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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 notificationKyrgyzstanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Customs Union Commission Decision as of 18 June 2010, No. 318

    The Draft is aimed at ensuring uniform application of the provisions of the Procedure for Conducting Quarantine Phytosanitary Control (Supervision) at the Customs Border of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Procedure for Conducting Quarantine Phytosanitary Control (Supervision) on the Customs…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KGZ/46Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationBrazilSPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Draft Resolution 1356, 24 October 2025

    This draft resolution proposes the inclusion of the active ingredient E35 - Eucalyptus Globulus in the List of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Sanitizing Disinfectants and Wood Preservatives, published through Normative Instruction - IN no. 103, of October 19, 2021.

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2442/Add.1Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationBrazilSPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Draft Resolution 1355, 24 October 2025

    This draft resolution proposes amending the monograph of the active ingredient T59 - TANNINS on the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservatives, which was published by Normative Instruction 103 on 19 October 2021 in the Brazilian Official…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2429/Add.1Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationBrazilSPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Draft Resolution 1354, 24 October 2025

    This draft resolution proposes the inclusion of active ingredient O24 - OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM on the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservatives, which was published by Normative Instruction 103 on 19 October 2021 in the Brazilian Official…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2425/Add.1Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationBrazilTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Draft resolution 1313, 18 March 2025

    This Draft Resolution establishes the requirements for transmission and management of the database on Unique Identification of Medical Devices - UDI.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/1587/Add.1Comment period closed

  6. WTO notificationKyrgyzstanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Decisions of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Regulation on Common veterinary (sanitary and veterinary) requirements for goods subject…

    The draft decisions amend the common veterinary (sanitary and veterinary) requirements of the Eurasian Economic Union by: introducing a requirement to certify the freedom of the territory of origin from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) for all imported animals of the deer (Cervidae) family…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KGZ/45Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Brakes on Portable Conveyors

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes to add an exception for portable conveyors used in aggregate industry operations, and manufactured before 2010, from the requirements that each commercial motor vehicle (CMV) be equipped with brakes…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2212/Add.1Comment period closed

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

    Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on monitoring and controlling drug precursors and repealing Regulations (EC) No 273/2004 and (EC) No 111/2005…

    The new rules will implement Article 12 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, adopted in Vienna on 19 December 1988. They will replace two existing Regulations (Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 on drug precursors for internal market and…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1192Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Auxiliary Fuel Tanks

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes to add an exception to the prohibition on gravity and syphon feeds for auxiliary pumps with a fuel tank capacity of less than 5 gallons mounted on the trailer chassis frame or trailer bed, for purposes…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2211/Add.1Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations and/or Amendments To Terminate Uses (from 20 November 2025 Notice)

    This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and/or amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows a 20 November 2025 Federal…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3551Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; License Plate Lamps

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes to provide an exception from the lamp and reflective device requirements for license plate lamps on the rear of truck tractors while towing a trailer. This proposed change would remove an unnecessary…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2213/Add.1Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation Firearms

    Final rule - By this rule, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) removes its regulation setting forth marking requirements for toy, look-alike, and imitation firearms. Pursuant to statutory amendments made by the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the subject regulation now lacks…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2262

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

    Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Certification and Labeling Requirements for Rear Impact Protection Guards

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to rescind the requirement that the rear impact guard be permanently marked or labeled with a certification from the impact guard…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1684/Rev.1/Add.1Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Tire Load Markings

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes to revise the requirements for tires on commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) to clarify that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) do not require tire load restriction markings on their…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2215/Add.1Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationRussiaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Decisions of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to Common veterinary (sanitary and veterinary) requirements for goods subject to veterinary…

    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/RUS/349Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Pesticides; Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and/or Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses With a 30-Day Comment Period

    This document announces the Agency's receipt of and solicits comment on requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel their pesticide registration of certain products and/or to amend their product registrations to terminate one or more uses. In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3552Comment period closed

  17. WTO notificationPhilippinesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    FDA Draft Circular on the Guidelines on the Classification of Deficiencies Observed during the Conduct of Inspection According to Risk, and the Procedure of Compliance of Food…

    This Circular intends to provide guidelines on the observed deficiencies during inspection according to risk. Specifically, it aims to: A. Classify the observations noted during inspection of FBOs according to the type of deficiency. B. Provide guidance for FBOs on the classification of…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/356Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Fuel Tank Overfill Restriction

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes to remove the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that a liquid fuel tank manufactured on or after 1 January 1973, be designed and constructed so that it cannot be…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2210/Add.1Comment period closed

  19. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Petroleum-Equivalent Fuel Economy Calculation

    Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment - The U.S. Department of Energy ('DOE') proposes to revise its regulations regarding procedures for calculating a value for the petroleum-equivalent fuel economy of electric vehicles (or 'EVs') for use in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1983/Add.4Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationEl SalvadorSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Proposed measure from El Salvador: Farming and forestry

    Regulate the presence of pesticide residues and their metabolites, in fruits and vegetables, through the application of the Maximum Residue Limits (LMR) established in this Regulation, taking as reference those of Codex Alimentarius, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Regulation (EC) No…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/SLV/109/Add.2Comment 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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