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 notificationBrazilTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft Resolution proposes the review of the 'List of simplified market registration herbal medicines' and the 'List of simplified market registration traditional herbal products'.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/1580/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationArmeniaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Draft Decision amends Common Sanitary-Epidemiological and Hygienic Requirements for Products Subject to Sanitary-Epidemiological Supervision (Control) with a requirement for maximum residues level (MRL) for cadmium (Cd) in sunflower kernels not to exceed 0.20 mg/kg. It also updates the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/ARM/63Comment period closed
WTO notificationMoroccoSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Morocco notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 20 January 2026. The comment period closed on 21 March 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/MAR/117Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft Resolution contains provisions on the 'List of Pesticides Selected for Analysis in Herbal Medicines'. This Draft Resolution will also be notified to the SPS committee
Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/1575/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft Commission Regulation aims to include within the scope of entries 28 to 30 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 ('REACH') several substances, with the effect of restricting their placing on the market or use for supply to the general public as substances on their own, as…
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1185Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Regulation authorises for the first time in the European Union and for a period of ten years L-lysine sulphate and L-lysine monohydrochloride produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum CGMCC 7.453 as feed additives belonging to the category ‘nutritional additives’ and in the functional group…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/905
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and testing for waffles intended for human consumption Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under SPS committee.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1494Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for seamoss hotsauce intended for human consumption. Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under SPS committee.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1493Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for seamoss gel produced from edible seamoss species intended for human consumption Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under SPS committee.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1492Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft East African Standard gives guidelines on the manufacture, types, selection and use of glass containers for packaging.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1341Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for seamoss gel produced from edible seamoss species intended for human consumption. Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/TZA/494Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft East Africa Standard gives the guidelines on the selection and use of desiccants in packaging.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1339Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for spiced seaweed powder produced from edible seaweed species intended for human consumption. Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/TZA/492Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Peru notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 16 January 2026. The comment period closed on 17 March 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PER/1106Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This NPRM proposes a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 217a, 'Anti-ejection glazing for bus portals,' to drive the installation of advanced glazing in high-occupancy buses (generally, over-the-road buses (of any weight) and non-over-the-road buses with a gross vehicle weight…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1123/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft East African Standard covers minimum requirements for plastic containers of nominal capacities up to and including 5 litres intended for storage of commodities other than explosives, compressed gases and radioactive materials.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1337Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies methods for the assessment of the strength of the side seam of flexible laminate tubes. It is applicable to flexible laminate tubes used for packaging pharmaceutical, cosmetic, hygiene, food and other household products.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1340Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Peru notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 16 January 2026. The comment period closed on 17 March 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PER/1107Comment period closed
WTO notificationJapanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Japan will host the equestrian competitions of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, which will be held from 19 September to 4 October 2026. To facilitate the smooth cross-border movement of horses, the animal health requirements for horses competing in the Asian Games 2026 have been…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1382
WTO notificationJapanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
(1) Regarding immediate-type food allergies, the number of cases involving cashew nuts among tree nuts, as well as the proportion of cashew nut cases relative to the total number of tree nut cases, has been increasing. Since this is not considered a transient trend, the Food Labelling Standards…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/JPN/896Comment 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.