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 notificationJordanSPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This Jordanian Standards covers terms and definitions related to genetically modified foods.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JOR/50Comments until 12 December 2026
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This regulation specifies the requirements that must be met by public health pesticide factories and warehouses.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/1450Comments until 12 December 2026
WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the active substance triclopyr is not renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing triclopyr as an active substance. The…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1247Comments until 12 December 2026
WTO notificationCosta RicaTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Costa Rica notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 13 October 2026. Comments are open until 12 December 2026.
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CRI/213Comments until 12 December 2026
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaSPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This regulation specifies the requirements that must be met by public health pesticide factories and warehouses.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/629Comments until 11 December 2026
WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+4SPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This Gulf Standard applies to canned artichokes.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BHR/285Comments until 11 December 2026
WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+4SPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This Gulf Technical Regulation applies to pickled vegetables and fruits, including, but not limited to, onions, garlic, mangoes, radishes, ginger, beets, royal plums, peppers, palm hearts, cabbage, lettuce, lemons, baby corn, and green mustard. These technical regulations do not apply to pickled…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BHR/284Comments until 11 December 2026
WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+4SPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This GSO Standard applies to specifications for dried saffron obtained from the pistils of Crocus sativus L. flowers. It applies to saffron in both of the following forms: filaments and cut filaments; powder.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BHR/283Comments until 11 December 2026
WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+4SPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This Gulf Technical Regulation applies to Strawberries of verities (cultivars) grown from the genus Fragarial to be supplied fresh to consumer, Strawberries for industrial processing being excluded.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BHR/282Comments until 11 December 2026
WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+4SPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This standard is concerned with fish fingers, cuts and slices of fish covered with a layer of dough/batter or breading, partially fried or raw and frozen. (It does not include any shellfish products coated with dough/batter and/or breadcrumb).
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BHR/281Comments until 11 December 2026
WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+4SPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This GSO standard specifies requirements for kernels obtained from the fruits of the cashew nut tree (Anacardium occidentale Linnaeus) prepared for human consumption.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BHR/280Comments until 11 December 2026
WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+4SPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Spices and Condiments - Cardamom
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BHR/279Comments until 11 December 2026
WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+4SPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This Draft Technical Regulation concerned with maximum levels of contaminants and toxicants in food and feed, includes maximum levels of contaminants and natural toxicants in feed in cases where the contaminant in feed can be transferred to food of animal origin and can be relevant for public…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BHR/200/Add.2Comments until 11 December 2026
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This technical regulation sets out the requirements of labelling public health pesticides.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/1449Comments until 11 December 2026
WTO notificationJordanTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This Jordanian standard specifies the requirements that must be met for processed meat products (canned luncheon meat, mortadella) made from red meat, poultry, or a mix of both, packed in any suitable packaging material. These products may be smoked or unsmoked.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/JOR/110Comments until 11 December 2026
WTO notificationUkraineTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
The draft Order proposes to approve the Procedure for the Importation and Circulation of Unregistered Medicinal Products in Ukraine in order to: establish a uniform mechanism and regulate the procedures for the importation into Ukraine and circulation of unregistered medicinal products; specify…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/416Comments until 11 November 2026
WTO notificationPeruTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Peru notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 12 October 2026. Comments are open until 10 January 2027.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PER/184Comments until 10 January 2027
WTO notificationMexicoTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Mexico notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 12 October 2026. Comments are open until 11 December 2026.
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MEX/587Comments until 11 December 2026
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
Following the WOAH report dated 1 October 2026, a Newcastle virus outbreak has occurred in Małopolskie in Poland. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.9, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/628
WTO notificationCosta RicaSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Costa Rica issued an addendum on 12 October 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CRI/363. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 5…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CRI/363/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.