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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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  2. WTO notificationMexicoTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Draft Mexican Official Standard PROYNOM051SCFI/SSA12009: General specifications for the labelling of prepackaged food and nonalcoholic beverages  Commercial and health…

    The notified preliminary draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the commercial and health information required to be displayed on the labels of locally produced or imported prepackaged food and nonalcoholic beverages, and determines the characteristics of such information. The Standard…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/MEX/178/Add.19Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products With U.S.-Origin Claims

    Proposed rule - FSIS is proposing to amend its regulations to define the conditions under which the labeling of meat, poultry, and egg products, as well as voluntarily-inspected products, may bear voluntary label claims indicating that the product is of United States origin. The Agency is taking…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1973/Add.3Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationPeruSPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Adopted measure from Peru: Plants, live

    Peru issued an addendum on 12 December 2025 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/PER/1072. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 12…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/PER/1072/Add.1Comment period closed

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

    DEAS 1165: 2023, Agricultural liming materials — Specification, First Edition Note: This draft East African standard was also notified to the SPS committee

    This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, methods of sampling and tests for agricultural liming materials. This standard applies to agricultural liming materials, including limestone, (calcitic and dolomitic). quicklime (burnt lime), hydrated lime, slag and shells

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1825/Add.1Comment period closed

  12. 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/235Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationUgandaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    DUS 2727:2025, Sponge Iron/Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) and Cold Briquetted Iron (CBI) for steel making, First Edition

    This Draft Uganda Standard covers the specification of sponge iron DRI, HBI and cold briquettes for use in steel making in electric arc furnace (EAF) and induction furnaces. It is also used in blast furnaces and Ladle De-carburizer (LD) converter during steel making by large steel plants.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2289Comment period closed

  17. WTO notificationUruguaySPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency

    Emergency measure from Uruguay: goods in 3 HS chapters

    Uruguay notified this emergency SPS measure on 12 December 2025. Emergency measures can apply immediately.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/URY/104

  19. WTO notificationUgandaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    DUS 2724:2025, Carbon Steel Cast Billet Ingots, Billets, Blooms and Slabs for Re-Rolling into Steel for General Structural Purposes — Specification, First Edition

    This Draft Uganda Standard covers the requirements of carbon steel cast billet ingots, billets, blooms, slabs and for re-rolling into medium and high tensile structural steel including steel for concrete reinforcement. The requirements of this standard shall also be applicable to billets, blooms…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2292Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationUgandaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    DUS 2428:2025, Stainless Steel Cookware — Specification, First Edition

    This Draft Uganda Standard lays down the requirements for the following types of stainless steel utensils: a) Cooking utensils, b) Serving utensils, c) Table utensils, and d) Storage utensils. The draft standard does not cover requirements for cutlery that are already covered under US ISO 8442-2.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2288Comment 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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