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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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  1. WTO notificationCanadaSPSIn force, according to its latest notice

    Notice of Intent to make a ministerial class exemption order for the exceptional importation of certain foods for a special dietary purpose to mitigate a shortage or risk of a…

    Notice of Intent to inform interested parties of the Minister of Health's intention, pursuant to 30.05(1) of the Food and Drugs Act (FDA), to make a ministerial class exemption order for the exceptional importation of certain foods for a special dietary purpose (FSDP) to mitigate a shortage or the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/CAN/1576/Add.2Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationCanadaTBTIn force, according to its latest notice

    Notice of Intent to make a ministerial class exemption order for the exceptional importation of certain foods for a special dietary purpose to mitigate a shortage or risk of a…

    Notice of Intent to inform interested parties of the Minister of Health's intention, pursuant to 30.05(1) of the Food and Drugs Act (FDA), to make a ministerial class exemption order for the exceptional importation of certain foods for a special dietary purpose (FSDP) to mitigate a shortage or the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CAN/731/Add.2Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DEAS 1186: 2023, Edible insects — Specification, First edition

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for dried whole edible insect and its powder intended for human consumption. Note: This Draft African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/302/Add.1Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DEAS 39: 2023, General principles of food hygiene — Code of practice, Second Edition

    This Draft East African Standard provides a framework of general principles for producing safe and suitable food for consumption by outlining necessary hygiene and food safety controls (Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Good Hygiene Practices (GHPs) to be implemented in production (including…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/234/Add.1Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DEAS 55: 2023, Compounded pig feed — Specification, Third Edition

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and test for compounded feed used as a sole source of nutrients for: a) pig starter feed; b) pig growers feed; c) pig finishing feed; and d) lactating sow feed. Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified to…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/244/Add.2Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DEAS 1107:2022, Code of practice for the production, handling and processing of dried fruits and vegetables, First Edition

    This code of practice applies to fruits and vegetables that have been dried by natural or artificial means or a combination of both. This code does not apply to fruits and vegetables commonly known as 'dehydrated fruits and vegetables' with moisture content not exceeding 5 %.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/221/Add.1Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DEAS 906: 2023, Fertilizers - Triple Superphosphate - Specification, Second Edition

    This draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) fertilizer. Note: This Draft African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/295/Add.1Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DEAS 72: 2023, Processed cereal-based foods for older infants and young children — Specification

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for processed cereal-based foods intended for feeding older infants and young children as a complementary food and as part of diversified diet. The standard excludes both fortified and unfortified composite flours…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/245/Add.1Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationColombiaSPSIn force, according to its latest notice

    Measure in force from Colombia: seeds

    Colombia issued an addendum on 18 December 2025 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/COL/403. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 8…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/COL/403/Add.1Comment period closed

  13. WTO notificationThailandSPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Draft Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) (No. …) B.E..... issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Ice for human consumption

    In order to protect consumer health from pathogens and contaminants, facilitate trade on labelling for packed ice, the notification of the MOPH (No. 78) B.E. 2527 (1984) Re: ice and the amended versions will be repealed by the draft notification of MOPH (No. …) B.E. …. Re: Ice for human…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/THA/786/Add.1Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationThailandTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Draft Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), (No. …) B.E..... issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Mineral Water (No.2).

    In order to facilitate easy recycling of plastic bottles, reduce contamination of chemicals from inks, glue, and small plastic label fragment in recycled plastic materials, and reduce plastic label waste, this draft of notification of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) (No. …) B.E..... issued by…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/THA/759/Add.1Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationThailandSPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Draft Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), (No. …) B.E..... issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Mineral Water (No. 2)

    In order to facilitate easy recycling of plastic bottles, reduce contamination of chemicals from inks, glue, and small plastic label fragment in recycled plastic materials, and reduce plastic label waste, this draft of notification of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) (No. …) B.E..... issued by…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/THA/784/Add.1Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationThailandTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Draft Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), No. … B.E..... issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Beverage in seal container (No.3).

    Since the draft notification of MOPH (No. …) B.E..... issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Drinking water in sealed container (bottled/packed water) will include soda water or carbonated water in the scope of drinking water in sealed container, this draft notification of MOPH (No. …)…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/THA/760/Add.1Comment period closed

  17. WTO notificationThailandSPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Draft Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), (No. …) B.E..... issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Beverage in sealed container (No. 3)

    Since the draft notification of MOPH (No. …) B.E..... issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Drinking water in sealed container (bottled/packed water) will include soda water or carbonated water in the scope of drinking water in sealed container, this draft notification of MOPH (No. …)…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/THA/785/Add.1Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationThailandSPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Draft Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification, No. … B.E. …. (....) issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 entitled 'Prescribing the principle, conditions, methods and…

    The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) considered that it was appropriate to revise the detail of maximum permitted food additives that have been authorized, as follows: Clause 1 - The Annex I and Annex II of the notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 444) B.E. 2566 issued by virtue of…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/THA/782/Add.1Comment period closed

  19. WTO notificationThailandTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Draft Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) (No. …) B.E..... issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Ice for human consumption.

    In order to protect consumer health from pathogens and contaminants, facilitate trade on labelling for packed ice, the notification of the MOPH (No. 78) B.E. 2527 (1984) Re: ice and the amended versions will be repealed by the draft notification of MOPH (No. …) B.E. …. Re: Ice for human…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/THA/758/Add.1Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationThailandTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Draft Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification, No. … B.E. …. (....) issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 entitled 'Food products Required to bear Nutrition Labelling…

    The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the MOPH notification concerning 'Food products Required to bear Nutrition Labelling and Guideline Daily Amounts, GDA Labelling' as follows: a. The annex of the notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 394) B.E.2561 (2018)…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/THA/769/Add.1Comment period closed

What SPS and TBT mean

SPSSanitary and phytosanitary measures

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.

TBTTechnical barriers to trade

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.

Commenting on a notification

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.

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