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 notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 18 November 2025. The comment period closed on 17 January 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/214Comment period closed
WTO notificationUgandaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft African Standard sets out the general principles and good, humane practices and minimum requirements in the rearing of goat for food use.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/461Comment period closed
WTO notificationUgandaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft African Standard provides general principles of good humane practice and minimum requirements in the commercial or backyard rearing/ of beef cattle for food use.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/459Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 18 November 2025. The comment period closed on 17 January 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/213Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 18 November 2025. The comment period closed on 17 January 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/217Comment period closed
WTO notificationColombiaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Colombia issued an addendum on 17 November 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/COL/242. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 13…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/COL/242/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationColombiaTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Colombia issued an addendum on 17 November 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/COL/251. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 13…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/COL/251/Add.7Comment period closed
WTO notificationColombiaTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Colombia issued an addendum on 17 November 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/COL/248. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 1…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/COL/248/Add.4Comment period closed
WTO notificationJordanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This standard applies to fat products, containing not less than 10 percent and not more than 90 percent fat, intended primarily for use as spreads. However, this standard does not apply to fat spreads derived exclusively from milk and/or milk products to which only other substances necessary for…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/JOR/79Comment period closed
WTO notificationColombiaTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Colombia issued an addendum on 17 November 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/COL/247. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 1…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/COL/247/Add.5Comment period closed
WTO notificationMexicoTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Draft Official Mexican Standard establishes the specifications and test methods that promote the efficient use of energy and the interchangeability requirements for tubular LED lamps. It applies to all tubular LED lamps with G5, G13 and Fa8 bases, intended for general lighting, with power up…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MEX/550Comment period closed
WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) would like to revise the below statement from Foods Labeling Standards. The main points of the amendments are as follows: 1) Improving the labelling standards for decaffeinated coffee 2) Strengthening labelling standards for alcoholic drink collaborative…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1327Comment period closed
WTO notificationBahrainTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The purpose of this Technical Regulation is to organize importing, producing and usage of carbon steel bars in Bahrain market by mandating specific requirements ensuring the quality of the regulated products.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/BHR/769Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Draft - Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the import of seeds (Category 4) and grains (Category 3) of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), produced in India.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2444Comment period closed
WTO notificationRussiaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Supplementation of the Rules of Good Manufacturing Practice with Requirements for the production of high-tech medicines harmonized with the current version of the Rules of Good Manufacturing Practice of the European Union and relevant international standards to ensure stable quality of the…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RUS/177Comment period closed
WTO notificationPhilippinesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The policy provides the guidelines for the implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborative Registration Procedure (CRP) for pharmaceutical products approved by Stringent Regulatory Authorities (SRAs) in accordance with the WHO Technical Report Series (TRS) No. 1010, 2018 Annex…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/348Comment period closed
WTO notificationKyrgyzstanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Supplementation of the Rules of Good Manufacturing Practice with Requirements for the production of high-tech medicines harmonized with the current version of the Rules of Good Manufacturing Practice of the European Union and relevant international standards to ensure stable quality of the…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KGZ/61Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This regulation establishes a tolerance action for residues of cyclobutrifluram in or on the food and feed commodities of cotton, gin by-products; cotton, undelinted seed; lettuce, leaf; soybean, seed.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3534Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to address the unreasonable risk of injury to human health presented by methylene chloride under its conditions of use as documented in EPA's June 2020 Risk Evaluation for Methylene Chloride and November 2022 revised risk…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1988/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Notice of Availability and Request for Comments - In accordance with implementing regulations for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on the draft scope of the risk evaluation to be…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1775/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.