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 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/156Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Chile issued an addendum on 3 March 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CHL/675. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 21 March…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/675/Add.4Comment period closed
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This Guide specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, Scope, Objectives, General principles of conformity assessment procedures, Fundamentals of developing conforming models, Products Self-Conformity models (First Party), models for issuing conformity products certificates (certification…
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/1283/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of existing MRLs for cypermethrins in certain food commodities. MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are lowered. Lower MRLs are set after deleting old uses which are not authorised any more in the European Union.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/702/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Proposed rule - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to incorporate by reference the 2023 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. This action is in accordance with the NRC's policy to periodically…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2263Comment period closed
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
Following the WOAH report dated 19 February 2026, a Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Maine-et-Loire in France. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/614
WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Description of content: 1. This draft Decree regulates the management of cosmetics, including: a) Declaration of cosmetic products; b) Manufacture of cosmetics in Vietnam; c) Management of imported cosmetic products and issuance of Certificates of Free Sale for exported cosmetic products; d)…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/393Comment period closed
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, scope, objectives, supplier Obligations, Labeling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of regulatory authorities, the authorities of market survey Responsibilities, Violations and Penalties, general rules, Transitional…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/1078/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationArmeniaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The drafts complement the veterinary requirements of the EAEU by introducing confirmation of the well-being of the territory in part of chronic wasting disease (CWD) when importing animals of the deer family (Cervidae). They also set up veterinary requirements and a veterinary certificate form for…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/ARM/65Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not approve certain active substances in biocidal products pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council. For these active substance/product-type combinations included in the review programme of existing…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1193Comment period closed
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, Scope, Objectives, Supplier Obligations, Labelling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of Regulatory Authorities, Responsibilities of Market Surveillance Authorities, Violations and Penalties, General Provisions…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/1201/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, scope, objectives, supplier Obligations, Labeling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of regulatory authorities, the authorities of market survey Responsibilities, Violations and Penalties, general rules, Transitional…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/1113/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, scope, objectives, supplier Obligations, Labeling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of regulatory authorities, the authorities of market survey Responsibilities, Violations and Penalties, general rules, Transitional…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/1040/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft Commission Delegated Regulation amends Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the restriction of the use for the active substance carbon dioxide in Annex I, Category 6, thereto. The relevant restriction of carbon dioxide in Annex I, Category…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1194Comment period closed
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, scope, objectives, supplier Obligations, Labeling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of regulatory authorities, the authorities of market survey Responsibilities, Violations and Penalties, general rules, Transitional…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/1109/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Final Rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is updating the list of chemicals subject to toxic chemical release reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). Specifically, this action updates the…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2264
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, Scope, Objectives, Supplier Obligations, Labelling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of Regulatory Authorities, Responsibilities of Market Surveillance Authorities, Violations and Penalties, General Provisions…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/1185/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Preamble, Terms and Definitions, Scope of Application, Objectives, Obligations of Supplier, Safety Procedures of Textile Product, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of Regulatory Authorities (Ports- Factories) Responsibilities of Market Surveillance Authorities, Violations and…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/996/Rev.1/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, Scope, Objectives, Supplier Obligations, Labelling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of Regulatory Authorities, Responsibilities of Market Surveillance Authorities, Violations and Penalties, General Provisions…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/1250/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, Scope, Objectives, Supplier Obligations, Labelling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of Regulatory Authorities, Responsibilities of Market Surveillance Authorities, Violations and Penalties, General Provisions…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/1279/Add.1Comment 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.