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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 notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft of Full Amendment to the Notification on Warning Messages on the Packaging of Tobacco Products

    Pursuant to National Health Promotion Act and Enforcement Decree of the National Health Promotion Act, which mandate the replacement of warning images and text on cigarette packs every 24 months, the new 6th series of cigarette pack warning images and text have been determined.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1347Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationColombiaSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergency

    Emergency measure from Colombia: poultry

    Colombia issued an addendum on 30 March 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/COL/395. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 8…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/COL/395/Add.1

  4. WTO notificationPanamaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed measure from Panama: Beverages, spirits and vinegar

    Panama notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 30 March 2026. The comment period closed on 29 May 2026.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/PAN/161Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationSouth AfricaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    DARS 2177:2026, Painting of buildings — Code of practice DARS 2178: 2026, Gloss solvent-borne paints Interior and exterior Use—Specification DARS 2179: 2026, Road markings…

    There are Draft African Standards (DARS) currently at the enquiry stage, open for a 60-day public review period. These draft standards relate to the painting industry and include specifications and codes of practice for building painting, various types of solvent-borne and waterborne paints, road…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ZAF/270Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/540 of 11 March 2026 concerning the authorisation of acacia gum as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance)

    The substance covered by the Act was authorised as a feed additive for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorisation of this substance in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/937

  9. WTO notificationUkraineSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine 'On Approval of the Regulation on State Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Repealing Certain Resolutions of…

    The draft Resolution is developed to establish requirements for the state registration of veterinary medicinal products manufactured industrially or by a method involving an industrial process and intended to be placed on the market. The draft Resolution provides for: - procedures for state…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/UKR/261Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationJapanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Partial amendment to the Minimum Requirements for Biological Products Partial amendment to the Public Notice on National Release Testing

    The Minimum Requirements for Biological Products will be amended as follows: The standard for 'Freeze-dried Live Attenuated Measles, Mumps, Rubella Combined Vaccine' that is to be newly approved will be added. The Public Notice on National Release Testing will be amended as follows: The criterion…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/JPN/905Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationGuatemalaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Proposed measure from Guatemala: Pharmaceutical products

    Guatemala issued an addendum on 30 March 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/GTM/106. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 11…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/GTM/106/Add.1Comment period closed

  13. WTO notificationThailandTBTWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest notice

    Draft Ministerial Regulation on Paper for food contact (TIS 2948-2562(2019))

    The draft ministerial regulation mandates paper for food contact to conform with the standard for Paper for food contact (TIS 2948-2562(2019)). This standard specifies safety requirements of paper, board and paper container without colour in paper pulp intended for general food and hot fills of…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/THA/604/Add.2Comment period closed

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

    Administrative Provisions of the People's Republic of China on Registration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food (Draft for comments)

    In order to implement the relevant provisions of Article 96 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, adapt to China's further expansion of opening-up and the rapid growth of imported food trade, safeguard the safety of imported food and promote trade facilitation, the existing…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHN/1324/Add.2Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/549 of 13 March 2026 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation of the bacterial strain DSM 11798 of the…

    The preparation covered by the Act was authorised for a period of ten years as a feed additive for pigs, poultry and ornamental birds in the additive category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘substances for the reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins’. An…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/936

  17. WTO notificationChinese TaipeiTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Amendment to the Requirements on Minimum Energy Performance Standards, Energy Efficiency Rating Labeling, and Inspection for Air Compressors

    For the purpose of improving energy efficiency, the Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, proposes amendments to the Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Inspection Requirements for Air Compressors. The amendments mainly include expanding the regulated pressure range applicable…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/TPKM/589Comment period closed

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

    Proposed amendments to the 'Regulation on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Group and Class by Group'

    The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is amending the 'Regulation on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Group and Class by Group' as follows: 1) Establishment of new product categories for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices for self-testing, used for detecting influenza virus…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1346Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationUnited KingdomSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed GB MRLs for indoxacarb amending the GB MRL Statutory Register

    Indoxacarb is not an approved active substance in Great Britain (GB). Following the non-approval decision, the Health and Safety Executive carried out a review in line with the UK’s regulatory regime. Following assessment, new GB MRLs are proposed. For the full list of changes please refer to the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/GBR/125Comment 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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