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.
Source: WTO ePing (opens in a new tab). Summaries by Expodite, which is independent of the WTO.
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WTO notificationBrazilTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Proposal for the establishment of technical requirements for the conformity assessment of transmitters and retransmitters of the brazilian second-generation digital terrestrial television system (ATSC 3.0).
Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/1623Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft Commission Regulation aims to prohibit the use of monacolins from red yeast rice in food based on the scientific opinion of EFSA and following a period of Union scrutiny during which food business operators, or any other interested parties, may submit scientific data to demonstrate the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/923Comment period closed
WTO notificationKenyaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft standard establishes the requirements for the design, materials, and construction of fire-rated metal and wooden doors, specifically swing doors, sliding doors, and roller shutters. The standard also provides requirements for the supply, installation, and routine maintenance of fire…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1992Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft East African Standard specify requirements for generation, collection, transportation, storage, utilization and disposal of waste tyres. It covers waste tyres arising from individual and institutional level.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1994Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Chile issued an addendum on 4 March 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CHL/422. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 13 November…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/422/Add.6Comment 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/115Comment period closed
WTO notificationJapanTBTEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
Proposal for the additional designation of 4 substances as Shitei Yakubutsu, and their proper uses under the Act.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/JPN/903
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/116Comment period closed
WTO notificationJapanSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The content of the amendment: Add infection with decapod iridescent virus 1 to the list of diseases subject to import quarantine for Penaeidae and Palaemonidae. Add Haliotis rubra and Haliotis laevigata to the list of target animals for infection with abalone herpesvirus. Since the above-mentioned…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1378/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationPanamaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Panama notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 3 March 2026. The comment period closed on 2 May 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PAN/157Comment period closed
WTO notificationSouth KoreaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the 'Standards and Specifications for Food Additives'. The main points of the amendments are as follows: 1) Standards for the use of sweeteners will be revised; 2) Managements standards for flavouring substances and other substances will be strengthened.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/841Comment period closed
WTO notificationPanamaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Panama notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 3 March 2026. The comment period closed on 2 May 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PAN/158Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The notified draft measure notifies the update to the designated Decree, relating to animal feed controls. Some of the amendments include:• Incorporating new definitions;• Stipulating that establishments that sell pet food must notify SAG of their activity;• Updating the system for granting…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHL/877
WTO notificationPhilippinesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The draft issuance prescribes the guidelines, procedures, documentary requirements, and regulatory framework for the application, issuance, renewal, and monitoring of Certificates of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Compliance for both local and foreign pharmaceutical manufacturers. The measure…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/358Comment period closed
WTO notificationSouth KoreaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the 'Standards and Specifications for Food Additives'. The main points of the amendments are as follows: 1) The use of nutritional fortifiers, including new designations will be expanded; 2) Standards for the use of sulfites and other substances will be…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/840Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
MAPA Ordinance No. 373 opens a 75-day period for public consultation on a proposal of MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the identity and quality of strawberry. The Ordinance and the project are available on: Technically substantiated suggestions should be forwarded through the Normative Act…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/1229/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationPanamaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Panama notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 3 March 2026. The comment period closed on 2 May 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PAN/159Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This regulation revises a use of pyridate on mint (with tolerances on mint, fresh leaves and mint, dried leaves); a crop group expansion to field corn subgroup 15-22C; and a crop group conversion to vegetable, brassica, head and stem, group 5-16, which includes a tolerance on orphan crop kohlrabi…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3560Comment period closed
WTO notificationJapanSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
In order to prevent the introduction of foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of raw milk and/or un-heated/un-treated milk products from Cyprus, including those shipped through third countries, on 21 February 2026 based on the 'Animal Health Requirements for…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1393
WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is finalizing several pesticide tolerance actions under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) that the Agency previously determined were necessary or appropriate during the registration review conducted under the Federal Insecticide…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3559Comment 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.