April 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CHL/870. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 12 December…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHL/870/Add.1Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and Fire Suppression

    Proposed rule - Pursuant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program, this action proposes to list several substitutes as acceptable, subject to use conditions, for residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps, chillers…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1013/Rev.1/Add.1Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationChileTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Adopted measure: Chile

    Chile issued an addendum on 7 April 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CHL/732. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 12 June…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/732/Add.1Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationEgyptTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    The draft of the Egyptian Standard ES for ' Road vehicles — Cyber security engineering '

    The draft of the Egyptian standard defines engineering requirements for cyber security risk management in the context of road vehicles. It applies to the entire lifecycle of electrical and electronic (E/E) systems in vehicles—from concept and development to production, operation, maintenance, and…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/572Comment period closed

  17. WTO notificationMexicoSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Propuesta de requisitos fitosanitarios para importación a México de semilla de vinca (Catharanthus roseus) para siembra, originaria de Guatemala y procedente Estados Unidos de…

    The notified draft phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Mexico of Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) seeds for sowing, originating in Guatemala and coming from the United States of America, were determined by SENASICA, pursuant to the Agreement on the Application of…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/MEX/467Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationSouth KoreaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Partial amendment notice(Draft) of Import Health Requirements for straws and forages

    Amendment of import health requirement that stipulates quarantine details for the import of straws and forages - Addition of a requirement under the import conditions for forage that it be stored in a storage facility in the exporting country for at least four months prior to export, in isolation…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/842

  20. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed amendments to the 'Regulation on the Permission, Notification, Review, etc of Medical Devices'

    The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is amending the 'Regulation on the Permission, Notification, Review, etc of Medical Devices' as follows: 1) Class Ⅰ medical devices approved/certified/notified prior to changes in approval/certification/notification may be manufactured or imported for 6…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1348Comment 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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