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 notificationPeruSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Peru notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 16 February 2026. The comment period closed on 17 April 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PER/1109Comment period closed
WTO notificationJapanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical Pesticide/Veterinary drug: Oxolinic acid
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1389Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited KingdomSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Mefentrifluconazole is an approved active substance in Great Britain (GB). An application was received by the Health and Safety Executive to set new Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for various commodities (listed in section 3). Following assessment, new MRLs have been introduced to accommodate new…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/GBR/120
WTO notificationJapanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical Pesticide: Pyflubumide
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1391Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Peru notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 16 February 2026. The comment period closed on 17 April 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PER/1110Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This regulation amends the current tolerance for residues of the insecticide afidopyropen in or on the food and feed commodities of raw agricultural commodity of strawberry by increasing it from 0.15 parts per million (ppm) to 0.3 ppm and removes the established time- limited tolerance in or on…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3549
WTO notificationJapanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical Pesticide: Isocycloseram
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1388
WTO notificationJapanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical Pesticide: Quizalofop-ethyl and Quizalofop-P-tefuryl
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1392Comment period closed
WTO notificationColombiaSPSIn force, according to its latest noticeNew
Colombia issued an addendum on 16 February 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/COL/394. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 12…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/COL/394/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited KingdomSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Dithianon is an approved substance in Great Britain. In line with the UK’s regulatory regime, The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has carried out a review of the GB Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for dithianon. Following assessment new MRLs are proposed for adoption: Citrus fruits (0.01* mg/kg)…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/GBR/121Comment period closed
WTO notificationMoldovaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The draft Government Decision establishes the quality requirements for caseins and caseinates intended for human consumption, transposing into national legislation the provisions of Directive (EU) 2015/2203, including specifications regarding types of casein and caseinates, protein content…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/MDA/34
WTO notificationJordanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Jordanian Standard specifies the shelf life periods for various types of infant and young children’s foods.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/JOR/93Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+3TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This GSO standard covers vegetable ghee and blends of vegetable and animal ghee (fully hydrogenated and non-hydrogenated edible vegetable oils and their mixtures) intended for direct human consumption.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/ARE/696Comment period closed
WTO notificationJapanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical Pesticide: Benzyladenine
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1387Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Energy conservation standards cover metal halide lamp fixtures, however, the ballast is the energy-using device regulated in the fixture. The fixture manufacturers must comply with energy conservation standards when shipping fixtures or separately shipping ballast enclosures containing ballasts…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/517/Add.10Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act authorizes the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish energy conservation standards for various consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment. Such equipment includes those small electric motors for which DOE determines that energy…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/503/Add.9Comment period closed
WTO notificationJordanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Infants and young children foods –Processed cereal based foods for infant and young children.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/JOR/94Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of the insecticide hexythiazox and its metabolites in or on lemon/lime, subgroup 10-10B at 0.6 parts per million (ppm).
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3550
WTO notificationJapanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical Pesticide: Phenmedipham
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1390Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule; request for comments - OSHA is proposing through this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform to the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) Revision 7 (GHS, Rev. 7), to…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1697/Add.4/Corr.3Comment 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.