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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 notificationUnited StatesTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Petition Requesting Rulemaking To Amend Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers

    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) received a petition from the Outdoor Power Equipment Industry (petitioner, or OPEI), requesting a revision to the warning label requirement for the Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers. The CPSC invites written comments concerning…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1472/Add.2Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    DEAS 859:2025, Paper bags — Specification, Second Edition

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for paper bags intended primarily for packaging and/or carrying items.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2277Comment period closed

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

    EAC DEAS 1146: 2023 Lubricating grease — Specification

    This Draft East African Standard specifies performance requirements of four classes of lubricating grease, namely industrial non-extreme pressure, industrial high-performance extreme pressure, automotive non[1]extreme pressure, and automotive and multi-purpose extreme pressure, each in four…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1774/Add.3Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Request for Comments and Information (4 Pages, in English).

    Cigarette lighters may present an unreasonable risk of injury due to mechanical malfunction of some lighters. In November 2001, the Commission received a petition from the Lighter Association, Inc. asking the Commission to adopt the voluntary 'Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Lighters'…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/107/Add.8

  8. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest notice

    Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products

    Proposed rule - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is proposing to require testing of talc-containing cosmetic products using standardized testing methods for detecting and identifying asbestos that may be present as a contaminant in talc. We are also proposing corresponding…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2174/Add.1Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Gardenia Blue Interest Group; Filing of Color Additive Petition

    The Food and Drug Administration is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Gardenia Blue Interest Group (GBIG), proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of gardenia blue powder in various foods.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3257/Add.2Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationTanzaniaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    AFDC5 (3989) DTZS, Alcohol/Brewer’s Yeast - Specification, First Edition

    This draft Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for alcohol/brewer’s yeast (Saccharomyces spp) intended for brewing and production of other alcoholic products. Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under TBT committee.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/TZA/489Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationChileTBTEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency

    Emergency measure from Chile: vehicles

    Chile notified this emergency TBT measure on 3 December 2025. Emergency measures can apply immediately.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/763

  13. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTIn force, according to its latest notice

    Safer Products Restrictions and Reporting

    Proposed rule - Washington Department of Ecology proposes to revise Chapter 173-337 WAC: Safer Products Restrictions and Reporting to adopt restrictions and reporting requirements related to the intentional use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the following product categories: The…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1958/Rev.1/Add.2Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    DEAS 869:2025, Wrapping paper — Specification, Second Edition

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for wrapping paper. This document is not applicable to pharmaceutical, food packaging, glassine and dispensing paper.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2274Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationPhilippinesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Implementing Guidelines of the PELP for Electric Irons for Household or Similar Use 2025, 1st edition

    Pursuant to Sections 5 and 9 of Department Circular No. 2020-06-0015, as amended, entitled 'Prescribinng the Guidelines of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) for Compliance of Importers, Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers of Electrical Appliances and Other Energy-Consuming Products…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/350Comment period closed

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

    DEAS 863: 2023, Paper and board — Cut-size paper — Specification, Second Edition

    This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for cut-size paper. This standard does not apply to newsprint paper, manilla paper and photocopying paper.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1755/Add.3Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationPhilippinesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Implementing Guidelines of the PELP for Household Microwave Ovens 2025, 1st edition

    Pursuant to Sections 5 and 9 of Department Circular No. 2020-06-0015, as amended, entitled 'Prescribinng the Guidelines of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) for Compliance of Importers, Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers of Electrical Appliances and Other Energy-Consuming Products…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/352Comment 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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