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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 notificationTürkiyeSPSIn force, according to its latest notice

    Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Food Flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods

    The purpose of this Regulation is to determine the flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties used in and on foods, the source materials used in their production, their conditions of use and labelling rules, taking into account consumer and human health, consumer rights, ensuring…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/TUR/151/Add.1Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationIsraelSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Changes to the Annex to European Union Directives) (Regulation 1333/2008 - Food Additives), 5786-2026

    Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 regarding food additives was adopted in Israel as part of Amendment No. 10 to the Public Health Protection (Food) Law, 5776-2015 (hereinafter - the Law/Food Law), and appears in Item 8 of…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/ISR/14/Rev.2Comments until 4 December 2026

  5. WTO notificationIsraelSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Changes to the Annex to European Union Directives) (Regulation 231/2012 - Specifications of Food Additives Listed in…

    Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 determines specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation No. 1333/2008 of the European Commission and of the Council (hereinafter - Regulation 231/2012) was adopted in Israel as part of Amendment No. 10 to the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/ISR/13/Rev.1Comments until 4 December 2026

  6. WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Decree on the Management of Cosmetics

    1. This Decree provides for the management of the production, notification, import, export and circulation of cosmetic products, including: a) Production and quality control of cosmetic products in Vietnam; b) Notification of cosmetic products; c) Management of imported cosmetic products; issuance…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/453Comment period closed

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

    Hard-boiled sweets — Specification

    This draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and methods of test for hard-boiled sweets for direct human consumption.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2016/Add.2Comment period closed

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

    Liquid glucose (glucose syrup) — Specification

    This Draft East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and methods of test for liquid glucose (glucose syrup) for direct human consumption or further processing.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2015/Add.2Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    DEAS 456: 2023, Organic production – Requirements, Third Edition. Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee

    This Draft East African Standard provides requirements for organic production. It covers plant production, animal husbandry, aquaculture, sustainable fisheries, bee-keeping, the harvesting of wild products, and the processing and labeling of the products therefrom. It does not cover procedures for…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1869/Add.1Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationChinese TaipeiTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Proposal for Amendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements for Video Recording or Reproducing Apparatus and 5 Other Audio and Video Equipment

    To align with the international trend of mandating cybersecurity testing for information technology products, and in response to the increasing number of cybersecurity incidents involving IoT products being hacked both domestically and internationally in recent years, the BSMI plans to introduce…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/TPKM/579/Add.1Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationChinese TaipeiTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Proposal for Amendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements for Digital Still Image Video Cameras and Digital Cameras and 3 Other IT Products

    To align with the international trend of mandating cybersecurity testing for information technology products, and in response to the increasing number of cybersecurity incidents involving IoT products being hacked both domestically and internationally in recent years, the BSMI plans to introduce…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/TPKM/578/Add.1Comment period closed

  13. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft Safety Criteria for Toys

    Revising of Toy safety requirement based on the latest ISO8124, EN71, ASTM F963, and other relevant standards

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1384Comments until 1 December 2026

  14. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft Safety Criteria for Baby bottle washers

    Establishing safety requirements for baby bottle washers

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1383Comments until 1 December 2026

  16. WTO notificationBrazilTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Public Consultation 41/2026: Technical requirements and test procedures for conformity assessment of AFC-Enabled Standard Power Wi-Fi Equipmen

    Public Consultation on Proposed Updates to Acts No. 14,448, dated December 4, 2017, and No. 237, dated January 7, 2022, to establish certification requirements and test procedures for AFC-Enabled Standard Power Wi-Fi Equipment.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/1642Comments until 3 December 2026

  17. WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+4TBTProposed measure, open for comments

    GCC Technical Regulations for Cereals, Pulses and Their Products — Canned, Cooked, Dried Pulses

    This draft Gulf technical regulation specifies requirements for canned cooked dried pulses intended for direct consumption. It covers product definitions, requirement criteria, permitted ingredients and food additives, contaminants and residues, microbiological requirements, sampling, test…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BHR/789Comments until 1 December 2026

  18. WTO notificationVietnamSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Decree amending, supplementing a number of articles of Decree 38/2026/NĐ-CP issued on 24 January 2026 by the Government promulgating import of soil ball plants and production…

    The draft Decree amends, supplements a number of articles of Decree 38/2026/NĐ-CP issued on 24 January 2026 by the Government promulgating import of soil ball plants and production unit codes, packing house codes: i) Ensure the compliance with the ensure constitutionality, legality, consistency…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/VNM/196Comments until 1 December 2026

  19. WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Sodium Salt of Acifluorfen; Pesticide Tolerance Final Rule

    This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of sodium salt of acifluorfen in or on sugar beet. UPL NA, Inc. requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3598Comments until 30 November 2026

  20. WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2115 of 23 September 2026 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of menadione sodium bisulphite (vitamin K3) and menadione…

    The substances 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 a similar effect’. An application…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/985

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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