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 notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft Zanzibar National Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for fishing line. It is applicable to fishing line made from polyamide (nylon) monofilament yarns
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1474Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for sterilized milk intended for direct human consumption or further processing. Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/TZA/490Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinese TaipeiTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
To achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu has been actively promoting the development of electric vehicles (EV). Since lithium battery thermal runaway is extremely difficult to extinguish and poses significant safety risks to…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TPKM/572/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for the quantitative determination of residual solvents in flexible packaging materials by headspace gas chromatography. Residues from thermal decomposition products are not within the scope of this standard. The method is applicable to flexible…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1959Comment period closed
WTO notificationMalaysiaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The proposed amendments to the Food Regulations 1985 [P.U.(A) 437/1985] involve the following: (a) amendments to regulation 360A on natural mineral water to — substitute the existing definition of natural mineral water with 'Natural mineral water shall be water which is obtained for human…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MYS/132Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for sterilized milk intended for direct human consumption or further processing. Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under SPS committee.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1475Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods of pasteurized milk of (cow milk (Bos spp.); goat (Capra spp.); sheep (Ovis spp.); camel (Camelus dromedarius) for direct consumption or further processing. Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under TBT…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/TZA/491Comment 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/KEN/1961Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinese TaipeiTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
In view of the growing prevalence of rechargeable hand-held tools and their increasing use by consumers, concerns have arisen regarding product safety due to the potential risks posed by substandard lithium batteries. Furthermore, updated safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TPKM/574/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinese TaipeiTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
For the purpose of improving energy efficiency, the Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, proposes the establishment of the Minimum Energy Performance Standard and Inspection requirements of Fishing-Vessels Engines.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TPKM/576/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationTürkiyeTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
(1) The purpose of this Regulation is to lay down the technical requirements, administrative requirements and procedures for EU type-approval, EU individual approval, and placing on the market of all new non-road mobile machinery intended to circulate on public roads. This Regulation also lays…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TUR/231Comment period closed
WTO notificationAustraliaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/627Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Chile notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 5 January 2026. The comment period closed on 6 March 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/767Comment period closed
WTO notificationUkraineTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Order approves the Procedure for the examination of registration dossiers submitted for the state registration of hazardous factors and sets the requirements for such dossiers. It is adopted in implementation of the Procedure for State Registration of Hazardous Factors, approved by the…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/365Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The list of agricultural products that require official recommendation and registration from abroad has been clarified. Based on the quarantine risk assessment results of import agricultural products, and in line with international practices, a list of import agricultural products that require…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHN/1357
WTO notificationRussiaSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
This letter introduces temporary restrictions on the imports of live poultry and poultry products to the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as on the transit of live poultry through the territory of the Russian Federation from Peru due to the outbreak of Newcastle disease in the country…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/RUS/345
WTO notificationChileTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Chile notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 5 January 2026. The comment period closed on 6 March 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/772Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Chile notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 5 January 2026. The comment period closed on 6 March 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/770Comment period closed
WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is proposing to amend the 'Enforcement Rules of the Cleansing and Hygiene Products Control Act' as follows: A. To include labels and advertisements that may be perceived as having efficacy or effects in the prevention or treatment of disease within the…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1336Comment period closed
WTO notificationIsraelTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 1505 part 1, dealing with drinking water treatment systems. This proposed standard adopts the requirements of the following four American Standards: NSF/ANSI 42 – 2020 regarding aesthetic effects; NSF/ANSI 53 – 2020 regarding health effects; NSF/ANSI 55 – 2019…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/ISR/1290/Add.2Comment 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.