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 13 November 2025. The comment period closed on 12 January 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/200Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 13 November 2025. The comment period closed on 12 January 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/202Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 13 November 2025. The comment period closed on 12 January 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/208Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The preparation covered by the Act was authorised for a period of 10 years as a feed additive for all animal species in the additive category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘silage additives’. An application was submitted for the renewal of the authorisation of this…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/894
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 13 November 2025. The comment period closed on 12 January 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/204Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 13 November 2025. The comment period closed on 12 January 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/205Comment period closed
WTO notificationCanadaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The objective of the notified document PMRL2025-24 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for quizalofop-ethyl that have been proposed by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 0.05 King’s…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CAN/1620Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The preparations covered by the Act were authorised for a period of 10 years as feed additives for all animal species in the additive category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘silage additives’. Applications were submitted for the renewal of the authorisation of these…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/893
WTO notificationUgandaSPSIn force, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for EAH banana (matooke) flour for human consumption.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/290/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationAustraliaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The mandatory standard for toys containing lead and other elements came into effect in 2009 to protect children from harmful levels of lead and other toxic elements in children’s toys supplied in Australia. The mandatory standard covers requirements for maximum migration limits for certain…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/190Comment period closed
WTO notificationUgandaSPSIn force, according to its latest noticeNew
This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements for plantain (gonja) (AAB genome) banana grown from Musa spp. (AAA-B) and of family Musaceae
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/289/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 13 November 2025. The comment period closed on 12 January 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/207Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The additive covered by this Act is currently authorised for a period of 10 years as a feed additive for certain categories of poultry in the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and in the functional group ‘colourants (ii) substances which, when fed to animals, add colours to food of animal…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/897
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 13 November 2025. The comment period closed on 12 January 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/201Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The Draft of Egyptian Standard ES 6374 for fat 'Fat Spreads and Blended Spreads' applies to fat products, containing not less than 10% and not more than 90% fat, intended primarily for use as spreads. However, this Standard does not apply to fat spreads derived exclusively from milk and/or milk…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EGY/88/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The subtances covered by the Act were authorised for a period of 10 years as feed additives for all animal species in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and in the functional group ‘vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect’. Applications were…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/896
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The substances covered by the Act were authorised for a period of 10 years as feed additives for all terrestrial animal species in the additive category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘silage additives’. Applications were submitted for the renewal of the authorisation of…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/895
WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft technical regulation specifies the limits of cryptographic technical characteristics for data security products used to protect information which are not within the scope of state secrets This draft technical regulation applies to organizations and individuals engaged in the production…
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/381Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The substance covered by the Act was authorized for a period of 10 years as a feed additive for all animal species in the additive category 'nutritional additives' and in the functional group 'amino acids, their salts and analogues'. An application was submitted for the renewal of the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/892
WTO notificationEgyptTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Ministerial Decree No. 6/2025 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 189-1/2018 which specifies the basic requirements and descriptive standards for alcoholic beverages 'wine'. Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/562Comment 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.