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 notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft technical regulation defines the limits for physical, chemical, safety indicators and management requirements, applicable to dry cassava starch used in food. Dry cassava starch is defined as the starch product obtained from cassava roots, cassava chips or cassava flour of the species…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/388Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for quick frozen prawns and shrimps. Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under TBT committee
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/368/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements for compounded poultry feeds used as a sole source of nutrients for poultry. This standard shall apply to feeds for the following categories of chicken and turkeys: a) chicks and poults; b) growers; c) broilers — Starters and finishers…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/243/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for food grade acesulfame potassium intended for use in food products. Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/239/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for granulated phosphate rock fertilizers of biogenic sedimentary origin. Note: This Draft African Standard was also notified under TBT committee
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/293/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is amending the 'Korean Quasi-Drug Codex' as follows: A. Addition of standards and test methods for particle filtration efficiency test of KF80 masks (Annex 2 of the Draft) B. Addition of the names of reagents used in contrast agent test for pack gauze…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1331Comment period closed
WTO notificationEcuadorSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Ecuador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 18 December 2025. The comment period closed on 16 February 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/ECU/375Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for meat sausages intended for human consumption. Note: This Draft African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/303/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This East African standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for crude and semi refined (neutralized and/or bleached) palm oil derived from the fleshy mesocarp of the fruit of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) intended for further processing.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/277/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for peanut/groundnut flour from the varieties of Arachis hypogaea L. intended for human consumption.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/275/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEcuadorSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Ecuador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 18 December 2025. The comment period closed on 16 February 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/ECU/374Comment period closed
WTO notificationUgandaSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Uganda Standard specifies requirements, test methods and sampling for dried tomatoes of varieties (cultivars) grown from Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. and its hybrids, intended for direct consumption without further processing or for use in the food industry. Note: This Draft Uganda Standard…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/320/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for raw ground/minced meat products. These products include, but not limited to, meat balls, patties, meat burgers, meat rolls and ground kebabs that are intended for further processing before consumption. This…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/246/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEcuadorSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Ecuador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 18 December 2025. The comment period closed on 16 February 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/ECU/373Comment period closed
WTO notificationEcuadorSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Ecuador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 18 December 2025. The comment period closed on 16 February 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/ECU/372Comment period closed
WTO notificationEcuadorSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Ecuador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 18 December 2025. The comment period closed on 16 February 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/ECU/376Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Chile notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 18 December 2025. The comment period closed on 16 February 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/766Comment period closed
WTO notificationColombiaSPSIn force, according to its latest noticeNew
Colombia issued an addendum on 18 December 2025 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/COL/399. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 30…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/COL/399/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationCanadaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The purpose of this notification is to let members know that Health Canada published final amendments to the Precursor Control Regulations (PCR) and to Schedule IX of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) on December 17, 2025. These amendments will increase regulatory oversight of…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CAN/761
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard covers the typical layout plan, hygienic, sanitary, basic requirements for an abattoir or slaughterhouse for carrying out slaughter of food animals
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/247/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.