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 notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This East African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for peanut butter derived from seeds of peanuts (groundnuts) of the species Arachis hypogaea L. for human consumption.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1599/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited KingdomSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Ethiprole is not an approved active substance in Great Britain. An application was received by the Health and Safety Executive to set new Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for soyabean and coffee beans. Following assessment, new MRLs have been introduced to set Import Tolerances for Soyabeans (0.05…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/GBR/114
WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not approve formaldehyde released from the reaction products of paraformaldehyde and 2-hydroxypropylamine (ratio 1:1) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 6. The substance meets the exclusion criteria set out…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1178Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited KingdomSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Mefentrifluconazole is an approved active substance in Great Britain. An application was received by the Health and Safety Executive to set new Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for citrus (grapefruits, oranges, lemons, limes, mandarins), avocados, bananas and coffee beans. Following assessment, the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/GBR/115
WTO notificationDominican RepublicTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The Dominican Republic issued an addendum on 8 December 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/DOM/241. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/DOM/241/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationCanadaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Health Canada is lowering the maximum level of use of caffeine and caffeine citrate permitted in cola type beverages from 200 parts per million (ppm) to 150 ppm. This change results from the Department now regulating caffeine as a supplemental ingredient when it is added to carbonated water-based…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CAN/1626Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft East African Standard specifies requirements for animal-drawn long-beam and short-beam mouldboard ploughs of fixed type, used for tilling land.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1891/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft East African standard specifies dimensions, material, safety and other requirements for both powered and non-powered hand-held hedge shears used for trimming (cutting, pruning) hedges or solitary shrubs (bushes).
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1892/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft East African Standard describes the specification for picks, beater picks and mattocks. It covers two types of picks, one type of beater pick and six types of mattocks.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1890/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
1.1 This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements for disc ploughs used in four-wheel tractors or riding agricultural tractors. 1.2 This standard does not cover two-wheel tractors or walking agricultural tractors.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1889/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard prescribes procedures for treatment of timber using water borne copper/chromium/arsenic (CCA) preservative formulations. It does not specify details of treatment relating to specific end uses for which reference to the relevant commodity specification should be made.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1777/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for pre-painted metal coated steel sheets and coils.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1795/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft East Africa Standard specifies requirements, test methods and sampling of padlocks and padlock fittings used on buildings and general use. It covers performance and other requirements for dimension, strength, security, durability, material and corrosion of padlocks and padlock fittings…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1797/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft East African standard specifies the test methods and inspection for animal-drawn and tractor-operated disc and mouldboard ploughs used for tilling land.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1888/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Committee Draft African Standard specifies minimum safety requirements and performance tests for poultry fertility tester.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1461Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements for tractor-operated mouldboard ploughs used for tilling land.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1893/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements for materials, sizes, construction, finish and tests of steel filing cabinets for general office purposes.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1798/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements for two types of water-borne preservatives containing mixtures of compounds of copper (II), chromium (VI) and arsenic (V).
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1775/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard gives guidance on the general procedures to be followed in the sampling and preparation for analysis of preservatives and preservative-treated timber. No attempt has been made here to define rigidly any detailed methodology to be followed in operations in these…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1776/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for sports shoes. This standard applies to sport shoes used for light physical training, casual use and other non-professional activities.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1708/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.