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 notificationJapanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Standards for Ruminant-Derived Raw Materials in the Standards for Biological Raw Materials (the notification No.210 of MHLW, 2003) shall be partially amended as follows: To exclude 'backbone' and 'skull' derived from cattle aged 30 months or younger from the list of parts prohibited for use as…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/JPN/898Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Regulation authorizes for the first time in the European Union and for a period of 10 years L-arginine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80393 as a feed additive belonging to the category 'nutritional additives' and in the functional group 'amino acids, their salts and analogues'…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/910
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Regulation authorizes for the first time in the European Union and for a period of 10 years ponceau 4R as a feed additive belonging to the category 'sensory additives' and in the functional group 'colourants, (i) substances that add or restore colour in feedingstuffs' for its use in baits for…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/909
WTO notificationPhilippinesSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
The Department of Agriculture (DA) Administrative Circular No. 12, series of 2025, titled 'Guidelines on the Bilateral Recognition of Regionalization of African Swine Fever from Accredited Countries for Export of Swine, and Swine Products into the Philippines', introduces a new policy for the safe…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PHL/536
WTO notificationHondurasTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
El presente reglamento tiene por objeto establecer las disposiciones técnicas, administrativas y legales enmarcadas en la Ley Fitozoosanitaria referente al registro, importación, fabricación, formulación, reempaque, reenvase, transporte, almacenaje, venta, uso, manejo y exportación de los…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/HND/53/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationHondurasSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The notified Regulation seeks to:regulate the production, processing, import, export and marketing of organic agriculture produce and lay down the procedures, steps and rules for the different stages of the processes related to and the certification of such products;establish mechanisms to protect…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/HND/17/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationHondurasTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Regular la producción, procesamiento, importación, exportación y comercialización de productos agrícolas orgánicos y definir los procedimientos, pasos y regulaciones a seguir para las diferentes etapas de los procesos y la certificación de los mismos. Establecer mecanismos de protección de los…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/HND/52/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationHondurasSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The notified Regulation seeks to establish technical, administrative and legal provisions within the framework of the Ley Fitozoosanitaria (Plant and Animal Health Law) with regard to the registration, import, manufacture, formulation, repacking, repackaging, transport, storage, sale, use…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/HND/16/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft resolution proposes regulatory requirements for Good Practices, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to be implemented in the food production chain.
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2466Comment period closed
WTO notificationTürkiyeTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
(1) This Regulation shall apply to all physical products, including components and intermediate products, that are placed on the market or put into service, with the exception of the following: a) Food as defined in paragraph 24 of the first clause of Article 3 of the Veterinary Services, Plant…
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TUR/232Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements and methods of sampling and test for non-cereal based alcoholic beverages produced by fermentation of soluble extracts of non-cereal ingredients. This Tanzania Standard does not include requirements for wines, ulanzi, kombucha and roselle alcoholic…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1498Comment period closed
WTO notificationGeorgiaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft standard specifies requirements for canned 'Adjika' prepared from red hot peppers, salt, garlic, coriander seeds, fennel, various spices, and vinegar or acetic acid. The product shall be packaged and hermetically sealed in glass jars, polymer containers, or polyethylene-lined wooden…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/GEO/132Comment period closed
WTO notificationGeorgiaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This national draft of Eurocode 2, including its relevant parts and respective National Annexes, is proposed as the national standard for the design of concrete structures.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/GEO/130Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This decree amends Decree No. 10.419 of 7 July 2020, which regulates subparagraph 'e' of paragraph 1 of Article 9 of Law No. 1.283 of 18 December 1950 and, in turn, amends Decree No. 9.013 of 29 March 2017 to provide for the ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection of animals.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2464Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
These guidelines provide basis for evaluation of health claims with a view of substantiating health claims. It applies to health claims specified in EAS 805. These guidelines cover types of health claims, criteria and process for the substantiation of health claims, consideration of the evidence…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1496Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements and methods of sampling and test for non-cereal based alcoholic beverages produced by fermentation of soluble extracts of non-cereal ingredients. This Tanzania Standard does not include requirements for wines, ulanzi, kombucha and roselle alcoholic…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/TZA/497Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Establishes the general animal health requirements for the importation into Brazil of dairy products obtained from bovine, caprine or ovine milk and intended for human consumption and for animal feed.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2465
WTO notificationGeorgiaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This national draft of Eurocode 9, including its relevant parts and respective National Annexes, is proposed as the national standard for the design of aluminium structures.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/GEO/131Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft East African standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for fortified yoghurt, fortified alternate culture yoghurt and fortified acidophilus milk intended for human consumption. This standard only covers fortified yoghurt products from animal source milk. Note: This…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/TZA/496Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft East African standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for fortified yoghurt, fortified alternate culture yoghurt and fortified acidophilus milk intended for human consumption. This standard only covers fortified yoghurt products from animal source milk Note: This Draft…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1495Comment 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.