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  1. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Resolución 089-2025-IPSA, Establecimiento de Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de planta in vitro Sedum pellucida origen Estados Unidos (Resolution No. 089-2025-IPSA…

    The notified document establishes phytosanitary requirements for the importation of in vitro Sedum pellucida plants originating in the United States.1. The shipment must be accompanied by an official phytosanitary certificate, which certifies that the in vitro plants have been inspected by the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/227Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Resolución 088-2025-IPSA, Establecimiento de Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de planta in vitro Sedum mexicanum origen Estados Unidos (Resolution No. 088-2025-IPSA…

    The notified document establishes phytosanitary requirements for the importation of in vitro Sedum mexicanum plants originating in the United States.1. The shipment must be accompanied by an official phytosanitary certificate, which certifies that the in vitro plants have been inspected by the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/226Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationKyrgyzstanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Regulated Products and Pests at the…

    The draft Decision withdraws the requirement for fresh or chilled tomatoes, peppers and aubergines (eggplants) to be free from Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) as currently indicated in the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Regulated Products and Pests at the Customs Border and in the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KGZ/41Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationJapanSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives

    MAFF will add standards and specifications of Phytase No. 2(8) to the 'Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives' (Ordinance No. 35 of 24 July 1976 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry). With this amendment, Phytase No.2(8) as a feed additive will…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1375/Add.1

  5. WTO notificationVietnamSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    The Government hereby promulgates the Decree detailing the implementation of Clause 5a Article 13 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine and Article 64 of the Law on Crop…

    This Decree details the implementation of: - Clause 5a Article 13 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine regarding the import of plants with soil-attached root balls, as amended and supplemented under Clause 2 Article 2 of the Law on Amending and Supplementing Certain Articles of 15 Laws in…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/VNM/176Comment period closed

  6. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Resolución 087-2025-IPSA, Establecimiento de Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de planta in vitro Muehlenbeckia complexa origen Estados Unidos (Resolution No…

    The notified document establishes phytosanitary requirements for the importation of in vitro Muehlenbeckia complexa plants originating in the United States.1. The shipment must be accompanied by an official phytosanitary certificate, which certifies that the in vitro plants have been inspected by…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/225Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Resolución 086-2025-IPSA, Establecimiento de Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de planta in vitro Helichrysum italicum origen Estados Unidos (Resolution No…

    The notified document establishes phytosanitary requirements for the importation of in vitro Helichrysum italicum plants originating in the United States.1. The shipment must be accompanied by an official phytosanitary certificate, which certifies that the in vitro plants have been officially…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/224Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationChileSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergency

    Emergency measure from Chile: live animals

    Chile issued an addendum on 28 November 2025 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CHL/835. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 14…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHL/835/Add.1

  9. WTO notificationKyrgyzstanSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendment to the List of Regulated Products (Consignments, Materials, Goods) Subject to Quarantine…

    The draft Decision enables imports to, and transportation within the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) of wood packaging and dunnage material without a phytosanitary certificate, if the goods indicated have been treated and marked in accordance with the Common Quarantine…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KGZ/40Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationUruguayTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed measure from Uruguay: Organic chemicals

    Uruguay notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 27 November 2025. The comment period closed on 26 January 2026.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/URY/110Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationChileSPSIn force, according to its latest notice

    Measure in force from Chile: Grapes; fresh or dried

    Chile issued an addendum on 27 November 2025 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CHL/845. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 29…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHL/845/Add.1Comment period closed

  13. WTO notificationUnited KingdomTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    The Cosmetic Products Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (Restriction of Chemical Substances) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions (No. 2) Regulations 2026

    This measure will amend Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 ('the Cosmetic Regulation') as it applies in Great Britain to restrict the use of hexyl salicylate in cosmetic products. The measure will also prohibit the use, in cosmetic products, of 13 new substances that have been classified as category 1B…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/GBR/108Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as regards the harmonised classification and labelling of certain substances

    The purpose of this draft proposal for an adaptation to technical progress of Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (the CLP Regulation) is to amend Table 3 of Part 3 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation, by introducing new and revised entries…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1172Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationAustraliaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Guidelines for the evaluation of overseas pre-export testing programs exporting uncooked prawns to Australia

    In June 2023, we published the final report: Review of the biosecurity risks of prawns imported from all countries for human consumption (prawn review). These are the standard import conditions for uncooked prawns: • Processed, with head and shell removed. Prawns may retain the last segment and…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/625

  17. WTO notificationAustraliaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    WaterMark Certification Scheme - WMTS-508:202x Plastic Piping Systems for Soil and Waste Discharge - with Noise Reduction Characteristics

    This Specification sets out the requirements for noise reduction pipes and fittings systems, either made of a compound of Polypropylene (PP) or Polyethylene (PE) and inert mineral additives. Noise reduction pipes and fittings are designed for waste and drainage installations with a maximum…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/193Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationUkraineSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1478 'On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Concerning the Establishment and…

    The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1478 'On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Concerning the Establishment and Maintenance of Registers, Implementation of Customs Control and Official Control Measures' of 19 November 2025, introduces…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/UKR/255

  20. WTO notificationBrazilTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Decree No. 12.688, 21 October 2025

    Regulates Article 32, § 1, and Article 33, § 1, of Law No. 12.305, 2 August 2010, and establishes the reverse logistics system for plastic packaging.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/1613

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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