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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 notificationUgandaTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DUS 4373:2024, Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity), First Edition

    This Draft Uganda Standard specifies a procedure for the determination of the kinematic viscosity, ν, of liquid petroleum products, both transparent and opaque, by measuring the time for a volume of liquid to flow under gravity through a calibrated glass capillary viscometer. The dynamic…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1949/Add.1Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationUgandaTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DUS 933:2024, Gasohol — Specification, Second Edition

    This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, test methods and sampling of gasohol blends for use as fuel in spark ignition engines, stationary and industrial engines. This standard covers the following gasohol blends: a) Gasohol comprising up to 5% denatured fuel ethanol mixed with…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2118/Add.1Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationUgandaTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DUS 1685:2024 Standard Specification for Denatured Ethanol for Use as Cooking and Appliance Fuel, Second Edition

    This Draft Uganda Standard covers denatured ethanol intended to be used as a cooking or appliance fuel, or both. This product is intentionally denatured as an additional deterrent to consumption and to avoid beverage alcohol use. This specification allows for various denaturants to be used for the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2038/Add.1Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationUgandaTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DUS 1731:2024, Standard Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test, Second Edition

    This Draft Uganda Standard covers the determination of the corrosiveness to copper of aviation gasoline, aviation turbine fuel, automotive gasoline, cleaners (Stoddard) solvent, kerosine, diesel fuel, distillate fuel oil, lubricating oil, and natural gasoline or other hydrocarbons having a vapor…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1950/Add.1Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: live plants

    Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 15 December 2025. The comment period closed on 13 February 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/239Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: rice, seeds

    Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 15 December 2025. The comment period closed on 13 February 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/241Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationUgandaTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DUS 2302-2: 2022, Mats — Specification — Part 2: Machine made, First Edition

    This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for machine made mats. The standard applies to machine made table mats, floor mats, door mats, wall mats, picnic mats and bathroom mats.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1739/Add.1Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: live plants

    Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 15 December 2025. The comment period closed on 13 February 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/237Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationUgandaTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DUS 1733:2023, Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Second Edition

    This Draft Uganda Standards describes general procedures and equipment for automatically obtaining samples of liquid petroleum and petroleum products, crude oils, and intermediate products from the sample point into the primary container. This practice also provides additional specific information…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1941/Add.1Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationUgandaTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DUS 2422:2024, Standard test method for cavitation corrosion and erosion-corrosion characteristics of aluminum pumps with engine coolants, Second Edition

    This Draft Uganda Standard covers the evaluation of the cavitation corrosion and erosion-corrosion characteristics of aluminum automotive water pumps with coolants. During the development of this test method, it was found that results obtained when testing two-phase coolants did not correlate with…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1965/Add.1Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationEgyptSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Ministerial Decree No. 6/2025 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1623 for 'Sterilized and/or UHT Milk'

    This standard specifies the basic requirements and descriptive criteria for sterilized and/or ultra-high temperature (UHT) treated milk, as well as the methods of examination and testing. Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according to National studies. Producers and…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/EGY/176/Add.1Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft National Technical Regulation for Refined Vegetable Oils

    This draft national technical regulation stipulates the limits of physical and chemical indicators, safety and management requirements for refined vegetable oils, including: Arachis oil (peanut oil; groundnut oil); Coconut oil; Cottonseed oil; Maize oil; Palm oil; Palm kernel oil; Palm Olein; Palm…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/387Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: live plants

    Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 12 December 2025. The comment period closed on 10 February 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/236Comment period closed

  17. WTO notificationMoroccoSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Proposed measure from Morocco: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their…

    Morocco issued an addendum on 12 December 2025 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/MAR/108. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 19…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/MAR/108/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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