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 notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for fresh sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam). to be supplied fresh and either packaged or sold loose for human consumption.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/808/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for fresh roots of varieties of bitter cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz for preparation before human consumption.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/834/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for fresh cassava leaves of Manihot esculenta Crantz, or Manihot glaziovii, for preparation before human consumption.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/833/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements for the nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods. Other specific East Africa Standards may provide additional nutrition information such as the standard for labelling of foods for special dietary uses.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/717/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Notice of proposed rulemaking - This action proposes performance-based regulations to enable the design and operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at low altitudes beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and for third-party services, including UAS Traffic Management (UTM), that support these…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2232/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for fermented (cultured) milk for human consumption. This standard does not apply to yoghurt covered in EAS 33.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1556/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for yoghurt, alternate culture yoghurt and acidophilus milk
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1555/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for lactose free milk intended for direct human consumption or for further processing.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1559/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This document specifies the classification of the transport of dangerous goods by road, including general requirements and specific provisions for classification. This document applies to the determination of categories of dangerous goods, their corresponding hazard types (groups) and packaging…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2199Comment period closed
WTO notificationCanadaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Transport Canada wants to improve child passenger safety and update the regulatory requirements for the safety of restraint systems and vehicle anchorages. Transport Canada is requesting feedback on its approach to updating the relevant regulations.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CAN/770Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This document specifies the requirements for the use of packaging, intermediate bulk containers (IBC), large packaging, portable tank, tank container transported by road, tank swap body transported by road, multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs), tank of tank-vehicle, and bulk containers in the…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2201Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This document specifies the naming requirement for dangerous goods transported by road, the structure and content of dangerous goods list for road transportation, as well as the road transport requirement for dangerous goods packed in limited quantities and dangerous goods packed in excepted…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2200Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Peru notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 10 February 2026. The comment period closed on 11 April 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PER/1108Comment period closed
WTO notificationPhilippinesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Administrative Order aims to ensure the safety of FCA used for food to protect consumer health. Specifically, this Order aims to: A. Establish clear regulatory guidelines for FBOs on ensuring compliance of FCA used in the manufacture and distribution of prepackaged processed food products…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/355Comment period closed
WTO notificationAustraliaSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
The draft report proposes that the importation of commercially produced fresh melon (Cucumis melo) fruit, except oriental melon (C. melo var. makuwa) and oriental pickling melon (C. melo var. utilissimus), to Australia from all commercial production areas of Japan be permitted, subject to a range…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/607/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationCanadaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of silicon dioxide in sugar at a maximum level of use of 2,000 ppm. The purpose of using the silicon dioxide is to increase the dissolution rate of…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CAN/1633Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The draft legal act prescribes the procedure to be followed to grant temporary derogations from import prohibitions or from special import requirements in particular, including the content and submission of the requests and their accompanying dossiers, as well as their assessment.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/917Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This document specifies the requirements for transportation equipment, personnel qualifications, transportation operation procedures, and emergency response measures for the road transportation of dangerous goods. This document applies to the transportation operations of dangerous goods by road.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2204Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This document specifies the basic requirements of loading and unloading conditions and operations for the transport of dangerous goods by road, as well as the loading and unloading conditions for package transportation, solid bulk transportation, tank transportation, loading and unloading…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2203Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This document specifies the general requirements for the transport of dangerous goods by road, as well as the marks and labels for packages, marks and labels for composite packaging and mixed packaging, placards, and requirements for transport documents. This document applies to the transport of…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2202Comment 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.