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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 WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergency

    Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 27424 dated 18 December 2025 entitled 'Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their…

    Following the WOAH report dated 15 December 2025, a Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Finistère, Landes and Loir-et-Cher in France. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/607/Add.1

  2. WTO notificationKyrgyzstanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Eurasian Economic Commission Collegium Draft Decision on amendments to the Section 3 of the Chapter II of the Common sanitary-epidemiological and hygienic requirements for…

    The draft provides for the update of Section 3 of the Chapter II of the Common sanitary-epidemiological and hygienic requirements for products subject to sanitary-epidemiological supervision (control), which regulates the requirements for materials, reagents, equipment for water treatment and…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KGZ/43Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationMexicoTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed measure: Mexico

    Mexico notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 13 February 2026. The comment period closed on 14 April 2026.

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/MEX/558Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances

    Name of Law: 'Draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances' Major Contents: A. Clarification of the scope of duties of only representative appointed by foreign manufacturer/producer, and the Chemical Substance Information…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1342Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationPhilippinesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Import terms and Conditions for Dogs and Cats

    This document provides guidelines on the required information and animal health attestations for the importation of dogs and cats, which are to be indicated in the International Veterinary Health Certificate (IVHC) issued by the National Competent Authority of the exporting country and the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/PHL/543Comment period closed

  6. WTO notificationPhilippinesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Import Terms and Conditions for Swine

    This document provides guidelines on the required information and animal health attestations for the importation of swine, which are to be indicated in the International Veterinary Health Certificate (IVHC) issued by the National Competent Authority of the exporting country and the Sanitary…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/PHL/542Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationUnited Arab EmiratesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Electronic certificates and permit issued by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE)

    The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates (MOCCAE) would like to inform its international partners and competent authorities that, as part of its digital transformation and service enhancement efforts, manual official stamps on veterinary health certificates have…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/ARE/320

  8. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Rule of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances

    Name of Law: 'Draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Rule of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances' Major Contents: A. Improved method and procedure for joint data submission of registration dossier [Article 17 of the amended Enforcement Rule] - The amendment refines…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1343Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationKyrgyzstanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Regulated Products and Pests at the…

    The draft amends the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Regulated Products and Pests at the Customs Border and in the Customs Territory of the EAEU with requirements for certain types of regulated products, including for new items subject to phytisanitary requirements, with regard to…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KGZ/44Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationJapanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Partial amendment to the Minimum Requirements for Biological Products

    The Minimum Requirements for Biological Products will be amended as follows: Regarding the standard for 'Freeze-dried Human Fibrinogen', the article of 'Labeling' will be partially amended owing to changing the description in the package insert for proper use.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/JPN/900Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationCzechiaTBTIn force, according to its latest notice

    Draft Decree amending Decree No 408/2016 on management system requirements activities for the use of nuclear energy, activities in exposure situations, transport of radioactive…

    Draft amendment to Decree No 408/2016 – areas of change in the current text of the Decree: • Correction of evident defects that have been discovered over the course of previous years. • Adjustments related to novelties in international recommendations, in particular those of the International…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CZE/257/Add.1Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Safety Standard for Crib Mattresses

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act, section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), requires the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate consumer product safety standards for durable…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1662/Add.3Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/171 of 26 January 2026 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of fumaric acid as a feed additive for all terrestrial animal…

    The substance covered by the Act was authorised for a period of ten years as a feed additive for all terrestrial animal species in the additive category ‘technological additives’, functional group ‘preservatives’ and in the additive category ‘sensory additives’, functional group ‘flavouring…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/919

  17. WTO notificationJordanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    DJS 1831/2026 – Cereals, pulses and their products – Oats grains

    This Jordanian standard is concerned with the requirements to be met for ready-to-manufacture oats intended for human consumption, and this Jordanian standard does not include peeled oats of the Avena nuda variety.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/JOR/89Comment period closed

  19. WTO notificationJordanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    DJS 1851/2026 – Cereals, pulses and their products – Maize grains (Corn)

    This Jordanian standard is concerned with the requirements to be met for corn grains intended for human consumption, which are presented in packages or in bulk form, and this Jordanian standard does not include processed corn.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/JOR/91Comment 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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