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 notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Tanzania standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for nut or oilseed butter intended for human consumption. This standard does not apply to nut or oilseed butters which are covered by specific standards such as peanut butter,cashew butter and almond butter Note: This…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1514Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Tanzania standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for nut or oilseed butter intended for human consumption. This standard does not apply to nut or oilseed butters which are covered by specific standards such as peanut butter, cashew butter and almond butter. Note: This…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/TZA/498Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Regulation authorises for the first time in the European Union and for a period of ten years a preparation of Lacticaseibacillus huelsenbergensis DSM 115424 as a feed additive belonging to the category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘silage additives’. This…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/928
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods of Kraft liner board
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1520Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, sampling and testing methods for canola seeds of the species Brassica napus L., Brassica rapa L., Brassica juncea L. and Brassica tournefortii Gouan intended for oil extraction for human consumption Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1517Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Tanzania standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for coconut milk powder obtained from the fruit of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L) intended for human consumption. Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/TZA/504Comment period closed
WTO notificationUkraineTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The Resolution approves the Procedure for the implementation of a pilot project for the electronic submission and publication of information (reporting) on the ingredients and emissions of tobacco products and has been developed to implement the provisions of Article 11-1 of the Law of Ukraine 'On…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/373/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Chile issued an addendum on 6 March 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CHL/786. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 12 February…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/786/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationRussiaSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
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 Cyprus to the territory of the Russian Federation due to the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/RUS/351
WTO notificationRussiaSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
This letter introduces temporary restrictions on the imports of products mentioned in point 3 to the Russian Federation, as well as on the transit of cattle, small cattle and animals susceptible to bluetongue through the territory of the Russian Federation from Ireland due to the registration of…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/RUS/352
WTO notificationPanamaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Panama notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 5 March 2026. The comment period closed on 4 May 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PAN/117Comment period closed
WTO notificationPhilippinesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The shortened commenting period of fourteen (14) 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/359Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/196 amends Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 as regards the use of carrageenan (E 407), locust bean gum (E 410), guar gum (E 412), gum arabic (acacia gum) (E 414), xanthan gum (E 415), pectins (E 440) and starch sodium octenyl succinate (E 1450), and Commission…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/925
WTO notificationKyrgyzstanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Adjustment of certain provisions of the technical regulations in terms of editorial changes based on the results of application practice, clarification of requirements for certain types of products and energy efficiency classes
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KGZ/65Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The substances covered by the Act were authorised for a period of 10 years as feed additives for all animal species in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and in the functional group ‘vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect’. An application was…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/926
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements for management of health care wastes from generation, segregation, storage, transportation, treatment by incineration and autoclaving to final disposal. It applies to wastes arising from activities such as medical, dental, veterinary…
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1996Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements for non-hazardous waste discharge from homes, institutions, industries and business areas. It covers all stages from generation, segregation, collection, transportation, recycling and disposal.
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1993Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft East African Standard specify the requirements and responsibilities for the safe and environmentally sound handling, collection, transport, refurbishment, dismantling, recycling, storage and disposal of electrical and electronic waste. It excludes radioactive waste.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1995Comment period closed
WTO notificationPanamaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Panama notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 4 March 2026. The comment period closed on 3 May 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PAN/114Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Proposal for technical requirements and operational procedure for the conformity assessment of data centers that are part of telecommunications networks.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/1624Comment 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.